This issue ends teasing something that could be amazing: an overdue chance for certain characters to get their own stories, almost certainly stories readers will love. Bendis gives us an isolated story that lets Dazzler shine, without needing to read previous issues or any of Secret Wars. It's a fun read that ends on an intriguing cliffhanger. Read Full Review

All told, this issue delivers a successful done-in-one adventure that wraps up several loose ends. Its only real weakness is a fairly abrupt ending that essentially just points readers towards issue #600, a comic that now won't be hitting stores for another five months. Read Full Review

With whatever conclusion comes with Uncanny X-Men #600, hopefully we see a lot more loose ends tied up because that is what will make this series have been worth following to the very end. Read Full Review

It's loaded with the usual sharp and funny dialogue by Brian Michael Bendis, and clean, stylized art by Kris Anka - all building toward the upcoming issue #600. Read Full Review

Just because this was a one and done story doesnt mean it was filler. Things actually happened this issue and they were important. Bendis is pulling out some of his best work on the series in these last few issues, which will hopefully make #600 epic. Kris Anka did a fine job with this book, but it wouldnt hurt if he showed a little more detail from time to time. Uncanny X-Men #34 is a nice surprise read this week, so dont miss out. Read Full Review

It's nice to get a comic where the solicitation isn't quite what we actually received; not only is the surprise appreciated, but it ends up making much more sense than initially advertised. With "Uncanny X-Men" #35 shipping shortly and then the big wrap-up of "Uncanny X-Men" #600 this October, the end is clearly here for Bendis' take on the characters. If the final issues are as strong as this one is, both in terms of giving us a satisfying conclusion as well as setting up situations for other writers, we're in for a good ride. Read Full Review

This issue was fine. It wrapped up a few loose ends from Bendis' run and positioned the students to maybe do something interesting in the future. But knowing the fate of most X-students these days, they're likely all going to fade away into obscurity. Maybe they'll be dragged back out for a random X-Team in the future, or they'll be used as cannon fodder, who can say? Such is the fate of characters like this, no matter how much I love Goldballs. Read Full Review

That said, I'm ready for any new start to the X-Universe, though I hope the major plotlines get the endings they deserve. Uncanny X-Men #34 feels like another attempt to stall for time, and it's a shame that Mystique's “ending” doesn't amount to much more than her being captured while she's been working as an actress. This seems like a slow and meaningless death of the X-Universe as major plotlines flutter in the wind, and in light of the rumors about Marvel killing off the mutants in its universe for the time being in order to bully Fox into sending the movie rights back, I can't help but feel like the fans are ones who are really going to suffer for this. Read Full Review