Astonishing X-Men Vol 2 1.jpg Notes: * The X-Men battle apocalypse's latest Horseman, Death, as they attempt to save the lives of the mysterious Mannites. * The second limited series to bear the title Astonishing X-Men was published in 1999 and occurred after The Shattering storyline. In this series, most of the regular X-Men leave the team over a conflict with Professor X. The three-issue series, written by Howard Mackie and illustrated by Brandon Peterson, featured an interim team consisting of Wolverine, Phoenix, Cyclops, Archangel, Cable and Nate Grey. * This team protects the Mannites, a group of super powered, genetically engineered children from Death, a horseman of apocalypse. Wolverine is apparently murdered by Death in the final pages of the series. However, it was