There really is quite a bit going on in this book. First we have our heroes, Polaris, Rachel, Alex, Korvus, Thunderbird, Nightcrawler, all trying to get their ship to Shi'ar space. They're literally using blood, sweat & tears to do so. As soon as the come out of their jump, they run right in to the Starjammers. Of course Corsair wants to see Alex, but he's also surprised when he finds out that his third son, Vulcan, is still alive. Actually it would be his first son. But he knew that he was taken by the Shi'ar, and he swore that he saw D'ken kill him. He's overwhelmed that he's still alive. Even if he is currently a mass murderer. "We have to find him. We have to fix it." is the first thing Corsair says when Alex fills him in on all the details. We also see Xavier and Darwin in the bowels of the Shi'ar ship. Darwin is trying to break him out, but is having a hard time getting past all the soldiers. Lilandra is also a prisoner on the ship. But neither knows of the others presence. And none of these people know that D'ken is still alive. Deathbird is also in the mix here, but we haven't seen her yet. So this issue ends with, the X-men finding Lilandra, Darwin and Xavier about to be over run by soldiers, and D'ken ready to assume control as "the true ruler of the imperium . . . .". You don't get much more of a cliff hanger ending than that. Fantastic story by Ed Brubaker. And, Billy Tan's artwork, incredibly, gets better and better every issue. And once again, thanks to www.milehighcomics.com for the cover.
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