It had been a decade since we were introduced to Earth-295, better known as THE AGE OF APOCALYPSE. The alternate universe in which Charles Xavier was murdered by his future son and Magneto formed the X-Men in Xavier's absence was a huge hit with fans. The X-Men of that reality sacrificed themselves to save the multiverse just as nukes made their way to America to erase them from existence. Or so we thought.
On the ten-year anniversary of one of the most popular X-events of all time, we'd discover that the inhabitants of Earth-295 had found a way to survive! A one-shot reveals three untold tales taking place before the original ' Age of Apocalypse' saga, before a fourth story teaches us how the X-Men of that world fought on...
- THE AGE OF APOCALYPSE - The reign of En Sabah Nur
- Age of Apocalypse One-Shot #1[3/4]
- Age of Apocalypse One-Shot #1[2/4]
- Age of Apocalypse One-Shot #1[1/4]
- Age of Apocalypse One-Shot #1[4/4] *
- Age of Apocalypse #1-2 *
- Exiles #60-61
- Age of Apocalypse #3-6 *
Age of Apocalypse One-Shot #1[3/4]
Before ever meeting the X-Men, Weapon X (Logan) rescued young Mariko Yoshida from the Yakuza and had his first run-in with the Silver Samurai. Angry that Logan had rescued his cousin before he had the chance, the Silver Samurai fought to defend his honor. Logan defeated him and allowed him to live.
Having only just joined the X-Men, Sabretooth was captured by Infinites and met the feral Wild Child in a cell. Together, they escaped and rejoined the war against the forces of Apocalypse.
Age of Apocalypse One-Shot #1[1/4]
Just as Colossus and Shadowcat decided to leave the X-Men, Magneto offered them a chance to lead the next generation of mutants - Generation Next.
Just as Colossus and Shadowcat decided to leave the X-Men, Magneto offered them a chance to lead the next generation of mutants - Generation Next.
Age of Apocalypse One-Shot #1[4/4] *
After the final battle with Apocalypse (during THE AGE OF APOCALYPSE), the nukes launched by the Human High Council at America hurtled their way towards the victorious X-Men and every other survivor of Apocalypse's reign. But someone dismantled the nukes before they landed, saving everyone from certain death. Magneto rebuilt the Statue of Liberty as a symbol and everyone assumed he was the one who saved America. Weapon X confronted Magneto, asking him to bury Jean Grey for him after she sacrificed herself trying to save the world. Six months later, the reign of Apocalypse is well and truly over. Magneto has allowed the population of the planet to believe he really did save them. But someone else knows the truth. Someone Sinister...
The Age of Apocalypse isn't really an 'Age of Apocalypse' anymore, now that En Sabah Nur is dead. The X-Men are heroes and are helping to create a world where humans can live in harmony with their former mutant masters. While the X-Men deal with the occasional terrorist mutant threat, Magneto sends someone to track down Weapon X - Logan's daughter, X-23 (Kirika Yashida).
Age of Apocalypse #2 *
The X-Men's efforts to encourage the Morlocks to return to the surface is met with serious resistance. After fighting two of Apocalypse's former agents - Northstar and Aurora - Weapon X agrees to accompany Kirika back to Magneto and return to the ranks of the X-Men.
The reality-hopping Exiles (a team made up of mutants from alternate realities, trying to put right what once went wrong on other Earths) are sent to the Age of Apocalypse by the Timebroker as punishment for refusing to kill one of their own teammates. Beak is kept behind at the Crystal Palace and replaced with the psychotic son of Apocalypse of Earth-295, Holocaust. Returning to their home reality, Blink and Sabretooth are shocked to find Earth-295 is no longer the horrifying world they once knew. Holocaust refuses to cooperate with the Exiles and locates the shard of the M'Kraan Crystal. He plans to use it to break the Timebroker's control restore his father's rule and offers Sabretooth a place by his side.
Exiles #61
The Exiles fight Holocaust, attracting the attention of Magneto and Sunfire. Holocaust ultimately ends up joining the Exiles to work against the Timebroker, using Dark Beast's step-by-step M'Kraan guide to transport the group into the crystal and arrive at the Crystal Palace if realities to confront the Timebroker, himself. But that's a tale for another time...
Weapon X returns to the X-Men just as the Guthrie family attack them team, led by Husk who survived the conflict with the Sugar Man and infiltrated the X-Men as Xorn. Desperate for revenge against Magneto, Husk threatens to kill gonna kill his and Rogue's son...
Psylocke returns to the X-Men and helps them beat the Guthries. Kirika kills Husk, but not before she reveals Magneto's lie and his deal with Sinister. With no choice but to reveal the whole story, Magneto explains Jean Grey was the one who saved the world. Turns out she's alive, too...
Weapon X isn't happy about Magneto failing to tell him that Jean's been alive all this time. Magneto's powers are weaker than ever and he steps down as the X-Men's leader. The team locate Sinister and his mutant Sinister Six. Their sixth member is, of course, Jean Grey, powered by the Phoenix...
Age of Apocalypse #6 *
The X-Men kill their way through Sinister's Sinister Six, except for Jean Grey who is freed from Sinister's control and rejoins the X-Men. With Sinister is as dead as the mutants' trust in Magneto, X-23, Sunfire and Weapon X leave the team. Magneto is placed under arrest to answer for his ruse.
Exiles #62 (2005)
The Exiles are reunited with Beak and meet the Timebreakers - the real power behind the Timebroker; Holocaust is killed by Hyperion of Earth-4023.
Exiles #84 (2006)
Blink briefly returns to Earth-295.
Uncanny X-Force #10-18 (2011-2012)
Weapon X is revealed to be the bearer of the Apocalypse Seed/Death Seed on Earth-295 and is the new ruler of the Age of Apocalypse; X-Force of Earth-616 travel to Earth-295 to locate a Life Seed to cure their ally Archangel; X-Force aid the X-Men of Earth-295 against Weapon X, though X-23, Gambit and Sunfire are all killed in the conflict; Nightcrawler of Earth-295 joins X-Force when they return to Earth-616.
Uncanny X-Force #19.1 (2012)
The X-Men of Earth-295 disband following the deaths of Magneto, Rogue and Silver Samurai and Charles Lehnsherr during THE X-TERMINATED.
Uncanny X-Force #27-33 (2012-2013)
The Blob is revealed to have joined Daken's Brotherhood of Evil Mutants on Earth-616; Nightcrawler of Earth-295 betrays X-Force; the Blob is killed by Nightcrawler.
Astonishing X-Men #60-61 (2012-2013)
Nightcrawler returns to Earth-295 with help from the Dark Beast; Weapon X is killed by Jean Grey during X-TERMINATION.
X-Termination #2 (2013)
Nightcrawler redeems himself by trapping the Exterminators on Earth-295; Jean Grey uses the power of the Apocalypse Seed to bring about the destruction of the Exterminators along with the end of Earth-295 during X-TERMINATION.
See how this event fits into the wider Marvel Universe continuity with these reading orders:
X-Men: The Age of Apocalypse Companion Omnibus
Includes...
Age of Apocalypse #1-6
Age of Apocalypse One-Shot #1
Exiles #60-61
X-Men: The Age of Apocalypse - Twilight
X-Men: The New Age of Apocalypse
Both include...
Age of Apocalypse #1-6
Age of Apocalypse One-Shot #1
Age of Apocalypse One-Shot #1
Exiles vol.10: Age of Apocalypse
Exiles: Ultimate Collection vol.4
Both include...
Exiles #60-61
Exiles #60-61
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