I have always felt that the X-Men stories capture the mythical nature of comics in a unique way, with their emphasis on god-like humans, and death and resurrection. This issue is an exciting contribution to X Lives and Deaths of Wolverine, and I look forward to following Logans interactions with time and other X-Men in following issues. Read Full Review

PREMISELet me start this review with an extremely mild spoiler and recap from events that cascaded right out of INFERNO #4. Why? Well, it will help to paint a better picture for fans this week. X DEATHS OF WOLVERINE is absolutely nothing like X LIVES OF WOLVERINE. Now, it doesnt mean that they arent in conjunction (because they most certainly are) but X DEATHS OF WOLVERINE and X LIVES OF WOLVERINE are the new HOXPOX for this era. Read Full Review

This high energy follow-up to Inferno is full of twists and turns. The central mystery is fascinating, and the art looks great. This definitely looks to live up to what the concept promised. Read Full Review

X Deaths of Wolverine #1 is a comic fuelled by nitrous. It travels at 100 miles an hour and if you dont hang on you can fall off and lose it. There is a lot of power to the story and Moira is a deeply investing character. She has a vulnerability now that makes the reader nervous, but the strength by the final page has us rooting for her. Perhaps the biggest problem with the issue is that the title may lead to some feeling misled. But anyone missing the Canadian should not worry for long. Read Full Review

X DEATHS OF WOLVERINE #1 captures a real sense of urgency and danger as Moira is hunted and new threats arrive on Krakoa. Whatever is next, its going to be big, bubs! Read Full Review

Non-stop but conspicuously without much Wolverine, X Deaths of Wolverine seems intent on telling a parallel story to its sister series. Read Full Review

A fun and incredibly tense chase sequence that is well written with the usual Marvel quality art. However, if you really want to get the most out of this book, you have to either know what happened in previous books, or get ready for some homework. Read Full Review

The name on the cover isn't the protagonist of most of the issue, but the real fun comes in what happens around her, spinning out of the Inferno storyline. Read Full Review

Perhaps future issues can build on the groundwork lain here and find the sense of scale it's reaching for by playing off of events in its companion series, but this debut issue is a frustrating start. Read Full Review

After reading this maybe we should all stop hating on Hickman wrapping up HOX/POX, buy those books back (or get the trades) and re-read them. Interesting stuff in this issue...

A Moira book disguised as a Wolverine book? SIGN. ME. IN.

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RKS - Jan 28, 2022

Nope. 1 issue and I'm out.

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Fantastic.

Interesting that Moira is the main character despite title. This is compelling stuff.

OK now this I can deal with but it is a weird setup to do it this way but I'll take it. Federico Vicentini does some great work here and he kills it with some excellent pages but some angles and body poses in certain panels need some work. I can't tell if Martin or Lima was better but colors in certain pages were better and I'll bet it was Martin.

Nice opening salvo and the focus on Moira and Mystique although Moira in past few months seems way more ruthless than ever before. Inferno needed this followup. 💛

Not as into a stealth Moira book, but this is still good. I hope it gets more engaging as it goes.

I love the idea of *a* Moira book right now. I'm not sure yet if I love *this* Moira book. And the connection to X Lives is a little too opaque for me -- even though I loved how ambiguous that series started out.

The script is very good for an action story. Moira's voice comes across distinct and natural. The pace feels faster than it really is; for a bonus-sized issue, this really speeds by.

While I like the way the characters are drawn, I think the blocking could be a lot better. Some panels are great; others are confusing messes. Visually, the story could flow more smoothly -- and that would suit the way it's written.

Interesting concept and good setup

Was not expecting X Deaths to basically function as a stealth Moira book, and while the plotting is a bit haphazard at times, I'm still along for the ride. I'm very curious about the technarch-looking Wolverine. Is this potential a Wolverine from one of Moira's past lives? Potentially life 6? I'm hoping we get a few more answers on the Logan end of things next issue.

Not bad, just a little bit over the place and I dislike the art.

Wolverine doesn't show up until the last page. It's a bait and switch to slide in a book about Moira MacTaggert. Waste of money and doesn't make me want to waste my money on issue #2.