Uncanny X-Men #498 - Marvel

This is another fantastic issue by Ed Brubaker and Mike Choi. This issue we learn more about who the Goddess is. She's actually a mutant . . one that I don't recognize . . who was hurt. It started out in San Francisco, when Delilah, Eli and Ron discover her hurt along the sidewalk. She almost, kind of, looks like Sage or Shadowcat . . you know, when they're in their leather outfits. But I really don't think she's either of them. Neither of them had this kind of power . . to make illusion in to reality. Somehow their interaction with her, sparked her to read their innermost desires . . to return to the times of their youths, the 60's. I don't know if she changes things to reward them, or just to change things . . but it starts out with just those in her immediate vicinity, but then quickly grows exponentially. When the X-Men enter her circle of influence, it sparks something inside of her, because she knows them. The only 2 that haven't come under her influence is Scott and Emma. So she quickly sends the others to get them. Meanwhile is Russia we find out more about the Red-Room. It seems that the government officials are kind of pissed off about M-Day. All of their mutants were turned off. Then . . subsequently killed, because they were of no further use. But the resentment comes from them finding out that the X-Men did not suffer a similar fate. So now they're going to torture Logan, Peter and Kurt until they get an answer. Obviously, eventually, they break free. As they do, the guy running this operation makes a run for it, and is ultimately killed, but not before he lets loose his pet mutant . . . Omega Red. After all the torturing and beating, trying to escape . . Logan just looks at Red and says, "I knew this was to easy." Always the optimist. As I said, I think Ed and Mike are doing a fantastic job on this series. Mike's art is simply incredible. I kind of like that things are in disarray right now with the X-Men. It's allowing us to see some team-ups that we normally wouldn't see. Plus . . it leaves the future kind of . . . open. The X-Men haven't had that in quite a long time.