ASTONISHING X-MEN #6 (2004) 1ST FULL ABIGAIL BRAND & S.W.O.R.D WHEDON MARVEL NM For Sale

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• WandaVision (2020)
• Secret Invasion (2023)
• The Marvels (2023)

First Full Appearance: Special Agent Abigail BrandFirst Full Appearance: S.W.O.R.D.A series launched to take the place of Grant Morrison's land-scape altering New X-Men series, Astonishing X-Men (Vol 3) and itsfirst story-arc, "GIFTED," by JOSS WHEDON and JOHN CASSADAY, has made its own sizeable mark on the Marvel landscape that lays beyond the comics page.
Though the purpose it served wasn't identical to its comics inspiration, S.W.O.R.D. - or,Sentient Weapon Observation and Response Division --is an American extra-governmental intelligence agency, dedicated to protecting Earth from both extraterrestrial and extra-dimensional threats. Founded by MARIA RAMBEAU,S.W.O.R.D. would also turn its attention to other types of "sentient weapons" including super-humans and "life-forms" like VISION, whom it was studying when the agency First Appeared on screen in 2020's WandaVision series.
S.W.O.R.D., which First Appeared in cameoAstonishing X-Men #3 and then in full in Astonishing X-Men#6, would also figure prominently in Marvel Studios' 2023 series Secret Invasion and in the movie The Marvels, in which several scenes of the film took place on theS.W.O.R.D. space station itself.
Astonishing X-Men #6 also featured the First Full Appearance of the character in charge ofS.W.O.R.D. -- ABIGAIL BRAND. The MCU elected not to bring Brand into the MCU, although some aspects of her character were incorporated into Emilia Clarke's heroine, G'IAH, in the Secret Invasion series on Disney+.
Aside from the MCU, Astonishing X-Men's "Gifted" story-arc also served as half of the plot for the Fox Studios' filmX-Men: The Last Stand (2006), in which the government had developed a cure for mutants that would have disastrous consequences. Marvel also released an Astonishing X-Men: Gifted Motion Comic in 2009 through iTunes and on DVD, adapting the entire first six issues of the comic book series.
One of the most influential single issues of an X-Men comic book published in the last 25 years, give your collection an amazing High-Grade copy of Astonishing X-Men #6 today!
ASTONISHING X-MEN#06-A(VOL 3, DEC 2004)

• First Full Appearance: Special Agent Abigail Brand (Earth-616)
• First Full Appearance: S.W.O.R.D.
• John Cassaday Regular Art Cover
• First Printing

"Gifted"Part 6 (of 6)
Joss Whedonscript
John ConditionMCU Marvel First Appearance KeyWritten by JOSS WHEDONUnread and UnusedNever ShelvedFirst PrintingRegular Art CoverNo Hidden FlawsInterior Pages: (W)Double-Bagged & BoardedUSPS Economy S&HORUSPS Ground Advantage S&H**(Buyer selects their choice of S&H during checkout. SASQUATCH COMICS recommends Ground Advantage for a worry-free delivery experience).**High-Grade Copy
Grade Estimated:NEAR-MINT (9.4, NM)
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