Deals with the fallout of humans knowing mutants exist, featuring the rise of Bolivar Trask and the Sentinels.

Concludes with the high-stakes battle against the ancient mutant Apocalypse , forcing the X-Men and the Brotherhood to form an uneasy alliance.

Characters were given fresh, contemporary designs. Rogue was reimagined as a Goth teen, and Wanda Maximoff (Scarlet Witch) was depicted as a deeply unstable, vengeful powerhouse.