X-Men: Tales from the Age of Apocalypse #1
In *X-Men: Tales from the Age of Apocalypse #1* ("Once More With Feeling"), the world lies under Apocalypse’s iron rule, and Magneto’s X-Men stand as the last flicker of resistance. When the mysterious Bishop arrives with a shocking claim—that this grim reality is a lie born from Charles Xavier’s death—and Blink and Sunfire report a new wave of slaughter led by Apocalypse’s enforcer, Holocaust, the team braces for a mission with no hope of return. Written by Scott Lobdell and illustrated by Joe Madureira, with inks by Tim Townsend and Dan Green, colors by Steve Buccellato and Digital Chameleon, and letters by Chris Eliopoulos, the issue’s cover by Paco Medina captures the weight of a world on the edge.
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Apocalypse rules the world and Magneto and his X-Men are the last bastion of hope for a rapidly dying humanity. To complicate things, the stranger, Bishop, has arrived and told Magneto that this reality is false and solely due to the untimely death of Charles Xavier in the past. As the X-Men discuss this conundrum, Blink and Sunfire arrive at X-Mansion and tell their teammates that Apocalypse has once again begun culling human beings through his agent, Holocaust. The X-Men prepare to face Holocaust and bid their farewells, realizing that this mission is most likely of the suicide variety.
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