X-Force #23 is another ethically murky tour-de-force, balancing statecraft with black ops dirty tricks in a deliciously intriguing way. This book remains one of the crown jewels of the current X-Men lineup! Read Full Review

X-Force #23 opens up a new battle for the team and does so in an entertaining manner. Percy has been building these plots for a while, and seeing where he takes the whole thing is going to be a lot of fun. Coccolos art is outstanding, and GURU-eFXs colors make the entire thing pop. X-Force #23 is a good beginning for a new story arc. Read Full Review

X-Force #23 is another good issue in the series that has been slowly building to the downfall of Beast. Benjamin Percy has a knack for writing good stories that have long term effects on characters we love. The art was superb and both colorist and penciler knocked it out of the park. X-Force is a force to be reckoned with. Read Full Review

X-Force #23 is a gory, exciting, and funny issue. It has the energy of a kooky '80s comedy, but the violence of The Thing. It's so dang weird for an X-Men book it's a delightful surprise for your new comic book day pile. Read Full Review

Overall, this was an alright issue. Though again it feels like more of the long game with little being revealed. There were some great scenes and Mikhail is a highlight of the issue for sure. But I’m starting to lose my excitement for this series as it feels like this series is losing steam. It needs to pick up or it could lose me altogether. Read Full Review

Coccolo does great work with the art in the issue. The characters look great and the action is interesting. I just wished the story was as compelling as the visuals. Read Full Review

There is clearly a grand design with so many key ideas still developing from the earliest issues, but small touches aren't enough to outline a vision and X-Force #23 is an issue that drifts as a solitary installment. Read Full Review

Thoroughly enjoyed this one, particularly Beast’s introspection juxtaposed by Mikhail’s personal voyage. I found the pacing and handling of the two primary narratives to be a refreshing divergence from previous issues. Looking forward to seeing this unfold.

Seems like story is getting places even if the pace is slow

Wasn't a fan of the Mikhail parts, we get it... you're Russian.

Beast was the standout for me; offering a meta explanation of why he's relating more and more to Dark Beast was great.

This issue was definitely at its best when it was focused on Beast. Don't get me wrong, I didn't dislike the stuff with Mikhail or anything, but it just wasn't my favorite. I found it a little difficult to get as interested as I feel I should have. As for Beast, I've enjoyed his slow descent into his darker side. I'd like more of that as the series progresses.

This was a pretty good issue. Unlike many, I like the character turn for Beast, so I want more focus on that aspect of his character. The Russia stuff was not as interesting.

Build-up towards the next issue. It's not bad but didn't really stand out either. I'm glad to see Colossus coming back into the narrative.

I'm not a fan of the treatment Percy keeps applying to Beast, just make him Dark Beast already and be done with it. Also, is the Chronicler some Marvel character or is that Percy doing a Morrison thing?

Mikhail Rasputin starts his run-up to being a violently pro-Russian big bad. Meanwhile, Beast gets himself in trouble through poor lab safety procedures (good). This is a healthy chunk of plot development, and it's drawn very nicely. Character work is pretty light, though, especially on the baddies. And I was slightly frustrated by the way this is all buildup and no payoff -- but that's hardly a great sin.

I get that the introduction of the Chronicler hints that the author has a deeper, twistier reason for using all those prose datafiles. Until I know the full deal, though, they still irritate me. They feel like a shortcut, like "I really need another scene but I don't have the space to put it in panels."

It was ok. There were some parts with Xeno I liked and I guess it was pretty interesting but, could use more actual plot.