Three comics taking things in new directions make up this week’s Grab Bag
New Mutants #23 is the fourth chapter of the “Age of X” miniseries running between this title and X-Men Legacy. In a comic franchise where alternate realities are a regular event, “Age of X” has set itself up as something different; something that will matter
The X-Men family of books goes through a cycle. Due to their large cast, the stories grow increasingly complex over the course of several years. When things reach a breaking point, Marvel usually starts a big family-wide event, such as the current “Second Coming” storyline, then relaunches the entire line of books with fresh stories.