The greatest strength of the X-Men is evident in this mini-series; its the depth of the characterization and the shared history between characters and audience. Cyclops must make a momentous decision and he has only his feeling, experience and wise counsel to guide him. In the mean time we are transported to past events through memories bringing us closer to understanding the depth that marvel has achieved with the X-Men and how the franchise has moved from comics to novels to movie, and video games. This promises to be a mini-series that will move the X-Men to a higher level of excitement and drama.