Uncanny X-Men: Manifest Destiny

In 2009, Marvel’s Uncanny X-Men: Manifest Destiny arrived as a single-issue prestige special, spotlighting the team’s new era in San Francisco. With a striking painted cover and interior art by the legendary Alex Ross, the issue explores the X-Men’s ongoing struggle for mutant acceptance in a world that fears them. It’s a visually stunning, standalone chapter that captures the franchise’s core themes of hope and prejudice during a pivotal transitional period.