The first issue of Ann Nocenti and Sid Kotian's new Storm book takes a distinctly retro approach to the wind-rider. It's the character's first solo comic in almost a decade, but it eschews the current X-Men era (perhaps partly because, as we know, that's due for some major upheavals in the coming months) in favour of a specific period in X-history. At the same time it uses its prequel status to dig deeper into an iconic character's emotional state.
Storm #1 takes place many years before the current Krakoan age, fitting pretty snugly around 1983's Uncanny X-Men #176 and #177, and featuring a classic mutant line-up. Rogue has recently switched sides, leaving the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants to join Xavier's mob, Wolverine has just lost Mariko, and Kitty Pryde is struggling with what she sees as a sudden change in her friend Ororo's attitude.
