A welcome chapter in my reread of all things X. This collection should be the template for how to write a modern X-Men story. There's a bit of fanservice that's overt enough that you don't even have to be a fan to understand it, there's some wonderful interpersonal snark, awesome last page reveals, a surprising new villain that actually makes sense, a generational shift, well thought-out action that isn't Too Quippy, and the art is cinematic and perfect (though reading this when it was coming out in issues was Excruciating due to the lag between issues).

I think if this was someone's first X-book, they would run out and get some of the volumes that served as a foundation for this storyline, and, ultimately, be disappointed. This is in contention for my favorite run on any X-title.