Jonathan Hickman is a writing genius and Marvel needs to keep him on X-Men for as long as conceivably possible. Read Full Review

By sprinkling in minor details, and layering on psychological aspects of the Brood, Hickman makes readers feel like they're running with the X-Men and fighting off the Brood alongside them. If you love being apart of the story, enjoy space adventures, and love intricate plot twists, this is the story for you. Read Full Review

Jonathan Hickman knocks it out of the park once again with his work in X-Men #9. Hickman gives us a thrilling adventure involving the X-Men, Starjammers, Shi'ar, and Kree that has large ramifications for the Marvel Universe, specifically with the Brood standing. Add in some of Leinil Francis Yu best artwork to date and you have an issue in X-Men #9 that should not be missed. Read Full Review

Brood stories often have a particular pattern to them that includes infestation, possession, the infection spreading and so on. In a massive battle like this, you might think that would happen and there are some teases along that line. But true to form, Hickman has another idea up his sleeve and it certainly seems to be a potential gamechanger. That development is the capstone on what is a wonderful issue of X-Men, leaving us to question where it goes from here as Empyre " which the team will be involved in " draws closer. Read Full Review

This was an exhilarating issue of X-Men from start to finish. This creative team brought their A-game in X-Men #9 when it came to the reveal of what makes the King Egg so important, so dangerous, and why it was so important to keep this out of the hands of the Brood Queens. Read Full Review

"X-Men" #9 provides a pulse-pounding script with sleek art and a cliffhanger that will leave you counting the days until the release of the next issue. Read Full Review

Hickman's balance of scientific exposition and fun fight dialogue is an improvement on the last issue's bland exchanges between characters. Yu and Gho tag team and create a captivating backdrop for two very detailed fight sequences. Cowles' lettering enhanced Hickman's script and provided an extra layer of atmosphere and tone. Muller's graphic design work continues to make reading X-Books a fresh and refined experience. The cohesiveness of this creative team makes X-Men #9 a fun and bombastic read. Read Full Review

A good ending to the Brood story with interesting sci-fi ideas and a compelling set of captions that make you ponder what it'd be like to be a Brood. Read Full Review

X-Men continues to set the bar for the X-line with each issue. Read Full Review

Jonathan Hickman and Leinil Yu keep up the big, sci-fi action from last issue in X-Men #9. Read Full Review

Overall this is an issue you won’t want to miss. Not a lot is given, but there are some important story moments that will definitely lead into future issues. It’s a quick read, but still an enjoyable one. Read Full Review

The story wraps up nicely with a lot of promise for future stories about the X-Men and the Brood. Read Full Review

This book essentially exists for its final page, but it's fun to see Hickman moving some chess pieces around, even if the X-Men themselves kind of take a backseat to the plot. Yu turns in some really good work here and hopefully we get to do more with the Brood moving forward. Many readers won’t be satisfied with a book that is so focused on the politics of the Kree and Shi’ar - that’s understandable. But sometimes it’s nice to see moments like these play out on the page rather than just be told they occurred somewhere, some time off-panel. It’s hard not to appreciate Hickman’s big picture world-building, even if that gets in the way of putting a focus on the characters on the cover. Read Full Review

A firecracker start fizzles to a damp squib conclusion in this story but any completist will still want to pick this issue up. Read Full Review

X-Men #9 is a good issue of this book, but that's a disappointment with just how good this comic has been since Hickman took over. The beginning of the story is excellent, but the rest of it feels too rushed. It's not a bad comic, it's just sort of average. What's not average is Leinil Yu's art. This story could have used more room, whether it be just a few more pages for the two issues or another issue entirely. Read Full Review

Very satisfying for an issue of X-Men to finally be wrapping up some plot points rather then setting up for a future story. Empyre is coming next issue, so a Krakoan-Brood alliance is a very significant factor in the upcoming war between Earth and the Krew-Skrull Alliance

Nuff said.

KING BROO in the building!!!

I pretty much agree with what Psycamorean said in their review, in that this had a rather abrupt ending, but I still liked the story for what it was. These last two issues have been good, entertaining books, but not really up to the standard set by the rest of the series thus far. Hopefully it reaches those heights once again soon.

All of the factors that could boot this issue up to greatness -- snappy dialogue, spectacular art, or shocking twists -- were just a skooch shy of where they needed to be. It's still a good comic, but the air of absurdity is hard to ignore.

Prelude:
I felt a noticeable drop in quality in last issue so hopefully Hickman can finish this two-parter story in a satisfying way.

The Good:
Interesting aspect with the Brood and how it reflects the status quo and change.

Leinil Francis Yu's art is great.

The Bad:
Nothing.

Conclusion:
While there isn't much inherently bad with the issue, there isn't too much good either. I felt rather neutral about the infographics and a lot of the story. Still a good story but nothing on the levels that Hickman's X-Men was before.

To start, I am a big fan of the X-Men's space faring adventures and this has it all. Even more so it all plays a role into what could have made for a amazing story. Where this issue falls flat is in pacing and the ending which both only bother me rather than ruin it for me. The pacing is too quick, the issue flys by in a story which really needs to take a break in order to have the proper impact. Then there is the ending. It's too abrupt, all we needed was some hints by broo that it was calling to them but instead the ending comes off as a missed comedic beat.

While the ending is abrupt... I did like it.

This issue and the last have been the weakest of this series so far, but it's still fun. A lot of it will feel very happen-stance if you haven't read Hickman's issues of New Mutants, so that's a big negative I would give it. Other than that, these issues are just mainly superheroic adventures in space, similar to what the X-Men did in the 80s and 90s. This issue isn't as good as the last issue because at least in the last issue there was that tease with Vulcan and what exactly happened there, planting a new mystery, etc.

hmmmm....Not so wowed by this one. Great art and a much better issue than the last but whats up with that Hickmans sense of humor? I think the end worked and was the kind of funny where you give a mind chuckle but Hickman needs to stick to blowing minds with slow cooked plots rather than trying to be a funny man. I noticed these series throwing in some bad humor and just hope it doesnt become a regular thing.

Fully understand people's feeling towards the ending. I did however quite enjoy the data pages on the Brood. Which probably is not a great sign for the issue itself. That being said my reaction is not as visceral, and sometimes an ending can be simple and dare I say "silly" and anticlimactic.

I am suspicious of space stuff.

It was fun but definitely not as impactful as the stories that started this series.

"... Sorry. I are it. "
- BROO

Not as good as the last issue, but it's still fine.

-Not completely feeling this one or the space arch
-The ending of this issue was anti-climatic
-Yu continues to do great work on the brood

"I ate it"

Well, this was rather anticlimactic.

Totally forgot about this, and don't remember much about it aside from hating the ending... so, yeah.

that was bad, really bad

Like everyone else, I was super pumped for the X-Men relaunch. I have been NOTHING but disappointed.
Are we going to move past this boring BS and get to powers and battles any time soon?

Be honest with yourself, Hickman can't write X-Men.

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Dawktor Thorlak - Aug 3, 2020

Thank you! I'm glad someone else has seen the light. This run SUCKS!

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