Astonishing X-Men
Subtitle: Ghost box
By: writer, Warren Ellis ; pencils, Simone Bianchi ; ink washes, Simone Bianchi & Andrea Silvestri ; colors, Simone Peruzzi with Christina Strain ... [et al]
Contributors: Bianchi, Simone; Silvestri, Andrea; Peruzzi, Simone
Publisher: Marvel Pub.
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780785127888
Subjects: Mutation (Biology); X-Men (Fictitious characters); Comic books, strips; Heroes; Good and evil
Other titles: Ghost box
Description: "The X-Men are called to the scene of a murder that appears to have involved heretofore unknown mutants. The team's resident scientist, Beast, discovers that though the victim was indeed a mutant, his mutation appears to be artificially produced. The team races to a spaceship graveyard in Indonesia in their search for the murderer, who they find huddled over the mysterious Ghost Box, preparing to activate it. The murderer reveals himself to also be a mutant, but commits suicide rather than give the X-Men any information as to his, or the Ghost Box's, origins. With mysterious, artificially created mutants popping up out of nowhere, the X-Men must struggle to unlock the mysteries of the Ghost Box: What is the device's purpose, and why was it sent to Earth?" -- from publisher's web site.
Notes: "Contains material originally published in magazine form as Astonishing X-Men #25-30 and Astonishing X-Men: Ghost boxes #1-2" --P. [2] of cover.

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