X.S.E. #4 (February 1997) is a Marvel Comics issue featuring Bishop and his sister, Shard. The limited series tells the backstory of these characters from the future, focusing on their time as members of the Xavier's Security Enforcers.
Story summary
In this issue, titled "Conflagration," Bishop captures his sister, Shard, after she has been turned into an Emplate—a mutant vampire. In a desperate attempt to save her, Bishop takes Shard to the Witness's base. He makes a deal with the Witness to create a holographic version of Shard, effectively digitizing her consciousness to save her life.
Creative team
Context within the X-Men universe
This four-issue miniseries fills in the gaps regarding the history of Bishop and Shard, expanding on plotlines from the Uncanny X-Men and X-Factor comics. It explores Bishop's motivations and his feud with Fitzroy, and details how Shard died and was reborn as a hologram, a form she would later use as a member of X-Factor.
X.S.E. #4 (February 1997) is a Marvel Comics issue featuring Bishop and his sister, Shard. The limited series tells the backstory of these characters from the future, focusing on their time as members of the Xavier's Security Enforcers.
Story summary
In this issue, titled "Conflagration," Bishop captures his sister, Shard, after she has been turned into an Emplate—a mutant vampire. In a desperate attempt to save her, Bishop takes Shard to the Witness's base. He makes a deal with the Witness to create a holographic version of Shard, effectively digitizing her consciousness to save her life.
Creative team
Context within the X-Men universe
This four-issue miniseries fills in the gaps regarding the history of Bishop and Shard, expanding on plotlines from the Uncanny X-Men and X-Factor comics. It explores Bishop's motivations and his feud with Fitzroy, and details how Shard died and was reborn as a hologram, a form she would later use as a member of X-Factor.
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