Story by Chris Claremont. Art by Jim Lee, Various. Cover by Jim Lee.
Outback - and out-gunned. The X-Men are brought to their lowest point as the team slowly breaks apart - but who will rise to take their place? When Nanny attacks the X-Men's Australian base, tragedy strikes for Storm. The cyborg Reavers take their revenge - and they've got brutal plans for Wolverine. The mystical Siege Perilous heralds a fresh start for the besieged mutants, but Psylocke will find herself transformed into the Mandarin's ninja assassin. Can Jubilee and a grievously injured Wolverine bring her back to the light? Meanwhile, a new team forms on Muir Island, but Legion's secret means tragedy for Freedom Force. Banshee and Forge begin a quest for the missing X-Men, but they'll encounter more than they expected. And the mutant thief Gambit makes his uncanny entrance. Superstar Jim Lee debuts for an X-citing new era. Collecting UNCANNY X-MEN (1981) #248-267.