Also this week, which was very quiet...

CIVIL WAR: X-MEN #1 - Yup, it's really a sequel to X-Men: The 198 with a very token Civil War tie-in.  Still, it's solid enough in its way, and Hine actually has a story he wants to tell, albeit one that has little or no connection to Civil War itself.  But the need to work in some kind of internal conflict comes across as terribly contrived and one-sided, with the surviving founders of the X-Men ranged against Bishop and two virtual nonentities.  Hit and miss, and I suspect there's a better story in here trying to get out.  B

There's more from me at If Destroyed, and if you're desperate for more Article 10 columns, you can always hunt through the archives on Ninth Art.

Next week, the Hellfire Club storyline continues its stately progress in Astonishing X-Men #16, and according to the shipping list, that's it.  The Civil War crossover storyline continues in Wolverine #45.  And Exiles #85 bring us the all-new, all-Wolverine team.

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