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. Ultimate X-Men (2000) #21-25.

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! Collects Ultimate X-Men (2000) #1-6.

Collects All-New X-Men #18-21, X-Men: Gold.

Chronicles the adventures of a group of mutants fighting against prejudice and intolerance.

Collects "Ultimate X-Men" issues 26-33 and "Ultimate War" 1-4, in which anti-mutant sentiment spreads dangerously across the country and the X-Men find themselves looking to Magneto as an ally in order to survive.

The series that catapulted Marvel's mega-popular mutant heroes into the 21st century! In ULTIMATE X-MEN, Mark Millar and Adam Kubert -- joined by a standout lineup of blockbuster artists -- reinvented Cyclops, Jean Grey, Wolverine and more for a new era. Now, at last, their entire world-building run is collected in Omnibus form! Led by Charles Xavier, the X-Men are teens trained to use their genetic gifts to keep the peace between mutants and humans! But they are not ready for what is coming! Meet the Ultimate Universe's versions of Proteus, the deadly son of Professor X...the Phoenix, Jean's dark alter ego...and the master of magnetism, Magneto! See the X-Men go to war with their world's equivalent of the Avengers, the Ultimates! And get to know your favorite mutants all over again! COLLECTING: Ultimate X-Men (2001) 1-33, 1/2; Ultimate War (2002) 1-4

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! Collects Ultimate X-Men (2000) #1-6.