Written by Brian Michael Bendis
Penciled by Stuart Immonen
Inked by Wade Von Grawbadger
Colored by Marte Gracia
This issue has everything! Fights, jokes, kissing (fake), illusion, Avengers
A great deal of sight gags and some actual funny dialogue.
Love how quick Wolverine was to cut Jean as she was projecting the Phoenix. Good thing Scott was there to stop him.
Really dug the fight matchups. Beast v Sabretooth. Jean v Mystique. Lady Mastermind and Jean one upping each other.
Really liked Mystique and Wolverine’s back and forth, and how Logan did know what was happening.
Scott switching opponents with Beast was a good idea. I could had used more Beast and Sabretooth.
Jean making both Mystique and Sabretooth fall asleep, never been done before in a fight.
I like how Jean keeps apologizing for the Phoenix vision.
Kitty gets to show off smart, sass and fighting abilities with Lady Mastermind. Love the correction of “Professor Kitty Pryde.”
With Kitty’s left hook, Immonen steals the show for the rest of the issue.
From Bobby’s fear of the Uncanny Avengers to his throwing a snowball at Thor, such great moments. Also in the panel with Bobby being scared, Wolverine head goes down in shame. Immonen is quite talented.
The Havok / Scott exhange and high five stole my heart. I like how Alex is trying to have this relationship with Scott, that neither one of them has had before.
That last page with Jean and the Phoenix is odd, wish I had the last issue to see what that was about.
Next issue teases Jean and young Hank might be kissing. It was super weird over in Claremont’s X-Men Forever, but who knows how it will play out here.
Also, this cover is musleading as well.
Shadow and Flame with Magik 