With Hellions #9, Wells and Segovia guarantee that their cast of oddball mutants have been elevated to break-out stars of the X-Books. As quirky as it is thrilling, as disturbing as it is warm, and as funny as it is punchy, this issue starts a new arc by juggling several on-going plots with a new storyline that brings a classic villain to the Reign of X. With this many balls in the air, the Murderworld circus has officially started!

The history of body swaps, massacres, and psychosexual fantasies are often swept under the franchise's rug, but Hellions proves that the X-Men's unruly subconscious is exactly where this book wants to be.

Hellions has pivoted into a possible major role in the line while balancing between horror and comedy.

This Hellfire Gala tie-in issue of Hellions leans toward comedy and consistently nails the punchline. Wells and Segovia get the balance just right as each character gets a moment to shine or get dirty. Readers might expect fashion, but they will be dazzled by the depth of the character interactions at Marvel's biggest party.

Elevated by stunning art, Cable #7 breaks cycles of violence while adding heart and healthy communication. Seeing Cable interact with his family used to be a rare treat, but readers are eating just as well as members of the Summer House these days. Krakoa would be well-served by more glimpses into the everydayness of mutant life.

Duggan and Noto use the impacts and trajectories that chart life as the setups and rewards of good comics storytelling, making Cable #8 stellar. The synergy between writer and artist is electrifying and elevates this mid-arc issue.

Duggan and Noto more than succeed in making a case for Teen Cables existence right as his place on Krakoa is threatened, raising the emotional stakes in time for the finale.

Family is more at stake than the end of Krakoa as Cable prepares to end next issue. This book has built up charming interpersonal dynamics that assemble in this issue to excite fans reading from the first issue. While this issue spends most of its time setting up a familiar and cliched conflict with Stryfe, it still introduces elements that will impact the X-line going forward. Fans of original older Cable will no doubt be pleased and everyone who has come to love the teen version is probably a little worried.