Mystique

    (Marvel, 2003–2005, 2011)
™ and © Marvel Characters, Inc.

If the demand for Marvel mutant comics is so great that it justifies the creation of so many ancillary X-titles, why do they crash and burn with such alarming regularity? It usually comes down to the comics being either too much like The X-Men — or not enough like The X-Men.

So here’s hoping the approach of Mystique doing Xavier’s international dirty work (even back in the Stan and Jack days, Chuck always had a certain sinister air which suggested his “school” was really a front for something a lot less palatable) will appeal to readers. It doesn’t hurt that, under that stunning Linsner cover, is some great art by Jorge Lucas and a crisp Brian Vaughan script that has the internal fortitude to feature (for once) a “bad girl” who’s really, really bad.

Over at New X-Men, they’ve done wonders with another thoroughly unrepentant and amoral character. Here’s hoping they can do the same with “Raven Darkholme.” (First things first: Have her admit she got that name out of a bad SF novel.)

— S.A. Bennett / Comics Buyer‘s Guide’s Reading Room
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#1

June, 2003
Cover Price: $2.99
4 copies available from $6.00 		Brian K. VaughanJorge Lucas
#2

July, 2003
Cover Price: $2.99
10 copies available from $2.49 		Brian K. VaughanJorge Lucas
#3

August, 2003
Cover Price: $2.99
9 copies available from $1.00 		Brian K. VaughanJorge Lucas
#4

September, 2003
Cover Price: $2.99
11 copies available from $2.00 		Brian K. VaughanJorge Lucas
#5

October, 2003
Cover Price: $2.99
7 copies available from $3.80 		Brian K. VaughanJorge Lucas
#6

November, 2003
Cover Price: $2.99
10 copies available from $1.99 		Brian K. VaughanJorge Lucas
#7

December, 2003
Cover Price: $2.99
10 copies available from $0.99 		Brian K. VaughanMichael Ryan
#8

January, 2004
Cover Price: $2.99
8 copies available from $1.75 		Brian K. VaughanMichael Ryan
#9

February, 2004
Cover Price: $2.99
5 copies available from $2.20 		Brian K. VaughanMichael Ryan
#9 (Newsstand Edition by Mike Mayhew)

February, 2004
Cover Price: $2.99
1 copy available for $44.99 		Brian K. VaughanMichael Ryan
#10

March, 2004
Cover Price: $2.99
10 copies available from $0.99 		Brian K. VaughanMichael Ryan
#11

April, 2004
Cover Price: $2.99
6 copies available from $0.99 		Brian K. VaughanManuel García
#12

May, 2004
Cover Price: $2.99
7 copies available from $0.99 		Brian K. VaughanManuel García
#13

June, 2004
Cover Price: $2.99
8 copies available from $1.92 		Brian K. VaughanMichael Ryan
#14

April, 2004
Cover Price: $2.99
8 copies available from $2.20 		Sean McKeeverManuel García
#15

July, 2004
Cover Price: $2.99
8 copies available from $2.25 		Sean McKeeverManuel García
#16 (Cover by Mike Mayhew)

August, 2004
Cover Price: $2.99
4 copies available from $2.40 		Sean McKeeverManuel García
#17

September, 2004
Cover Price: $2.99
7 copies available from $2.50 		Sean McKeeverManuel García
#18

October, 2004
Cover Price: $2.99
8 copies available from $2.80 		Sean McKeeverManuel García
#19

November, 2004
Cover Price: $2.99
5 copies available from $2.80 		Sean McKeeverManuel García
#20

December, 2004
Cover Price: $2.99
4 copies available from $2.16 		Sean McKeeverManuel García
#21

January, 2005
Cover Price: $2.99
7 copies available from $1.95 		Sean McKeeverManuel García
#22

February, 2005
Cover Price: $2.99
7 copies available from $4.25 		Sean McKeeverManuel García
#23

March, 2005
Cover Price: $2.99
6 copies available from $1.95 		Sean McKeeverManuel García
#24

April, 2005
Cover Price: $2.99
5 copies available from $1.00 		Sean McKeeverManuel García
Book #3

January, 2005
Cover Price: $13.99
1 copy available for $11.50 		Sean McKeeverMike Garcia
Book #4

May, 2005
Cover Price: $14.99
1 copy available for $9.00 		Sean McKeeverMike Garcia
Deluxe Set #1


Cover Price: $24.99
1 copy available for $16.00 		Brian K. VaughanJorge Lucas, Michael Ryan, Manuel García