Era #11, Part 23: Season of the Witch (House of M: Uncanny X-Men)

Grade: D

The House of M hits the Uncanny X-Men in a wave of -- chaos? I found this run very confusing, but I will try my best to explain what I think was going on. When Scarlet Witch altered reality, she unleashed a chaos wave that threatens to destroy the entire multiverse. Roma, the Celestial Guardian, dispatches Captain Britain to seal the breach and save our dimension. Meanwhile, Rachel and Psylocke escape the Scarlet Witch's altered world by slipping into the White Hot Room. All three of them, however, forget their mission when they return to Earth and enter the House of M timeline, but time is ticking before Roma is forced to destroy this reality to protect the Omniverse.

This was not a fun read for me. I continue to have a hard time keeping up with Chris Claremont and Alan Davis when they delve into their Otherworld storylines. I don't fully understand the concepts, and I haven't kept up enough with the tangled tales to even know the different characters or their relationships. There was no real connection to the House of M, and plot elements (like Nocturne) are jarring and never explained. I was lost from the beginning and never caught up. The only positive was that Chris Bachalo joined the creative team as the regular artist. 

I would also not call this an Uncanny X-Men book. It feels like a continuation of Excalibur with the sole focus on Rachel Summers, Psylocke, and Captain Britain. I later read that this run sets up the launch of New Excalibur. 

[3-Stars] Uncanny X-Men (1963) #462

[3-Stars] Uncanny X-Men (1963) #463

[4-Stars] Uncanny X-Men (1963) #464

[4-Stars] Uncanny X-Men (1963) #465

Collected in House of M: Uncanny X-Men