The only thing that really has me confused about this mini-series is . . . what's the purpose? I mean . . . are we getting this story just so we can see how the X-men would mix it up with the Hulk? Other than that, I don't really see any real purpose here. Yes the Hulk came to confront Charles about what his decision would have been, had he been at the meeting where all the rest of the Illumianti decided to cast the Hulk off in to space. And Charles told him, honestly, that yes he would he conceded to a similar decision, however, he would not have left him in space to die. So the Hulk's ready to take Charles back to New York, where he can confront him and the rest of the Illuminati about their decision. But then of course the X-men jump in to say, "Uh-Uh! No way!" And they all try to attack him. The only smart ones are the New X-men, who, watching from the grassy knoll, decide that they are definitely outclassed and it would be better for them to wait to see if they're needed. But it's not just the X-men at the school that want to fight him. The cuckoo's send out an alarm around the world, and every X-men, or X-men associate is on the next charter to try to get to the school to get a piece of the action. It's like the old elephant joke, "How do you eat a Hulk?", "One piece at a time." I know . . . lame. But you know what? So is this book. It really has no point. Yay! We get to see our X-men in action with the Hulk. Yay! We get to see their butts handed to them by the Jolly Green Giant. And Yay! We get to spend $3 and issue, for 3 issues, to witness some non-stop butt wupping. Or . . . at least they're attempting to. Seriously! What could possibly be the outcome of this? Yes the Hulk coming back to Earth and claiming war on the Illuminati is a big deal. But why do we have to have a cross-over with every individual in the US who wears spandex? To me . . . it's completely pointless. Another Marvel-ous mishap.
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