Bleak. That's the best way I can describe this first chapter in this new X-Title.Scott Summers is leading a desperate, crippled team of mutants trying to get back on their feet from the aftermath of AvX. Everyone is pretty much f'd right up and trying to find their place in this now fractured mutant society.I'm hoping that things settle in quickly so we can get on with the story...I can only take so much brooding...and as much as I enjoyed AvX I am ready to leave it behind and get on with things.I really liked the cliff hanger ending though, so I'ma shut up now and jump into the 2nd volume. I've enjoyed the vast majority of Bendis' work. My fondness for the X-Men has waxed and waned greatly over the decades. Despite these things, I wasn't really looking forward to Bendis working on the X-Men. I was wrong. The dialogue is sharp, the characterization solid, the storyline extends naturally from decades of continuity and still manages to give us plenty of new things to chew on. I can't ask for much more than that.Oh, and I'm almost always fond of Bachalo's highly stylized art, even (or especially?) if it isn't to everyone's tastes.
It would have been a full 5 stars, but the art for #5 was one of my least favorites.
—dya
The sorry was alright, but the art work left a lot to be desired.
—Kay
Solid X-adventuring elevated by lovely artwork.
—klessov
A good start, interested in reading more.
—Ritz
Individual issues on marvel unlimited
—Steph
