I do like this series, even if it’s just retelling familiar material. Unlike most major heroes, the X-Men don’t get many dedicated origin stories, so these still feel fresh. In fact, it took fifty issues of the X-Men series before Beast even GOT an origin story. Plus, top talent is aligned to these one-shots.
The piece of this story I forgot was that after Hank is recruited by Professor X, Xavier erases everyone’s memories of him.