The story starts with a startling revelation that is also full of promise, but quickly devolves into a murder mystery/time travel plot. There is never a sense of payoff for the very interesting set-up unfortunately, and the ending comes off as feeling more like a fan-fiction than anything else. Read Full Review

The writing in this issue is adequate, if a tad uninspired. It seems to me that Furth was so concerned with making sure all the moving pieces in the plot wound up where they needed to be by the end of the book that she forgot to make it fun. Likewise, Jason Masters artwork is decent, if not awe-inspiring. He may want to take it a little easy on the inks, however, as there were several panels where, despite the scene taking place in a well-lit room, Beast was more black than he was blue. Read Full Review

I began reading this one-shot with few expectations, but I still managed to finish it mildly disappointed. Recycling classic X-Men themes is par for the course, but their implementation was mostly unoriginal and the issue's art was only acceptable. What should have been a "happily-ever-after" ending just made me shrug, unimpressed, and remember how silly I must have been to think anything could have permanence in the X-Men's world, even in an alternate universe. All in all, while we may feel a bit of anticipation and even nostalgia with the title of "anniversary special," this is a special you'd be safe with skipping. Read Full Review

It is a huge disappointment in story that is only made up for in art. Masters’ renderings of what each character looks like in the future looks pretty badass. Scott without his visor, Wolverine sans his left eye (again) and sporting a regal top bun, Irma Cuckoo looking super punk, Emma’s flawless dress during inauguration night, and the list goes on. The story itself was hard to take in, but visually, it was incredibly pleasing to the eyes. (Of course my personal favourite piece of art to come from this is LaTour’s fantastic cover). Read Full Review

"100th Anniversary Special: X-Men" (and the line of these "anniversary specials" in general) must have sounded great in the initial editorial pitch meeting. But after reading "100th Anniversary Special: X-Men" I have absolutely no interest in reading any of the others. It's a reverse "What If...?" comic, where readers are given an alternate ending to a story where we'll never get the original version -- and without a strong story, it's not fun at all. Read Full Review

Pretty dystopian, but not really bad. However, I wouldn't be surprised if it takes the influence from One More Day. But this time who cares...

We are presented a future not so different from the present: many of our beloved mutants are still here, there are angry anti-mutant mobs, characters still debate if they are doing the right thing to achieve Xavier´s dream; and in traditional x-men fashion, we end this issue with a little time travel trip that just takes us WAY too much back in the past

Maybe not a useless issue, but one that certainly would make any fan angry