The return of Kitty, the possible complications surrounding it, and the overall Nation X storyline serve as evidence that Fraction has finally found his comfort zone with this title. It's a shame that this had to happen right before the Second Coming storyline though, as crossovers can cause a book to lose its identity along the way. Hopefully Fraction now has the experience on this title necessary to keep that from happening. Read Full Review

But back she is, and I tend to side with Scott that this is the Magneto version of the biggest apology and box of chocolates he could offer to what remains of his race at their Utopian retreat. I'm glad Scott sees it that way, too. Read Full Review

There are so many great things about this issue when you look at the big picture that I would love to give this a "Buy It" verdict. Unfortunately, there were an overabundance of things that didn't work at all, including the completely unnecessary backup story. I can't help but feel that this is a wasted opportunity in a lot of ways, though it does serve as a nice segue for lapsed fans like me between the current state of the XFranchise and next week's Read Full Review

Just no more issues with everyone standing around. Please. Read Full Review

Where the issue ends is exactly where you think it will, although with a twist or two to keep things interesting, and that's fine. The journey there has some nice moments, but becomes a little too focused on making that ending happen no matter what and is hampered by art that doesn't match up to the writing, particularly at the end of the issue. Read Full Review

In the end, it gets a C-. If I was a teacher and this book was one of my students, I would not fail him or her. The grade is passing, but just barely and there’s plenty of red marker in the margins instructing them to do better next time. Read Full Review