Plot
Collects X-Factor (1986-1998 1st Series) #27-32, X-Factor (1986-1998 1st Series) Annual #3, The Uncanny X-Men (1963-2011 1st Series) #228-238, The New Mutants (1983-1991 1st Series) #62-70, The New Mutants (1983-1991) Annual #4, The Uncanny X-Men (1963-2011 1st Series) Annual #12, and material from Marvel Age (1985-1988) Annual #4 and Marvel Fanfare (1982-1992 1st Series) #40.
The X-Men are dead! At least that's what the world thinks - but Marvel's mightiest mutants are secretly alive and well in the Australian Outback! How long will the X-Men's self-imposed exile last when the Brood and the mutant-exploiting nation of Genosha come calling? Meanwhile, the New Mutants battle Freedom Force as they deal with Doug Ramsey's shocking death, and X-Factor befriends Apocalypse's Celestial ship and faces Infectia! But as all three... teams fight the Evolutionary War, Limbo's demons begin to pursue a sinister agenda - on Earth! A spark has been lit - and if the X-Men aren't careful, the flames will fan into an all-out inferno!