STARRING HEROES FROM CRISIS ON INFINITE EARTHS! Hub City is on the brink of collapse and anarchy! But its heroes—Blue Beetle, Captain Atom, and The Question—find inspiration and strength from a most unlikely source.

The saga that literally re-made the Marvel Universe of the 1990s is collected in chronological order across four volumes! The psionic force of nature known only as Onslaught sprang forth from the fractured psyche of mutant mentor Charles Xavier and the genetic terrorist called Magneto. Powered by his progenitors' rage, Onslaught laid siege to humanity -- touching off a cataclysmic conflict destined to deprive a world of its most revered icons!

Dark Beast, over vid-screen, explains that he has been experimenting on the captive ambassador of the planet Poppup, who incurred the wrath of Apocalypse.

In this new hardcover, evil spreads across Gotham City as Batman's allies, including Red Robin, Batwing, Robin, Batgirl, the Birds of Prey, Nightwing and even Catwoman find themselves in a battle coming from all sides. The Court of Owls makes its move against justice in this sprawling tale of corruption and violence. Collects BATMAN #8-9, BATMAN ANNUAL #1, DETECTIVE COMICS #9, BATMAN: THE DARK KNIGHT #9, BATWING #9, BATMAN AND ROBIN #9, RED HOOD AND THE OUTLAWS #9, BIRDS OF PREY #9, BATGIRL #9, NIGHTWING #8-9 and ALL-STAR WESTERN #9.

Magneto has gathered his X-Men together, and warns that any who participate in the upcoming raid probably will not be coming back alive. The gathered X-Men accept this and acknowledge their loyalty to Magneto. He is discussing his doubts about the existence of their world, when Blink and Sunfire come teleporting into the late Charles Xavier's Mansion in Westchester County. They were losing a battle to an Infinite named Delgado, so she came back to the mansion. Unfortunately, Sunfire's flames are out of control. Iceman manages to cool Sunfire down, but Delgado comes through Blink's teleportation aura. Blink closes the portal on him. Killing the prelate in the process. Sunfire briefs the X-Men on the result of his and Blink's mission: Apocalypse's son Holocaust has begun a new round of cullings.

You're Xena the Warrior Princess and your thousand strong army has fallen to an implacable and ancient evil.   What do you do?   You suck it up and summon the only ally who stands any hope at all of helping you prevent the end of the world.   Unfortunately, that lone man is the wise ass, ass kicking, time traveling, woman kissing, boom sticker known as Ash!

Walter Langkowski, a.k.a. the spectacular Sasquatch (the hairy one), attempts to recruit an All-new, All-different Alpha Flight. He makes offers to all types of heroes: Major Mapleleaf (the blonde guy), Centennial (the old guy), Nemesis (the woman in the mask, with the sword), Puck (the punky bartender), and Yukon Jack (the guy without a shirt). After Laying out his case, saving a world that hates and fears them, they all, not surprisingly, give him a big, fat "no".