Death of X #1
| Writer | Jeff Lemire, Charles Soule |
| Artist | Aaron Kuder |
| Cover Price | $4.99 |
What happened eight months ago that set the Inhumans and X-Men on a collision course? Find out here!
The Inhumans travel to Japan where one of the Terrigen Clouds creates a shocking new Inhuman.
The X-Men travel to Muir Island where the second Terrigen Cloud causes something truly terrible.
When these two events collide, a war of catastrophic proportions explodes!
Rated T+
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AIPT - Chris Hassan
Oct 05, 2016After 50+ years spent battling megalomaniacal mutants, bigoted humans and killer robots, Lemire, Soule and Kuder prove that the X-Men's greatest threat may just be a cloud - and the story's so good, that's okay. Read Full Review
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9.0
Chuck's Comic Of The Day - Chuck
Oct 07, 2016So will this revitalize the X-Men franchise, and bring the Inhuman franchise along for the ride (as Marvel no doubt hopes)? Read Full Review
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8.5
Weird Science - Dan Mayhoff
Oct 10, 2016Death of X starts off very promising as we get thebeginnings of this major conflict between the Inhumans and the Mutants. Whileone group faces a new golden age, the other group faces extinction and they areon a collision course. This issue sets everything up very nicely and using somevery impressive storytelling devices. I'm looking forward to the rest of thisseries and I would definitely recommend this issue to anyone. How the rest ofthe series will go, I haven't a clue but this is one of the best ways to startit off. Read Full Review
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IGN - Jesse Schedeen
Oct 05, 2016Ignoring the impact this issue has on one particular character, Death of X #1 doesn't disappoint. This issue doesn't offer much information that readers haven't already gleaned about this missing period, but it taps into the tragedy and and darkness surrounding the X-Men as they confront the latest threat to their existence. This issue also makes great use of its art team, proving Aaron Kuder is one of Marvel's best acquisitions in recent years. Read Full Review
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8.2
Comicsverse - markbouchard
Oct 10, 2016While the direction of DEATH OF X is clear, its details are not. We already know that Cyclops will end up dead, or at least his friends will believe him be. This was revealed by Storm to Old Man Logan inEXTRAORDINARY X-MEN #2. DEATH OF X could play out extremely predictably, to fill in the gaps, as a means of getting readers up to speed before INHUMANS VS. X-MEN, but perhaps we'll be surprised. With only three issues left in DEATH OF X, I feel the plot should be moving a bit more quickly. This issue laid some solid groundwork and built a great deal of suspense, now Lemire and Soule need to deliver. Currently, we're missing crucialinformation as to the current surge in anti-mutant sentiment that has swept the Marvel universe: whatexactly did Cyclops do to cause it? Hopefully DEATH OF X #2 (out on 10/19/2016) will begin to provide answers. Read Full Review
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Comic Spectrum - Adam Brunell
Oct 06, 2016Death of X #1 fills in a gap in continuity about how the Terrigen Mist cloud specifically affected a large number of mutants, but it did bother me that this very key continuity point has been completely unmentioned for months. The timing of this series is just off, it seems like Marvel should have published it several months ago so that this would fit in with what is going on in the other books. That may not be a big deal for readers who just read the event books, but it is bothersome to me as someone who reads all of the X-Men and Inhumans books being published. That said, it was a powerful story with good art, so I was able to enjoy it even though there were a number of specific details that bothered me. Read Full Review
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8.0
All-Comic - Jeremy Matcho
Oct 09, 2016Death of X has been a series and story fans have been waiting to hear since Secret Wars ended. The first issue did not disappoint and should please fans of both the X-Men and Inhumans. The pencils and colors were very good in this introductory issue. This mini series has the potential to put the X-Men back on top of the sales chart, where they belong. If the writing is consistent and Aaron Kuder continues to crush the art duties, this will be an epic mini. Read Full Review
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7.6
Geeked Out Nation - Jideobi Odunze
Oct 05, 2016Overall Death of X #1 gives you reason to see this to the end. The only question is if they are willing to satisfy us with the answers we have been seeking for longer than we should have been waiting. They without a doubt need to prioritize selling us on the direction things have taken and why we should or have been rolling with it up to this point. Read Full Review
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7.4
Graphic Policy - Brett
Oct 05, 2016The first issue is doing what it promised, to fill in the gap of the eight months and for us to finally find out what happened to Cyclops and the first fallout between the Inhumans and mutants. For those that care about that clash and the upcoming event that feels like it'll probably be round two of that clash, this is something that's a must. Read Full Review
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7.3
Heroes Direct - Adam Fitch
Oct 05, 2016Overall, any kind of impact this story would normally make is diminished because we know how a lot of it will play out. The art is cool and the build-up of tension would work in a normal situation, but it's not enough. This is the only first issue in Marvel NOW! that we've been disappointed with so far. It's definitely not bad, though. Read Full Review
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7.0
ComicWow!TV - Huck Talwar
Oct 12, 2016This issue could be the start of something HUGE. I have no idea where Lemire and Soule are going to take this miniseries, but I can't wait to find out. This is the perfect book for any Marvel fan who likes a dramatic story with a lot of action and superpowers. I'm actually not the biggest fan of superpower-driven stories, but I will definitely be keeping up with this one. Read Full Review
