Volume 1 - 1st printing. Collects John Byrne's Next Men (1992) #1-6. Story and art by John Byrne. Five mutates from Project Next Men escape the elaborate decades-long secret experiment to find themselves in a completely unfamiliar world. During a mysterious encounter in the desert, Bethany, Nathan, Danny, Jack, and Jazz begin to realize that they have been locked in a shared fantasy-world. Now they must come to terms with the real world and their strange powers before their former captors track them down. Featuring a new painted cover by John Byrne. Softcover, full color.