X-Men: Age of X
by:
Mike Carey (author)
Clay Mann (author)
In a world where the X-Men never existed, and mutantkind has been hunted to extinction, the few remaining mutants have banded together to make their last stand. They spend each day securing the walls of their stronghold, Fortress X, beating back the anti-mutant forces that would see them wiped...
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In a world where the X-Men never existed, and mutantkind has been hunted to extinction, the few remaining mutants have banded together to make their last stand. They spend each day securing the walls of their stronghold, Fortress X, beating back the anti-mutant forces that would see them wiped out. But when a conspiracy is discovered within Fortress X itself, could it be that mutantkind's last bastion will crumble from the inside out? When the dust settles, no one will be left unscathed. Collecting AGE OF X ALPHA, X-MEN LEGACY #245-247, NEW MUTANTS (2009) #22-24, AGE OF X UNIVERSE #1-2 and the AGE OF X HISTORICAL LOGS.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780785152903 (0785152903)
Publish date: January 11th 2012
Publisher: Marvel
Pages no: 256
Edition language: English
Series: X-Men II 6 (#50)
This started off with forced character introductions and altered histories, but soon found its feet. The plot is predictable enough, if you know your X-lore, but what did impress me was the refreshing twist on the characters. Alternate universes have been done to death, but some how, everyone in the...