As Kieron Gillen looks to be taking a more predominant role in writing the flagship X-book, the story seems to be becoming more and more intense and enjoyable. As the characters struggle with the mysterious virus that has infected all the mutants on Utopia, we get a glimpse into the trauma of Wolverine and the anguish of Dr. Rao. Meanwhile, there’s two sub-plots both vying for our attention; the Emma Frost revelation was nice, as was the cliffhanger that came from it, while the story of these mysterious manufactured X-Men feels like it’s going to become incredibly important, but at the moment feels bog-standard in terms of storytelling. The only real fault, though, is with the art by Greg Land which maintains a consistent level of ugly traced images and lifeless action.