X-Men: Pryde of the X-Men the Sun for years, plunging the planet into another Ice Age, which would leave normal humans weakened, allowing the mutants to take over. The X-Men leave at once for Magneto's orbiting sanctuary Asteroid M, but the X-Men instruct Kitty to stay, as the mission is far too dangerous and she has not been trained. Kitty, however, wanting to prove her worth and make amends for her previous failure, phases aboard the Blackbird and hides, with the Professor's blessing. Upon reaching the asteroid, each X-Man quickly becomes engaged with an obstacle on the way to Magneto: Storm is needed to cover
X-Men: The End series progresses, several characters who have died in "X-Men: The End" are revealed to still be alive, such as Cyclops and Gambit. "GeNext" was planned as a five-issue miniseries, with a sequel mini-series published in 2009. The story line was originally conceived with the idea of the X-Men aging in real-time. In an early 2006 interview with IGN, Chris Claremont summarized the concept as followed: Some 1990s characters appeared, such as Stryfe and Cecilia Reyes, both of whom appeared in "X-Men: The End". In the February 2006 IGN interview, Claremont also mentioned that Xavier and Magneto were both alive, contrary