X-Men: Age of X

In 2011, Marvel's X-Men: Age of X reimagined the mutant mythos through Mike Carey's taut, alternate-reality lens, where a fortress mentality has turned the X-Men into a hunted, desperate army. With a core team of artists including Carlo Barberi, Gabriel Hernández Walta, and Mirco Pierfederici, this single-issue series plunges into a world where Xavier's dream has curdled into survival at any cost. It stands as a compact, high-concept entry in the X-Men’s sprawling multiverse, exploring how fear and isolation reshape even the most heroic of legacies.