It managed this by using the teen version of Scott Summers, who time-traveled to the present day and is now stuck here.
I've always liked the character - he was a bit dour, but as the leader of the X-Men, he had to be serious.
But without those hindrances, and now exploring the galaxy with his Dad, Corsair (who Scott thought was dead, much less a Space Pirate), the young mutant gets to lighten up.
This issue offers some good father-and-son moments, as they visit an alien world (natch), Scott makes a new friend and (of course) they end up in a fight for their lives.
I like Greg Rucka's writing here - it's still a bit on the laid-back side (action sequences aside), but it's building nicely.
The art by Russell Dauterman with colors by Chris Sotomayor is very good, with a clean, expressive and original look to these alien worlds.
So it continues to be a good start to this new series. Now if they could just fix the modern-day version of Cyclops.
Grade: B+
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