Issue Details

Issue	#1
Published	December 2000
Cover Price	2.99
Pages	36
Editing	Mike Raicht (Assistant); Mike Marts
Notes	Comic is a sketchbook of pencilled concept and design art.

Cover Details

Genre	superhero
Pencils	Art Adams; Rob Liefeld; Bob McLeod; John Romita Jr.; Barry Windsor-Smith; Marc Silvestri; Leinil Francis Yu; Adam Pollina; Alan Davis; Carlos Pacheco; Jim Lee; Michael Golden
Letters	John Roshell (Design)
Notes	Comic is a sketchbook of pencilled concept and design art.

1 page X-Men text article "Greetings, X-Fans! (Introduction)"

Characters	Professor X
Genre	superhero
Script	Mike Marts
Pencils	Jim Lee
Letters	Typeset

1 page X-Men character profile "Wolverine as Death"

Characters	Wolverine as Apocalypse's Angel of Death
Genre	superhero
Script	Mike Marts
Pencils	Leinil Francis Yu
Letters	Typeset

1 page X-Men character profile "X-Man as Apocalypse"

Characters	X-Man and Apocalypse Merged
Genre	superhero
Script	Mike Marts
Pencils	Leinil Francis Yu
Letters	Typeset

1 page X-Men character profile "Early Character Sketches for Gambit"

Characters	Gambit; Storm
Genre	superhero
Script	Mike Marts
Pencils	Jim Lee
Letters	Typeset

1 page X-Men character profile "Early Character Sketches for Psylocke"

Characters	Psylocke [Kwannon]; Mandarin
Genre	superhero
Script	Mike Marts
Pencils	Jim Lee
Letters	Typeset

2 page X-Men character profile "Girl's Costume Design"

Characters	Dazzler; Psylocke; Rogue
Genre	superhero
Script	Mike Marts
Pencils	Art Adams
Letters	Typeset
Notes	On Psylocke's design, Art Adams has written "For God's sake, don't make her costume PINK."

1 page X-Men character profile "X-Men in Winter Garb"

Characters	Cyclops; Jean Grey; Storm; Nightcrawler; Marrow; Gambit; Rogue; Wolverine; Kitty Pryde
Genre	superhero
Script	Mike Marts
Pencils	Leinil Francis Yu
Letters	Typeset

1 page X-Men character profile "X-Men Corner Box Illustrations"

Characters	Psylocke; Guido; Storm; Hulk; Wolverine
Genre	superhero
Script	Mike Marts
Pencils	Jim Lee
Letters	Typeset
Notes	Jim Lee has Hulk saying "Hulk Want Fight Wolvie," and the illo of Wolvie is naked complete with male member.

1 page X-Men character profile "Shadowcat Costume Designs"

Characters	Kitty Pryde
Genre	superhero
Script	Mike Marts
Pencils	Art Adams
Letters	Typeset

1 page New Mutants character profile "New Mutants"

Characters	New Mutants--Cannonball; Dani Moonstar; Illyana Rasputin [Magik]; Sunspot; Cypher; Warlock; Magma; Rahne [Wolfsbane]; Hellions--Thunderbird [Warpath]; Catspaw; Empath; Roulette; Tarot; Jetstream
Genre	superhero
Script	Mike Marts
Pencils	Alan Davis
Inks	Paul Neary
Letters	Typeset

2 page X-Force character profile "Cable and X-Force With Cougar"

Characters	X-Force--Cable; Cannonball; Sunspot; Shatterstar; Siryn; Rictor; Boomer; Magma; Cougar
Genre	superhero
Script	Mike Marts
Pencils	Rob Liefeld
Letters	Typeset

2 page New Mutants character profile "The New Mutants Original Character Designs"

Characters	New Mutants--Cannonball; Karma; Sunspot; Rahne [Wolfsbane]
Genre	superhero
Script	Mike Marts
Pencils	Bob McLeod
Letters	Typeset
Notes	Cannonball's alternate name was Holocaust and he shot blasts from his hands; Sunspot had a variation that became Magma; Rahne's original name was Mirazhi Shabandar; Next to the flame version of Roberto, McLeod has written "Sunspot?! Are you serious!!!"

1 page X-Men character profile "Cerebro and X-Men Uniform"

Characters	Cerebro
Genre	superhero
Script	Mike Marts
Pencils	Carlos Pacheco; Leinil Francis Yu
Letters	Typeset

1 page X-Men character profile "Mr. Sinister and the Marauders"

Characters	Mr. Sinister; Scalphunter; Harpoon; Vertigo; Arclight; Scrambler
Genre	superhero
Script	Mike Marts
Pencils	Marc Silvestri
Letters	Typeset

2 page X-Men character profile "Longshot, Mojo, and Spiral"

Characters	Longshot; Spiral; Mojo; Major Domo; Gog; Magog
Genre	superhero
Script	Mike Marts
Pencils	Art Adams
Letters	Typeset

1 page X-Men character profile "Maggot"

Characters	Maggot
Genre	superhero
Script	Mike Marts
Pencils	Adam Pollina
Letters	Typeset

1 page X-Men character profile "Genoshan Guards"

Characters	Genoshan Magistrates (Here called Genosha Heavy Storm Troopers)
Genre	superhero
Script	Mike Marts
Pencils	Jim Lee
Letters	Typeset

1 page X-Men character profile "Lady Deathstrike and Reavers; Pilgrimm"

Characters	Lady Deathstrike; Reavers; Pilgrimm
Genre	superhero
Script	Mike Marts
Pencils	Barry Windsor-Smith; Michael Golden
Letters	Typeset

1 page X-Men character profile "Chronotroopers and Hatchet 9"

Characters	Chronotroopers; Hatchet 9
Genre	superhero
Script	Mike Marts
Pencils	Michael Golden
Letters	Typeset