The Uncanny X-Men #530

There's a new disease outbreak that only affects mutants. Meanwhile, a new breed of X-Men is being created, and the Collective takes over Japan's underground crime syndicate.
 

The Good

It's a new storyline in the Uncanny series and it's another really interesting one. The "Quarantine" part of the storyline is probably the weakest of the three stories in the book, but it's still pretty strong, especially when you find out how effective this new mutant-disease is. I'm really interested in The Collective side of the story. I always like stories of a new guy coming into town and taking over a crime syndicate. The last story is about a man (John Sublime?) creating a new team of X-Men, his X-Men. These are three incredibly interesting stories that I cannot wait to see how they tie together. Fraction's writing, as always, is great here, and a great read, even for people who aren't the biggest X-Fans.
 

The Bad

Although there were times the art looked great, there were also quite a few times were I thought I was looking at a something that was traced. The art is done by Greg Land, so it's not a way out there idea, but it does become distracting, especially when the facial expression doesn't fit the panel or scene. It tends to look and feel a bit exaggerated. In addition, is that John Sublime? The man who has his own X-Men team towards the end of the issue is never named, but I have a good feeling it's Sublime. I'm not too sure.

 

The Verdict 4/5 - Recommended

Good Jumping-On Point

Since Fraction has been writing the book, it's been the best it's been since Grant Morrison's run. There's a lot going on, but it's not at a point where it will confuse the reader. This is the time to jump on, since you don't need to know anything about the team that's not on the catch-up page.