I thought it was a pretty good start to the crossover, but, obviously, it leaves a lot of unanswered questions. I'm looking forward to seeing how they will play out.

Well it's Fraction penning it, so I was expecting nothing but good stuff, and the goods he definitely did deliver. Osborn was awesome, Emma frost was an Icy bitch as expected (I'm not sure if she's with Oz or against him...) but it was cool, also, cataonic Prof. X? ooooh yeah.

The best thing about the one shot was the way they portrayed Ares. it was only 2 pages, but damn. That's how a God of War should be treated. I loathe the "heavy hitter" archetype Marvel chugs him in, when DC Ares is as should be, a calculating, brutal God.

Lee Variant >all others

The Dark Avengers are in San Francisco--and the X-Men aren't too happy about it! In episode #77 of the Mighty Marvel Podcast Eisner-Nominated writer, Matt Fraction, dishes on why Norman Osborn is getting involved in mutant affairs! Senior Art Director and host, Jeff Suter sits down with the fan favorite scribe, to discuss Dark Avengers/Uncanny X-Men: Utopia! It's the crossover event you've been waiting for and Fraction promises it'll be a doozy. Who are the Dark X-Men? How is Emma Frost's membership in the Cabal going to affect her relationship with Cyclops?

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