I'm the furthest thing from a fan of the X-Books, but I'm really enjoying this run. Whedon's storytelling gets better every issue and Cassaday's art is, as always, amazing. I picked up the first issue just to see what all the hype on the boards was about and was so engrossed that I bought issue #2. I say, skim the first issue and, if you're not at all interested, don't bother. However, you really are missing out on a pretty good run, I must say.