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Issue Details

Issue	#26
Published	February 2008
Cover Price	2.99 USD; 3.05 CAD
Pages	52
Editing	Nick Lowe; Will Panzo (assistant); Axel Alonso (executive editor)

Cover Details - "Messiah Complex, Chapter Seven [Cover A]"

Characters	X-Force [Hepzibah; Caliban; X-23 [Laura Kinney]; Warpath [James Proudstar]; Wolverine [Logan; James Howlett]; Wolfsbane [Rahne Sinclair]]
Genre	Superhero
Pencils	David Finch (signed)
Inks	Danny Miki (signed)
Colors	Jason Keith

Cover Details - "Messiah Complex, Chapter Seven [Cover B - Variant]"

Characters	X-Force [Warpath [James Proudstar]; Wolverine [Logan; James Howlett]; Hepzibah; Wolfsbane [Rahne Sinclair]; X-23 [Laura Kinney]; Caliban]
Genre	Superhero
Pencils	Marc Silvestri (signed)
Inks	Joe Weems
Colors	Steve Firchow

1 page X-Factor recap "Previously in Messiah Complex..."

Genre	Superhero
Letters	typeset
Notes	Recap of story-to-date.

22 page X-Factor story "Messiah Complex, Chapter Seven"

Characters	X-Factor [[Multiple Man [Jamie Madrox]; Layla Miller; Siryn [Theresa Rourke Cassidy]]; X-Force [Warpath [James Proudstar]; Wolverine [Logan; James Howlett]; Hepzibah; Wolfsbane [Rahne Sinclair]; X-23 [Laura Kinney]; Caliban]; Cable [Nathan Summers]; unnamed baby; Professor X [Charles Xavier]; X-Men [Cyclops [Scott Summers]]; New X-Men [Mercury [Cessily Kincaid]; Rockslide [Santo Vaccarro]; Surge [Noriko Ashida]]; Peepers [Peter Quinn] (dies); Tangretti; VILLAINS: Lady Deathstrike [Yuriko Oyama]; The Reavers
Synopsis	A squad of X-Men track the mutant baby and its captor. But they're not alone in the hunt. Layla Miller and Madrox explore the future and learn the terrible fate of mutants. And Predator X claims another victim. And who is that woman with the finger claws?! [per solicitation]
Genre	Superhero
Script	Peter David
Pencils	Scot Eaton
Inks	John Dell; Andrew Hennessy
Colors	Frank D'Armata
Letters	Joe Caramagna
Notes	Story continued from THE UNCANNY X-MEN (Marvel, 1981 series) #493 and story continues in NEW X-MEN (Marvel, 2004 series) #45.

1 page Questions That Need Answers! text article "Questions That Need Answers! What Do You Do With Your Comic Books?"

Script	Marc Guggenheim; Peter David; Robert Kirkman; Mike Carey; C.B. Cebulski; John Romita, Jr.; Bryan Hitch; Leinil Yu; Joe Quesada
Pencils	? (photo)
Inks	? (photo)
Colors	? (photo)
Letters	typeset

1 page New X-Men character profile "Covers - New X-Men #45"

Characters	X-23 [Laura Kinney]; Lady Deathstrike [Yuriko Oyama]
Genre	Superhero
Pencils	David Finch; Simone Bianchi
Inks	?; Simone Bianchi
Colors	?; Simone Bianchi
Letters	typeset
Notes	Preview of the two covers for NEW X-MEN (Marvel, 2004 series) #45.

2 page Portfolio Review; Ultimate Human promo (ad from the publisher) "Portfolio Review: Ultimate Human"

Characters	Hulk; Iron Man
Genre	Superhero
Script	Bill Rosemann; Cary Nord
Pencils	Cary Nord
Letters	typeset
Notes	Bill Rosemann and Cary Nord preview art from the ULTIMATE HUMAN mini-series.

1 page Look Who's Talking text article "Look Who's Talking! Comic Book Writer Brian Reed"

Characters	Captain Marvel [Mar-Vell]; Ms. Marvel [Carol Danvers]
Synopsis	Interview with Brian Reed.
Script	? [as Marvel]; Brian Reed
Pencils	Lee Weeks
Letters	typeset

1 page Questions That Need Answers! text article "Questions That Need Answers! What is Your Most Memorable Comic Convention Experience??"

Characters	Peter David (photo); Stan Lee (photo)
Script	Marc Guggenheim; Mike Carey; Robert Kirkman; Peter David; Bryan Hitch; C.B. Cebulski; Leinil Yu; Joe Quesada
Pencils	? (photos)
Inks	? (photos)
Colors	? (photos)
Letters	typeset