Marvel Comics - Astonishing X-Men - Vol.1 complete mini-series

#1 - Cover pencils by Joe Madureira, inks by Tim Townsend. Once More With Feeling, script by Scott Lobdell, pencils by Joe Madureira, inks by Tim Townsend and Dan Green; Apocalypse rules the world and Magneto and his X-Men are the last bastion of hope for a rapidly dying humanity; To complicate things, the stranger, Bishop, has arrived and told Magneto that this reality is false and solely due to the untimely death of Charles Xavier in the past; As the X-Men discuss this conundrum, Blink and Sunfire arrive at X-Mansion and tell their teammates that Apocalypse has once again begun culling human beings through his agent, Holocaust; The X-Men prepare to face Holocaust and bid their farewells, realizing that this mission is most likely of the suicide variety. Text piece on the Age of Apocalypse. #2 - Cover pencils by Joe Madureira, inks by Tim Townsend. Sacrificial Lambs, script by Scott Lobdell, pencils by Joe Madureira, inks by Tim Townsend and Dan Green; The X-Men travel to Chicago and try to save as many humans as they can from the impending culling by Holocaust; Sabretooth has Blink teleport himself and Wildchild directly to Holocaust so they can buy the X-Men a little bit of time; As Sabretooth battles his former partner, he learns the location of the Infinite processing plant and sends Wildchild to the X-Men with this information; Meanwhile, Rex tells Apocalypse that he has located the base of Magneto and his X-Men, Charles Xavier's old mansion in Westchester County. Text piece on the Age of Apocalypse. #3 - Cover pencils by Joe Madureira, inks by Tim Townsend. In Excess, script by Scott Lobdell (plot) and Jeph Loeb (Dialogue), pencils by Joe Madureira, inks by Tim Townsend and Al Milgrom; Wildchild returns to the X-Men and informs them that Holocaust has captured Sabretooth but also gives them the location of the Infinite processing plant; The team prepares to infiltrate the plant and take on Holocaust. Text piece for X-Universe, pencils by Carlos Pacheco, inks by Cam Smith. #4 - Cover pencils by Joe Madureira, inks by Tim Townsend. Holocaust, script by Scott Lobdell, pencils by Joe Madureira, inks by Tim Townsend and Al Milgrom; Rogue and the X-Men infiltrate the Infinite processing plant, free the humans and defeat Holocaust; Apocalypse captures Magneto; Continued in X-Men Omega #1. Text piece retrospective on the Age of Apocalypse. Comics are in mint/near mint condition. Comics are bagged and boarded. Smoke free and pet free home. See my other ads for more comics, TPBs, and books. Willing to ship at buyers expense.