From the teeming city streets of Mutant Town to the irradiated ruins of the island nation Genosha, once a haven for mutants, the X-Men set out to heal the rift between humanity and Homo superior M̃ only to uncover a terrifying new threat to both species.

"Sixteen million mutants dead - and that was just the beginning! In one bold stroke, writer Grant Morrison (All-Star Superman, Batman) propelled the X-Men into the 21st century, masterminding a challenging new direction for Marvel's mutant heroes that began with the destruction of Genosha and never let up. Regarded as the most innovative thinker of the current comic-book renaissance, Morrison proceeded to turn the mutant-hero genre on its ear. Gone...

"Sixteen million mutants dead-- and that was just the beginning! In one bold stroke, writer Grant Morrison propelled the X-Men into the 21st century-- masterminding a challenging new direction for Marvel's mutant heroes that began with the destruction of Genosha and never let up"--Page [4] of cover.