One of the most important in X-Men history

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	• X-Men vs. Apocalypse Vol. 1: The Twelve Alan Davis, Terry Kavanagh, ... Marvel Comics, 2008 - 312 pages average customer review:based on 4 reviews view larger image
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One of the most important in X-Men history

A while ago I went through and read X-Men (vol. 2) #1-113 & Uncanny X-Men #300-400 simultaneously. After the Age of Apocalypse that came out around 1995, the X-Men titles went downhill fast. For two straight years (about 25 issues), the X-titles were just plain crappy -- mediocre at best.
And then this story came along.
This was the best, most intense storyline the X-Men editors/writers cooked up in quite a while. And it was incredibly significant, because it finally wrapped up the storyline that'd been brewing for 12-15 years about the villain Apocalypse. This storyline was extremely significant to many characters in the mutant community; for some, like Cable, this villain defined them over the years. So, Apocalypse finally puts his master plan -- the thing he's been working towards for 100s of years -- in motion.
This storyline is just as significant as Mutant Massacre, Fatal Attractions, or Days of Future Past. It's infuriating that recent writers have cheapened it by bringing Apocalypse back in '07, thereby breaking the last straw for my fandom. This storyline is also significant because it was the first of many stories where the quality of writing kept improving toward greatness once again, leading to Dream's End and, of course, Grant Morrison's run.
I haven't read this particular tpb. But if it's collected in the order of the issues as they were released, then it should read just fine. I didn't have any problem reading through the individual issues. Yes, Ages of Apocalypse & (the hopefully included) Search for Cyclops are also essential to this story. It may be possible that the Astonishing X-Men (vol. 2) tpb may still be necessary, as it introduces Apocalypse's new Death character, which reveals Wolverine to be that character and thereby leads straight into The Twelve story arc. But, I don't know yet how they organized this trade and that 4-issue prologue may not be necessary as part of it may be included here.
Oh, and get it at a discount price, if you can.[...]is pushing it. The Age of Apocalypse story was the only softcover worthy of that price. It's doubtful this is that hefty.

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A really good Apocalypse's story

This story has a lot of fights and drama, this tale is why I began to read X-men, the plot is similar to the cartoon serie's episode "one man's worth", but more interesting, the art is really good, and the pages has a lot of color for an old reprint, I think it is a must read.

Setting his grand plan for godhood into motion, Apocalypse dispatches his agents to capture the world's most powerful mutants, the fabled Twelve: Professor X, Cyclops, Jean Grey, Storm, Iceman, Sunfire, Polaris, Cable, Bishop, Mikhail Rasputin, the Living Monolith, and Magneto. Having himself planted the seeds of the Twelve legend, Apocalypse hopes to siphon their power, granting him omnipotence. Desperate to stave off his ascension, the X-Men must strike a temporary truce with Magneto to battle the warlord's forces as the Twelve are assembled - and one longtime member seemingly sacrifices his own life to end the threat of Apocalypse once and for all! Collects Uncanny X-Men #376-377, Cable #75-76, X-Men #96-97 & Wolverine #146-147

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