Half of this issue is a thrilling and heart wrenching (though truncated) ride and the other is just a bit goofy. Fun and enjoyable though neither feel fleshed out enough to make the issue cohesive. Two issues spread out for each of the storylines would have served it much better but the art really elevates the book.

The Phoenix stuff is key & the character moments of the x-men on holiday are nice but it descends into moustache-twirling fisticuffs at the end. Oh & the latest vehicle the x-men are in gets trashed (a real tradition)