Ellis throws out a lot of ideas here. This issue definitely has the feel of his Ministry of Space while the protagonist and the discovery on Europa itself would feel at home in the pages of Planetary. This is vintage Ellis. Although it starts a little slowly, its got great concepts and a very cool premise, so I had no problem with an issue full of table setting. It looks like Ellis has created something promising here.

Uncanny X-Men has been frustrating lately but still offers a bit of nostalgic charm. However, as of now, there is no indication that Claremont plans on tying up any loose-ends, and he appears to be more than happy to plow forward and not look back.