Jean Grey and Illyana are investigating Broo’s connection to this whole mess, Forge and Monet are in Knowhere on the far side of a black hole, and the rest of the team are mid-operation to rescue Corsair and the people of Refugee Rock from a Brood infestation. The story picks up right where the three parts of the team were left in issue #19. The issue also teases something interesting in Magik’s future as well as part of Emma Frost’s past resurfacing on Krakoa.
This thread is deepened with the reveal of the architect of the Brood attacks. If Cyclops and Iceman are to be taken at their word, the X-Men are verging on pursuing a full-on extermination of the bug-like alien race. Previously, mutantkind seemed comfortable leaving Broo in charge of curbing the threat posed by the parasitic species after becoming king of the Brood hive. While parts of the plot span across galaxies and universes, the core of the issue remains fairly focused on the X-Men’s developing response to the Brood. Listen to the latest episode of our weekly comics podcast!
