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| "Manifest Destiny" | |||
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 Cover ofX-Men: Manifest Destiny 1 (Nov 2008), art byHumberto Ramos | |||
| Publisher | Marvel Comics | ||
| Publication date | July 2008 – March 2009 | ||
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| Uncanny X-Men: Manifest Destiny | ISBN 0-7851-3818-8 | ||
| X-Men: Manifest Destiny | ISBN 0785138188 | ||
"Manifest Destiny" is an American comic book storyline published byMarvel Comics through theX-Men related titles and a number oflimited series, including a self-titled one. The arc was a follow-up to the storyline entitled "Divided We Stand" which started in the issues cover dated September 2008.
"Manifest Destiny" deals with the change in the X-Men when they shift their headquarters fromWestchester toSan Francisco. This is the first time the X-Men have changed their headquarters since their brief relocation toAustralia during the 1980s. The series is followed by "X-Infernus", the sequel to "Inferno".
TheX-Men: Manifest Destiny mini-series itself, is ananthology. The lead story is focused onIceman and his journey to San Francisco. It is written byMike Carey,[1] with pencils byMichael Ryan. There are two back-up stories in every issue, focusing on different characters (Karma,Boom-Boom, Nuwa,Juggernaut,Colossus,Nightcrawler,Mercury, and many others) and their lives in San Francisco.
The X-Men open their new base in San Francisco and send a telepathic invitation to every remainingmutant on Earth. Their first fights were againstMagneto,Sentinels and the newly formedHellfire Cult. This is also the introduction to the Sisterhood of Evil Mutants andMadelyne Pryor is seen alive.
The Astonishing X-Men shows up with a new line-up (Cyclops,Emma Frost,Beast,Storm,Armor, andWolverine). Their first mission was to investigate the murder of an undiscovered mutant.
X-Force captures Bishop and brings him to the X-Men Headquarters in San Francisco, while Cable is seen fighting in the future.
Cyclops secretly meets with Xavier as one last favor to his former teacher and friend. Elsewhere, theHellfire Club is discussingSunspot leaving their ranks and the void that leaves. AsSebastian Shaw tries to create some order, Castlemere and his newfound cybernetic "upgrades" lay waste to another member of the Hellfire Club.
Rogue makes her way to the X-Men's former base inAustralia and ends up having a heart to heart talk withMystique, whose persona is still in her head after the events in "Messiah Complex".
Cyclops takes Sunspot and Danielle as mentors of the Young X-Men. After establishing an abandoned cathedral in San Francisco as their new base, the Young X-Men (along with mentorsDanielle Moonstar and Sunspot) form their team which includesInk,Anole,Rockslide, andDust, but withoutBlindfold.
Iceman lands at a hospital after taking a flight with Opal Tanaka, who reveals herself to be Mystique. Disguised as a doctor, Mystique injects Iceman with a neural inhibitor but he manages to escape and flee on a truck. Mystique finds him yet again and destroys the truck, much to the truck driver's dismay. Iceman saves him and asks him to contact the X-Men, while he faces off with Mystique and tells her to shoot him while looking him in the eyes.
Other short stories include:
The last three issues of the shortEternals (vol. 4) run sees the relocation of the X-Men to San Francisco collide withIkaris, his war withDruig, and the sentinel in Golden Gate Park.[2] The final issue sees the X-Men assist with repelling the Horde which has been foreshadowed as coming since the last issue ofEternals (vol. 3) byNeil Gaiman.[3]
The following issues are related to the storyline:
This is the reading order based on the release date of the issues:
The storyline was collected into a number ofvolumes:
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