With deception in the air, the X-Men scramble to stop their biggest threat. Gillen balances the action and drama with sharp writing. Silva and Curiel level up the visuals, presenting many moments for fans to enjoy as Krakoan time slowly slips away. Read Full Review

It's easy to get lost in this story if you are not reading the tie-ins. I have read some, but not all of them, which leads me to missing out on how some things are in the over-arcing story. Read Full Review

Rise of the Powers of X #4 is easily the best issue of this half of the latest X-Men crossover event. Though there are still certain plot beats that do not as intended the major moments accomplish what they need to. The decisions Charles Xavier makes in particular drives home the endgame state not just the X-Men are in but the entire Marvel Universe. Read Full Review

It's no surprise that the "Fall of X" has been a messy affair, but if nothing else, Rise of the Powers of X #4 sets the stage for a spectacle filled finale when it all finally comes crashing down in one last franchise-encompassing superhero brawl in issue #5. Read Full Review

This is starting to lose me. I don't think it's bad, but it's definitely a complicated book. Even Silva's art wasn't as good as it usually is. I don't know, I just think that there's a lot going on here and it's not being executed the best way. It feels like a lot is packed into this. I don't know where I saw this, but I heard that this and Gerry Duggan's Fall of the House of X miniseries were both supposed to be 12-issues at first. I think that would have been a lot better, but here we are. Hopefully this all can end well.

Same as the other minis telling different parts of this story: interesting stuff being presented in the most obnoxious way imaginable. A bunch of different minis is not the way to tell an already terminally convoluted story.

The wheels are coming off and I believe the abrupt way this story is going to hit a wall will hurt. First issue where I see Gillen trying to outpace the inevitable end and he overdoes it but I'll hold for the last issue to truly judge this. It is really confusing for Xavier to one up himself and the Enigma and AI and everyone else which makes the story such a shore to follow. RB Silva is as very good as always even as he tries to convey the insanity of what's happening no problems there.

Art: 3/5
Story: 3.5/5
Total: 6.5/10

**Joint review w/ Rise of the Powers of X #4**

These two titles had so much overlap this week, it was impossible for me to write individual reviews. Both titles continue to suffer from an overload of dialogue & exposition, as Kieron Gillen tries to keep readers from getting lost in the (unnecessary) complexity of where this story has veered.

Split across these two titles, each story is fragmented & incomplete on its own. Furthermore, the handling of Xavier’s character has been frustrating & yet Gullen seemingly does a bait and switch here. If you only read Rise, you’d continue to think he’s a complete monster. You NEED to read Forever in order to realize to understand the rationalization for his horrific decisions. And at this point, is Exodus’s plan, which will basically kill the majority of mutants in the White Hot Room, any worse? Yet nobody seems to question the philosophical grey area there.

The only redeeming quality of these issues is the artwork by R.B. Silva in Rise & Luca Maresca in Forever. These were at least great issues to look at, but that’s about it. more

Just caught up to the Final Krakoan X-Men story. Maybe because I'm a stupid idiot, but the pacing is all over the place and this made no sense whatsoever. the dialogue and pacing does not work for me here, and the characters arent interesting.