The X-Men, who have remained neutral concerning the Superhuman Registration Act, find they must choose sides between the heroes that support the legislation and those who fight against it.
When the members of the Fantastic Four and X-Men learn that a creeping menace aboard the Simulcra is far more dangerous than they imagined, the groups join forces to defeat evil and save the world.
Presents previously untold stories about Cyclops, Marvel Girl, Angel, Beast, and Iceman, who were the five original X-Men characters, as they fight some of their first battles and develop teamwork skills. 'Collects "X-Men: First Class" no. 1-8.
When nineteen-year-old Gem of the Desert People, called Monstrous by the Smooth Skins, becomes the prisoner of the seventeen-year-old Smooth Skin queen, Isra, age-old prejudices begins to fall aside as the two begin to understand each other.
The Runaways, a group of extraordinary teenagers who ran away after learning that their parents belong to an evil crime group called the Pride, think they are finally safe, until an aircraft hits their Malibu home, killing one of them and bringing military personnel. Then, someone they thought was dead reappears in their lives.
The Runaways, a group of teen mutants who ran away from home after finding out their parents were all super-villains, try to get back to their normal lives after losing one of their own while continuing to neutralize violent threats to Los Angeles.
The Runaways let go of the past and make some hard decisions about the future. Plus, still reeling from the loss of Gert, the teenage heroes must now confront a horrible enemy who threatens to tear the team apart.
After sixteen million mutants were killed, and the small nation island of Genosha was destroyed, the X-men encounter new challenges with the Shi'ar Empire and train new mutants.
Collects no. 19-24 of "Astonishing X-Men" and no. 1 of "Giant-Size Astonishing X-Men," in which the team of super-powered mutants rushes to save the Earth from the destructive plans of the Breakworld.
