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'{{Refimprove|date=January 2010}} {{Infobox comics story arc <!--Wikipedia:WikiProject Comics--> <!-- |title = --> |image = |imagesize = |caption = |publisher = [[Marvel Comics]] |startmo = March |startyr = 2010 |endmo = July |endyr = 2010 |Crossover = y |Superhero = y |titles = <!-- -->''[[Cable (comics)|Cable]]'' vol. 2, #25-<br /><!-- -->''[[New Mutants]]'' vol. 2, #12-<br /><!-- -->''[[Uncanny X-Men]]'' vol. 1, #523-<br /><!-- -->''[[X-Force]]'' vol. 3, #26-<br /><!-- -->''[[X-Men Legacy]]'' vol. 1, #235-<br /><!-- -->''X-Men The Second Coming'' #1<br /><!-- --> |main_char_team = [[X-Men]]<br>[[X-Force]]<br>[[Cable (comics)|Cable]]<br>[[Hope Summers (comics)|Hope Summers]]<br>[[New Mutants]]<br>[[Cyclops (comics)|Cyclops]]<br>[[Rogue (comics)|Rogue]]<br>[[Bastion (comics)|Bastion]] |writers = [[Craig Kyle]]<br />[[Christopher Yost]]<br />[[Matt Fraction]]<br />[[Zeb Wells]]<br />[[Mike Carey (writer)|Mike Carey]] |artists = |pencillers = [[David Finch]]<br />[[Terry Dodson]]<br />[[Ibraim Roberson]]<br />[[Greg Land]]<br />[[Mike Choi]] |inkers = |letterers = |editors = |colorists = [[Rachel Dodson]]<br />[[Sonia Oback]] |TPB = |ISBN = |cat = X-Men |sortkey = The Second Coming }} '''"Second Coming"''' is a [[crossover (fiction)|crossover]] storyline published by [[Marvel Comics]] that is scheduled to run through the most of the [[X-Men]] comic books beginning in March 2010. ==Premise== ''Second Coming'' is scheduled to be the final part of a trilogy of stories that began with ''[[X-Men: Messiah Complex|Messiah Complex]]'' and continued in ''[[Messiah War]]''. Intended as a conclusion to [[Cable (comics)|Cable]]'s efforts to save [[Hope Summers (comics)|Hope]] from [[Bishop (comics)|Bishop]], who has hunted the so called Mutant Messiah since her birth; the series also builds on the ''[[Utopia (comics)|Utopia]]'', ''[[Nation X]]'' and ''[[Necrosha|Necrosha]]'' storylines of 2009 in the X-Men books. The story centers on the return of Cable and Hope Summers to the present day and [[Bastion (comics)|Bastion]]'s final campaign to destroy the X-Men.<ref name=cbr23289>{{cite web |first=Dave |last=Richards |url=http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=23289 |title=X-Writers Prepare for the "Second Coming" |publisher=[[Comic Book Resources]] |date=October 12, 2009 |accessdate=October 14, 2009 }}</ref> According to a promotional image released from Marvel, at least one major character among the X-Men will die during Second Coming. Characters listed in the image are: [[Colossus (comics)|Colossus]], [[Illyana Rasputin|Magik]], [[Iceman (comics)|Iceman]], [[Warren Worthington III|Archangel]], [[Emma Frost]], [[Nightcrawler (comics)|Nightcrawler]], or [[Cable (comics)|Cable]].<ref>http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=25592</ref> ==Synopsis== ===Chapter I=== The story opens one year ago at the ruins of the [[X-Mansion|Xavier Institute]], which is marked as a no trespassing zone by order of [[H.A.M.M.E.R.]] The scene moves forward to the present day as [[Cable (comics)|Cable]] and [[Hope Summers (comics)|Hope]] arrive in the midst of the wreckage. Cable is understandably confused at the state of the Institute and realizes something has happened. Hope is visibly upset and fears the X-Men are dead. Before they can react further, Cable and Hope are attacked by members of the [[The Right (comics)|Right]]. Meanwhile on [[Utopia (comics)|Utopia]], the [[X-Men]] are assessing the death count of [[Selene (comics)|Selene]]'s attack, declaring [[Onyxx (comics)|Onyxx]], [[Meld (comics)|Meld]] and [[Diamond Lil (comics)|Diamond Lil]] among those slain. Cyclops says that every attack on Utopia could end in death and that they have to hold out. [[Doctor Nemesis]] says that it's too late for that and that the mutant populace is too low to perpetuate the species. He states that at the rate of deaths they are sustaining, mutantkind has seven years left at most. After the meeting, Cyclops lashes out in frustration and blasts a hole in the conference room roof with his optic blasts. After he does, the [[Stepford Cuckoos]] arrive and tell Cyclops that Cerebra has picked up Cable's return to the present. Although Cerebra did not detect Hope's presence as well, Cyclops knows that she is with him and dispatches [[Domino (comics)|Domino]] and [[Vanisher]] to San Francisco, assigns [[Rogue (comics)|Rogue]] and [[Namor]] to protect Utopia, sends the [[New Mutants]] ([[Cannonball (comics)|Cannonball]], [[Dani Moonstar|Mirage]], [[Karma (comics)|Karma]], [[Magma (comics)|Magma]], [[Sunspot (comics)|Sunspot]], [[Doug Ramsey|Cypher]] and [[Warlock (New Mutants)|Warlock]]) to the Midwest in the Blackbird and his Alpha roster ([[Warren Worthington