The place is a world very much like ours. The time is now. The phenomenon is genetic mutation. It is a time of change. Humanity now faces mutants, a mysterious sub-species that is gifted with strange and frightening powers. Hidden among the population. they are feared and hated by their human cousins. As rumors and urban myths about their existence spread across the world, the US government creates its own initiative to deal with this threat: the Sentinel Project. Meanwhile two men wage a secret war for the hearts and minds of young mutants everywhere. Charles Xavier has recruited a cadre of students including Cyclops, Jean Grey and Beast, that call themselves the X-Men. But there are others out there, living in fear, struggling to deal with what they are: Ororo Munroe, Bobby Drake and another, more dangerous mutant named Logan. Simultaneously, the terrorist known only as Magneto has assembled The Brotherhood, a militant group dedicated to the overthrow of human authority. A war is on the horizon and these amazing young men and women will decide the future of all humanity! Just as Ultimate Spider-Man reinvented and reinvigorated Marvel's flagship character, Ultimate X-Men promises do the same for comics' most popular super hero team. Streamlining the mutant heroes into a manageable core group, this non-stop saga action and intrigue takes place in a continuity recognizable to fans of this year's blockbuster smash X-Men movie. Ultimate X-Men is the perfect choice for anyone who can't get enough of the X! Collecting: Ultimate X-Men 1-6

Now pawn of the mysterious weapon X program, the mutant heros' only hope lies with the one team member to evade capture: the enigmatic, unproven Wolverine! Can Logan go it alone against the shadow-ops organisation that transformed him into one of the worlds most lethal killing machines. Collecting: Ultimate X-Men 7-12

Charles Xavier has a dream that one day mutants and humans will be able to live together in peace and understanding. Magneto is a mutant who wishes to dominate the whole of humankind. The X-Men have faced Magneto and mutant peace has triumphed. Now they are forced to combat the hatred of the humans they wish to protect. Collecting: Ultimate X-Men 13-20

The world tour is over. It ended abruptly and tragically, with deaths and hard decisions. After returning home to Westchester, the X-Men attempt to continue on, bringing normalcy back to their lives as best they can, opening the school to students once more. However, just as everything settles back to the mundane, Jean Grey's life shifts towards the bizarre. Her mental barriers are starting to erode, as she begins to see things... like a giant bird composed of flames. Collecting: Ultimate X-Men 21-25

The Ultimates vs. the Ultimate X-Men: the battle begins. When the X-Men do the worst thing they could to humanity, the government orders Captain America, Iron Man, Thor and the rest of the Ultimates to bring them down. A small but lethal army, the Ultimates were created to face these and other newly rising threats to mankind. But the X-Men's founder, Professor X, hasn't been training his students for nothing—and the youngs mutants just might take out the Ultimates first. Collecting: Ultimate War 1-4

Magneto, the X-Men's deadliest villain, returns. They've faced the Weapon X program, Proteus and even the superhuman strikeforce known as the Ultimates. Now, still licking their wounds from their prior battles, can Xavier's mutant team possibly survive the return of their most powerful foe? Starring all the X-Men that you met in movie - including Wolverine, Cyclops, Jean Grey and Storm. Collecting: Ultimate X-Men 26-33

It's the movie you will never see in theatres as the X-Men, Spider- Man and Daredevil all team up to help Wolverine fight against a secret from his mysterious past. The Ultimate Universe comes to life like never before in this action-packed storyline. Collecting: Ultimate X-Men 34-39

Karma, Havok, Polaris, and Dazzler become a part of a new class of mutants selected by the President of the United States and the mysterious Emma Frost after the President decides that Professor Charles Xavier is becoming a problem. Collecting: Ultimate X-Men 40-45

The X-Men team have become more that just a team - they've bacome a family. but even the strongest family can be ripped apart by tragedy...and the death of one of their own leaves the remaining X- Men struggling to deal with the loss. Then Mr. Sinister arrives, intent on giving the X-Men a lot more to mourn. Collecting: Ultimate X-Men 46-49

The Cajun thief is back! But what is he going to steal? And can the X-Men stop him? It's all about the Ragin' Cajun as the mysterious Gambit gives hints of where he's been, what he wants and why the X- Men will not be happy about it. Collecting: Ultimate X-Men 50-53