Uncanny X-Men #477 - Marvel

With this issue we get a closer look at Gabriel Summers, Vulcan, Scott and Alex's long lost brother. So long, and so lost, that they didn't even know he existed. I guess when he was born, his parents were abducted by the Shi'ar and this evil tyrant, D'ken, took him as a slave after ripping him from the womb of his pregnant mother. He's thinking about all this as he's racing across space. On the way he realizes how long this will take him, so he destoys some Shi'ar ships in an attempt to figure out how to get there faster. He finds out about the Stargates, but he also comes to realize that the only way to utilize them is with a Shi'ar ship, but he has destroyed all that he has come across so far. He then finds, battles and captures one and assumes command of it. His orders are to head straight to Shi'ar space and destroy every stargate they use before they head on. Of course this doesn't help the X-men very much that are attempting to follow him. At the end, when they finally get to Shi'ar space, they are confronted by the Imperial Guard. This is a very good story. It'll be interesting to see what the take away is when all is said and done. I know that they're trying to establish a history for Vulcan, and I'm sure he'll be around in the future. But, to me, that can't be all this story is about. I think we'll probably get a more difinitive role from the Shi'ar. And I think that it will have something to do with the team Xavier has assembled for pursuit. But that's what I like about the X-men, all the multiple layers. I was afraid of the part of the stories disappearing after Chris Claremont stopped being such an intrigal part, but every writer since then has lived up to and represented this reputation. Long live the X-Men!!!!!