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Cool splash page!
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And the return of John Romita Jr.!
That’s Storm on the splash page, of course, and she’s still got no powers. But that doesn’t stop her from kicking ass against a street gang.
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The X-Men are all out in San Francisco, which means we get to visit with the original Spider-Woman as well (now de-powered) and future X-Factor character rock star Lila Cheney.
Then, it’s time for a big battle with Freedom Force.
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Freedom Force are basically the first Thunderbolts team: A bunch of kinda villains hired by the government to serve justice, which, in this case, means hunting mutants. The Spider-Woman from Secret Wars has joined the Force, so I guess we’ll be seeing more of that character.
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Also, the team has Spiral from Longshot’s book, Blob, and my two favorite Brotherhood members, Avalanche and Pyro.
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Although Freedom Force win the battle, the SFPD–who are friendly with Jessica Drew–invoke local jurisdiction.
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A good old fashioned turf war means the X-Men go free.