Return to the Age of Apocalypse in Uncanny X-Men#7 Review

Writers: Matthew Rosenberg, Kelly Thompson, & Ed Brisson // Artist: Pere Pérez // Marvel “Disassembled” Part VII Places to avoid in the MCU: Limbo, Hel, Hell, Hank McCoy’s bathroom, Latveria,  ….and Chicago in the Age of Apocalypse.  After helping Legion locate X-Man on his island, the X-recruits are accidentally banished with Grey himself to his home reality. Months or even years may have passed since their arrival, but Nate Grey claims to have a plan to lead them home. The only thing standing in their way besides the hordes of Apocalypse are their own teammates – Pixie and Rockslide. “Uncanny X-Men” #7 finds the younger generation of X-Men trapped in the Age of Apocalypse with no sign of life from the veterans since they arrived.  In the elapsed time since the previous issue, Nate Grey has become powerless in his home reality and the remaining X-Men have split into two factions – Armor/Glob and Pixie/Rockslide. Grey believes the only way to return to the proper reality is to find an M’Kraan crystal stored in the facility where he was created – the former lab of Sinister.  Pixie and Rockslide, on the other hand, know that if Grey returns to their reality, he will destroy the world.  They would rather take the chance to kill Grey while he is powerless rather than try to reason with him when he is near omnipotent. A brutal fight ensues where Glob uses his powers in new, explosive ways that hopefully follow him back to the other side. Just as the former friends beat each …