I'm not sure if this is intended to be an all ages book or not, given that making any sense of the characters in it seems to require some knowledge of Claremont's work in the 80s, but it's cute and fun in any case. Wolverine is played to the hilt as a grumpy, reluctant teacher for naive, perky, resourceful Kitty Pryde. (Yes, the title is also odd, since this is really about Kitty, with Wolverine serving more of a mentor role. But that's okay.)

The Wundagore story, in which Kitty's name becomes a good bit more literal than usual, is especially fun. It also allows for the sort of house-style art to really shine, as Espin is given a chance to render all kinds of human/animal hybrids. The children are especially cute.

All told, this is a pretty simple, fun romp through old Claremontian themes (there's even an X-Men team volleyball game, for Pete's sake). But there's something to be said for that, I think. There's a reason that era is considered the X-Men's best, and Van Lente nails Claremont's style better than Claremont has in years.