Writer: Jason Aaron
Artist: Ramon Perez
Colourist: Laura Martin
Letterer: Virtual Calligraphy’s Joe Caramagna

Previously, in Wolverine and the X-Men: The Jean Grey School has now been open for a few months, and has seen students graduate, such as Angel, and new students join, such as the time displaced original X-Men. Faculty members have also changed, with Husk leaving the school, and Kitty Pryde stepping down as headmistress in place of Storm. One thing remains constant despite the changes that the school has endured – this is the school where students and faculty will be the best there is at what they do.

However, the school has faced its share of threats as well. The Hellfire Club has targeted the school numerous times, going so far as to brainwash certain members of the student body, and attempt to recruit others to their own cause. They have also been assembling their own villainous faculty including Sauron, and have welcomed Glob Herman from the Jean Grey School into their new Hellfire Academy.

Writer: Jason Aaron
Artist: Ramon Perez
Colourist: Laura Martin and Matt Milla
Letterer: Virtual Calligraphy’s Joe Caramagna

Previously, in Wolverine and the X-Men: Worried that he hasn’t been very true to his ideals of teaching mutant children how to survive in a world that hates and fears them, Wolverine bundles a select group of kids into a Blackbird and dumps them into the Savage Land for a survival class, Wolvie-style. Unfortunately, the class is co-opted by Dog Logan, Wolverine’s time travelling half-brother.

The kids’ side with Dog, feeling that he is their best bet to defeat the hordes of cavemen, robots, and cowboys that have mysteriously appeared in the Savage Land – unbeknownst to them, it is Dog’s Time Diamonds that have brought them here, as a test for the kids. But when the time travelling troublemakers all team up, the tables are turned and the kids find themselves on the receiving end of a beatdown.

Writer: Matt Kindt
Penciller: Paco Medina
Inker: Juan Vlasco
Colourists: David Curiel and Rachelle Rosenberg
Letterer: Virtual Calligraphy’s Clayton Cowles

Previously, in Wolverine and the X-Men: Hank Pym created an artificial intelligence which gained sentience and tried to kill all organic life on the planet numerous times; its name was Ultron. Although it was defeated at every turn by the Avengers, the worry persisted that Ultron would eventually gain enough power to win once and for all. That has happened – and the remaining superheroes must live in an Age of Ultron.

After discovering that Ultron was in fact attacking the heroes from the future, Nick Fury took a team through the timestream using Doctor Doom’s time platform to stop the robot once and for all. Wolverine and Sue Storm, however, decided to use the platform to travel back in time instead, and murder Hank Pym before he ever creates Ultron in the first place.

Hello, and welcome to the latest edition of the Weekly Pull List!

Every week I team up with fellow comics contributors Chris (lokiallthefucksigive) and Ryley (ryley-stbatman) as we go through the week’s releases and spotlight our five most anticipated comics from our Pull Lists.

It’s pretty much business as usual this week. And by usual, I mean the next chapter and tie-ins of “Age of Ultron” hit the shelves, along with the continuation of the “Wrath of the First Lantern” storyline over in Green Lantern: New Guardians!

What made our picks this week? Read on to find out!

Writer: Jason Aaron
Artist: Ramon Perez
Colourist: Laura Martin
Letterer: Virtual Calligraphy’s Joe Caramagna

Previously, in Wolverine and the X-Men: Worried that he is losing touch with his teaching abilities, Wolverine selects the most dangerous and most in need of assistance students from his classes, and takes them to the Savage Land on a field trip. Their mission, and the only way to pass the class, is for the students to work together and escape the Savage Land, rendezvousing at the parked Blackbird on the opposite side of the jungle. Wolverine leaves them to fend for themselves and stalks away to watch in peace.

The students don’t fare too well, with their lack of teamwork scattering them across the jungle. Wolverine is distracted from his young charges however by the appearance of his long-lost half brother, Dog Logan, who promptly beats Wolverine to a pulp and captures him. Using the Time Diamonds that allowed him to travel from the past, Dog rips open the timestream and sets threats from across history on Wolverine’s unsuspecting students.

