COVER BY: SKOTT YOUNG WRITER: CHRISTOPHER YOST, CRAIG KYLE and MIKE CAREY PENCILS: SKOTT YOUNG and MIKE PERKINS INKS: SKOTT YOUNG COLORED BY: SKOTT YOUNG LETTERED BY: DAVE SHARPE THE STORY: Mutants are now an endangered species, and the New X-Men realize that they may well be the LAST X-Men! After the events of "Quest for Magik," several of the kids have been changed forever, and the Astonishing X-Men are finally taking some time to get to know their students. But after everything the team has been through… who even wants to be an X-Man? New powers, new relationships, new team members, all on the road to the X-event of the decade! Part 1 (of 2) FEATURING ENDANGERED SPECIES Chapter 12 Tired of dead ends with current mutants, Beast turns to the family that has sired the most mutants on Earth—the Guthries. The family that produced two X-MEN and may hold the key to save the mutant race. 40 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99 IN STORES: September 19, 2007