Uncanny X-Men #519 - Marvel

Wow! Matt Fraction has things happening fast and furious in this book. The X-Men are on the heels of the attack by the Predator-X beasts. They won that attack, but . . there appears to be one that has escaped. He seems to be living in the sewers of San Francisco, and it looks like Fantomex will be having an encounter with it . . sooner or later. Meanwhile, Hank's science-squad is attacking 2 different problems. We discovered last issue how the engines that were attached to this chunk of rock they call home were only temporary. And it appears that they're going to fail . . within a day. The science-squad is trying to figure out what to do, but it may be Magneto that saves their home. He's not going to save it with his powers, but rather through a truce, and plan, that he's approached Namor with. 'A tower. A pillar. Around which your people will have their home and my people will find support.' Interesting! If it works. Anyways, the science-squad's other dilemma is that the Predator-X attacks were just a ruse. The bodies were loaded with nanobots that have invaded their island and are studying everything about them. Now they have to figure out what their goal is, and who they're reporting to. Meanwhile, when Scott went into Emma's head to try to fight the Void . . he's in need of her psychic powers which she can't access in diamond form . . he found himself instead the target of it's machinations. So now Emma, Charles and Psylocke are trying to save Scott. Or . . at least trying to stop the Void from taking him over. In the end though it's Scott and his own willpower that ends up beating it. He uses a trick that Jean taught him, and he locks it away in a trap in his own mind. He comes out of it just in time to deal with all of these other problems, plus . . Hank has decided that it's time for him to take a leave of absence. Whatever the Dark Beast did to him with that machine . . it's got his mind in a whole 'nother place. I've said it before, but I think Matt is doing a fantastic job with this book. The book has been good over the years. However, in my opinion, never as good as when Chris was at the helm. But . . that reign may be in question now. Matt is doing some truly amazing stuff with these characters, and if his previous track record is any indication . . it's only going to get better. Also I love the work that Terry Dodson is doing with the art here. By the way, Greg Land does the cover. I think this book is in the best place it's been in a long time.