It's finally here. The big mutant story of the summer . . . er winter . . . or actually I guess of the year. Yeah that's it. The big mutant story of the year. It comes in with a bang. I'll give it that much. I'm sure you all remember, since M-day, there have been no "new" mutants. If fact if anything, their numbers are dwindling. Over in New X-men last month, the kids were arguing about who the youngest mutant was. Why? Because they figured that would be the next one to be killed. So Charles is performing his customary scan with Cerebra, I guess just to double check to make sure nothings changed. All of the sudden . . . BANG!! Something registers so strong that it blows out the whole Cerebra system. Charles has no idea what it is, all he knows it that it's coming from Cooperstown Alaska. So he has Scott assemble a strike team, and they head out immediately. It consists of most of the senior members actually. Scott, Emma, Logan, Kurt and Warren are all surprised, when they get to Cooperstown, with what they're confronted with. It looks like a war zone. It literally looks like someone came through the town and laid waste to the whole place. They find survivors, but they're all adults. There's no live children to be found. They find a couple deceased members of the Marauders, Blockbuster and Prism. And they also find some dead purifiers. Upon examination, it appears that the epicenter of the battle comes from the town hospital. Or more specifically, the Maternity ward. The records show that there were 3 babies born here the night before. But there's only 2 baby corpses in the birthing unit. So they have to assume that the Marauders retrieved him or her, and it is now in the possession of Mr. Sinister. That's a pretty disturbing realization. And, to add even more to the madness, shortly after they leave Predator X shows up. It sensed the new mutants birth, and traveled hundreds of miles . . . . to eat it. The first chapter is brought to us by Ed Brubaker and Marc Silvestri. Also with a myriad of Marvel and Top Cow talent. I really hope this story lives up to it's hype. I was pretty let down by the whole Endangered Species story-line. However, I'm sure, some of what Hank did learn will spill over in to this story. I just hope that this one comes to some kind of resolution. But I would still, definitely, recommend the book. It's great to see Marc back in the fold again.
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