Ok . . this is an interesting turn of events. When I opened this book, there's a recap page . . 'Previously, in the X-Men: . .' I'm wondering what's going on. This is the first issue . . right? Well, apparently, Marvel has decided to create yet another alternate universe. This is for all of you X-Men fans out there who feel that the X-Men have gone astray ever since Chris Claremont left. I mean, he did guide the direction of this team for 16 years, after all. And then, after the Mutant Genesis story-line in 1991 . . he left the fold. Apparently this issue, and this series, picks up immediately after that . . as if Chris had never left. Wow! What a bold experiment. I never would've expected it. So we start out at the stage where Jean, after she came back, is exploring and questioning her feeling toward Logan. Remy has just joined the team to help them out. He doesn't know how long he'll be staying. Nick Fury has recently shown up to give the X-Men a hand. And the team is currently trying to chase down the rogue mutant, Fabian Cortez, whom has apparently killed Magneto. Fabian proves to be more than the team expected, and apparently can handle. He takes them all out rather quickly. Which forces Fury, in response, to assume control of the X-Men. "From now on, you X-Men will have to get used to having someone official looking over your shoulders." Logan is the first to voice his disapproval and promptly quits the team. But it quickly seems as if he's found trouble when Jean picks up on his thoughts. They quickly overload her, and that's how the issue ends. This should be interesting. We all know that Chris is 'the' X-Men scribe. I'm sure things didn't go as he had planned with them after his abrupt departure. But that's the way of comic books. Things don't often go the way the writers had planned because these characters start to assume a life of their own. I don't think it's really fair to blame that on Chris' leaving. However, apparently, there's a audience out there that wants to know what would've happened if Chris had stayed . . if he had followed out his various story-lines to their fruition. So now . . you have it. And, as I stated, we have yet another alternate universe. Tom Grummett is doing the art, and I think it's fantastic. It really puts us in the feeling of the older style X-Men books. Obviously I'll have to keep buying this one. I want to see where things go from here . . how the last 18 years of history with the X-Men will be changed. It should be an interesting ride.
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