Tuesday, December 1, 2015

Era #5, Part 11: Crossroads

Grade: C

The X-Men are back as a team, and their first mission takes them back into the Shi'ar Empire. Jim Lee's art help make decent (but not particularly original) story worth a read.

[3-Stars] 273 - "Too Many Mutants" The mutants regroup in the aftermath of the X-Tinction Agenda. Rather than join X-Factor (the original X-Men), Storm decides to form a new team wearing modified versions of the old uniforms. New members Forge, Gambit and Jubilee agree to join past members Wolverine & Psylocke.

[3-Stars] 274 - "Crossroads" Rogue and Magneto join Nick Fury and his SHIELD deep into the Savage Lands to deal with Zaladane as she threatens the global magnetic field. Meanwhile, Lila Cheney teleports the new X-Men to the Shi'ar Empire to save Professor Xavier, but they find themselves in the clutches of Deathbird.

[3-Stars] 275 - "The Path Not Taken" The X-Men join Professor X and the Starjammers in an epic battle against Deathbird for the Shi'ar Empire throne. Meanwhile, Magneto, Rogue and Nick Fury confront Zaladane and the Savage Land Mutates. 

[3-Stars] 276 - "Double Death" The X-Men discover that things are not exactly as they appear in the Shi'ar Empire with an insidious plot to control the throne. Wolverine learns the truth and kills the Skrull masquerading Professor X forcing the team to work with Deathbird.

[3-Stars] 277 - "Free Charley" The X-Men and Deathbird versus the War Skrulls for the Shi'ar Empire.