And so it begins. The prospect of having the Earth's Mightiest Heroes pitting against the Uncanny Mutant Team is certainly exciting, but with a four issue lead-in mini-series, a #0 issue, and 21 related titles for the next eight weeks alone, it is easy to see how the event is about to march along that very fine line between acclaimed success and failure due to over exposition.

Bendis and Aaron split duties in this prologue issue, with the former telling Scarlet Witch's story, and the latter, Hope Summer's tale. Wanda is back in the mainstream Marvel Universe on a full time basis, and it is quite strange to see her acting without her brother, her husband, her father, or evn her friends, for that matter; that was refreshing. Hope, on the other hand, did not fare that well; her part of the story has been told many times before and did not contribute anything new. Frank Cho's pencils bring consistency and balance to an otherwise unbalanced issue. Avengers 1, X-Men 0.