![X-Men #40 courtesy Marvel](https://i0.wp.com/www.comicsblend.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/xmen40-195x300.jpg?resize=195%2C300&ssl=1)
A final story for an X-Men book this week following the announcement of a brand new X-Men by Brian Wood and Olivier Coipel coming in April. There were some great arc during the latest volume of the (adjectiveless) X-Men.
This week’s X-Men #40 by Seth Peck is the beginning of the final arc as the current “security team” collapses. The David Lopez cover is beautiful and haunting and a perfect tribute to the end of his volume.
This current volume of X-Men began with Curse of the Mutants by Victor Gischler in which the team faced off against vampire sects and a confrontation with Dracula. The team joined Spider-Man for an adventure against the Lizard and formed an alliance with the FF and Doctor Doom in the Bermuda Triangle.
![X-Men #30 courtesy Marvel](https://i0.wp.com/www.comicsblend.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/X-Men-teaser-197x300.jpg?resize=197%2C300&ssl=1)
My favorite arc was Blank Generation by Brian Wood and David Lopez that featured Storm, Psylocke, Domino, Colossus and Pixie and introduced the concept of Proto-Mutants. This is must read for fans of Storm. The storytelling was in the spirit of the Chris Claremont/Paul Smith era. You didn’t need to read every other X-book. It was a small team solving a big mystery.
When Wood left I thought that was it. Seth Peck wrote an offbeat two-part arc starring Domino and Daredevil. In this final issue Peck shows the final moments for this version of the team.
By Editor