by Howard Mackie (Author), Scott Lobdell (Author), Ralph Macchio (Author), John Francis Moore (Author), Brian K. Vaughan (Author), Terry Kavanagh (Author), Judd Winick (Author), Various (Author, Artist), Adam Kubert (Cover Art), Terry Dodson (Artist), Ian Churchill (Artist), Joe Bennett (Artist), Steve Epting (Artist), Roger Cruz (Artist), Trevor McCarthy (Artist), Alan Davis (Artist) 

Collects X-Men Chronicles #1-2, Tales From the Age of Apocalypse #1-2, X-Man #-1, Blink #1-4; material from X-Men: Age of Apocalypse one-shot, X-Man Annual '96.

The secret past of the Age of Apocalypse is revealed as we revisit the early days of En Sabah Nur's rule! Magneto's X-Men will never be the same after Weapon X joins the team. New recruit Rogue will attract the master of magnetism — but will Gambit get in the way? Meanwhile, Cyclops and Havok face an unhappy family reunion, and Blink gets into the zone — the Negative Zone! Colossus grows weary of battle, Sabretooth switches sides and Logan meets Mariko Yashida! Plus: Flash back to the early days of Nate Grey, the X-Man — and join the AoA refugee years later (or is it years earlier?) as he returns to his nightmarish home!