Utopia By Any Means Necessary: Uncanny X-Men #5 Review

Writers: Kelly Thompson, Ed Brisson, & Matthew Rosenberg // Artist: R.B. Silva // Marvel Comics “Disassembled Part V” The arrival of issue five in the Uncanny X-Men revival signals the midpoint in the current weekly arc. Currently, Nate Grey intends to save the world from itself by any means necessary. Responding to worldwide phenomena enacted by his Horseman of Salvation – Magneto, Blob, Omega Red, and Angel – the X-Men find themselves in the midst of a generational divide.  While the veteran members, led by Jean Grey and Storm, want to take the fight directly to X-Man, the X-students go against orders and decide to help Legion instead. Nate Grey is humanity’s last hope to save it from itself…according to him, at least.  In order to fairly execute his utopian vision, Nate Grey appoints his kidnapees Kitty Pryde, Apocalypse, and Senator Allen as his Council for the improvement of humanity.  Pryde finds the entire ordeal ridiculous, but Nate Grey has no time for doubters.  Proud and direct as ever, Apocalypse advises him that “If you want to save the Earth, you must cleanse it of its delusions of holiness.” Grey responds with not even a strain to his abilities.

Meanwhile, Jean and her team rescue oil rig workers off the coast of Louisiana. Instead of a wake of destruction, however, the Blob and Omega Red somehow allowed nature itself to reclaim the rig.  As if summoned from the ground of the ocean itself, an entire ecosystem of life and land mass overtakes the former dr…