• 9.0
  Newsarama - Pierce Lydon Feb 20, 2012

  Gillen writes an issue that is a combination of the best Star Trek episodes and the greatest X-Men stories tat still works under the umbrella of Cyclops' new mission statement for the team. X-Men and aliens aren't always a sure bet but keeping our favorite mutants' feet on the ground rather than up in space definitely helps the issue out. It's a shame that Gillen didn't have a better collaborator for such a well-written script, but Land puts in a rare satisfactory performance so it isn't all bad. The conclusion to this arc is sure to be a doozy " if Gillen keeps going at this rate, it's going to be interesting to see how he tops this one. Read Full Review

• 8.0
  IGN - Joshua Yehl Feb 15, 2012

  Tabula Rasa has become a strange place with an energy pyramid, green tribal people, and forests with purple trees. Greg Land gives it all an obscure alien beauty with echoes from our own world. Bad-Apex's art chamber is supposed to show how he reached the apex of creative art, which is revealed to be a suspended glob of Gak and a giant crystalline abacus. I do not claim to understand modern art, so I will rest assured that in 65 million years, at least that will have stayed the same. Read Full Review

• 7.5
  A Comic Book Blog - Victor Kutsenok Feb 22, 2012

  I hope this title does something to spark my love soon cause it would be a shame if a life long collector of X-Men just stopped getting it's flagship title. Read Full Review

• 7.0
  Comicosity - Aaron Long Feb 20, 2012

  This is by no means a bad comic, it's just not as strong as it's predecessors and therefore let me down a little. Read Full Review

• 6.0
  Comics: The Gathering - lucstclair Feb 17, 2012

  This story has kept my interest since it first started as Kieron Gillen (Generation Hope: Schism) keeps the story flowing and Im really starting to dig Greg Lands (* see Avenging Spider-Man #4) illustrations. Good stuff. From Marvel Comics Read Full Review

• 6.0
  Outer Realm Comics - Adam C Mar 7, 2012

  Overall, the issue isn't necessarily bad, but there are some irredeemable factors which severely weaken the book. The art has improved over time, but Gillen really must deliver something specular in the concluding issue if he is to remedy the work of Greg Land. Read Full Review

• 4.0
  Weekly Comic Book Review - Jim Middleton Feb 22, 2012

  Jumping on point?: Despite a ton of exposition, no. Wait until another arc begins. Read Full Review

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