STORY: "Province" (22 pages) The rest of the Gold Team arrive in Dallas and defeat Trevor Fitzroy, though they have to stop the unstable Colossus from killing him. Meanwhile, Shadowcat comes to visit the dying Illyana Rasputin.

What you need to know:
According to Bishop, in his timeline, Forge will come to power under the name Genesis after the Summers Rebellion.

Colossus goes a bit nuts and attempts to kill Fitzroy. The X-Men stop him.

Comments:
The second part of this story is no great improvement on the fast. The X-Men's reinforcements arrive from New York at ridiculous speed, and Fitzroy is defeated with absurd ease considering the trouble he gave the same X-Men last time. There's also a rampaging anti-mutant mob, an old idea with no particular spin here. The issue is redeemed in part by Colossus's breakdown, although it has to be said that at the time this issue came out, fandom hated the idea. Looking back, though, I think it works much better than it seemed.

Incidentally, this storyline contained an awful lot of the dreadful gimmick where Bishop and others from his timeline used X-Men sound effects as swear words. It never worked and it just made me squirm in embarrassment.

FEATURE CHARACTERS
Professor X (next in X-Force vol 1 #24)
Jean Grey (last in Infinity Crusade #6)
Storm, Bishop, Iceman, Colossus and Archangel

SUPPORTING CHARACTERS
Forge (next in X-Factor vol 1 #93)
Jubilee (last in X-Men vol 2 #23)
Illyana Rasputin

VILLAINS
Trevor Fitzroy (next in X-Force vol 1 #32)
Mystique (next in Sabretooth vol 1 #2)

GUEST APPEARANCE
Shadowcat (last in Excalibur vol 1 #70)

Last revised: 7 September 2004

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