Too Much Too Late
This is the book this series has been waiting for. It seems as if the writer strung us along for one pointless adventure after another, dropping hints as to the end-game of this series, and then used this issue to remind the reader of every little thing. "Ah, yes," sees the reader, "Ariel is mighty persuasive." "That's right," we remember, "there was talk between Chance and Ariel about a collecting of mutants." And so on. Yet, for all the remembrances we get, this issue is still the same ol' thing. Sunspot narrates with the same, droll: "I am a 14 year old mutant." The conflict is odd, sure, but nothing great. Everyone bickers with everyone else; Chance is a jerk.
Two bright spots in this issue: 1) Warlock is awesome as his non-mutated self. His powers are messed with and the results are nearly deadly. 2) This issue boasts the best cover of the series so far.
That said, and with the Angels on another planet, maybe everything hyped about will stop being tedious and end up enjoyable.