Reunion

• Writer - Steve Seagle
• Penciler - Chris Bachalo
• Inker - Tim Townsend
• Lettering - Richard Starkings
• Lettering - Comicraft
• Lettering - Albert Deschesne
• Colorist - Steve Buccellato
• Editor - Mark Powers
• Editor in Chief - Bob Harras

Summary

  Warren, Hank, and Bobby go to Alaska to check on the Summerses (see Scott's message, last iss.). Warren is grumpy: problems with Betsy since the Crimson Dawn, plus he had to fly coach; meanwhile Bobby is literally wearing his jester's hat. Their taxi hits a blackbird, a moose, and a totem pole.

  Chris, a local cop, puts the moose out of its misery and gives them a ride up to Scott and Jean's. Bobby sees a strange man in the trees.

  Logan calls SHIELD about Sauron, and they beam him up.

  Chris introduces the guys to his wife, who has a good-looking, available sister. They settle in with Jean and Scott; Jean senses something outside, where blackbirds are gathering. Scott tells Hank she's been wearing her Phoenix uniform; he points out that Phoenix never really was her (a long story, ending in Fantastic Four 286, of all places). Scott is still worried, especially after the Xavier-Onslaught fiasco, and wants their oldest friends to verify that she's okay.

  Bobby lights a fire and toasts marshmallows, and they reminisce about the early days, and how the team is always accepting wild members, and that the new house is built on Inuit land, and that Xavier is still missing. Jean says she has pushed her limits but found no trace of him. She coughs: the chimney is blocked. Bobby shoots ice up it, and Warren sees a dead blackbird pop out. Melissa, walking the dog, sees Warren's wings.

  Rogue has belated suspicions about Agee. He is linked to an organization called Mutopia but he denies any wrongdoing.

  In Anchorage, they decide to eat out, but Inuits are protesting, claiming the land. Chulyen the Crow God lurks in the shadows. They find another restaurant, and Scott starts to make plans for the team's future, while blackbirds gather outside.