Caselli delivers some dynamic art throughout the issue. The visuals are dynamic, heroic and filled with great detail. Read Full Review

Thoughtful, dramatic, and an all-around great issue for fans of Jean Grey, X-Men #21 is a satisfying wrap on "Lord of the Brood." Read Full Review

X-Men #21 lacks the explosive action and suspense its preceding issues had this week. Readers will find more discussion, some clever ideas, and some counterintuitive characteristics from the X-Men that simply just didn't square the circle well. Overall, the story wasn't bad it just culminated into. nothing. Read Full Review

The unexpected tension between heroes in X-Men #21 is puzzling but complex. Read Full Review

FINAL THOUGHTSIn crisis no decision is easy to make and X-Men #21 shows the weight that comes with what must be done. In the process we get a solid conclusion to the "Lord Of The Brood storyline. Scott Summers and Jean Grey fans in particular will have a lot to talk about as the co-leaders of the X-Men had to make tough decisions. Where this all leads too creates greater interest in where the X-Men will go from here. Read Full Review

A bunch of different storylines wrap up in a perfectly fine issue, with some strong if questionable character moments. Read Full Review

The X-Men are in a tough spot in their war against the Brood. It's a very pretty issue, but a mixed bag of a story. Hopefully some of the complexity of the issue comes back soon. Read Full Review

There's no shortage of drama in X-Men #21, and it's a shame the artwork can't quite channel it. Read Full Review

Duggan hits new lows in X-Men #21. Nothing about his writing works in this comic. The art is great, but it cant save such a terrible story. Read Full Review

This was my favorite issue of the Brood arc for this book. Things felt a little more focused than the previous two issues, and my favorite part of this was Scott and Jean going back and forth on whether or not they should kill the Brood. I feel like both of their perspectives and opinions are understandable, and I thought it was just well-written. Everything else was cool too, but that was the section of the book that stood out to me.

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Every now and again there's a bounceback issue. This had some interesting stuff.

Cyke's [and Bobby's] argument(s) was [were] in self-defense, AFAIC.

This continues to be your getaway X-Men book with ideas that start great and quickly go somewhere required by plot or Knowhere (literally). Caselli's art is great as always.

The character work is good and the art is even better, but the content's a *mess*. It's desperate plotline triage, where the creators take a machete to dangling plot threads and try to get things back on track.

It's a messy, un-fun job, but at least it looks like a success. The playing field seems clear for a fresh start--as soon as the X-Men get back from their obligatory crossover into Captain Marvel.

Still a bit of a jumble of varying ideas, some of which are a bit perplexing (what was the point of the Knowhere subplot?) and though Caselli's art is good, the story doesn't play to his strengths. Still, Synch's heartbreak at all the needless death hits the target, and if Scott's sudden return to being an ends-justify-the-means character is kind of out of nowhere and feels more like Utopia Scott than Krakoa Scott, a little friction between him and Jean is a layer of that's been missing for the Krakoa era. This stretch of the series has been a decidedly mixed bag, but I do find it more interesting and engaging than the generic fight of the month book this series was during its first year.

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Kreniigh - Apr 15, 2023

Apparently Forge and Monet went off to recover Knowhere because in two issues the plot was going to require a place to put Broo and his subjects.

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