X-Men: Alpha
Marvel · 1995 · 1 issue · 1 key issue
About the series
In 1995, Marvel launched X-Men: Alpha as a one-shot comic that served as a pivotal prologue to the "Age of Apocalypse" event, with writers Mark Waid and Scott Lobdell and artists Roger Cruz and Steve Epting setting the stage for an alternate timeline where Charles Xavier's dream was shattered. This single issue matters for its bold, high-stakes reimagining of the X-Men mythos, introducing a darker world ruled by Apocalypse that would ripple through the entire franchise.
