It’s surprising to think that this series is two months old; the delay of this second issue has hurt it, dramatically. At first, it felt confused and insubstantial, but eventually, once the mind refreshed the events of the previous issue, this second part began to make sense. It’s the charm of Rick Remender as a writer that he can make so many unappealing members of the X-Men appealing; Deadpool is actually funny, Fantomex isn’t annoying and Angel comes into his own as a fully-formed character. But the story isn’t great; there’s just something about it that doesn’t sit right. The art by Jerome Opena is the real master of this issue, though; great character designs and layouts meshed together with a dark colour palate and some gritty style choices, and you have the best looking X-Book around right now. Hopefully the next one is on time; that way, it will surely have more of an impact.