Generation X #18

In "For the Sake of the Children," the Gen X team is mid-flight from St. Louis when Emma Frost’s telepathic distress from the chaos in New York forces a sudden, dramatic turn: she sends Banshee plummeting from 30,000 feet before guiding the rest of the group to a hidden sanctuary in Canada. Written by Scott Lobdell and illustrated with striking intensity by Chris Bachalo—inked by Mark Buckingham and colored by Steve Buccellato and Malibu—the issue captures the kids’ shock and fear as Emma’s urgent, unexplained decision overrides their protests, leaving them both shaken and uncertain. The cover, by Bachalo and Buckingham, perfectly frames the moment’s gravity.