Welcome to the Dark X-Men…hope the world survives the experience! Following the explosive events of the Hellfire Gala, Madelyne Pryor realizes that the world needs X-Men now more than ever. Havok and Gambit have served on the team before, but never one that looks like this! And how does young mutant Carmen Cruz, A.K.A. Gimmick, fall under the Goblin Queen's sway? The Dark X-Men's first "rescue mission" ends in blood and flame, with the team at each other's throats - and the fallen rising against them! But will Chasm, the villainous Spider-Man clone held prisoner in Limbo, join the fight? Or will he become Madelyne's ultimate downfall? And when Orchis' shocking secret weapon is revealed, who will emerge as the one true Goblin Queen? Find out in the most horrific X-Men saga yet!