» Emma Frost in August 2008 - EmmaFrostFiles.com: Resource site for X-Men's Emma Frost

Emma Frost in August 2008

Added July 31, 2008 at 12:17 PDT

With more than 20 titles Emma Frost could appear in, we give you the list of what to look forward to during the month of August 2008.

August 6, 2008

CABLE #6
The Story: Special double-sized issue featuring the Uncanny X-Men! Meanwhile, back in the present . . . In the aftermath of the “Messiah Complex” war, Cyclops took a leap of faith and allowed his son Cable to disappear into the time stream with the first new mutant birth since “M” day — and the future of the dwindling mutant population — tucked under his arm. Weeks later, he still waits for a sign, however small, that he made the right decision. With evidence pointing to the fact that Bishop has jumped into the timestream and is hot on Cable’s trail, the X-Men’s unquestioned leader is about to make one final power move to protect the fate of mutantkind – one that he might come to regret.
Rated T+ …$3.99

NEW EXILES #9
The Story: The British and French empires are at each other’s throats, and the Exiles are barely able to catch their breath. Perhaps the help of certain wheelchair-bound mutant teacher’s student body would come in handy? Meanwhile in Chinese occupied Japan, Betsy struggles to deal with Lady Mandarin and Ogun. Double your dose of alternate-reality adventure as two issues fly your way, wrapping up the third arc of New Exiles!
Rated A …$2.99

August 13, 2008

ASTONISHING X-MEN #26
The Story: The superstar team of Warren Ellis and Simone Bianchi take the X-Men to the “Second Stage”!
“Messiah Complex” pulled the X-Men team together, “Divided We Stand” tore them apart. Now the X-Men are back to business — with a new look, a new base of operations, and a mystery to solve that will take them into previously uncharted territory and test them to their core. It all starts on a spaceship hovering 300 hundred feet above the twisted wreckage of
Chaparanga Beach. Its sole inhabitant: the mysterious Subject X. Five minutes — just five minutes is all he needs, all he’s asking for.
Can the X-Men afford to give it to him?
Rated T+ …$2.99

GENEXT #4
The Story: When one of their own is in trouble, the next generation of X-Men doesn’t turn to their parents and grandparents (the original and all-new X-Men)…GeNext takes care of their own. Follow Legendary X-Scribe Chris Claremont as he brings you the adventures of today’s X-Men, if the team aged in real-time. This time, they’re on their own and out from under their predecessors’ shadows to do what they think is right: save their friend! Plus, back-up rarities from Marvel’s X-vaults!
Rated A …$3.99

SECRET INVASION #5
The Story: Embrace change. With these two words the Skrull Empire declares their intentions to the entire Marvel Universe.
Embrace change. With these two words thousands and thousands of comic fans who have declared Secret Invasion the comic book blockbuster of the summer brace themselves for the shocking changes that are about to happen to their favorite characters and institutions. Embrace change, True Believer, because change is coming!
Rated T+ …$3.99

SECRET INVASION: X-MEN #1
The Story: It’s aliens vs. mutants as the Skrull Invasion hits the West Coast! X-Scribe Mike Carey and super-hot artist Cary Nord (ULTIMATE HUMAN) bring you a story that will shock X-Fans and have everyone talking for years to come. The Skrulls don’t expect the X-Men when they hit San Francisco, but don’t think they don’t have something very special prepared for Cyclops and his army when they find them at their new home. STARRING: ALL THE X-MEN. YUP. ALL OF THEM.
Rated T+ …$2.99

NEW X-MEN BY GRANT MORRISON ULTIMATE COLLECTION BOOK 2
The Story: Sixteen million mutants dead - and that was just the beginning!
In one bold stroke, writer Grant Morrison (All-Star Superman, Batman) propelled the X-Men into the 21st century - masterminding a challenging new direction for Marvel’s mutant heroes that began with the destruction of Genosha and never let up. Regarded as the most innovative thinker of the current comic-book renaissance, Morrison proceeded to turn the mutant-hero genre on its ear. Gone were the gaudy spandex costumes - replaced by slick, black leather and an attitude to match. Now, his entire Eisner Award-nominated run on NEW X-MEN is collected across three titanic trade paperbacks! Collecting NEW X-MEN #127-141.
Rated T+ …$34.99

August 20, 2008

MARVEL 1985 #4
The Story: “SMALL-TOWN MUTIE”
The villains are here—in our world—and no one can stop them! No cop, no army, no government stands a chance when the Red Skull leads Marvel’s greatest menaces into an all-out war against a world with no heroes! Young comic-book fan Toby has a plan. But does he have the will to carry it out? Find out in a story with huge repercussions in the Marvel Universe of today…and tomorrow!
Rated T+ …$3.99

