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Issue Details

Issue #478
Published November 2006
Cover Price 2.99 USD; 3.75 CAD
Pages 36
Editing Mike Marts; Nicke Lowe (associate); Sean Ryan (assistant)

Cover Details

Characters Polaris [Lorna Dane]; Havok [Alex Summers]
Genre superhero
Pencils Billy Tan
Inks Danny Miki; Allen Martinez (with)
Colors Frank D'Armata
Letters typeset

1 page X-Men recap "Previously in Uncanny X-Men..."

Genre superhero
Pencils Billy Tan
Inks Danny Miki
Colors Frank D'Armata
Letters typeset

22 page X-Men story "The Rise and Fall of the Shi'ar Empire: Chapter Four: Castaways"

Characters The X-Men [Professor X [Charles Xavier]; Polaris [Lorna Dane]; Havok [Alex Summers]; Darwin [Armando Muñoz]; Nightcrawler [Kurt Wagner]; Marvel Girl [Rachel Grey]; Warpath [James Proudstar]]; Vice-Chancellor K'Tor; Commander N'Ruto; Korvus
Synopsis The X-Men stop at a space station along Vulcan's path to re-fuel, but all is not as it seems with the station's crew. Meanwhile Shi'ar Vice-Chancellor K'Tor laments the results of Vulcan's rampage and the weaknesses of Empress Lilandra. Upon hearing news related to the line of the Phoenix he releases Korvus of the line of Rook'shir from his prison to weild the Blade of the Phoenix.
Genre superhero
Script Ed Brubaker
Pencils Billy Dan
Inks Danny Miki; Allen Martinez (with)
Colors Frank D'Armata
Letters Chris Eliopoulos

1 page X-Men letters page "X-Mail"

Genre superhero
Script Sean Ryan (answers); Nick Lowe (answers)
Pencils Billy Tan
Inks Danny Miki; Allen Martinez (with)
Colors Frank D'Armata
Letters typeset