Uncanny X-Men is still off in the Savage Land, and to be honest, there's not much to be said about this issue. 

The X-Men and the Savage Land Mutates fight the evil dinosaur guys.  Competent enough as a superhero story, and at least it provides plenty of opportunities for Alan Davis to show off.  And the throwaway shot of a dinosaur soldier lovingly showing off a photo of his unborn kids - in other words, some eggs - is a nice touch.

On the other hand, it's the Savage Land, and I've never been able to get that worked up about anything that goes on down there.  Other than a mildly interesting subplot about Psylocke being accepted back into the team, there isn't a tremendous amount here that feels important.  I might feel differently about this if I thought for a minute that Rachel was going to stay as a dinosaur, but I don't.  You almost get the feeling Claremont is indulging himself with a storyline that uses some of his pet characters while he waits patiently for the crossover to start in June.

Oh, and because one mind-controlled character is never enough, there's now a completely separate mind control subplot where Ka-Zar is controlled by some minor villain or other.  Claremont's overuse of this device is reaching laughable proportions, and he really needs to give it a rest.

Basically, though, it's okay, and it's very pretty, but largely forgettable.

Rating: B

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