And here are the X-Men I remember so fondly. Aaron breezes into this first issue with a cavalcade of smart, imaginative ideas and revels in the absurdity of the situation, without ridiculing it. For those complaining that Aaron's Wolverine is out of character then I would say he is exactly the Logan that became the mentor for Kitty, Jubilee and Armor. Logan can be more than a "bad-ass", particularly in the new set-up. A large part of the comedy is Logan's palpable awkwardness and frustration at having to play the headmaster role. He cannot slice up the new Black King on the front door to the new school, particularly not one with Jean Grey's name over it. Especially when he barely believes the story of some besuited kid with egomania. Which is why the attack at the end of the issue is meant to convince Logan and the reader of the threat that the Hellfire Club poses. I cannot remember a book that has made me chuckle so consistently in recent time. Aaron is having a blast and for once we have a writer who knows how to let the reader in on the joke without patronizing them. There are lots of call-backs for the long-time X-Men fan but no encyclopaedic knowledge is necessary to understand a very simple set-up with a lot of joyful eccentricities. I've had my problems with Bachalo in the past, particularly in his most experimental phases when stories became incomprehensible due to his layout, but this issues shows just how strong a story teller he has become. For proof, ignore any speech balloon and you still know just how utterly exasperated Logan becomes as the issue unfolds. Conversations are dynamic and his style is perfectly complimentary for Aaron's outlandish sci-fi elements. Just a bloody-good time.