III|Angel]], [[Colossus (comics)|Colossus]], [[Nightcrawler (comics)|Nightcrawler]], [[Wolverine (comics)|Wolverine]], [[Psylocke]] and [[X-23]]) along with [[Pixie (X-Men)|Pixie]] and [[Magik (comics)|Magik]] to the Xavier Institute. Elsewhere, Cable and Hope defeat the Right assault troops, but are then confronted by members of the Sapien League and forced to flee in a stolen vehicle. Cyclops and his team arrive at the Institute, via Magik's teleportational powers and find the dead Right troopers, but no sign of Cable and Hope. Wolverine picks up on their scents and Cyclops reemphasizes to them Hope's importance to mutantkind's future. Elsewhere the Sapien League have caught up to Cable and Hope. As they are about to open fire on their car, the X-Men arrive and attack the League, distracting them long enough for Cable and Hope to escape. Psylocke tries to psionically scan the minds of the League members the X-Men captured, but they are technologically shielded from her probes. Wolverine threatens one of them, demanding to know how they are tracking Cable and Hope, but he refuses to talk. X-23 then brutally executes another member by stabbing her claws through his head before the horrified eyes of the surviving League member and Nightcrawler. Wolverine's captive begs for mercy and tells him he has no idea how and that someone is sending them locations. Psylocke and Nightcrawler realize that Wolverine, Angel and X-23 are keeping something from them and demand answers. Meanwhile in Washington, DC, [[Bastion (comics)|Bastion]] receives status reports from [[Steven Lang (comics)|Stephen Lang]], [[Bolivar Trask]], [[William Stryker]], [[Graydon Creed]] and [[Cameron Hodge]], stating that their forces are assembled and at his disposal. Bastion tells them that the Mutant Messiah has returned and gives them orders to kill her.<ref>''X-Men: Second Coming'' #1</ref> ===Chapter II=== Cable and Hope stop at a nearby grocery store to procure food and supplies. After tying up some of the customers and the employees, Hope becomes distracted with a hair brush set. This angers Cable, which in turn upsets Hope. They quickly steal a car from the parking lot and they leave. Meanwhile, Wolverine (after killing the last surviving member of the Sapien League who were pursuing Cable and Hope), X-23 and Angel reveal to Nightcrawler, Colossus and Psylocke the existence of X-Force and Cyclops' involvement. Nightcrawler is furious and attempts to quit then and there, but he is convinced to stay by Colossus. On Utopia, Cyclops makes psionic contact via Emma Frost's telepathy and is appraised of the current situation by Wolverine. Nightcrawler demands to know from Cyclops if what he has learned from Wolverine about X-Force is the truth. After a second of hesitation and some urging from Emma, Cyclops tells him yes, but also to tells him that if he has issues over his decisions, to take it up with him after Cable and Hope are found and not while they are in the field. Nightcrawler reluctantly complies. Cyclops then makes contact with the New Mutants and sends them to a facility in St. Louis where Cameron Hodge has been manufacturing anti-mutant weaponry and orders them to destroy it. He then gives [[Cypher (comics)|Cypher]] the task of locating Cable and Hope. Meanwhile, Bastion dispatches Stryker and the Purifiers to find and kill Cable. He then requests a status report on a mysterious series of towers he is building. Cable and Hope arrive at a small motel where Hope is delighted to see a small refrigerator full of food and a real bed after so long. Cable then reads a newspaper where a headline reads that San Francisco has welcomed the X-Men back with open arms. He then decides it is there that they must go next. Later on as Hope finishes taking a shower, Cable apologizes to Hope for his outburst earlier and presents her with the hairbrush set she had been admiring earlier. She emerges from the bathroom a few minutes later in a new green and gold outfit, reminiscent of Jean Grey's original Phoenix costume. She finds Cable connected to the telephone and its local landlines through his cybernetic arm, gathering information. Suddenly the connection goes dead and all of the power and the lights in the area shut down as well. Outside, William Stryker orders the Purifiers to move in for the attack and to kill anyone (including civilians) who tries to flee. Cypher detects the dead zones area and reports to Cyclops, who then relays the information to the Alpha team. As a firefight between Cable and Hope and the Purifiers breaks out, Wolverine and the others arrive to help them. At the same time, the New Mutants arrive at Cameron Hodge's facility and move in for the attack.