X-Men #35
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| Writer | Jed MacKay |
| Artist | Tony Daniel |
| Cover Price | $4.99 |
DNX PROLOGUE! Hank McCoy, the bouncing blue Beast, is haunted by a ghost - not of his past, but of his future...and his present. The Chairman of 3K, an older, amoral version of himself, represents one of the greatest threats the X-Men have faced since the fall of Krakoa, and Beast must struggle with his own terrible potential.
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9.0
AIPT - Collier Jennings
Aug 12, 2026X-Men #35 not only digs deep into Beast's state of mind, but also delivers some great character moments and excellent artwork in the process. It might also take Hank McCoy off the "Least Favorite X-Men" list. Read Full Review
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6.5
Comical Opinions - Gabriel Hernandez
Aug 12, 2026X-Men #35 challenges Beast with an existential crisis when he wrestles with the evil he could become. Jed MacKay’s script hits the bullseye for Beast’s emotional state, but it falls far short of developing the villain and moving them forward. Still, the art team delivers masterful work to salvage the script’s weaknesses. Read Full Review
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8.0
This is Jed Mackay's strongest issue on X-Men, because it features his best character writing. The conversation between Magik and Beast is the best writing this series has seen in its 35 issues, made all the more remarkable by how shallow and dumb Mackay has written Magik since around issue 15. This is the character work the series has needed all along but gotten far too rarely.
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6.0
Last issue we had a Juggernaut self reflection issue. This time it's Beasts turn. Jed must be feeling emo or /and most likely the case- He is stalling to build some stakes and tell as much back story as possible headed into the big battle with 3K. I do care about Beast and his talk with Magik has its moments But it's a boring issue at times. I'm happy that it at least is fleshing out these characters more but Jed has to nail the landing here. 3K has been on and off in the entire series going on 35 issues. The Anomaly ,Age of revelation, Danger room, X-manhunt all sucked and we had a battle with 3k already in issues 16 and 17.That battle sucked as well.So this is Jed laying all his cards on the table here. If this isn't an all out battle , more
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5.5
There are a few nice character moments for Beast and Illyana, and the art is slightly better than what we’ve seen from Tony Daniel in this run so far, but it’s not enough to make this issue a compelling prologue.
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6.0
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