Wolverine! Nightcrawler! Storm! Colossus! Endowed with unique abilities, these mutants were summoned by Professor X to rescue the original X-Men, an underground organization sworn to protect those that fear and hate them. Relive their original adventures; discover the human within the hero and the truth behind the legend.

"MUTANTS ARE FOREVER! The Resurrection Protocols have changed everything for mutantkind. No more can humans' hate and fear take their lives from them. But...what else has it changed?" --

"Sixteen million mutants dead-- and that was just the beginning! In one bold stroke, writer Grrant 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

On Krakoa, mutantkind has built a new Eden -- but there are serpents in this garden. Some mutants struggle to fit in. Some mutants turn to violence and death. And the children whisper of the Patchwork Man, singing in their hearts. Snared by questions of death, law and love, only Nightcrawler can fight for the soul of Krakoa. Only he -- and the curious crew he assembles -- can help mutants defeat their inner darkness and find a new way to live!--Back...

"Things might be complicated between the new mutant nation and the rest of the world, but to the X-Men, it's very simple--you do what's right, you protect those who need protecting and you save the world we all share. Cyclops, Marvel Girl, Sunfire, Rogue, Wolverine, Synch, and Polaris are the chosen champions of mutantkind, and they will not shrink from any battle. But as threats hurtle towards the Earth from all sides, these fearless X-Men fight...

See a world of Marvels through fresh eyes. A quarter of a century ago, writer Kurt Busiek and painter Alex Ross gave you a new perspective on your heroes with the groundbreaking, Marvels. Now Busiek invites some of the industry's most distinctive voices to do it all over again. Featuring stories set throughout the history of the House of Ideas, starring the everyday people living in the age of the extraordinary, these are the Marvels Snapshots!

"Storm, Cyclops, Nightcrawler, Kitty Pryde, Colossus and Wolverine. Children of the atom, they are humanity's only hope in the face of evil: they are the UNCANNY X-MEN! In this volume, Cyclops gets stranded on an island with Magneto, Kitty leaves the X-Men, the team travels to Limbo to save Illyana Rasputin and the Dark Phoenix returns!"--Marvel website

From the pages of X-MEN comes the next stage in human evolution! The Children of the Vault are back, and they are determined to be humanity's salvation! But not everything is as it seems, and every utopia has its costs. What is the true motivation behind these highly evolved beings gifting the world with their advanced technology? As the Children defend Earth from Shi'ar attacks and supernatural sightings alike, a grateful world adores them! Only...