With intense fights, thrilling action, and genuine conflict, all tinged with the shadow of a looming mystery, this installment into Uncanny X-Men delivers a great story with high stakes and yet another perfectly executed cliffhanger. Read Full Review

UNCANNY X-MEN #18 is not what I was expecting. This issue does have more of the overdramatic plot points (aka deaths) that Rosenberg loves to add in, but it also has a lot of the cathartic characterization that we haven't seen much of in previous issues. While the art is still lacking in certain panels, UNCANNY X-MEN #18 proves that Rosenberg still understands how to make an entertaining X-Men comic. Read Full Review

Fast-paced, purposeful, and fearless in keeping the stakes high, Rosenberg's X-Men run will leave an interesting and debated legacy Read Full Review

Not the best issue overall in the arc. Rosenbergs writing is at least consistent but the art was distracting and not in a good way. Read Full Review

The issue is an odd one until you get to the end. Then, it all makes much more sense. But, the overall flow of the narrative is off here. Scenes don't feel natural at times and there's transitions missing in the story. The issue has its entertaining, and shocking, moments and now that things are clearer, it's more exciting to see where this is all going. Read Full Review

The pencils, inks and colors bring this book to life and make it an overall enjoyable read. Read Full Review

The struggle is fine, but with this chapter of the X-Men I for one hoped that there would be a bit more fighting back than being struck with more failure than they have already suffered. Uncanny X-Men #18 is the first that came up short, and the last thing we should fear is that this is the start of a downward spiral. Read Full Review

With Jonathan Hickman's arrival to the X-books imminent, Matthew Rosenberg's take on Marvel's merry mutants has lost a lot of its luster. Read Full Review

While the issue is not aggressively bad, it also is not very interesting. The more personal moments are well written but otherwise there is little here. Read Full Review

It's fine, but a little too illusory for its own good. Read Full Review

Well hoping this turns into a Suicide Squad type book where now any character can be killed off. Other than that this issue is mainly just a book with nice action scenes and rushed events that makes me question if they have a game plan or just throwing things together. Art could have been better. If you want an issue about action scenes then pick this up but if you want more than that in an issue then keep on looking. Read Full Review

Uncanny X-Men #18 is a miss on all fronts. Rosenberg has always tried to cram a lot into every issue as if he was mid-90s Scott Lobdell, but this one is a failure. Nothing feels like it has the room to breathe. Events happen, but its all so suffocating that none of it has any impact, not even the death of an X-Man. Villas art is merely there, doing nothing to elevate the script. The developments with Emma Frost promise something, but with the way the book has suddenly gone, theres guarantee it will be anything worthwhile. Read Full Review

I feel more insulted than I usually have when it comes to the X-titles over the last two decades. This beloved title has become the comic book version of the Cleveland Browns, the lovable losers, who will never know happiness. Read Full Review

Fun issue, but some of the art was real wonk town.

Man these X-folks are just dropping like flies.

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Br'er Lapin AKA 20-Ish Ceiln - May 31, 2019

Not unlike X-men books themselves.

Spacey Medicine - Jun 15, 2019

Harsh.

Br'er Lapin AKA 20-Ish Ceiln - Jun 15, 2019

Sorry. At least Hickman is fi- I mean coming.

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I liked it and that ending definitely excites me.

SPOILERS BELOW!

THE GOOD:

-I thought Logan leaving the team was really fitting and well-done.

-I thought the action scenes were really strong, despite the weak art.

-Juggernaut is a great character.

-I also thought Sinister was a great villain here, as well.

-I'm not sure what's going on with Alex, but I'm curious to find out.

-The ending has me curious as to what's going to happen next issue, which is a good thing.

THE BAD:

-I could do without this art.

-I feel like Jono's death didn't get enough attention. It just kind of happened and then things moved on.

The Hickman cloud looms largely over this book now. An intriguing ending in this issue ultimately may be inconsequential. For the most part I enjoy Rosenberg's X books (Astonishing & Multiple Man), and since he took over Uncanny has been solid. He said he still has stories to tell, and I will read them.