New X Men
By Alex Cook and Jason Kenney

What You Should Know: The X-Men have found themselves having to adjust to not only the death of Xavier but the revelation that he may have had a greater influence over mutants than was previously known. Riding the wave of increased mutant acceptance, Xavier's School opens to the public. Sue and Reed Richards enlist their son Franklin in the school in the hope of helping their child cope with his expanding powers. But Alex Summers sees not Franklin but his own, alternate reality son, Scotty and after a chase is convinced that his son is gone. Bad visions creep into the dreams of the X-Men as they try to cope with so many changes, not the least of which for Scott Summers is the discovery that he no longer needs his visor...

What's Gonna Happen: The long over due #122 show's a world on the edge as mutant terrorist attacks increase as the United Nations and Avengers enter Genosha in an attempt to stem the tide of all out war. In #123 the X-Men assist in humanitarian aid to Genoshan refugees while Scott Summers and Sam Gutherie enter the country in the hopes of infultrating the terrorist organization known as The Brotherhood. And mysterious men attempt to apprehend yet another mutant.

Down the Road: Issues 122-125 are the prelude for a group wide crossover as dreams really do come true and that's not necessarily a good thing.

X-Treme X-Men
By Michael Franzoni

What You Should Know: Following the absolution of their ties with the X-Men, Storm's X-Treme team set off to find the mysterious diaries of Destiny. Following their first lead, and tracking the mutagenic presence of three familiar mutants to the jungles of Brazil, the X-Men were faced with scores of Sentinels and a new menace named Cassandra Nova. Sacrificing his life for the better good of the team, Thunderbird was remembered as the X-Men were able to save Jubilee and Northstar from Nova. Storm was then required to rebuild her team as their next stop became the ruins of a temple in Akkaba, Egypt. In one of Apocalypse's former citadels, the X-Men discovered a mute mutant guarding the carvings of Ozymandias, and they soon added Babylon to the fold. Upon their return to the Australian Base, the X-Men found an uninvited guest waiting for them -- who promptly blew up the base and took Psylocke as his prize.

What's Gonna Happen: The X-Men have tracked the missing Psylocke to a citadel in the heart of Tokyo, and now find themselves face-to-face with the mysterious House of Lords. In the last part of the story arc, the X-Men will face their greatest fears and face the potential loss of another member. Also, there is the unknown quantity of the Juggernaut, who may or may not be switching sides.

Down the Road: Following the debacle with the House of Lords, the X-Men are forced to recognize that they have burnt some bridges and need to re-establish those bonds. With two injured members and a potential liability on the battlefield, Storm leads her team back into the halls of the school. But will they be welcomed back? And even further down the line, the X-Men must now deal with the resurgence of the Hellfire Club and the strange heirarchy that exists above them. And then, there's the Shi'ar...