‘Immortal X-Men' rolls right out of the recent Judgement Day event into an issue that on the surface seems quieter but in fact, is much louder and foundational to what is being built in the X-Line than one might have expected. A fantastic character-driven issue that plays with the a variety of levels of Marvel continuity and elements while presenting some new wrinkles of its own along the way. Read Full Review

A departure from the main narrative, Immortal X-Men #8 shows that sometimes we must let the bad guys win to reach the best conclusions. At least, that's what Destiny seems to be getting at in a fun flashback-fueled story that plays into Mr. Sinister's early days. Read Full Review

Immortal X-Men #8 doesnt reinvent the wheel, but its still an excellent read. Gillen writing about Mystique, Destiny, and Sinister never gets old. Bandini and Curiel do a good job on the art, even if therere some places where the pencils arent the strongest. This is yet another fine outing for this book. Read Full Review

Immortal X-Men #8 uses Mystique as the point of view character, but she still doesn't feel like the main protagonist of the comic. Read Full Review

Leave it to Kieron Gillen to take the question of why Chris Claremont decided to give Destiny the same name as Irene Adler from the Sherlock Holmes stories and turn it into a stellar story that reads like it was always meant this way. Read Full Review

THIS IS SO PERFECT. "Essex-Men"! The gleeful twist with Mystique's past! "I'll never be on the same side as you." The big sapphic romance! "and yes, I DO love that"! Listen, I'm down for comics about perfect people with happy lives smiling at Pride parades, but this is the kind of LGBT content I really crave. Just hook this passionate, ridiculous gay shit right up to my veins

W o w just wow

Solid! Everything I wanted to say has already been said! This was just bloody brilliant, and not because I am a sucker for agood Victorian English romp! This just gets me more excited for next year's "Sins of Sinister" event! #SupereXcited!

I disliked what Gillen did with the X-Men 10 years earlier, but I have to give credit where it's due : He is killing it on Immortal X-Men !
Gillen did his homework and everything that has to do with mystique, Destiny and Sinister since the eighties is now interwoven in a simple and a elegant way.

This was a nicely done flashback issue for Mystique and Destiny, featuring Sinister. Bandini once again proves to be a nice fill-in artist, despite me missing Lucas Werneck every time there’s a switch. Nonetheless, this was an enjoyable book. Mystique and Destiny are very nice together, and, more often than not, I enjoy reading Sinister (especially when Gillen is writing him). The ending page is pretty cool as well, as the Sins of Sinister event comes closer and closer.

It's solid world-building and a cracking good adventure story, all wrapped up in a double layer of literary homage. This kind of thing is like catnip to me, and I love this issue.

The art is perhaps not spectacular, but consistently solid. The prose is likewise maybe a little pedestrian for this author -- but it delivers an amazing amount of plot without feeling rushed or cramped.

Mystique and Destiny >>>>>> every other queer relationship in comics right now

Mutants basically searching for Jack the Ripper.

Immortal X-Men is the best X book out if you like the Krakoan hoxpox stuff. It feels like it really leans into the grander behind the scenes schemes.