New X-Men #23
In "Childhood's End [Part 4]," Craig Kyle and Chris Yost deliver a tense, character-driven chapter as Stryker manipulates Jay’s grief over his lost love Julia to turn him against Xavier’s school. Mark Brooks and Paul Pelletier’s dynamic art captures the emotional weight and escalating stakes as Cyclops and Emma confront Jay—his wings severed—while Emma’s harsh test divides the remaining students. The issue’s shocking conclusion, with a bus carrying the expelled students destroyed by a missile, leaves the fate of the survivors hanging, setting a grim tone for what comes next. Cover by Mark Brooks and Jaime Mendoza.
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Stryker uses Jay's love for his dead girlfriend Julia to trick him into infiltrating Xavier's school. Cyclops and Emma open the front door to the mansion to discover Jay with his wings amputated. Emma comes down hard on the kids and pits most of the remaining students with powers against each other. Only the six left standing are allowed to continue training as X-Men and Emma makes Surge their new leader. Most of the kids who lost their powers on M-Day are put on a bus and sent home. As the bus is pulling away, however, a missile blows it up.
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