<ref>''Uncanny X-Men'' #523</ref> ===Chapter III=== The team lead by wolverine(Wolverine, X-23, Angel, Nightcrawler, Psylocke and magik) manage to defeat all of Bastion force even threw Magik is injured while trying to get to Hope. However Hope and Cable leave, when Hope asks why Cable says that Bastion must be tracing them and believes theres a spy within the X-men. Meanwhile the New Mutants start their attack in the Bastion base. Meanwhile Rogue somehow manage to hear Hope thoughts. Meanwhile in battle with Cameron Hodge Karma is severly injured. ===Chapter IV=== The X-Men chasing Cable and Hope have lost a teammate. They aren’t giving up, but the trail has gone cold. That’s where Rogue comes in. But how could she know where Hope and Cable are? And the battle between the New Mutants and Hodge’s forces ends here! ===Chapter V=== As the X-Men make their desperate attempt to get Hope to Utopia, the battle will cost them one of their own. Nothing will ever be the same. ===Chapter VI=== A beloved X-Man died defending Hope, the returned mutant “messiah.” As they lay their comrade to rest, the remaining X-Men are left to question: Is she worth it? ===Chapter VII=== Nothing is going right for Cyclops, as he tries to prepare his army for war. The X-Men are falling apart at the seams. Schisms are forming regarding Hope and her importance while Bastion’s spy continues to terrorize them from inside their own home. ===Chapter VIII=== Bastion’s plan comes to fruition as an impenetrable dome makes the Bay Area a prison. It’s bad enough for the millions of humans, but it’s even worse for the 98% of the world’s mutants who live there. ===Chapter IX=== This is the end of the line. The horror of what the X-Men face is fully revealed, and the reality sets in...every single mutant on the planet is going to die. They cannot hold out any longer. And X-Force goes on their final mission. ===Chapter X=== Things have never been worse for the X-Men. They’re stuck in an impregnable dome of Bastion’s creation. As if that's not bad enough, inside this dome is a portal to the Days of Future Past timeline through which thousands of Nimrod Sentinels are pouring. Cyclops has sent Cable, Cypher and X-Force on a suicide mission into the future to destroy the portal, but do they stand a chance? ===Chapter XI=== The X-Men are losing the battle against the Nimrods and Cyclops knows it. Desperate times call for desperate measures and no measure is more desperate than enlisting a mutant with multiple personalities, each possessing its own power. That’s right, Legion is let out of prison to fight on the X-Men’s side. ===Chapter XII=== X-Force cuts their way through a dangerous future trying to cut off Bastion’s armies at the source. They better hurry as the X-Men in the present are falling left and right. ===Chapter XIII=== The final battle begins here! It’s X-Force’s last stand in the future and the X-Men’s last stand in the present. Bastion has been one step ahead of the X-Men the whole time, but one X-Man’s sacrifice could turn the tide! ===Chapter XIV=== The end is here. Sacrifices have been made. The most dangerous and successful attempt at the extermination of mutants is upon us. Who will walk away? ==Announced publication history== The comic books involved include issues of ''[[New Mutants]]'', ''[[Uncanny X-Men]]'', ''[[X-Force (comics)|X-Force]]'' and ''[[X-Men Legacy]]'' with cover dates starting in April 2010 as well as a [[one-shot (comics)|one-shot]] titled ''X-Men: The Second Coming'' published by [[Marvel Comics]], to be released in March 2010. <br><br> '''March 2010''' * Chapter 1: ''X-Men: Second Coming'' #1 '''April 2010''' * Chapter 2: ''[[Uncanny X-Men]]'' #523 * Chapter 3: ''[[New Mutants]]'' #12 * Chapter 4: ''[[X-Men: Legacy]]'' #235 * Chapter 5: ''[[X-Force]]'' #26 '''May 2010''' * Chapter 6: ''Uncanny X-Men'' #524 * Chapter 7: ''New Mutants'' #13 * Chapter 8: ''X-Men: Legacy'' #236 * Chapter 9: ''X-Force'' #27 '''June 2010''' * Chapter 10: ''Uncanny X-Men'' #525 * Chapter 11: ''New Mutants'' #14 * Chapter 12: ''X-Men: Legacy'' #237 * Chapter 13: ''X-Force'' #28 '''July 2010''' * Chapter 14: ''X-Men: Second Coming'' #2<br> ===Additional books=== '''February 2010''' * Prologue: ''X-Men Second Coming Prepare'' '''April 2010''' * X-Men Second Coming - Revelations: ''[[X-Factor Investigations|X-Factor]]'' #204 * Cable #25 (renamed Deadpool and Cable #25) '''May 2010''' * X-Men Second Coming - Revelations: ''X-Factor'' #205 * X-Men Second Coming - Revelations: ''Hellbound'' #1 * X-Men Second Coming - Revelations: ''Blind Science'' #1 '''June 2010''' * X-Men Second Coming - Revelations: ''X-Factor'' #206 * X-Men Second Coming - Revelations: ''Hellbound'' #2 '''July 2010''' * X-Men Second Coming - Revelations: ''Hellbound'' #3 ==References== {{reflist}} {{X-Comics}}'