Im not one of those its-Claremont-or-no-one, or only-the-X-Men-from-when-I-was-10-are-the-real-X-Men type of guys, but I just dont think Ill be picking up an X-Men title, except for Ultimate X-Men or Wolverine titles for quite some time. I know this may not be the most popular view, but New X-Men is just not for me I want my $2.99 back! Read Full Review

I did not enjoy this issue. Now I realize this was his final kick at the can, and that there will be many readers who will enjoy the reckless abandon that Grant Morrison employs in this issue as he carves a path of death and destruction through the cast of characters he created for this arc. However, Grant Morrison has shown himself capable of so much better that a pale imitation of a story that has already inspired at least a couple dozen imitators, and that's why I find this final chapter to be such a disappointment, as he doesn't bring a single new idea to the table. Now I guess I could work up some enthusiasm for the conversation between Jean and Wolverine, or the scene where we see the Phoenix energy is dissipated by a well placed mental attack, but in the end I found I simply couldn't as the rest of the issue is so devoid of any real moments of excitement that I simply found the entire affair to be a tremendous disappointment. The big "2001" style ending that Jean undergoes also Read Full Review

The most morrison ending I've ever read