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Ages of Apocalypse 
Summary
"The Ages of Apocalypse" is a series of sub-chapters to Marvel Comics' "The Twelve" saga, wherein En Sabah Nur finds himself trapped in the body of Scott Summers (Cyclops of X-Men) after a failed attempt to possess Nate Grey. Using his newfound powers, Apocalypse warps reality several times, trying to get the Twelve to feed him more and more power. "The Ages of Apocalypse" arc is mainly an exploration of the trapped heroes finding a way out of those alternative reality warps.
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| Publisher | Marvel Comics | ||
| Publication date | March 2000 | ||
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| Ages of Apocalypse | ISBN 0-7851-2264-8 | ||
Characters edit
| Team | Leader | Members | Notes |
| X-Men | Professor Xavier | Beast, Colossus, Gambit, Iceman, Marrow, Phoenix, Rogue, Storm, Wolverine |
Cecilia Reyes and Siphon were both members of a warped reality version of the X-Men. |
| X-Force | Cannonball, Warpath | All warped reality versions. | |
| Generation X | M, Synch | All warped reality versions. | |
| Excalibur | Captain Britain | Banshee, Colossus, Mastermind, Nightcrawler, Shadowcat | All warped reality versions. |
| Fantastic Four | Ghost Rider, Hulk, Spider-Man, Wolverine | All warped reality versions. | |
| Horsemen of Apocalypse | Apocalypse | Famine (Ahab), Pestilence (Caliban), War (Deathbird), Death (Erik the Red) | All warped reality versions. |
| The Avengers | Former Members: Silver Surfer, Thor, Vision | All warped reality versions. |
Reading order edit
- Part 1 – Uncanny X-Men #378 – Back in the Past, Gambit and Storm replace Cyclops and Angel in the original X-Men.
- Part 2 – Cable #77 – Cable is the leader of an opposition group based in Egypt.
- Part 3 – Wolverine #148 – Wolverine, Ghost Rider, Peter Parker and Hulk are the Fantastic Four.
- Part 4 – X-Men Unlimited #26 – In the near future, the aged X-Men face an attack by the Sh'iar Empire.
- Part 5 – X-Men #98 – Far in the future, the X-Men now come from many different worlds.
Collected editions edit
The story has been collected into trade paperback and hardcover:
| Title | Material collected | ISBN |
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| Astonishing X-Men: Deathwish (Apocalypse: The Twelve Prelude) | X-Men #92, 95; Astonishing X-Men (vol. 2) #1–3; Uncanny X-Men #375 | 0785107541 |
| X-Men vs. Apocalypse: Volume 1: The Twelve | Cable #75-76, The Uncanny X-Men #376-377, Wolverine (vol. 2) #146-147 and X-Men #96-97 | ISBN 0-7851-2263-X |
| X-Men Vs. Apocalypse Volume 2: Ages Of Apocalypse TPB | X-51 #8, Uncanny X-Men #378, Annual 1999, Cable #77, Wolverine #148, X-Men Unlimited #26, X-Men #98 and X-Men: Search for Cyclops #1–4 | ISBN 0-7851-2264-8 |
| X-Men Vs. Apocalypse: The Twelve Omnibus | Uncanny X-Men #371-380, Annual 1999; X-Men #91-93, 94 (a Story), 95-99, Annual 1999; X-Men Unlimited #24(a Story), 25-26; Gambit #8-9; Astonishing X-Men #1-3; Wolverine #145-149; Cable #71-78; X-Man #59-60; X-51 #8; X-force #101; X-Men 1999 Yearbook | ISBN 1-3029-2287-4 |
References edit
- Milleniumcyke and Peter Luzifer. "Ages of Apocalypse". Retrieved April 14, 2006.
- Ages of Apocalypse at the Comic Book DB (archived from the original)
External links edit
- Alternity
- UncannyXmen.Net's look at Ages of Apocalypse