№ 26

X-Factor

February 2008 52 pages 2.99 USD; 3.05 CAD

Synopsis

X-Men track the mutant baby and its captor while competing hunters close in. Layla and Madrox discover mutants' terrible future, and Predator X claims another victim.

Part of Event

Messiah CompleX core

Chapter 7 — Layla and the mutant camps in Bishop's future

Credits

Writer

Peter David , Marc Guggenheim , Robert Kirkman , Mike Carey , C. B. Cebulski , John Romita Jr. , Bryan Hitch , Leinil Francis Yu , Joe Quesada , Bill Rosemann , Cary Nord , Brian Reed

Penciller

David Finch , Scot Eaton , Simone Bianchi , Cary Nord , Lee Weeks

Inker

Danny Miki , John Dell , Andrew Hennessy , Simone Bianchi

Colorist

Jason Keith , Frank D'Armata , Simone Bianchi

Letterer

Joe Caramagna

Characters

Collected In

X-Men Milestones: Messiah Complex Trade Paperback

Collects X-Men: Messiah Complex #1 and material from 4 other series. The first mutant birth since M-Day sparks war between X-Men, Marauders, and Purifiers.

X-Factor by Peter David Omnibus #2 Omnibus

Collects X-Factor #25-50 and specials. Peter Davids noir-tinged mutant detective agency hits its stride with Messiah Complex tie-ins and beyond.

In Reading Orders

2000s X-Men

Messiah CompleX (2007-2008)

The first new mutant since Decimation is born in Cooperstown, Alaska. The Purifiers massacre the town. The Marauders grab the baby. Cable goes rogue. The best X-Men crossover of the 2000s begins — and unlike most crossovers, it earns every chapter

UPC: 75960605878502611