Writer: Jason Aaron
Artist: Ramon Perez
Colourist: Laura Martin
Letterer: Virtual Calligraphy’s Joe Caramagna

Previously, in Wolverine and the X-Men: The Jean Grey School has accepted a large amount of new recruits over the last few weeks. The five original X-Men have arrived from the past; numerous X-kids who were living on Utopia have enrolled after the Avengers/X-Men war; and new mutants have been appearing all over the world after the Phoenix Force reignited the mutant race. The student body is ever growing, and with each student needing their own special mentoring to do with their powers, the faculty are taxing themselves to keep up, especially with outside threats like the Hellfire Club constantly out to destroy the school.

Wolverine has taken a small selection of students to the Savage Land in order to train them himself.  Quentin Quire, Shark Girl, Eye-Boy, Sprite, Idie, Broo, and Glob Herman are released into the jungle with one mission – get back to the Blackbird together. Wolverine leaves them to it, and watches them from afar. But whilst studying his young charges, Wolverine is attacked by his long-lost brother, Dog, who has time travelled to the present to show his brother who’s boss.

Writer: Jason Aaron
Artist: Ramon Perez
Colourist: Laura Martin
Letterer: Virtual Calligraphy’s Joe Caramagna

Previously, in Wolverine and the X-Men: The Schism between Wolverine and Cyclops has sent the two halves of the mutant population in vastly different directions. Cyclops now wages revolutionary war with his Uncanny X-Men, whilst Wolverine has returned to Westchester and opened his own school to teach mutants. Among the teaching staff are headmistress Storm, teachers Kitty Pryde, Rachel Grey and Iceman, whilst students include Genesis, the teenage clone of Apocalypse, psychic maelstrom Quentin Quire, and the original five X-Men, transported from the past by the Beast.

Between the threat of the Hellfire Club, the recently departed Murder Circus, and Mystique and her Brotherhood of Evil Mutants, the school is constantly under threat. As a result, Wolverine doesn’t often get a lot of time to do any actual teaching. Now it’s time to change that – with a field trip to the Savage Land!

Writer: Jason Aaron
Penciller: David Lopez
Inker: Alvaro Lopez
Colourist: Morry Hollowell and James Campbell
Letterer: Virtual Calligraphy’s Joe Caramagna

Previously, in Wolverine and the X-Men: The Murder Circus has left Salem Center after being soundly defeated by the combined might of the Jean Grey School students and faculty. However, both Frankenstein’s Monster and Calcabrina, the creatures behind the Murder Circus, were able to escape. Calcabrina used what seemed to be the last of her strength to summon her demonic master, Azazel, to this plane of existence.

Before the insanity of the Murder Circus, the school had just accepted Storm as its newest teacher, after health issues lead to Husk stepping down. After the events of the Avengers/X-Men conflict, Storm’s marriage to the Black Panther was annulled, and Kitty’s relationship with Colossus was dissolved. Iceman has been making some advances, but with Kitty no longer with Piotr, now may be the time for him to make a proper move.

Writer: Jason Aaron
Penciller: Nick Bradshaw
Inkers: Nick Bradshaw, Norman Lee, Walden Wong, and Craig Yeung
Colourist: Laura Martin
Letterer: Virtual Calligraphy’s Joe Caramagna

Previously, in Wolverine and the X-Men: Both the Hellfire Club and Frankenstein’s Murder Circus have come to Salem Center, and neither spell good news for the Jean Grey School. The magic of Calabrina has brainwashed the Jean Grey staff, and the students have mounted an unsuccessful rescue mission in order to free them from the witch’s control.

Meanwhile, Frankenstein’s Monster has used the Circus in order to track down the last remaining descendant of Victor Frankenstein -– young Max, the Black Bishop of the Hellfire Club. Idie rescues Max from the Monster, but now finds herself trapped in his killer embrace, with Max her only possible means of escape. But will the villainous teenager save one of his sworn enemies?

Writer: Jason Aaron
Penciller: Nick Bradshaw
Inkers: Walden Wong, Norman Lee, Craig Yeung, and Nick Bradshaw
Colourist: Laura Martin
Letterer: Virtual Calligraphy’s Joe Caramagna

Previously, in Wolverine and the X-Men: The Hellfire Club has moved into Salem Center in order to deal more trouble to the Jean Grey School. Their plots involve shooting Broo point blank in the face, as well as brainwashing Idie into joining their band of newly recruited ‘evil’ mutants. One of the Hellfire Club’s inner circle is the last known descendent of Victor Frankenstein; Max does all he can to distance himself from his infamous relative, but his past is catching up to him.

