Wolverine and the X-Men #24

This issue is what you'd call one of those "Great jumping on points!" And it really is. Nowadays, how many people don't know who Wolverine or the X-Men are? I'd wager very few. There's no need to get into who everybody is at the beginning of every arc anymore. I remember growing up and reading The Punisher, and every six issues you'd be reminded that his family was killed in a mob shootout in Central Park and he killed criminals for vengeance. It got so tiresome. I understand the need to fill in new readers, but in today's world of Google, and websites, and whatever, if the audience needs background info, they can find it easily without being constantly bogged down story-wise every few issues. This issue realizes all of that.

The premise this time is simple: date night. After all the months of crazy things that the X-Men have had to go through, they decide to take a night off to have some fun. We see the teaching staff leave the school to party, leaving Wolverine in charge, which he does not appreciate. Kitty Pryde and Iceman have their first official date, which is about as awkward as a first date can go. Jean Grey and Quentin Quire have a nice little exchange that shows how Jean is adapting to today's youth. And yes, there just might be a kiss that the cover blatantly spoils.

Wolverine and the X-Men has always been a lighter book, which is something you wouldn't expect from Jason Aaron. But I've always felt, since it's beginning, that it's portrayed the X-Men exactly how they've always acted at their core. It makes them human. The X-Men have always been the characters you're supposed to connect with because they could be you. Aaron does a wonderful job making you feel like these characters could be your neighbors, friends, or even family.
David Lopez on art even takes it a step further and draws the majority of the cast in normal clothes, almost making you forget you're reading a superhero book. His style here is almost reminiscent of the old 60's romance comics. He's been doing great with the super heroic action over in X-Men recently, and now he gets to show another side of his fantastic art. Some of his facial expressions he gives Kitty and Jean are priceless.

This isn't the perfect issue to introduce anybody to the X-Men if they're expecting action and wild powers. But it is the perfect issue to show them that the X-Men are more than a team with powers, they are us.