X-Men: Schism
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Publication information | |
Publisher | Marvel Comics |
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Publication date | July 2011 |
No. of issues | 1-5 |
Main character(s) | ISBN 9780785156888 |
"X-Men: Schism" is a 2011
The storyline was preceded by a four-issue prologue miniseries by writer
"Schism" was first announced by senior editor Nick Lowe at a press call on March 4, 2011.[1] The event deals with a series of strong disagreements between Cyclops and Wolverine over decisions taken throughout the storyline, leading to a schism between the X-Men. "Schism" brought big repercussions towards the X-Men franchise, including the end (and later relaunching) of long-running Uncanny X-Men comic book and a "definite split" among the X-Men, leading to a new status quo presented in the X-Men: Regenesis storyline, which establishes both sides of the schism.[2]
Plot
After Cyclops delivers a speech to the United Nations asking for all
As a result of the attack on the UN, several countries begin to mobilize their Sentinels; however, the Sentinels start attacking everyone, not only
Kilgore and the new Inner Circle of the Hellfire Club, composed exclusively by youngsters of considerable wealth and power, lead an assault on the Museum of Mutant History, using Badoon Brain Slugs to take down the X-Men at the museum. As Cyclops and Wolverine both manage to telepathically contact 14-year-old Oya, who was present at the museum, and she asks them what to do, Wolverine tells her to get out, while Cyclops tells her to "do what she has to do". She ends up killing the Hellfire Club soldiers and saving the X-Men and the civilians in the building, making Wolverine become even more displeased with Cyclops for not ordering Oya not to kill.[5]
However, the new Hellfire Club activates a special giant Sentinel, sent towards Utopia. With most of the X-Men far from Utopia and part of the team being in the med-lab, young mutant messiah
Eventually, the super Sentinel threat forces them to stop fighting each other and join Hope and the other young mutants in the battle against the Sentinel, and the Sentinel is finally taken down. But the ideological differences between Cyclops and Wolverine makes Wolverine decide to leave Utopia and bring along whoever wants to come with him.[7] Both men eventually start recruiting their teammates; some members of the X-Men leave with Wolverine, while part of the team stays in Utopia with Cyclops.[8]
Titles involved
Prologue
- X-Men: Prelude to Schism #1-4[9]
Core miniseries
- X-Men: Schism #1-5[10]
Tie-ins
- Generation Hope #10-12[11]
Epilogue
- X-Men: Regenesis #1 (one-shot)
Reading order
May 2011
- X-Men: Prelude to Schism #1
- X-Men: Prelude to Schism #2
June 2011
- X-Men: Prelude to Schism #3
- X-Men: Prelude to Schism #4
July 2011
- X-Men: Schism #1
- X-Men: Schism #2
August 2011
- X-Men: Schism #3
- Generation Hope #10
September 2011
- X-Men: Schism #4 (up until page 11)
- Generation Hope #11
- X-Men: Schism #4 (from after page 11)
October 2011
- X-Men: Schism #5
- Generation Hope #12
Collected editions
Title | Material collected | Published date | ISBN |
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X-Men: Prelude to Schism | X-Men: Prelude to Schism #1-4 | September 2011 | 978-0785156895 |
X-Men: Schism | X-Men: Schism #1-5, X-Men: Regenesis #1 | July 2012 | 978-0785156888 |
Generation Hope: Schism | Generation Hope #6-12 | January 2012 | 978-0785152422 |
References
- ^ Phegley, Kiel (March 4, 2011). "X-Men MMXI: Nick Lowe Unveils A "Schism"". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved January 16, 2012.
- ^ Phegley, Kiel (June 10, 2011). "Marvel's Next Big Thing: X-Men Schism". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved January 16, 2012.
- ^ X-Men: Schism #1
- ^ X-Men: Schism #2
- ^ X-Men: Schism #3
- ^ X-Men: Schism #4
- ^ X-Men: Schism #5
- ^ X-Men: Regenesis #1
- ^ Phegley, Kiel (March 4, 2011). "X-Men MMXI: Nick Lowe Unveils A "Schism"". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved January 16, 2012.
- ^ Richards, Dave (April 2, 2011). "WC11: Aaron Divides the X-Men in "Schism"". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved January 16, 2012.
- ^ Richards, Dave (April 21, 2011). "Gillen Believes in "Generation Hope"". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved January 16, 2012.