APALOOZ CELEBRATION OF MUTANTS & MUSIC Previously in X-Men ‘92... ! Mutants born with incredible powers and abilities, brought together Se Umm Re MOM Ae Male MU MCMC tel 0 opposing those who might forcefully stand above mankind. In the years eir Formation, the X-Men have managed to change the perception of CN Cane ei ae NMR ay Meant Meme) (Ute) PLT MMC Se eK M COLE Ce Me MLM TLC Tae Ce Ceo Lemon Lele MC Ce mL tena ster Wars, the X-Men now find themselves Facing their greatest challenge yet...one from beyond the stars. ALT! FIRMANSYAH LUGAR RS & CORY HAMSCHER DONO SANCHEZ ALMARA as fee ne aia CARLOS LAO laslipas ea Ose ae MeL STFIGURATIVELY, * HOPE. AFTER ALL,T’M PUSHING YOU HARD, T KNOW. BUT JEAN AND T CAN'T--WE WON'T--LEAVE THE FUTURE 4 OF THE X-MEN-- al ym CyoLoPs..1¢ THE \ PROGRAM STILL RUNNING PL tS [om ANGER EAE YOUR BREATH, (TANT, I AM NO PALTRY HOLOGRAM. T AM.RUNNING YOUR RIDICULOUS ERRANDS, (OURE OUT YOUR TIN-PLATED Se MINDE ae al ‘IT DESIRES. 70 GO HOME, WHEREABOUTS: OT YOUR HOWEVER. ARENOT YOUR HOWEVER. 7 Y |CAN YOU BELIEVE THiS? FIRST WE'RE FORBIDDEN FROM GOING TO LILAPALOOZA ‘AND NOW THEY DON'T EVEN TRUST US IN THE DANGER ROOMS T HOPE XAVIER FINDS THEM SOON, THIS PLACE IS TOTALLY ‘BORING WHEN THEY'RE NOT 7 CMON, MYLES, ALL PROFESSOR X DIS WAS TURN DOWN THE DIFFICULTY LEVELS SO WE CAN'T HURT OURSELVES WHILE He's ‘AWAY LOOKING FOR “THE X-MEN. "AND ALL 010 WAS. BUMP INTO ) THIS THI IT's NOT SUPPOSED TO EXPLODE FROM A ‘STIFF BREEZE, ‘SYNCH KNOW, MAN. THOSE TWO SEEM TO BE MAKING THE MOST OF IT/ ooP FIGURED OUT HOW TO HACK INTO THE LEVEL STRUCTURE! CAN'T GET ANY BADDIES, BUT WE MADE A BILLER SKATE PARK IF YOU WANNA SHRED/ YEAH. I ‘MEAN, NOTHING ELSE IS GOING ‘ON AROUND HERE,/ DEFENSIVE FORMATION JEAN-NE' HATE TO BE ‘A “DOWNER,” UT——_\ "LEASE'? |.) YO 7 KNOW THIS IS DIFFICULT TO UNDERSTAND, BUT T'VE LOOKED INTO His MIND. WE'VE ALL) SUFFERED AT APOCALYPSE’S HANDS-- aa Guy's A MONSTER, CHUCK. NO MATTER WHAT HeNort Se rinc = vaca WERE WORKING Fe WHAT THAT'S: "GAMESMASTER’ LIKE. eee ( ARCHANGE MY FINEST HORSEMAN, BIG BLUE'S X-FACTOR/ Keer “ORCE. 1 X-FORCE! WE \ “| WON'T GeT ANOTHER J "CHANGE TO SAVE THE WORLD!FEEL FREE TO TRY AGAIN WHEN , Mii 0 KNOW WHAT CHANGED. BUT. T REMEMBER ‘THE X-MEN BEING A LOT TOUGHER.(ee Ca Oe VET ee ee cece SPECIAL? a ; COME ALONG, BROTHER DEAR/ I. THINK THE UPSTARTS HAVE QUITE OUTSTAYED OUR WELCOMES T HEARD THE PROF SAY THE X-MEN NEED TO PROTECT APOCALYPSE. Y's THis REALLY HOW You WANT TO BE REMEMBERED? DEFENDING HISTORY'S WORST MONSTER ON — THE DAY HE BRO HELL TO EARTH? _ SPACE- “tt "AND THis Wag YOUR ONE PLAN: TOMaKe EVERYONE ON EARTH le CL SHOW CRAZ ONOT e CONFUSE ME WITH ARE Your CHARLES XAVIER, ) you couve 80 COME TO THE X-MEN/ PP x AW No TEACHER, MINE HAS ALWAYS BEEN THE WORK OF WARRIORS- NOT STUDENTS. DEPENDS: UM, ‘ON THE WELL. Foc, ae j neMenen ar < "We TuNeD. GUYS MET 4 mM fl He Sek Gm Vawpites Ne NaN? 20 THAT, CAN'T WE JUST DO THE ‘SAME THING NOW TO TURN HUMANE INTO, MUTANTS?, HMMM, GIVEN WHAT WE ALREADY KNOW ABOUT ITS ABILITY TO ALTER GENETICS | ON A PLANETARY SCALE, T j\ SUPPOSE THAT, THEORETICALLY, WAIT. "DARKHOLD"? THE DARKHOLD WOULD AE HAVE THAT KIND OF 4 POWER, BUT THE PROGRAM V4 PURGED ITSELF ry FROM