X-Men: Divided We Stand

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"X-Men: Divided We Stand" is a 2008comic book storyline published byMarvel Comics as a follow-up storyline to the "Messiah Complex" story arc.

"X-Men: Divided We Stand"

Cover ofX-Men: Divided We Stand 1 (Jun 2008), art byBrandon Peterson

Publisher

Marvel Comics

Publication date

February – August2008

Genre

Title(s)

X-Men: Divided We Stand #1-2
Main series listed by individual story arc titles:
"Angels and Demons"
X-Force vol. 3, #1-6
"Divided"
The Uncanny X-Men #495-499
"Final Genesis"
Young X-Men #1-5
"From Genesis to Revelations"
X-Men: Legacy #208-214
"Get Mystique!"
Wolverine vol. 3, #62-65
"The Only Game in Town"
X-Factor vol. 3, #28-32
"Sins of the Father"
X-Men: Legacy #208-214
"War Baby"
Cable vol. 2, #1-5

Uncanny X-Men: Divided We Stand

ISBN 0785119833

X-Factor: The Only Game In Town

ISBN 0785128638

X-Force: Angels and Demons

ISBN 0785129766

X-Men: Divided We Stand

ISBN 0785132651

X-Men Legacy: Divided He Stands

ISBN 0785130004

X-Men Legacy: Sins of the Father

ISBN 0785130020

Young X-Men: Final Genesis

ISBN 078513154X

Publication history

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The story started with the issues of theX-Men-related titles cover dated April 2008. This included:The Uncanny X-Men;Wolverine vol. 3;X-Factor vol. 3; andX-Men vol. 2, which was retitledX-Men: Legacy. It also launched three ongoing titles -Cable vol. 2,X-Force vol. 3, andYoung X-Men - and a self-titled, two-issuelimited series. Each ongoing series ran a separate story arc with "Divided We Stand" providing an overall theme. The aftermath of the story is continued in "X-Men: Manifest Destiny".

Individual titles

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Plot

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The X-Men are disbanded. A new X-Force team is formed to carry out covert assassination missions. Striking out on his own as usual, Wolverine hunts down Mystique to make her pay for her actions in Messiah Complex, while Cable tries to protect the mutant baby fromLucas Bishop.