Astonishing X-Men #25 began a new era in what many X-Fans dubbed the Strongest X-Men Title In a Decade. In twenty-four issues--and one Giant-Size special--Joss Whedon and John Cassaday told not only a memorable X-Men tale, but a story that will stand the test of time as one of the great comic book stories of the modern age. It may sound like hyperbole, but I do not doubt that most fans of the book would agree.

That said, the same fans were left in doubt when it was announced that Whedon's and Cassaday's departure from the title would not be the end of the Astonishing X-Men. In the months following the release of Giant-Size Astonishing X-Men #1, Marvel revealed that Warren Ellis and Simone Bianchi would take over with issue twenty-five--the solicitation for which promised big science, big action, and the overall continued greatness of the title. It was with these promises in mind--as well as a love for Ellis's work on newuniversal--that I dove into the  new era of Astonishing for the six-issue arc entitled "Ghost Box".

Yes, X-Fans, it’s time for the most important story since M-day. Everyone knows that on that fateful day a few simple words doomed our beloved X-men and all mutant kind. Now the first mutant birth since M-day is upon us, but what does this mean? Messiah Complex is an exciting race between mutant factions vying for ownership of the first mutant born since M-Day.  A mutant child with a X-gene so powerful that she was immunte to the effects of the Scarlet Witch's erradication of the X-gene on Earth.