Uncanny X-Men #31 concludes this story while flipping everything we knew right on its head. How will our new mutants fit in at the Jean Grey School? Emma and Illyana? What will Eva do next? And who might these “Monsters” be? So much more that we want to know and so little time after finding out that Bendis' run on Uncanny X-Men is reach and end in the near future. Read Full Review

The end is finally here! After slogging through issue after issue of Matthew Malloy, Bendis finally wraps up the story of the Last Will and Testament of Charles Xavier. Frankly, I'm a little shocked that he gets it all done in a single issue. I had no idea this was going to be the end (and that cover has nothing to do with the comic). This story just kept dragging on and on, and when you see the wrap-up, you're going to doubly wonder what the heck Bendis thought he was doing. Read Full Review

It's a development-heavy issue that finally brings the story back to its focus - Cyclops. Read Full Review

Bendis definitely knew what he wanted to express with this particular story but after nine issues, it's clear he didn't set out a correct course beforehand. That being said, Uncanny X-Men #31 is successful in developing the character of Eva Bell and as she becomes Bendis' most compelling contribution to X-Men lore, you'll find yourself wishing the story spent more time with her all along. Read Full Review

This is a book for you only if you are already reading X-Men or like me, a fan of Chris Bachalo. Otherwise, I'm wanting to see how the X-Men will look coming out of Secret Wars, because showing me what Cyclops' new attitude has created leaves me depressed at the kinds of stories I can expect. Read Full Review

All that being said, it's tough to ignore the fact that the events of issue #31 render so much of the previous months null and void. Given how this arc wraps up, what was the point of so much build-up? Why pointlessly kill off so many characters when the effect is temporary? Why introduce the notion of Xavier secretly marrying Mystique if that plot point is never going to be addressed again? The best thing Uncanny can do now is simply move forward and make the most of these last remaining months. Maybe actually explore the story suggested by this issue's cover. Read Full Review

Eva was the first of the new mutants, so it's only fitting that she's the first to graduate. But like her teachers, her future is so uncertain. After using her powers to set everything "right," she has a final discussion with a young Professor X. "You are either the greatest or worst mutant in the history of mutants," he admonishes her. "Right back at you, Professor," she answers without missing a beat. She's part of his legacy the same way that Magneto and Scott Summers are. Bendis is writing these broken characters and he may not be that interested in putting them back together. And that's all right. He doesn't need to because under his pen, the X-Men are much more conflicted and interesting than they've been in a long time. Their broken nature is far more fascinating than their heroic adventures. Read Full Review

As empty as the last issue felt, this issue is filled to the brim with excitement and some uncertainty about what's in store for our favorite mutants. Read Full Review

So yeah, a decent issue, but horrible ending to a really long arc. Read Full Review

This issue, and a great deal of this story arc, trade on small moments. Moments between characters, moments of reactions, moments when we learn what makes these people tick and thats a good thing. The visuals are still beyond reproach and the characters are fantastic, but the story itself is weak, and while its far from irredeemable, it definitely leaves a sour taste in ones mouth. Read Full Review

This issue may not be what was expected but it's still integral to Bendis's bigger story. The actual protagonist is also not who the reader may expect either but that is a delightful surprise. Although folk consensus is that the story of the X-Men is the story of Scott Summers, it's a credit to Bendis's writing that he would have a newer supporting character rise up and become the foil by which Cyclops grows and re-earns that legacy. There's just enough cliffhanger to justify signing off on a ""and things will never be the same again" note but there's also enough in-story clues that Bendis is now crossing the threshold into his story's final act. Read Full Review

With this issue "The Last Will and Testament of Charles Xavier" finally comes to an end. I don't think anyone is denying that this story lasted way too long. Even the cover is ready to be done with it, clearly displaying the beginning of next story that Bendis thought would be beginning this month. Nevertheless, the question is how did this story wrap up, especially after the last arc of Uncanny X-Men came to a rushed and awkward end. Read Full Review

As near as I can tell, writer Brian Michael Bendis arrived at this issue of Uncanny X-Men and realized he had painted himself into a corner - so he cheated. Read Full Review

The other problem with the arc's wrap-up is that removes the intriguing character of Malloy in a way that admits he doesn't really matter (an argument at odds with everything the X-Men have stood for over the last half-century) as the character was never designed to be anyhing more than a plot device from the beginning. The fallout also leaves several questions about the future direction of this title with Scott closing his school and (apparently) choosing to roam the Earth like Caine in Kung Fu. Hit-and-Miss. Read Full Review

This is the first issue I've read and also is the ending of the Xavier's last will arc. The ending is very lazy and with no creativity, I feel sorry for anyone who bought all the previous issues as the plot renders almost all of them irrelevant; however, the last pages talk between Cyclops and Eva makes it seem as some good came out of this worthless story and definitely makes Eva one of the coolest and interesting characters around

This is a prime example how much could you strech something, what could have been done in a couple of issues, for god knows how long. Yes, the ending of the issue was pretty decent, yet this arc was plain stupid and almost pointless.

Uhm, this was a really bad story because it was so unnecessary, sad, and strange.