Written by Cullen Bunn
Penciled by Jorge Molena
Cover by Arthur Adams
Published Apr 26, 2017
Cover by Arthur Adams
Published Apr 26, 2017
Two months ago, Magneto and Jean Gray stand in a junkyard where she reveals she doesn't trust him. He tells her that he understands, but that there's still threats to Xavier's dream that must be dealt with. He needs the original X-Men and he's willing to let her read his mind to see he's sincere. She does so and a tears up, agreeing that they'll try it his way - at least she will anyway. The others may need a little convincing.
In the present, three of the X-Men practice in the Danger Room against Magneto. Jean boosts Cyclops and Angel's powers telekinetically but it doesn't seem to be working. Magneto defeats them by throwing railroad cars and they collect themselves - ending the simulation and erasing any logs of it existing. Jean tells them she's disappointed in Bobby and Hank missing the exercise. Warren agrees to speak with Iceman while Scott leaves to speak with Beast. In his laboratory, Scott knocks and walks in asking who Hank was speaking to and he tells him it was to himself. He apologizes for yelling about the magic Hank used in the last issue, and before he leaves, some other hidden being replies back to Beast.
Warren walks by Bobby's room as he's on the phone, leaving a message for his unknown presumed superhero boyfriend. Later that evening Magneto walks into Jean's quarters asking about their training session. They discuss any future villain fighting opportunities when we see in a flashback what Jean saw in Magneto's mind. She sends decoys into different staircases to protect her from him seeing what she's looking at and she finally sees. The image of a lonely Jewish boy in a concentration camp. The thought moves her just as she notifies the team of Sentinals in Spain. They ready the Blackbird and takeoff with Bobby taking a few digs at Magneto. Once arriving the giant robots welcome "fellow mutants" throwing them for a loop.
The issue wraps back at Madripoor with Magneto accompanying Ferris the butler into the basement. The robot tells him all is going according to plan. The last page is of a gigantic green platform charged with energy. The robot tells it's master that soon he'll be able to send the X-Men back in time to their period of origin and with that, we're left to be continued.
Like the issue before it, this book is still doing pretty good work. Cullen Bunn continues the high standards All New X-Men had already been adhering to and this one is no exception. Although they've been in the present for a good while now, it's still an interesting dynamic to watch how the original X-Men work with each other in a juvenile way compared to the more older X-Factor stories of the late 70's and 80's. I like where its going. I give this one a 9/10.
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