Adventures of the X-Men: Rites of Passage #[nn]

The full X-Men roster charges forward on this energetic cover by Roberto Flores and Ralph Cabrera — Jean Grey crackling with pink energy, Gambit, Cyclops, a cloaked Rogue, Storm with her silver mane flowing, Wolverine in his yellow-and-blue suit, and a loping Beast all surging ahead while a massive, anguished face looms in the background clouds behind them. That brooding presence overhead gives the whole image a sense of genuine stakes, hinting at the kind of larger-than-life conflict that made the animated-era X-Men so compelling. Collected under the Rites of Passage banner, this 2019 Marvel trade is a fine way to revisit this distinctive corner of the X-Men universe.