X-Men: Prelude to Schism — Marvel
Issue: #1
Before Messiah Complex came Endangered Species. This is the prelude to the X-Men Event of 2011. What does it mean to be a leader? What does it do to a person? What do the choices you make mean about the person you are? This mini-series delves into these issues and will give an X-Men reader what they need to know about their favorite mutants before everything changes in July.
Creators: Alan Fine, Axel Alonso, Dan Buckley, Joe Quesada, Paul Jenkins, Irene Y. Lee, Nick Lowe, Sebastian Girner, Daniel Ketchum, Giuseppe Camuncoli, Lee Loughridge, Roberto De La Torre, Dan Brown, Rob Steen
Characters: Magneto, Rogue, Storm, Wolverine, Kitty Pryde, Namor, Angel, Beast, Colossus, Cyclops, Emma Frost, Havok, Hope Summers, Iceman, Jean Grey, Nightcrawler, Professor X, Polaris, Cable, Dr. Nemesis
Story arcs: Schism