Era #10, Part 25: Prisoner of Fire (X-Treme X-Men)

Grade: D

Elias Bogan's henchman ambush Bishop leaving, and it is up to Cannonball, Gambit, Rogue, Sage, Storm, Sunspot, Magma, Lila Cheney, Skids, and Shadowcat to save their teammate in a final showdown. Bludgeon, Cudgel, Manacle, Revenant, and Rolling Thunder are joined by a mysterious telepath with surprising ties to the X-Men.  

Chris Claremont ends the X-Treme X-Men with a mixed bag. It does not help that I am not a fan of the Elias Bogan storyline. His goals were never clear to me, and I still do not understand his enmity towards Sage. I may not be thrilled with his antagonist, but I am glad that Claremont provides closure. What really saves this run for me, however, is that it is essentially a New Mutants reunion. It might have been an unnecessarily large cast, but at least they were characters I love.

[4-Stars] X-Treme X-Men (2001) #40

[4-Stars] X-Treme X-Men (2001) #41

[4-Stars] X-Treme X-Men (2001) #42

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[4-Stars] X-Treme X-Men (2001) #45

[4-Stars] X-Treme X-Men (2001) #46

Collected in  X-Treme X-Men (Vol 8): Prisoner of Fire