Background. After M-Day, no new mutants have been born. Then a single mutant baby appears in Alaska — the first mutant birth since the Decimation. Every faction in the X-Men universe wants her: the X-Men to protect her, Cable to take her to the future, Bishop to kill her, the Purifiers to destroy her, and Mister Sinister for his own reasons. The Messiah Trilogy — Messiah Complex, Messiah War, and Second Coming — is the three-part epic saga of Hope Summers, the mutant messiah.
What's inside. The complete Messiah Trilogy: Messiah Complex (2007), Messiah War (2009), and Second Coming (2010), collecting all chapters from across the X-line including X-Men, Uncanny X-Men, X-Factor, New X-Men and X-Force. The complete story of Hope from birth to destiny. ISBN 978-1-302-96673-7.
Why it's worth reading. The Messiah Trilogy is the most ambitious sustained X-Men narrative since Claremont's classic run — a years-long story with genuine stakes, a defined beginning, middle and end, and a payoff that feels earned. Second Coming in particular, where the X-Men make their final stand to bring mutantkind back from extinction, is one of the best X-Men events ever published. important for any collector who wants to understand the complete post-House of M arc.
Edition details. Hardcover omnibus, approx. ISBN 978-1-302-96673-7. Original English edition (VO).
