Uncanny X-Men #18

Written by Cullen Bunn

Penciled by Edgar Salazar
Cover by Ken Lashley
Published Feb 15, 2017

   While one group of X-Men wardens the most powerful Inhumans in Limbo, another occupies New Attilan curbing the rest of the Inhuman populace. Xorn watches over them, ashamed that he's now part of an indwelling force, and humbled by his own capacity for betrayal. While sitting in one of their temples, Sabastian Shaw walks up behind him. He thinks Xorn is making a mistake allowing the Inhumans to roam free. They lived in peace while their terrigen clouds killed mutants. Still Xorn can tell the prisoners are all afraid, and the sleepers that he promised would not be used as weapons resent their mutant overseers as well.
   Nearby a group of Inhumans gather wondering how they can help Queen Medusa. Treste and her sister Irelle meet Ren the transient who was just passing through. They make plans to escape. The two sisters haven't yet undegone terrigenesis but they know the city well enough to be an asset. just then they're spotted from the sky by the sleepers. The group begins to attack when Xorn walks up, asking them to discuss their issues. Attacking him as well, they fight against their Sleeper guards, who equally aren't happy to be in New Attilan. All of them take out their anger on one another.
   Sebastian Shaw joins the fray, mocking Xorn whom tries in vain to keep the peace. The fight continues when Archangel swoops down, throwing blades full of neurotoxins to pacify them. Xorn asks Shaw to calm down who punches him so hard, his helmet shatters. The energy blast erupts from him at a mighty pace, disintegrating the parties who were in front of it and sending the Black King over the horizon. In the end, 2 sleepers and 2 mutants are dead. The people begin to grow angry again before Archangel opens his wings, bathing them all in light and calming them all down. Xorn realizes he is no shepherd and acknowledges it's time for Inhuman and Mutantkind to heal.
   I know that every issue is one more step toward the finality of the cornerstone book of my childhood but I think it's time. Not that this was a bad book but there's literally only ONE X-Man in it. Almost like everyone left and now it's time to turn out the lights. I give it a 9/10 and look forward to how they're gonna wrap it all up...

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