Everyone really despises Chuck Austen's run, but I continue to enjoy it well enough. There are some weird character turns. In the opening arc of this issue, Cyclops hires a mutant shapeshifting stripper to trick his brother Havok into admitting he loves someone other than his fiancee. Havok then leaves Polaris at the altar and she almost murders the woman that he left her for. Austen later attempts to justify Polaris's actions by showing that she was traumatized by the destruction of Genosha. That works well enough for her, but I dislike the idea that Cyclops would treat his brother like that, and it also seems pretty unethical to throw a bachelor party where a shapeshifter poses as different women from the school. Austen's treatment of women is one criticism I agree with.
But otherwise, the Juggernaut arc continues to be one of my favorite storylines ever. His protective attitude toward a young student is endearing, as his budding friendship with Northstar, who he bonds with despite his homophobia. His brief fling with She-Hulk is also fun and well-written. It definitely seems unnecessary that this was later retconned.
The bulk of this collection is the "Draco" storyline, which introduces the "demon" (actually an ancient mutant) Azazel, and reveals that he is Nightcrawler's father by Mystique. It's definitely full of clunky dialogue and is a pretty big swing continuity-wise, but as with the last volume I found myself reading through this one quickly. It's dumb soap opera drama, which is still more enjoyable than some of the extremely slow and nonsensical storylines from the late 90s.
The art in this collections is definitely underwhelming. The bulk is Philip Tan's ugly, crowded pencil work, with some occasional fill-in issues from house-style artists whose work resembles those DC Snickers ads. Overall, not a collection I would prioritize, but you could do worse.
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