A review by jamberg
Marvel Masterworks: The Uncanny X-Men, Vol. 4 by George Pérez, John Byrne, Chris Claremont

5.0

Murderworld, Perez Annual, Proteus, and the prelude to a major story arc. Things get darker and more dangerous. I was surprised to see the Scott and Jean really did not have much time to catch up when they were reunited, but even that lack of attention is full of meaning on a second (or fifth) read and does not feel like an oversight. The team bonds are stronger resulting in what feels like a truly cohesive, experienced team of X-Men. The "All-New All-Different" feel has been replaced by a sense that the X-Men mythos has been firmly rewritten with this as the true team of X-Men. See the creation of new mutant heroes in this volume as a sign that he team has developed enough to now grow.

I hate to say it but these issues are making certain current issues look very bad in comparison, although I fear the core X-Men books are headed for a dull and out of character period (currently being given Prelude to Schism and the Evolutionary storyline in X-Men vol. 3 which some call vol. 4 demonstrating how bad renumbering can be).