Gillen leverages Colossus' Russian heritage to play into parallels with Russian literary tragedies to clever effect, and the idea that fear of terrible things happening is what causes those things rings true throughout multiple subplots. Read Full Review

Immortal X-Men #12 is a reminder of what a strong series this is. It has startling implications for Krakoa that surely will lead into the Fall Of X come August. Gillen and co craft a fascinating look into the character of Colossus while telling a story of political intrigue and power grabs. Read Full Review

Immortal X-Men#12 is a high point for the run. The issue has betrayal, romance, scheming, and attention to an arc that has been building for over a year. The art pops and adds emotion to every scene, though Werneck still has a few absent background issues. All the same, the panels are expertly lain out, and the story excels at every point. Read Full Review

A long dangling plotline is the focus as ‘Immortal X-Men' #12 moves the line ever closer to the impending fall that is the destiny for the mutants of Krakoa. While mostly solid there are a few elements that feel a bit rushed, potentially because of the speed needed to reach that aforementioned fall on the horizon. Read Full Review

It's come to my attention that Colossus being controlled by someone else is a storyline in the current X-Force run, which explains a lot after reading this. However, despite not having read a single issue of that series prior to reading this, I still absolutely loved this issue. As another user pointed out in their review, I thought the writer possibly, somewhat, represented Gillen himself and perhaps comic writers in general. This aspect of the book was super interesting, especially thinking about it in that representative way. Plus, the main plot of this was intriguing on its own. My jaw literally dropped when Mother Righteous made Mystique kill Destiny. In my shock, for nearly a minute, I almost forgot that the mutants had resurrection. This was just an incredible issue and another example of why Gillen is an outstanding writer. It also helps that Werneck continues to be absolutely amazing with his art as well. more

God, this comic is just so incredible. Leave it to Gillen & Werneck to take a drab X-Force plot and make it into a Mooresque story where Pyotr has a digetic writer, and that writer is a metaphor for both Gillen himself AND Dostoyevsky

Immortal X-Men at its absolutely best

Heartbreaking!

Some interesting movement here.

Don't get me wrong, I am *here* for the dramatic, tragic developments in the plot and the relationships. But I have some little quibbles with the storytelling, which is why I hold my rating (again) short of greatness.

And maybe it's those same quibbles that make me fixate on what I consider a major plot hole. Despite Destiny saying it'd make no difference, Mystique could have deadlocked the whole vote by pulling that trigger. It's especially bitter considering Shaw had *just* explained exactly why it would have.

Ah well. I really shouldn't let logic get in the way of a good tragedy.

Or maybe I should step away from the human drama of it all and be a little more comic-book logical. Mystique's gun looks pretty ordinary and her target's mutant power makes them very *very* bulletproof.

Never mind.
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I've not enjoyed this issue as much as others I see. The mechanics were a bit too mechanical lol. Maybe it's my dislike of X-Force and the way that series progressed and handled Piotr/Colossus. I'm getting tired of this stuff. Maybe the fall of X will be a nice way to escape the X-men world after 4 years.

A little on the lighter side of intrigue. I thin it served its purpose to add another layer to a post Sinister Krakoa.