With issue 6, Uncanny X-Men has found its groove. And it's groove is awesome. Read Full Review

Poor Dazzler. She's had a rough couple of years. I rather liked her position as minor X-Man when the team was living in San Francisco. But then she got randomly selected as the main character in X-Treme X-Men, a wannabe Exiles title that went absolutely nowhere and was recently, mercilessly cancelled. That has me wondering: when did Bendis get the idea to bring Dazzler into this series? This is only the sixth issue of Uncanny X-Men, and I would assume he isn't just making things up on the fly so early into the series. How soon did Marvel know that X-Treme X-Men was going to be cancelled? Either way, she should make for a fun addition to the cast. I look forward to Dazzler interacting with Cyclops' team. And the rest of the comic is just as exciting, with the X-Men kicking butt in Limbo, and Maria Hill beginning her own fun subplot. Read Full Review

While the X-Men are always the focus in their own title we're getting a new little mixture here. S.H.I.E.L.D. has almost never had too much to do with the X-Men. Sure Nick Fury has stepped in now and again or there's been something minor. However things are changing here. S.H.I.E.L.D. now has the X-Men firmly on their radar and Maria Hill wants the agency to be able to keep tabs on them. To do this they've hired a new agent – Dazzler. Fresh off the mess of X-Treme X-Men we do see Dazzler returning to a regular X-Men comic though not quite the way I had expected. The last thing I was seeing would be Dazzler working for S.H.I.E.L.D. to track mutant kind. While I can see her easily falling into wanting to help mutants after the ordeal she had just gone through this almost feels like too unlike her. Also the only downside I could really feel about the entire issue is that she seemed far too bubbly and upbeat compared to what she had just gone through. Read Full Review

All in all, the use of artists of Bachalo and Irving's caliber and creative vision to alternate arcs on this book is a hell of an idea. If things keep up, this is going to be one of the best looking comics on stands, regardless of which artist is at the helm. "Uncanny X-Men" had a shaky first issue for me, but ever since a game changing fourth issue, the title has been nothing short of spectacular. Read Full Review

When you're in into the 6th issue and a character says, “This is our first day,” you know there's a problem. Unless of course there's time travel involved. Not so here, and while it's an entertaining read it could really use a lot more happenings. It's about character though and Bendis nails it. Read Full Review

Uncanny X-Men #6 is a bridge between issues. It introduces one new mutant who figures to be a game-changer and another mutant who returns to the fold under a new banner. There's build up and reveals, and the creative team keeps it interesting with dramatic visuals and character development that sees the team building and growing in strength. Uncanny X-Men is Marvel's flagship mutant book, and the events taking place within these pages should have the biggest effect. What we're seeing is an X-Men team being forged in fire — literally — and Bendis is dangling war on the horizon. Read Full Review

The artwork was just spectacular. Some don't like Irving's art style, but in this very issue, and for this very storyline, it captures every moment perfectly. Detailed, great shading, lighting, and the heavy use of color makes every character and action stand out. Read Full Review

Demons, new agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., some major outbursts and a lot of instability make up this series, and that instability is what seems to make it so fun. With the team trapped in Limbo until Magik can get them out, things are getting a bit crazy for the mutants who already live a pretty insane life. With the chips down, look to this team to make some major plays and take some massive risks. With Bendis and Irving at the controls, that should be quite a bit of fun. This still doesn't have the appeal of its sister series, All New X-Men, but it's gaining some ground. Read Full Review

This issue does feel a bit disjointed in terms of the opening scene. Here Bendis introduces another newly emerged mutant discovering his powers for the first time. In and of itself the scene works well enough, though this is the one case where Irving's storytelling could be a bit stronger and more clear. But held against the rest of issue #6, it feels a bit random and out of place. Not to mention that the series has only just begun to explore the various new recruits and their personalities. The last thing Uncanny needs right now is more characters. Unfortunately, the cast is doing nothing but growing at the moment. Read Full Review

Frazer's action scenes are just amazing. Specifically Cyclops' optic blast.Admittedly, the fight scene feels a little incomplete without its resolution, but it was so epically rendered that it's hard to care. Read Full Review

Bendis has been on fire with his books that have come out of the X-office, and Uncanny X-Men #6 is another great offering. The story suits Irving's talents well, and it will be interesting to see where this goes next based on the final page reveal. Read Full Review

I am excited to see how the new mutant agent affects the relationship between the X-Men and S.H.I.E.L.D., and what role the new agent will play in S.H.I.E.L.D.'s gathering of intelligence. Also, maybe we'll find out just what the heck was going on in Atlanta and, more importantly, if David and nameless girl ever sorted out their communication issues and saved their relationship. Read Full Review

So yeah, while there was some good here, it was still a Bendis comic, meaning it was far from perfect. Read Full Review

Also intercut with this is Maria Hill‘s decision that she needs an inside man, or in this case woman, on Cyclops‘ team to have a better gauge at what exactly the mutant activist wants and how far he's willing to go to achieve those ends. Her choice is a bit ridiculous, but certainly one I can appreciate. Worth a look. Read Full Review

I kinda wish we could just get on with you know mutants trying to survive and saving the world again, or whatever it is these two drastically different teams are going to be doing. I feel like we get enough of the political stuff over in Ultimate X-Men I'd like just good old fashion super hero stuff in these books. Read Full Review

As a side note, for those keeping up with Marvel’s solicitations will know who showed up at the end to be SHIELD’s new insight into the mutant community, and I can honestly say I’m extremely excited to see what SHIELD is trying to do. Read Full Review

What's so weird about this arc is that it really could have worked out nicely for Bendis and company had they simply waited " it's not a foreign concept to have an artist work well ahead of schedule and simply holding the pages until they're ready. (Case in point: Marvel's current event Age of Ultron.) So why was Bendis so impatient to bring the team into a foreign environment when he's barely explored the original central concept? Ultimately, this comic moves far too slowly to really justify the read " unless Bendis provides a game-changer next month, this sophomore arc is definitely a slump. Read Full Review