CEREBRO, WE SIMPLY DON'T HAVE IT TO \ use, 4HENRY...1S THIS WHAT YOURE LOOKING FOR — INCREDIBLE/ i o HOW DID YOU: iF LYPSE IS RIGHT, USING THE DARKHOLD BEFORE \s WHAT LED TO XOous HERE NOW. IF WE IT TO ALTER EVERY IMAN ON EARTH, THE (OPENED RIGHT TO THIS PAGE. PERHAPS. IF WE HAD TIME, TO TRANSLATE IT, TO FIND-OUT VHAT. SPELL‘WE CANNOT HUMANITY DECIDE FOR — MUST DECIDE FOR HUMANITY. THEMSELVES. pS STENCELVESATTENTION, PLEASE. T AM PROFESSOR CHARLES XAVIER (OF THE X-Mel SPEAKING DIRECTLY TO YOUR =) MINDS! EARTH FACES AN N IMPENDING ATTACK FROM A COSMIC FORCE KNOWN AS YP 6 ie Wittoctmor mie nave, —gucerepe, AS HE HAS SO MANY OTHERS, ,WEWILL ALL | FORTHE GRIN OF 4 SND EA : \ ALIKE: Sy THE X-MEN HAVE A PLAN TO DEFEND THE WORLD, AS WE ALWAYS HAVE, 8UT THIS TIME, I FEAR WE CANNOT 0 IT ALONE, THERE Is A way 10 ALTER THe 7 HUMAN GENOME ON A PLANETARY SCALE--TO. CHANGE EVERY HUMAN ON EARTH INTO A MUTANT. TOGETHER, AS ONE PEOPLE, WE CAN DEFEAT TTRCATENE Cu VERY ~e 3 EXISTENCE. 2 Cam.) XODUS WILL FULLY EMERGE INTO THIS DIMENSION IN LES: THAN TWO HOURS...UT IT WILL BE TOO LATE YOU DECIDE, WHETHER ‘OR NOT YOU STAND = BY THEN, WE NEED AN ‘YC ANSWER WITHIN ALONGSIDE US. THE NEXT SIXTY THE X-MEN sel Wilk FigHT FOR YOU, REMAINS WITH YOU, BUT KNOW THIS: REGARDLESS OF WHAT THE CHOICE NU q { im We he aSIX-FOOT-8IX. Y GUESS WE KNOW WHERE YOU GET | E = IT FROM. St BETTER'N “7 AnD SS ae ANY LIFE T COULD T CANLIVE J oo, Timah, EVER Give Her.” wit it.) $2. THe F Ts, \\ TM GLAp \) WET ne cuess (WearTeReaK?CHERE, GAMBIT, GOT SOMETHIN HE NEEDS \ To sav. a TEAC,’ | [OU Ge ‘AND You \, STAND BY IT. DARN WELL = BETTER. y DON'T COME OUT HERE ALL LOUISIANA CHARM AND AFTERSHAVE JUST ‘CAUSE WERE ABOUT TO GET TAKEN OUT BY SOME SPACE MONSTER. You Gor. SOMETHIN: TO ‘TELL ME? —_—— ARE WE REALLY DOING ) THiS?! HAS ANYONE THOUGHT ABOUT WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THIS IS OVER, AND THEY REMEMBER 'T WE'VE ALL BEEN TRYING To KILL THEM? IT'S ALL T'VE BEEN THINKING ABOUT.NOU / RETURNED, MY DEAR MOONBEAM, BOOK’ HE (ER |S TOO GREAT: THE SPELL!MUTANTS, AND CHARLES XAVIER DOESN'T GET TO SEE IT. > ur WAS YOUR PRICE Wag) THIS TIME, X-MEN. PLEASURE DOING BUSINESS, CHARLES T KNOW You'Re TAUGHT US NOT TO FRIGHTENED. THIS Is A PONDER ON HOW THINGS DARK DAY FOR ALL OF US,” ARE--INSTEAD, HE URGED US To BE SURE. BUT CHARLES XAVIER TO CONCENTRATE ON HOW HAS NOT DIED IN VAIN. HE WOULD THINGS COULD BE..HOW HE NOT WANT US TO SEE THIS ASA , KNEW THEY WOULD BE. LOSS OF LIFE, BUT RATHER, ‘ONE DAY. THE REALIZATION OF A DREA, THE DREAMER MAY HAVE GONE, BUT HERE--IN ALL OF YOU--THE DREAM 1S ALIVE/ uM, CAN I STILL BE AN X-MAN WHEN THIS \S OVER? RIGHT NOW, AN ENEMY BEYOND COMPREHENSION PREPARES TO DESTROY US. HE HATES US--MUTANTS--AND HE FEARS WHAT WE MAY BECOME. You're CHANGING. AND You D0 $0 BECAUSE WE ARE NOT YOU HAVE CHOSEN "X-MEN. OR UPSTARTS. TO. EACH OF YOU OR HEROES, OR COWARDS. NOW BECOMING WE ARE NOT MUTANTS. SOMETHING NEW NOT MAN. THOSE WORDS “Topay, ‘AND DIFFERENT; HAVE NO MEANING We ape’ BEAUTIFUL AND TOA WORLD IN TERRIFYING/, JEOPARDY. BUT TODAY Too, Now, HOLD BRT on Tick, cHiLo. 11'S ABOUT TO GET WINDY.) Pi ¥ EF # Sa ih. 2: le Ray = CIT) ms lt 4 a Tet eet el he De oF tt pa ye rah é