Well, even if Greg Land couldn't stick around that long, I'm glad that Terry Dodson is here for the art now. He draws some incredible characters, and I've never seen Emma look more sexy. Meeooww! Really, the only question I have about this issue is the dream that Emma has right in the very beginning. I'm assuming that it has something to do with Dark Reign, but . . since there's no banner on the cover, I'm wondering? Anyways, it's really not that important . . to this issue. This issue is all about the X-Men following through on their commitment to be a sanctuary. When they came to San Francisco they said they'd be a sanctuary to all mutants . . current, former, whatever? But nobody, except for some old X-Men, have really taken them up on the offer. That is until this issue. Now they're showing up in droves. I assume it has to do with the leaked footage of the Alaskan massacre, and the renewed vigor to pass anti-mutant laws in some states. They're scared. Peter even shows up with a herd of Russian immigrants. He had joined the gang for the Russian that persecuted his family back home, hoping to bring him down. But on his very first mission, they open up a dock container of Russian women that are being brought here for prostitution, slavery or just to be sold. Peter can't stand it so he knocks out the gang and then takes the women back to the X-Men headquarters. It's not exactly what Scott meant by refugees, but . . they also can't really turn them away. Oh yeah, also Hank and Warren are still on their mission to gather up all the world's leading scientists. This time they end up in Japan, Kunashir Island. Hank's looking for Yuriko Takiguchi. The problem is . . he doesn't really know if he's alive or dead. They find out he is alive, but . . he's got an island full of 'movie monsters' protecting him. When he accidentally initiated the destruction event . . he thought the X-Men were the Russians coming to get him . . they soon find themselves under the threat of a giant Godzilla looking monster. I really like the stories that Matt Fraction is filling this book with. This story-line with Hank and Warren, I think, is going to pan out into something unique and original. I can't wait to see where it's all going. Coupled with Terry's pencils, this really is a fantastic book . . . again.
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