Unfortunately for Max, Frankenstein’s Monster has arrived in Salem Center too, and has his sights set on killing Max, which would finally free him from the curse of the Frankensteins and allow him to rest. To this end, Frankenstein’s Monster has manipulated the teaching staff of the Jean Grey School into attacking both their own students, and Max Frankenstein. Now the students, lead by a reluctant Quentin Quire, must protect Frankenstein and save their teachers from themselves.

Writer: Jason Aaron
Penciller: Nick Bradshaw
Inkers: Walden Wong, Scott Hanna, Norman Lee, and Danny Miki
Colourist: Laura Martin
Letterer: Virtual Calligraphy’s Chris Eliopoulos

Previously, in Wolverine and the X-Men: New mutants are appearing across the globe thanks to the power of the Phoenix being dissipated throughout the world. Some of these mutants are drawn to the Jean Grey School, such as new students Shark Girl and Eye Boy. Some of these mutants are instead recruited by Mystique’s Brotherhood of Evil Mutants. And some of these mutants are collected by Kade Kilgore and the new Hellfire Club for their own nefarious purposes.

Swearing revenge on the Hellfire Club for their heinous actions, such as the attempted brutal murder of Broo, Wolverine has made it his mission to stop them. Plus, the departure of Husk has left a gap on the teaching staff list at the school, which Kitty Pryde has filled by employing Storm, one of the oldest and most experienced X-Men. But all is not well in Salem Center, as the circus is coming to town — Frankenstein’s Circus is not what it appears to be…

Writer: Jason Aaron
Artist: Steven Sanders
Colourist: Frank D’Armata
Letterer: Virtual Calligraphy’s Joe Caramagna

Previously, in Wolverine and the X-Men: The Hellfire Club has set up shop in Salem Center in order to menace the Jean Grey School with even more ease than before. Despite Wolverine and Rachel Grey’s best efforts, they have been unable to track down the pre-pubescent menaces who continue to threaten the school after almost murdering a student, Broo. Now in a coma whilst Beast attempts to reconstruct his shattered skull, Broo lies dormant at the school, a constant reminder of the teaching staff’s failure to protect him.

After a disastrous adventure with the Uncanny X-Force, Warren Worthington’s personality was destroyed by a Life Seed from the Age of Apocalypse. He no longer remembers who he is, and has developed strange new powers whilst retaining his metal wings from his Archangel form. And thanks to the events of the Avengers/X-Men war, mutants are once again appearing across the globe.

Writer: Jason Aaron
Penciller: Nick Bradshaw
Colourist: Laura Martin
Inker: Walden Wong
Letterer: Virtual Calligraphy’s Chris Eliopoulos

Previously, in Wolverine and the X-Men:  The Avengers vs. X-Men conflict is over, but the Jean Grey School is still reeling from its effects. In the light of her inconsistent manner, headmistress Kitty Pryde asks Husk if there is anything wrong, only to enrage Husk and cause her to quit. This now leaves the school with one less teacher, a void which must be filled.

There is also the matter of the Hellfire Club, who have set up shop in the same district as the Jean Grey School. Using an android, they infiltrated the nearby church and poisoned Idie’s mind, causing her to act drastically different to her usual mannerisms. This lead to Broo leaving the school dance to investigate, but upon finding the Club’s members, he was brutally shot and apparently killed.

Writer: Jason Aaron
Penciller: Jorge Molina
Colourist: Morry Hollowell and Rachel Rosenberg
Inker: Norman Lee
Letterer: Virtual Calligraphy’s Chris Eliopoulos

Previously, in Wolverine and the X-Men: Wolverine, Rachel Grey, Iceman, Angel, Beast, and Professor Xavier left the Jean Grey School in order to join the final battle against the Dark Phoenix; Cyclops, now the sole host of the entirety of the Phoenix’s cosmic power. In their stead, they have left Kitty Pryde in charge of the school, and all of its students.

The new Hellfire Club has also moved into Salem Center, with revenge on their minds. After three unsuccessful attempts at destroying the X-Men, they are planning something a little more subtle, right in the backyard of the Jean Grey School—and with the school all but undefended with most of its teachers missing, now is the best time to strike.

Writer: Jason Aaron
Penciller: Mike Allred
Colourist: Laura Allred
Letterer: Virtual Calligraphy’s Clayton Cowles

Usually, I try and write a witty little recap that highlights important features that might be of use when reviewing this issue as reference. Instead, I’m going to let this issue’s recap page do the job for me.

Previously, in Wolverine and the X-Men: