This is my first ever X-Men comic (not counting X-Statix). So I don't have a lot of context. Hopefully things get on track from #2.
I don't know how I feel about Bachalo's work tbh. It just seems to change so much with what ever is in vogue, almost like a chameleon. I liked his Vertigo era work well enough, but have come to dislike his page compositions/layouts in recent work. Great in previews and as wallpapers maybe, but Dr. Strage was very painful to read.
That was a really strange time for the X-Men. Guess I never really considered how awkward it would be just jumping in at that point. Basically Wolverine and Scott had a huge fight and super awkward break up. Which caused the "Schism" and split the X-Men into two separate teams. Logan started the New Jean Grey school, where the X-Mansion used to be, and Cyc got the Island in San Fran.
I'm not sure how much AvX interrupts the book. I'm pretty sure the issues that take places during the event were actual event issues and not just tie ins. So it might be good to either read the whole event or skip those issues if they feel too disjointed.
I don't know how you will feel about Bradshaw's art. He's not Bachalo, but he does have a more cartoonish feel.
If your pretty new to reading X-Men though, you should start with something like Whedon's Astonishing X-Men or Morison's New X-Men. Those are probably the better jumping on points.
P.S.: I will buy that W&tX-Men Omni if you dont like it ;)
