COMIC DETAILS
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Comic Description:
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X-Men Annual 11 Modern
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Grade:
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9.8
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Page Quality:
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WHITE
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Certification #:
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3856036007
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Owner:
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Colossus Keck
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SET DETAILS
Owner's Description
Chris Claremont (writer) Alan Davis (penciler) Paul Neary (inker), Tom Orzechowski (letterer), Glynis Oliver (colorist), Ann Nocenti (editor), Jim Shooter (editor-in-chief)
Brief Description:
Wolverine celebrates the anniversary of his aborted wedding to Mariko Yashida by returning home drunk, causing the entire house to awake. Psylocke discusses her role as an X-Man with her brother, Captain Britain, wondering if being a hero is her destiny. Suddenly, all of them are attacked by an incredibly powerful being named Horde, who teleports them to a strange citadel and demands they get a crystal that will help him rule the universe. Having no choice, the X-Men agree. Inside, Wolverine scouts ahead. The others soon find that the citadel protects itself by trapping each intruder by making his or her heart’s desire real. That way, they lose Rogue, Havok and Dazzler, while Longshot, having no desire, is absorbed by the citadel. Captain Britain manages to bring them close to the crystal, but then he and Meggan too are trapped by their heart’s desire, fleeing into the fantasy after being horrified by Psylocke’s wish – wanting to be a warrior she turns into metal. Warrior Psylocke walks off to confront Horde and buy Storm time. Storm and Wolverine too are confronted by their wishes but manage to walk away – barely. Wolverine ends up at Storm’s side in the crystal room when Horde confronts them with Psylocke’s corpse. Wolverine shoves Storm back into her dream and confronts Horde, who kills him and tears his heart out. Some blood lands on the crystal, which reconstitutes Wolverine. Now master of the crystal, Wolverine kills Horde, then considers using the crystal to change humanity for the better. Realizing how fundamentally wrong that is, he destroys the crystal and, in turn, the citadel. The X-Men awake back at home, comparing their “dreams.” Psylocke happily tells her brother that she now knows where she belongs and why. Memories of the adventure soon fade and none of them know they helped humanity pass a cosmic test.
Characters Involved:
Dazzler, Havok, Longshot, Psylocke, Storm, Wolverine (all X-Men)
Captain Britain
Meggan
Horde
Rogue’s dream
“Southern Belle” Rogue
Southern ladies and gentlemen
Dazzler’s fantasy
Alison Blaire as successful lawyer (and eventually Chief justice of the USA), as star and as bag lady
The Kingpin of Crime
Captain Britain and Meggan’s fantasy
Brian, Betsy and Meggan as civilians
Brian and Meggan’s son
In Wolverine’s fantasy
Mariko Yashida
In Storm’s fantasy
Yukio
in Wolverine’s photographs
Mariko Yashida
Story Notes:
This story takes place between Uncanny X-Men #219 and 220.
While always being adventurous, Betsy had a history of being victimized. First, she was used by the psychic, Dr. Synne, against her brothers [Captain Britain (1st series) #8-10], later she lost her lover, Tom Lennox, while being psi-linked to him to James Jaspers’ soldiers and ended up in a concentration camp herself. Her attempt to become the new Captain Britain ended when she was blinded by the villain, Slaymaster. While still recovering from that blow, Betsy was brainwashed by Mojo and Spiral, which prompted her decision to come to Xavier’s School and learn more about her powers. [New Mutants annual #2]
The nightmare Betsy is talking about here is the Marauders’ attack on the Morlock Tunnels and later the school as told in the Morlock Massacre.
Wolverine and Mariko’s aborted wedding took place in Uncanny X-Men #173. Under the influence of the villain Mastermind, Mariko broke off their engagement publicly and furthered her clan’s ties to organized crime. When she was free again, she told Logan she had to prove herself worthy of him again by severing her clan’s ties to crime by herself. [Uncanny X-Men #176]
The Kree and Skrulls having reached the end of their evolution was first revealed in the classic Kree /Skrull war in the pages of Avengers.
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