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6.0
Comics: The Gathering - Ryan.L
Oct 05, 2016This book isn’t great, and a pretty rocky start for the mini-series. If you’re like me and a huge x-fan then you’re dying to know what’s up for our beloved mutants. Hopefully this series gets better and answers some of the big burning questions we have and not turn out to be just a setup for the Inhumans vs X-Men event that’s just around the corner. Read Full Review
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6.0
The Source by SuperHeroStuff - Marc Buxton
Oct 10, 2016The war between mutants and Inhumans begins with a bit of a thud as Marvel throws a dart to see which unused X character needs to be sacrificed to light the dynamite. Guys, Madrox will be back and this otherwise well-written issue could have moved forward without the pointless and highly marketed death. Read Full Review
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5.0
PopMatters - Jack Fisher
Oct 07, 2016The details of what Cyclops did and how the outlook for the mutant race got so bleak remain unresolved, which still gives the overall narrative of Death of X promise. However, given the not-so-subtle undertones of this issue, it's painfully apparent that this conflict between the X-men and the Inhumans will not be a fair fight. Whoever has the advantage in movie rights is likely to come out ahead in more ways than one. Read Full Review
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4.0
Nerdist - Blair Marnell
Oct 05, 2016Death of X #1 was at its best during the brief fighting scenes, which allowed Lemire and Soule to let Kuder cut loose on the book. We can't fault Kuder on this one, but we expect more from talented writers like Lemire and Soule. Both of them need to remind us why we love the X-Men and why we should love the Inhumans. Because right now, it's a pretty one-sided conflict. If you've ever loved Marvel's mutants, chances are good that you're already rooting for them in this fight. Nothing the Inhumans did in this issue will change that. Read Full Review
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4.0
Newsarama - Justin Partridge
Oct 06, 2016Though backed by a truly outstanding creative team Death of X #1 is dead on arrival. With their tonally divergent script and problematic narrative choices, both Jeff Lemire and Charles Soule are functioning way below their usual output and starting this new event on a distasteful note. This first issue also manages to make one the most exciting artists to come out of DC in a long time hard to look at which is the final nail in the coffin. The X-Men and the Inhumans may be headed for blows but Death of X #1 just feels like punching down. Read Full Review
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3.5
Multiversity Comics - Robbie Pleasant
Oct 07, 2016The great artwork and Inhuman side of the story helps compensate for the shortcomings of the X-Men part, and the M-pox is fittingly horrific, but the story itself does little good. Read Full Review
USER REVIEWS Back to Top
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9.0
Good action, was always interested in the dynamic between The Inhumans and Mutants, it also looks like this series will give the answer to what happened to cyclops.
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8.5
Your a mutant and no you are a dying species. Now you find out this new species comes to your planet and brings something that is dangerous to you. Yeah you freak out. You understand Scott's and the rest of mutant kind tough spot. I really can't wait to see the reaction on the inhumans. Lemireand Soule are great writers and I can't wait to see where they take this story. The only thing I have a problem with with is the art of Kuder. Seems a little primitive and gritty for my taste and the coloring of Hollowell leaves me feeling the same way.
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letting the story develop!
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'...we protect our own.' The price tag is the main problem with this book. Enjoyable story, even if you are familiar with the terrigan mist, this book offers a very readable and understandable view point from both x-men and inhumans and what this cloud represents.
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To be honest I just found this to be so boring!
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Disappointing. Marvel seems to be losing the plot.
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5.5
Death of X is a storyline that could have been epic. The problem is, it's released at a time where we already know the origins, the results and precisely what is and isn't at stake. Therefore, the epic proportions, the shock and the intrigue are all instantly minimized the moment we hear them. How exciting the terrigen cloud reveal would have been (that it threatens the lives of some of the mutants) if we hadn't already known it. How exciting the end could have been, if we didn't already know they were going to unify with their own side as one (and eventually fight against each other as implied). Instead, what we get is an 'okay' dialogue and a pretty lacklustre event.There is no point where I can openly say that it is bad - it is just simp more
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5.0
There's too much Inhumans on my X-Men, ew, get it off! And, if the Inhumans aren't insufferable enough as it is, now we're going back over a year to the goddamned terrigen mist well again. It sucked then and it sucks now.
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I'm a big fan of Lemire but not a fan of the art in this book. Like another reviewer said, its strange that they're releasing this story now. Most fans already know what's going on. Plus, $4.99 for this?
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2.0
Not sure how much I care. So tired of the terrigen and what they're doing with Inhumans
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This is outright offensive to X-men fans.
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