The Fall of the Mutants

Storm and Forge meanwhile find themselves in a pristine, natural world all to themselves. In this new Earth, time proceeds at an accelerated rate, and while only a few moments pass in the main reality, a year does for them. Storm, still hating the man she once loved (as Forge invented the Neutralizer gun that removed her mutant powers),[1] spends most of the year in solitude until she is finally ready to make her peace with him. Forge meanwhile had been developing technology from the ground up, eventually creating the tools — and with circuitry sourced from dismantling his bionic arm and leg — enabling him to build a device that restores Storm's weather manipulation powers. Storm, after months of being grounded, takes to the skies again with joy. Forge uses his shamanic magic in conjunction with her lightning bolts to open a portal back to Dallas.

Time and space meanwhile run amok in the city, as the X-Men and Freedom Force find themselves amidst a scene from the Vietnam War. It is revealed that during his tour of duty, Forge had used his shamanic powers to summon a demon to avenge his fallen comrades. However, in his naiveté, he did not realize that the spell required the souls of his nine comrades and unleashed a horde of demons he had no way to control, including the Adversary, the creature responsible for the chaos they now found themselves in.

As Storm and Forge join the battle, it quickly becomes apparent that the Adversary cannot be defeated, and the only way to be rid of him is for Forge to cast the same spell and seal him away forever. Millions watch the television broadcast (including a horrified

The children of Power Pack become involved in the chaos of Apocalypse's attack on the city and come into conflict with the Horseman Pestilence. Pestilence dies when part of the Empire State Building falls on her, but not before she infects Katie Power. This sickness spreads to her siblings, but the Pack overcome the affliction by initiating their healing talents together.

• Fantastic Four #312

After the ticker-tape parade honoring X-Factor for saving the city from Apocalypse and his Horsemen, the team help the Fantastic Four defeat Doctor Doom.

• Hulk #340

After the X-Men arrive in Dallas, the Hulk attacks Wolverine. The issue does not have the "Fall of the Mutants Tie-In" logo on the cover despite being advertised as such.

Collected editions

The storyline has been collected into a trade paperback:

• Fall of the Mutants (272 pages, February 2002,
  ISBN 0-7851-0825-4
  )

• X-Men: Fall of the Mutants (824 pages, May 2011,
  ISBN 0-7851-5312-8
  )

• X-Men: Fall of the Mutants (817 pages, May 2022,
  ISBN 978-1302934125
  )

• The 2016 film X-Men: Apocalypse is based on the storyline as presented in X-Factor, including the creation of Archangel, Apocalypse's introduction and recruitment of other mutants. However, it is Magneto who is the central horseman, with his story-arc mirroring Warren's.^[3]
• The video game: X-Men II: The Fall of the Mutants was inspired by this crossover.

References

External links

• Fall of the Mutants at the Comic Book DB (archived from the original)
• Fall of the Mutants — Guide to crossover by Mike Phillips