Dates
- Cover date
- September 2010
- Pages
- 52
Editions and covers (3)
Copies of #2 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.
- Direct edition (original)$3.99 cover
No UPC barcode in the corner box: direct editions show artwork, a logo or a blank box there.
Barcode 75960607272900111
Source ↗ - Newsstand edition$4.99 cover
Newsstand
A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.
Barcode 00928101664908
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Creators
pencils: Adi Granov, Ibraim Roberson, Esad Ribić, Greg Land, Terry Dodson, John Cassaday, Billy Taninks: Adi Granov, Ibraim Roberson, Esad Ribić, Jay Leisten, Rachel Dodson, Matt Banning, John Cassadaycolors: Adi Granov, Matt Milla, Matthew Wilson, Frank Martin, Brad Anderson, Laura Martin, Guru eFX, Christina Strainscript: Zeb Wells, Mike Carey, Craig Kyle, Christopher Yost, Matt Fraction, Andy Diggleletters: Joe Caramagna, Virtual Calligraphy, Clayton Cowles, Joe Sabino
Stories
- Chapter 1 · 8 pages
As Hope mourns the loss of Cable, the X-Men begin to recover from their brutal battle with Bastion.
- Chapter 2 · 8 pages
The X-Men have a funeral for Cable.
- Chapter 3 · 8 pages
Wolverine forms a new X-Force team.
- Chapter 4 · 8 pages
Emma witnesses Hope manifest something that looks like the Phoenix force. Cyclops discovers that new mutants are popping up around the globe.
Reprinted in
X-Men: Second Coming (2010), X-Men: Second Coming (2011), X-Men Milestones: Second Coming (2020), X-Men: The Messiah Trilogy Omnibus (2026)