A classic X-Villain rears his head at the end of this issue and I thrilled to bits about it. Read Full Review

At the end of the day, EXTRAORDINARY X-MEN #2 is arguably the best X-Men comics I've read in a long time. It contains so much of what readers love about mutant franchise and has so many original ideas, from the character constellations, the little details, to the way the scenes are arranged, everything feels extremely in place. Superhero comic writers and artists should follow the example of Lemire and Ramos. Read Full Review

So overall, we get a very solid second installment in the latest and greatest X-book. It still feels very X-Men, which I love. The characters still feel legit. We get some more its hard to pull a team together antics, some more X-drama and gravitas that define our merry mutants. Not quite as perfect as #1, but Im still quite excited about the direction of the series. Bring on #3! Read Full Review

EXTRAORDINARY X-MEN #2 wasn't as strong as the first issue, but it was still a great read. Lemire is setting up quite a bit in this second issue, from Jean Grey outing herself as a mutant while trying to find love, Colossus and Magik fighting Sinister, and Logan talking to the new X-Men leader Storm, but it's all interesting set-up, although it does get a bit chaotic at times. Regardless, this is a real pleasing issue and I highly recommend checking out this new series. Read Full Review

There's a lot going on in Extraordinary X-Men, and that's why it's too soon to say whether or not the Children of the Atom are on the mend once more. Lemire is trying to throw in a ton of different plot threads, and Ramos' artwork struggles to keep it all together. But there are some seeds of greatness with Lemire's new but all too familiar team - if his characterization can match his frenetic pacing, this could be one fantastic series. Read Full Review

While still not the most imaginative story in the X-Men canon, Extraordinary X-Men proves eager to make a decisive set of narrative choices that hopefully will unfold into an engaging and purposeful story for the mutant race. Between the confirmation that the X-Men have taken refuge in the Limbo dimension and introducing new charactersand conflicts such as the Inhumans, Old Man Logan and Cerebra, this feels like a more confident series with potential grow. Read Full Review

Is Extraordinary X-Men #2 trying to have the most miserable main characters in a Marvel series? Because that's what it feels like. I thought All-New Hawkeye and Astonishing Ant-Man were tragic in the sense that the stories revolved around the protagonists being screw-ups where life constantly seemed to crap all over them, but this title is going above and beyond the call of duty with this. Read Full Review

Maybe next month Extraordinary X-Men will be the blockbuster X-book we all expected it to be, but for now, it's only scratching the surface of its potential. Read Full Review

Extraordinary X-Men #2 is an improvement over the first issue. The hard thing about this series is that we want answers and we want them now. Jeff Lemire will eventually give them to us, we just have to be patient. The art has been very good so far and can hopefully continue to be consistent. Extraordinary X-Men wont blow you away, but you shouldnt be disappointed either. Read Full Review

Extraordinary X-Men has a ways to go before it lives up to that title. Too much about the book feels familiar and played-out in light of past X-Men stories. The plodding pace and unnecessary focus on rebuilding the team don't help. However, Lemire's characterization is strong enough that there's hope the series will find its way once it moves beyond these initial conflicts and into something more exciting and unpredictable. Read Full Review

It's a shame that, once again, the X-Men are punching bags for the Marvel Universe. Though nefarious power struggles were always inherent in the series since Claremont's run, there were still moments of hope to pull the reader through. Right now, the franchise feels like it's bullying mutants. It's always darkest before the dawn and it's possible that hope is around the corner, but right now there isn't much to "Extraordinary X-Men" that isn't depressing. Lemire and Ramos are fantastic talents who are doing their best with what they're given, but I'm looking forward to their work in a setting that gives their characters a bit more of a chance. Read Full Review

I'm glad to see they're sticking with established X-Men for the team and not throwaways I had no interest in caring about like in recent series. Great writing and art!

9. Cuz Jeff Lemire. Fuck the shitty ratings this book is getting, it's great. Stop comparing it to past X-men.

The search for Nightcrawler and an X-Men team continues. I really do like this issue. If you didn't read the last issue knowing where X-Haven is located is a complete shocker. Plus I enjoy the sibling banter of Magik and Colossus, reminds me of my family. If you are a hardcore X-Men fan you're going to enjoy the story. Especially the first villain they come across. The Art on Ramos is on point but in this issue you are starting to see a bit of the cracks on the details, such as huge jawlines. I really can't wait for issue three.

I enjoyed this issue more than the last one, the character arcs are getting interesting and the limbo business with the school is something new. What's M-Pox, which previous X-book introduced that? Also, extra points for crapping all over the romance that Bendis crammed in between Jean and Beast, no one wanted that to be a thing, no sir.

I don't like the unnecessary attempts at humor. I don't like how vicious Colossus and Magik were. And Limbo?!

The characterisation and art are as strong as in the first issue, with Lemire having a great handle on the interpersonal relationships as well as the voices of each of his cast, and Ramos continuing to do a great job with body language and expressions. However, the pace feels decompressed; the first two issues feel like they could have been compressed into one super-sized issue without any significant loss. Moreover, on re-reading the issue, I just realised that Ramos' cartoony art style might not be the most apt since Lemire's tone is much bleaker than I initially thought. That said, at the very least, the characters are written closer to their classic characterisation and there's a stronger sense of camaraderie which has been absent in the X-books for quite a while. more