The war to tear down the Baxter Building continues while those heroes left in New York seek a cure for whatever it is that has transformed everyone they ever loved into mutants. Even the gods themselves don't know their place in a world where all of man has become a deity unto itself. Alex Ross, Jim Krueger and Well-Bee conclude the incredible prequel to the EARTH X trilogy.
Rated T+
Marvels X proves, at best, to be a less-than-satisfactory epilogue to a trilogy that was largely forgotten. So it's questionable whether this story will even be remembered in 2021. Read Full Review
The need to park this miniseries at the starting point of Earth X adds some welcome structure to this issue. It's mostly but not entirely a good thing. The closure on Kraven and Norman Osborn is flawed, but the emergence of Earth X Hulk works great. And there's a last grand twist to be played with David, the Ordinary Boy: He actually does make it into Earth X in an unexpected form. The bigger-picture plot developments elevate the "nuthin special" storytelling and push this final issue up above average.
This was a fine ending. It ended the only way it could since it's a prequel to Earth X. It makes sense why they connected it to the Marvels brand, but I don't know if this was necessary.
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