Casey's Maximum Mutants
Uncanny X-Men 448

COMIC DETAILS

Comic Description: Uncanny X-Men #448 Universal
Grade: 9.8
Page Quality: WHITE
Certification #: 0604959064
Owner: kc120us

SET DETAILS

Winning Set: Casey's Maximum Mutants
Date Added: 2/28/2008
Research: See CGC's Census Report for this Comic

Owner's Description

“Guess who’s back in town?” The X-Men return to Braddock Manor, following their battle with the Fury, and find the building mysteriously intact. Brian Braddock and his wife, Meggan, wait for them at the door. Inside, Brian explains that the manor is magic, and somehow takes care of itself. Despite being happy to see her old friends, Rachel senses something is wrong with the whole scenario. Once outside, she accesses a portion of her power and, in place of the pristine manor, she sees Jamie Braddock again. This time, he is standing amidst the ruins of the building. As quickly as the image hits her, it is gone. She seems to shrug it off and the team head to London, chauffeured by a woman with green lipstick. They change into evening dress for dinner with the queen but, once inside their car, they are gassed by their chauffeur, Viper. They wake up inside see-through spheres and with a large hologram of Viper standing beside them. She informs them that they are inside Murderworld and the object of her game is to kill them; especially Sage. They must also find and rescue the queen of England, because, if they don’t, she will die. Rachel is the first to emerge from her sphere, but she is severely beaten up by Viper. Without their powers, courtesy of some well-placed nanites, Viper has an advantage over the X-Men in that she knows the terrain. In their new environment, Kurt saves Storm from being swept underwater, but knows that, in escaping this trap, there’s bound to be another one waiting for them. Bishop and Sage emerge next to an illusion of the Tower of London. Sage somehow breaks her sphere using her fist, which surprises Bishop. Viper then appears and beats up Bishop before shooting Sage. Only her uniform protects her from certain death. She then holds a gun to Sage’s head and, despite Bishop’s warning that she will be hunted to the ends of the Earth, she pulls the trigger. <br /><br />Cannonball doesn’t appear in this issue. He sustained a broken leg in the battle with the Fury and is presumably recovering. <br /><br />Brian Braddock and Meggan married in Excalibur (1st series) #125, the final issue of that series. He took over as ruler of Otherworld in Excalibur: Sword of Power #4. <br /><br />Captain Britain was killed by the Fury, but was resurrected by Merlin and Roma from a rag, a bone and a hank of hair. <br /><br />Kitty, Rachel and Logan met the queen in X-Men: True Friends #1 - 3. <br /><br />Murderworld was created by Arcade and was first seen back in Marvel Team-Up (1st series) #66. It appears that he has either leased the park to Viper or has fallen on hard times and sold it. <br /><br />In the scene with Bishop and Sage, several ravens fly around them. Ravens have been permanent fixtures of the Tower of London for centuries and the story goes that, if the ravens ever leave, then the kingdom will fall. To prevent this, one of their wings is clipped by the Raven Master to prevent flight, so the ones in this story clearly aren’t the ‘official’ seven residents.<br /><br /><br />
  
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