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 Summers. "X-Men" was renamed into "X-Men: Legacy" which focused on Professor X, Rogue and Gambit. Under Cyclops's leadership, the X-Men later reformed in "Uncanny X-Men" #500, with their new base located in San Francisco. "Uncanny X-Men" returned to its roots as the flagship title for the X-Franchise and served as the umbrella under which the various X-Books co-exist. In 2009, "Messiah War" written by Craig Kyle and Chris Yost served as the second part in the trilogy (that began with "Messiah Complex") was released. "Utopia" written by Matt Fraction, was a crossover of Dark Avengers and Uncanny X-Men that served