Astonishing X-Men
The X-Men struggle against Cassandra Nova's psychic assault while Professor X works to free Emma from her mental prison
Cassandra Nova, embedded in Emma's psyche since Morrison's run, manipulates the team from within. Each X-Man is psychically broken. Wolverine thinks he is a Victorian gentleman. Cyclops is rendered powerless. The Hellfire Club reforms. Whedon's character work is at its sharpest
Emma Frost's loyalty is tested when Cassandra Nova, lurking in Emma's psyche since Morrison's run, manipulates the team from within. Each X-Man is psychically broken: Wolverine believes he's a frightened child, Cyclops loses his powers, Kitty phases through the floor into the Earth. The Hellfire Club reforms. Emma appears to betray everything — but nothing in this arc is what it seems