X-Men # 8: Something's Coming Review *spoilers*

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Issue opens in the Akademos Habitat where morning has arrived. Magma & Dani wake to have some coffee. Amara notices the Brood King Egg (stolen by Rahne in a previous space issue) and questions what it is.

Cut to a Shi’ar Graveyard in space where the Brood are feeding on an Acanti (preview pages). They are looking for their missing King Egg.

Data Page: We get a small recap from the War of Kings event which specifically calls out three main players: Gladiator, Black Bolt, & Vulcan.

We now venture to the Summer’s House located on the Blue Area of the Moon where Vulcan is dreaming of himself floating in space (seems like he is starting to remember parts of his old life). He is awoken by his brothers Scott & Alex who think his partying with Petra & Sway is getting “outta control”. Gabe reveals he has been having the same dream every night. Their conversation is interrupted when they notice a pod of Acanti heading toward Earth.

Back on Krakoa, Idie welcome Broo, who takes interest in the fact that Krakoa keeps adapting as new mutants arrive (he is not impressed by some of the building standards). Idie notes the Gen X kids “live like animals”.

Magma, Dani, Rahne, & Illyana welcome Ide & Broo in for breakfast. However, Broo is more concerned with the King Egg and what its presence means on Krakoa. His lecture is interrupted by a Brood infested Acanti crash-landing right outside.

Magik, Dani, & Magma jump in to fight off the Brood until reinforcements arrive. It doesn’t take long for Cyclops & Jean to show up. Scott checks in with his captain (Illyana) and the two use their powers in conjunction to eliminate as many Brood as possible. During the battle, Broo explains the situation to Jean who in turn telepathically informs Scott.

Scott, Jean, Havok, & Vulcan take the King Egg into space as Illyana is instructed to keep the fight going on Krakoa. During takeoff, Gabe gets a little creepy talking about “a great fire waiting to ignite inside…”.

*Summer’s Brother #3 is definitely going to be a problem soon*

Data Page: First data page repeated with amended notes. Vulcan did not die at the end of War of Kings.

Out in Shi’ar space, we find The Starjammers captive and at the mercy of a Kree Accuser. Apparently, they were meant to steal the Brood King Egg for him. The Accuser pulls up Sunspot (who is playing with Sam & Izzy’s baby) on a holographic projector. Berto & the Accuser make a deal…Berto will get him the King Egg if the Accuser lets the Starjammers go.

Izzy catches the end of Berto’s transmission and warns her fellow super guardians that a Kree Accuser is hanging out on the edge of Shi’ar space.

Gladiator and his son’s Brood hunting trip is interrupted by Izzy’s warning. They now plan to hunt “better game”.