New X-Men #25
	Story Title: 'Crusade' (Part 2 of 4) Writer: Craig Kyle & Chris Yost Penciller: Paco Medina Inker: Juan Vlasco Colorist: Brian Reber Letterer: Dave Sharpe Editor: Mike Marts Publisher: Dan Buckley Published by: Marvel Comics
	Reviewed by: Bruce Logan

From the six titles I’ve read and reviewed (so far) this week, only three of them have been worth the time and money I’ve spent on them, and even out of those three, only one (Superman #651) is a new release. The other two (Justice League Unlimited #20, Marvel Adventures: Spider-Man #14) are last week’s releases.

As for this title, whatever little interest remained at the end of the previous arc (which, is effectively the half way point of an 8 issue arc) is finished…..dead, over, done and done. Whatever story the writer is trying to tell, I don’t give a care anymore, one, due to the incredibly slow plot advancement, two, its vague nature (reminds me of Wolverine’s just ended arc) and three, as with many (almost all) other Marvel titles, it seems that they are just stretching and biding their time until May i.e. until Civil War.

With the obligatory practice session in the (non-)Danger Room, with Emma and Colossus coordinating the newbies, the angry young man in Elixir, the spoiled brat in Hellion, and the (possible) rat in Jay, the only thing missing was someone to walk the plank…take a bullet, literally. And for anyone who read the last issue, it won’t come as a surprise as to who that was. Yup, Wall-‘Pheromones’-flower is the latest addition to the increasingly long list of characters who have been killed just for killing sake. The de-powered mutants killed in US, Africa and all over the world, the missile on the bus, the various suicides hinted or shown outright, the lynching….it is really sickening. Even though the set will remain incomplete, I am seriously thinking about dropping this title right now and not going in for the next two issue, the third and fourth (last) parts of this arc.

I had really grown to like this title, if nothing else just to see new takes i.e. new mutations. Now….now, I can’t stand it.

Conclusion: If only the story was even half as good as the art…heck, even 30% as good would do the trick.

Rating: 4.5/10