Review: Wolverine & The X-Men #31

This issue did what it was supposed to, and then a little more. The purpose of this issue was to introduce us to the Hellfire Club and Faculty of the Hellfire Academy and give us a tour of the school. I have to say; Jason Aaron is a master of creating new characters. Honestly, who else would think up a mutant named Snot who has lethal sneezes? Answer: no one. I take that back. Maybe Brian Michael Bendis. But only maybe. Anywho, I think that what Jason Aaron is doing with the school is kind of questionable. When the teacher to student ratio is 13:8 you don't want to be threatening their lives at every turn. Every. Single. Teacher. Yells at kids and tells them they're going to die. Even though Mystique is a great character and might have potential in the role of teacher, she does treat her only class a little harshly. All of the classes seem a little random as well, I mean, Xenobiology? Seriously? I think the Hellfire Saga Prologue didn't accurately reveal the Jean Grey runaways intentions all that accurately. Oya and Kid Omega are undoubtedly trying to escape the school, but not without stealing a little inside information first. My favorite part of the issue was when Kid Omega meets Kade Kilgore for the first time. They are both such great personalities and it is so much fun to see how they handle coming face to face with one another. The ending is ominous, I am really excited to see how Jason Aaron handles this one. The art is great from Nick Bradshaw, it's great to have him back on the book.
Definitely a great issue even if there weren't many appearances from the usual X-Men. I'm sorry that these reviews are coming in a little late. I had a ton of books last night and am trying to work through them all.