X-Men Divided We Stand #1 (OF 2)

I don't get it, I really don't. Bad stuff happened so Scott Summers disbanded the X-Men? I guess I'm not sure what happened this time that hasn't happened before to warrant all this hoopla. Sure Xavier died, but he was back and kicking..what..a month later?

At any rate, yea..no more X-Men. Just a lot more X-Men TITLES. Ridiculous. Thankfully though, it brought us THIS X-Men title. Quality work throughout. Some of the characters and backstories I knew, like Cannonball and his family's feud with the Cabots, and a couple I'd never heard of, such as Nehzno, and Victor (a guy who looks like he was spawned by a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle and Sonic the Hedgehog).  Each story is a character piece dealing with anger, rejection, repentance...dealing with abandonment. These mutants are lost, all because of a knee-jerk reaction by Cyclops.

Each story was exceptional, but the one that hit me most was the story by Skottie Young, wherein the aforementioned Victor is having a conversation with Northstar. It has a very strong military undercurrent and focuses on what after-effects a child joining the X-Men might experience. I'm also really enjoying Young's art as it gets looser and more expressive.

Another highlight was seeing McKelvie's art colored by GURUeFX. The story didn't really strike me, and seemed a bit forced, but the art was excellent. I'd love to see this coloring and depth on all of Jamie's work.

These kinds of X-stories are generally my favorite. Any time the world slows down just a little and allows us to see the mutants on their down-time is a plus.