Original X-Men #1 was pretty wild and crammed a ton into a reasonable-sized package. The story was clever and the way Gage gets fans reinvested into the characters so quickly is commendable. Plus, the villain and who they need to confront was rather creative. Furthermore, the illustrations were incredibly impressive. The designs were perfect and the realism was authentic, vibrant, and powerful. Together, Original X-Men #1 will prove to be a fun adventure that fans will wish lasted a bit longer even into its on ongoing. Sadly, that doesnt seem to be the case. Read Full Review

The Original X-Men is a tantalising glimpse in to a potential new golden era for the titular team. Solid writing and blockbuster artwork make this a great jumping off point for future storytelling. Read Full Review

Original X-Men #1 isn't bad but it feels rushed towards the end. There's far too much that you just need to take at face value, not questioning the choice or direction. The comic has a nice setup but about halfway through the pace picks up with the final quarter of it condensed far too much. There was also a tease of when "the dust settles, one hero will remain, trapped in the world as we know it, which doesn't happen here, so it's a bit odd to include it. Overall, there's a lot of odd choices about this comic and it'll be the end of the series where it'll have to be really judged. Read Full Review

The art by Greg Land is, as per usual, heavy on photo-referencing but light on personality. A few panels look really good, but Lands style lends itself better to covers or pin-ups, as opposed to sequential art, which looks mostly rushed. One panel in particular even finds teen Angel inexplicably wearing his older counterparts costume; it would appear to be a coloring mistake were it not for the awkwardly placed halo on his chest. Its a small mistake overall but the error of continuity is pretty ironic given how meticulous the rest of the book is. Read Full Review

But if you want to see more Jean and Phoenix shenanigans and you really miss the OG X-Men costumes, give it a look-see. Read Full Review

What more can readers get from another take on Marvel's first five mutants after 60 years and all those previous returns? Based on The Original X-Men #1, not much. Read Full Review

This isn't horrible or anything, although the art is rough. I just wish this felt like something that matters, and it really doesn't.

One of those one-shots that had an idea for an ending but wasn't sure how to get there. Some good moments especially when it came to the art, but as it was nothing more than a vehicle to initiate another X-Book with absolutely no correlation to the original team depicted here (Spoiler Alert it will be a Weapon-X Wolverine book) I cannot go any higher.

The issue tries to lean heavily on nostalgia as a hook (this caps Marvel’s 60th anniversary celebrations for the X-Men throughout 2023), without offering anything resembling a coherent or captivating story. You have to look no further back than the recent Jean Grey miniseries to see how something involving original characters being thrown into new situations can work but Marvel seems to have missed the point. The convoluted Phoenix-led plot makes zero sense and the artwork makes the multiversal characters appear indistinguishable from one another. Perhaps the worst part of this book is that it will be spinning off a Wolverine-inspired multiversal story next year.