Marvel Universe X, Collected TPB Vols 1 & 2

2x books for sale as a pair
2nd hand/good condition - show signs of having been read but filed away for 20+ years
Universe X, Vol. 1 (Earth X 2) Paperback 2002
Written by Jim Krueger. Art by Doug Braithwaite, Bill Reinhold and Alex Ross. Covers by Alex Ross
4.5 out of 5 stars Amazon

From master painter and comics legend, Alex Ross Continues the critically-acclaimed EARTH X story Featuring character designs by Ross, this sprawling saga looks far into the possible future of the Marvel Universe The critically acclaimed trilogy begins its second instalment as we find things in this alternate future timeline not working out quite as well as some had hoped at the conclusion of Earth X The human torches aren't having the effect all had hoped and now new perils are emerging to threaten the wounded world. Will the remaining heroes be strong enough to stem the tide of evil?
This volume reprints UNIVERSE X #0 through #7, as well as the spin-off features that spotlight the Fantastic Four, Spider-Man and Captain America
384 pages

Universe X, Vol. 2 (Earth X 3) Paperback 2002
by Alex Ross & Jim Krueger Art by Doug Braithwaite, Bill Reinhold and Alex Ross. Covers by Alex Ross
4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars Amazon

With Earth X, Ross and Krueger presented one possible future for the Marvel Universe, where all humans are superbeings. "Universe X" is the two-volume follow-up story to the trilogy. The story will be concluded in 2002 in comic form in Paradise X.Much is revealed in the final chapter in the Universe X saga: Why has Mephisto been manipulating Thanos, Nighthawk, Gargoyle and Dr. Doom? Plus: the identity of Belasco, the fate of Her and the resurrection of the man who killed the Avengers

The Silver Surfer, the Iron Avengers, the Sentinels and Magneto unite to battle the Absorbing Man -- while Peter Parker, Venom, Sgt. Cage and the rest of New York's heroes struggle in vain against a dying world. And in the land of the dead, Captain Marvel fights for the final time against Death herself.
320 pages