Al Ewing

X-Men by Al Ewing Omnibus — Synch, Wolverine (Laura), Polaris and Havok on Arakko. The Children of the Vault, Ewing's science-fiction complexity applied to mutantkind's post-Krakoa identity. X-Men by Al Ewing (issues #1-25 collected here) is one of the most intellectually ambitious X-Men runs of the Krakoa era. Synch, Wolverine (Laura Kinney), Polaris, Havok, Cyclops and Marvel Girl operate on Arakko (Mars), the mutant planet. The Children of the Vault — immortal post-human beings who evolved in an accelerated time-chamber — are the recurring antagonists. Ewing applies hard science-fiction concepts to the X-Men universe with Stefano Caselli and Pepe Larraz providing clean, dynamic art.