I just read the Messiah CompleX one-shot last night, and I too really enjoyed how they portrayed Cyclops.  Also just saw some preview pages from Part II of the crossover and it seems they're sticking to the confident leader characterization.  I don't know if it's a result of the (not yet finished) Astonishing X-Men story or Brubaker is just writing him really well.  Whatever the case, I'm enjoying it.

By the way, JB awesome drawing of the Cassaday costume.

JB once again nails a character with little to no trouble.

I can recall reading one interview where he slimmed the folddown boots of Cyclops down because the flaired ones that Cockrum drew made him into a 'swashbuckler' and S. Summers/Cyclops was HARDLY that.

cut to what...30 years later and the 'wetsuit' look is ROCKIN from both Cassaday and JB.

Cyclops was always a brooder and this version of his costume (uniform?) fully reflected this, to me.

JB, the image reminds me why Scott was always my favorite X-Man. He was the guy whose destructive power was uncontrolled, except by his visor-- and as a result, he always had to be IN CONTROL. I thought that made him way cool. He has an aspect of the same tragedy Ben Grimm does. Wherever he goes, there won't be a minute he can forget exactly who he is and what he can do with a stray glance. One moment of carelessness...

If you think that makes him "a dick," you have no idea who Cyclops is and why.

Stop the presses!

JB, what an incredible rendition of the modern Cyclops costume.

Okay, back to discussing Cyclops. I need to read all six pages before I add anything else to this discussion.

I've got a question for X-Men fans. Since Charles owns the school yet Cyclops & the White Queen keep treating him badly.

1- What the hell is Scott even still doing at the school if he hates Xavier? He's a grown man, he's also sleeping with a millionaire.

2- Why doesn't Xavier kick those 2 idiots out of his property? He's the one who made them head masters.

In that regard, isn't the current drama infantile nonsense?

1- I don't think Cyclops hates Xavier.  I think he's disappointed him/seeing him in a new light based on the revalations (like them or lump them) from Deadly Genesis and the Danger storyline in Astonishing X-Men. 

2-Because Xavier realizes the above maybe?

I don't think it's "infantile nonsense."  You could look at as Cyclops seeing Prof. Xavier as a person, instead of the idealized fatehr figure he saw him as before, and trying to deal with that, but that's just me.

I like the idea of portraying Cyclops as someone who fights and/or uses his power as a last resort in the same way that Black Bolt of the Inhumans does.  Black Bolt can't really control his power like Cyclops can so it isn't exactly the same but in both cases if they cut loose and just want to win a fight, I don't see them failing.

As a leader, isn't it generally more prudent to stay out of a fight anyway?  To beat an opponent without resorting to violence would be more of an indicator of Cyclops' strategical ability in my opinion.  Then when he does decide to fight, oh boy, look out!