Essential X-Men. Volume 11 - Chris Claremont

The X-Men are reunited with Professor X, who asks them to help overthrow the Shi'ar tyrant Deathbird, but all is not as it seems. Featuring old foes uniting for the sake of humanity with the alliances of Rogue and Magneto and X-Men and X-Factor. As a new team rises from the ashes of the old, Magneto draws a dangerous line in the sand to protect his fellow mutants - leading to an explosive finale. Collecting: Uncanny X-Men (1963) 273-280, X-Men Annual (1970) 15, X-Factor (1986) 69-70, X-Men (1991) 1-3; material from X-Factor Annual 6, New Mutants Annual 7