Claremont's was the meatiest; it was great to read him writing these characters again, even if he did take a very peculiar tact.
Tina Turner, but better. Canon according to X-Women. I'm thinking Tina Turner by way of Lauren Hill, or better yet, Jill Scott with a touch of Iman.
Shots fired!
Yeah, we already had a similar scene in Gold.
Agreed on both points. I'd love to see Thompson on "Blue"(with a whole new cast/approach, Rogue and Gambit can lead), and Claremont on "Gold"(with the same cast, but like, actually written correctly). It was great to see continuity threaded through their stories so easily. Meanwhile Guggenheim can barely reference his own run....
Honestly, I don't think Piotr would be that close to any of those guys. Logan and Kurt are his best buddies. A case for Remy and Bobby could be made as 'friends', but beyond that, Piotr hasn't really developed his relationship with the other X-Guys.
As for the bolded, most definitely!
Jubes should have been there, totes, but she only had a few pages to work with and squandered most of them with Callisto and Rogue.