There are some seeds for later stories. Bishop wakes to find himself in Deathbird's "care"; Professor X is missing; and a mysterious African artifact reaches Storm. Until we see those plots unfold, we have to get through this growing period.
[3-Stars] Uncanny X-Men #351 "Hours & Minutes" Dr. Cecilia Reyes is ready to return to her life as an ER doctor. She leaves the X-Men and returns to her job but immediately faces discrimination now that she has been outed as a mutant. Still, she attempts to soldier on making this issue my favorite of the bunch. She secretly treats Daredevil and is only called by her "colleagues" to help when Pryo, a mutant with the Legacy virus, is admitted.
[3-Stars] X-Men #71 "A House in Order" Cyclops and Jean Grey prepare to leave the X-Men. They are going back to Alaska so that Scott can recuperate. The rest of the team enjoys some down time.
[2-Stars] Uncanny X-Men #352 "In Sin Air" Cyclops and Jean Grey leave the X-Men to live a normal life in Alaska. Their flight is hijacked by agents of A.I.M. (Advanced Idea Mechanics) who board the aircraft while it is in-flight. They are after special cargo being transported on a regular passenger airplane. C'mon, it is already hard to take AIM serious with those goofy bee-keeper hats.
[2-Stars] X-Men Unlimited #17 "Alone In His Head" Sabretooth ambushes Wolverine with a new mutant named Mrs. Hoo. She switches their minds to the other's body. Sabretooth (now masquerading as Wolverine) is on a mission to infiltrate one of Angel's companies explaining that they are attempting to recreate Forge's mutant neutralizer.
[3-Stars] X-Men #72 "Life Lessons" The X-Men are having a difficult time trying to figure out how to deal with Marrow. Much to Cannonball's consternation, Storm and Wolverine take a much sterner approach that results in a deadly brawl between Logon and Marrow.
[3-Stars] Uncanny X-Men #353 "Blackbirds" Rogue dreams that she absorbs Wolverine's powers -- and likes it. It rattles her, but the team decides to take a swim to relieve some stress that they've all been feeling. Things are made a little more difficult when Margaret Stone arrives from the Department of Education to inspect the premises (recently gutted and destroyed by Operation Zero Tolerance).
[3-Stars] Uncanny X-Men #354 "Prehistory" Sauron attacks the X-Men, but it is Rogue that is feeling the most pressure. She is accused of draining Wolverine (it was Sauron), and she accidentally absorbs Josephs memories when she attempts to revive him. Guilt drives her to the Agee Institute that promises to eliminate mutant powers.
[3-Stars] Uncanny X-Men #355 "North & South" & Alpha Flight (1997) #9 "North & South" Wolverine is transporting Sauron to the authorities in the city (on his motorcycle?), but Alpha Flight tracks him down. Logon is wanted by the Canadian government, and his old friends have been ordered to bring him in. This is a unique an interesting concept in which the exact same story is told through the eyes of the X-Men and Alpha Flight. It is just a little disappointing that we have another X-Men versus Alpha Flight over a misunderstanding about Wolverine.
[3-Stars] X-Men #73 "The Elements within Us" Maggott is unable to talk about his past experience with Magneto with Joseph, but he may have no choice. Sabre arrives for answers. She has been hunting for Magneto and finally confronts Joseph and Maggott. At the Hulkbuster base, Senator Kelly to release Professor X from Operation Zero Tolerance, but he discovers that Charles Xavier is missing.
[3-Stars] X-Men #74 "Rituals" Angel returns to the Morlock Tunnels to remember what happened to him during the Massacre in which he lost his original wings. The Abomination (a villain normally associated with the Hulk) has made the area his home and attacks Angel. We learn that Marrow idolizes Angel, and she joins the battle to help him.
[3-Stars] X-Men #75 "Anatomy of a Monster" The N'garai cairns have resurfaced around the world, but that dimension is now run by the Ru'tai who overthrew their N'garai masters. Led by Pilgrimm, the Ru'tai look to conquer Earth, and it up to the X-Men to stop them.
