Empyre: X-Men #4 is a decent culmination of a small story arc. While it has an anti-climactic end, questions are answered and plot lines are filled. It seems fitting to end things on a calmer note and it's done well. And the way the arc ends, it's open-ended for a central character and their plight. Hickman's writing is extremely good, and readers will be satisfied with the outcome. Read Full Review

The Empyre tie-in series comes to an end! Find out the fate of the Scarlet Witch, Explodey Boy, and more in this somewhat anticlimactic final issue! Read Full Review

There is a very low ceiling for expectations of superhero event tie-ins, and Empyre: X-Men has destroyed those low expectations like Explodey Boy sitting on an oil tanker. Read Full Review

I liked this finale thanks to some clever ideas and some well-written dialogue in a quieter scene we don't get enough of in superhero comics. I can't say this tie-in series needed to be made, but there are plenty of glimmers and shine throughout to make it a fun read. Read Full Review

Quiet moments and magic intertwine on the battle-scarred streets of Genosha for a crossover battle of zero consequence. Read Full Review

Pretty much everything about Empyre and this actual crossover is thrown out the window or hand-waved away, but what we do get is pleasant enough. I think this tie-in was a massive troll from Hickman. Read Full Review

X-Men Empyre #4 was an ok issue, but easily skippable. Tie-ins rarely pay off, and this one at least had some interesting things going for it. Hickman is a master storyteller, and this has been the best issue of the series. The colors and pencils add some life to this story and really make it easy to read. Read Full Review

Ok , this comic was amazing in too many levels!

Art 4.5/5
Story 5/5

Probably my favorite issue of the miniseries. It was very fun.

Simply amazing. Loved the part with Wanda and Strange, and loved even more everything with the Explodey Boys.

This mini-series was the best thing to come out of this awful, pointless event.

Awesome stuff, better than the main event by far for me. Just a nice little self contained story away from all the big nonsense that knows how to be fun.

My favourite part was Explodey Boy having a nice chat with himself.

Nice conclusion. Hickman returning definitely lifts this series a bit. This issue concludes the whole zombie fiasco with Scarlet Witch in the first issue of this mini-series, and finishes off the big PvZ fight back in Issue 3. The art is really nice. Idk why, but most if not all the Dawn of X artists have really clean pencils that basically now signature for the X-men universe. While it is tied to Empyre, really its just a good X-men series.

The definite highlight of this serious was the dialogue scene between Explodey Boy and undead Explodey Boy. Nothing big, nothing wild, just a plain old conversation about the future for mutants and life between two sides of the same person. And for a writer to literally carry a superhero comic with just talking, that is a rare feat to find in an comic. It was truly a very beautiful moment that actually moved me. Simple human interactions carries so much emotion in an ever-growing bombastic and crazy world. Hickman really knows how to handle the quiet moments.

The wrap up was fairly quick and generic, even a little cheesy with Magik, given Exlodey Boy and Dr. Strange helping Scarlet Witch handle her big oopsy in raising 16 million mutants from the dead, but it overall still a really fun and nice mini-series. Not needed for Empyre, but definitely read for a decent/fun X-men series. more

Too much focus on Scarlet Witch, but otherwise this was a decent finale to a fun obligatory mini-series that was better than it had any right to be.

This is it? Scarlet brings millions of dead mutants back to life and... this is it? Yeah, we had Explodey Boy's funny scene with his undead-self, but other than that? Some cringe dialogues between Hordeculture and Angel, some weak fight. There is an alien invasion, guys! No, that's it. Ok.

Hickman is extremely misogynistic with Wanda.

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Liem Duong - Aug 20, 2020

Pffff. Ha.okay bro, whatever you say.

maelstron - Aug 20, 2020

LOL whatever you say too. i'm not interested in people praising Hickman because they think he can not do any wrong.

Liem Duong - Aug 20, 2020

I am not saying I am praising Hickman. But I don't see misogyny towards Wanda in any way.. Strange just called her stupid and not thinking especially because she always the person that makes big mistakes. if calling a woman " woman " is misogynistic, then I guess alot of this are misogynistic then.

maelstron - Aug 20, 2020

But i see misoginy. Wanda is good with Magic and is same level that Doctor Strange. She teaches on his school Seeing him being a ass and condescendent to her speak a lot about how Hickman sees Wanda, the relatonship is completely wrong. Also she probably would be better off consulting her boyfriend about brining people back to dead. Strange already did the same thing as Wanda, So is tripple baffling seeing this.

Psycamorean - Aug 20, 2020

Yeah, that's not misogyny.

Liem Duong - Aug 20, 2020

First, you spelled misogyny wrong my man. And second, jsut cause Wanda asked Dr. Strange for help does not imply that Wanda is inferior to Dr. Strange in terms of magic. And even if that was the case, that is still not misogynistic. That at worst just Hickman liking Strange over Wanda, that isn't misogyny. The only reason you are calling it that is because you want to see it that way and build all of these blocks up to fit your perspective. Btw, Strange Academy isn't even written by Hickman.

Liem Duong - Aug 20, 2020

Snowflakes falling from the sky in August XD

maelstron - Aug 20, 2020

"Snowflakes" what a dumb comment to write, specially you that came all pissed because I said something bad about the god Hickman. Take a hint The issue presents Wanda as inferior, she is asking to Doctor Strange to clean her mess and being a ass while doing that. Never saw the inverse for him, it is not like he never did any wrong. Strange always treated her as a fellow, never as a dumb witch like Hickman wrote.

Br'er Lapin AKA 20-Ish Ceiln - Aug 20, 2020

What do you expect? He's a hick, man.

Psycamorean - Aug 21, 2020

Strange has always had an ego. And when you resurrect 16 million zombies, you deserve some condescension. I don't think Strange would've acted any different if a man had fucked up that big. It doesn't matter whether Wanda is as good at magic as Strange or not. Or if she's a woman or not. She made a huge mistake, based on Strange's advice. He's not going to be happy about it.

Psycamorean - Aug 21, 2020

If you're saying she would never make a mistake like that, or that she would be able to solve all her own problems, you need to read some back issues. Throwing around "misogyny" like that just devalues the actual term. You seem very sensitive to the plight of marginalized groups, so maybe don't do that.

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