Astonishing X-Men: Ghost Boxes #1
Astonishing X-Men: Ghost Boxes #1 kicks off with a chilling "what if" scenario: what if Agent X-13’s call to target Earth-889 had been answered? Set in a Victorian-era steampunk world where Miss Emma Frost leads the X Society from her mansion in New Portsmouth, the story follows the team as they respond to a mysterious burning body—echoing events from Astonishing X-Men #25. Written by Warren Ellis and illustrated with striking precision by Adi Granov, the issue unfolds with tense momentum as a tragic accident involving Agent X-13’s fireballs and Logan’s claws triggers a catastrophic dirigible crash. The aftermath turns the once-respected X Society into outcasts, hunted by mechanical sentinels outside Frost’s home, forcing her to consider a drastic change—perhaps even a long-held dream of marrying Scott. The cover, by Simone Bianchi and Andrea Silvestri, captures the story’s eerie, steampunk dread.
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This story follows what would have happened if Agent X-13's request to target Earth-889, mentioned in passing the previous story, had been granted. Earth 889 is a Victorian Steampunk reality, in which Miss Emma Frost leads the X Society from her mansion in New Portsmouth (Earth 889's San Francisco). The X Society are called to investigate a burning body along the lines of the story in Astonishing X-Men #25. Using their superior aircraft, they catch up with Agent X-13, but a mishap involving his fireballs and Logan's claws cause a fatal dirigible explosion and crash. As a result, the previously respected X Society becomes hated and feared overnight, with mechanical "sentinels" posted outside of Miss Frost's mansion. Tiring of this situation, Miss Frost speculates that she may decamp to Europe, and possibly even allow Scott to marry her as he has long desired.
Plot details indexed by the Grand Comics Database (CC BY-SA).