Uncanny X-Men #513

Well, I do have to say I enjoy Dodson art a whole measure more than Silvestri and his band of merry inkers, but that's about all I can say positive for this issue.

This is a pretty short crossover and I'm really worried that it's going to be a lot of set up issues.

Obviously the first part needed it to give the story a structure, but this issue felt like Johnny Narrative again when Norman introduced the team.

I like seeing Mimic again as I became a huge fan of the version of him that showed up in Exiles, but I always thought he was a stronger character here. The last time I remember seeing him in regular continuity was when he was taking orders from Onslaught.

I like that characters like Cloak and Dagger and X-Treme are getting some ink in the book, but nostalgia for C-listers is not worth the price of admission.

There wasn't nearly enough action this issue, but I like the dynamic that Norman set up.

I'll wait and see, but if get another 3 pages of introductions I'm going to Dark Reign my foot up someone's ass.