UNCANNY X-MEN #501
The Story: Things start out grim for the newest X-Girl as the team gets settled into its new secret headquarters. Scott and Emma do what Scott and Emma do best– but what’s the secret project Scott’s been building? And is anyone prepared for the menace of the Hellfire Cult? Mysteries, riddles, enigmas, and pain freaks all converge in the brave new world of San Francisco– read SFX 1: ALL TOMORROW’S PARTIES!
Rated T+ …$2.99

X-FACTOR #34
The Story: A SECRET INVASION TIE-IN!
X-Factor is in pursuit of Darwin, whose father is looking for him. She-Hulk and Jazinda are in pursuit of Longshot, who may hold the key to defeating the Skrull invasion. With Darwin and Longshot on the run, neither of them wanting to be found, you’d just assume that X-Factor and She-Hulk will work together smoothly to accomplish both their goals. But what fun would that be?
Rated T+ …$2.99

YOUNG X-MEN #5
The Story: The numbers are in and it’s official: Young X-Men is Mighty Marvel’s newest hit!!! It’s Marvel’s youngest mutants in their final showdown with and one of them won’t be walking away from it. The Young X-Men’s first story arc ends here and nothing will ever be the same again. Yeah, we know lots of books make that claim, but with Marc (Eli Stone, AMAZING SPIDER-MAN) Guggenheim and Yanick (ULTIMATE X-MEN) Paquette delivering the goods, you know this one’s for real!
Rated T+ …$2.99

August 27, 2008

NEW EXILES #10
The Story: The British and French empires are at each other’s throats, and the Exiles are barely able to catch their breath. Perhaps the help of certain wheelchair-bound mutant teacher’s student body would come in handy? Meanwhile in Chinese occupied Japan, Betsy struggles to deal with Lady Mandarin and Ogun. Double your dose of alternate-reality adventure as two issues fly your way, wrapping up the third arc of New Exiles!
Rated A …$2.99 each

ULTIMATE X-MEN #97
The Story: The battle lines of Ultimatum are drawn! Who is the true power behind Banshee? What is their connection to Wolverine and the X-Men? The answers will make the X-Men reconsider everything they’ve ever believed in! How can one ever be human again after being a god? It’s the shocking finale by Aron E. Coleite (TV’s Heroes) and Mark Brooks!
Rated T+ …$2.99

X-FORCE #6
The Story: “Angels and Demons” Conclusion
The shocking finale to the first arc! Wolverine versus
Bastion. Archangel versus the Choir. Wolfsbane versus her father. X-23 versus Matthew Risman. Warpath versus . This is how a species dies.
Parental Advisory …$2.99

X-MEN: LEGACY #215
The Story: With some of his oldest ghosts finally laid to rest, Charles Xavier feels the need to make peace with the X-Men who’ve been most important in his life. But starting with Scott Summers may have been a mistake - particularly when he decides to re-awaken some of Cyclops’s worst nightmares against his will.
Rated A …$2.99

OFFICIAL HANDBOOK OF THE MARVEL UNIVERSE A TO Z VOL. 4 PREMIERE
The Story: Continuing the most exciting and comprehensive Marvel Handbook ever assembled! This twelve-volume guide to the Marvel Universe features more than 100 huge entries in each tome! This issue – from the Elf with a Gun to Guardians of the Galaxy! Spotlighting people (Eternity, Exodus, Falcon, Fin Fang Foom, Emma Frost, Nick Fury, Galactus, Gambit, two Ghost Riders, Gravity, Guardian), places (Genosha), teams (Excalibur, Exiles, Fantastic Four, Frightful Four, Generation X, the Great Lakes Initiative, the Hand), species (Eternals) and more!
Rated T+ …$24.99

X-MEN: LEGACY - DIVIDED HE STANDS PREMIERE
The Story: In the wake of Messiah CompleX, there are no X-Men and mutantkind still lies in ruin. With Magneto depowered and Xavier gravely injured, it seems their reign as the preeminent mutants has ended. But neither of these old soldiers is willing to go gentle into that good night! Fresh off a groundbreaking run on Messiah CompleX, writer Mike Carey takes on mutantkind’s most iconic figures, as well as some of the most important moments in X-Men history. Collecting X-MEN: LEGACY #208-212.
Rated A …$19.99

That’s all for August…looks like a fun month. I think I’m looking most forward to Astonishing X-Men #26 and Scott and Xavier’s face off in X-Men Legacy. I have a feeling in Cable #6, when Emma Frost and the X-Men check up on Cable, Emma will find out that Scott made the secret X-Force team into killers.

Anyways, if you’re in the mood for some alternate Emma, check out New Exiles this month because she’s playing a “wheelchair bound woman” who helps out the X-Men…apparently. Sounds like a female version of Professor X to me!