Stegman delivers some beautiful art throughout the issue. I loved seeing the beauty and details of Bens mindscape and Stegman makes Sabretooth looking brilliantly terrifying. Read Full Review

X-Men #5 is a strong issue that carries a brilliant balancing of the two psychics on the team while giving them their own challenges to face. Read Full Review

Overall, X-Men #5 is a compelling installment in the series. It showcases the team's abilities and explores the dangers of unchecked technology. The introduction of the Upstarts adds a new and exciting threat to the mutant world. While the issue might feel a bit rushed at times, it's a satisfying continuation of the Krakoa era. Read Full Review

The team is finally one step closer to finding out why were seeing so many late stage mutants activating, as well as whos behind it. They also know that their nemesiss are called 3K, and Cassandra Nova is a part of this group. MacKay and Stegman continue to drive Cyclops team in this new era, giving us a very entertaining ensemble cast to work with. Not everything is perfect, but the team is still delivering an entertaining read that has me eager to read each new installment. Read Full Review

X-Men #5 does a good job at giving Psylocke and Kid Omega the spotlight while establishing the greater threat our heroes are facing. Ryan Stegman's artwork stuck out with how the psychic adventure turned into having a horror movie tone with what was discovered. Now that the X-Men have learned about the threat they are facing it'll be interesting to see where things will go from here. Read Full Review

X-Men #5 gives readers a mildly interesting horror comic in the same vein as The Cell (2000) to find out how Ben Liu became a mutant. Ryan Stegman returns to deliver perfectly decent art, and Jed Mackay's script has some surprisingly effective scares, but the issue accomplishes almost nothing in an arc that's going nowhere. Read Full Review

X-Men #5 simply does not measure up to the legacy it seeks to co-op. Read Full Review

I'm LOVING this book. The art is god-tier and the writing is exceptional. I really liked this issue's focus on Psylocke and Quire attempting to psychically investigate while showing their individual personalities, strengths and weaknesses. This is my favorite book currently running and every issue leaves me impatient for the next. Can't wait to see where this is going.

Jed MacKay’s run keeps on chugging along w/ a great issue focused on Psylocke & Kid Omega’s TK journey into the psyche of the mutant the team saved in issue #2. I was definitely uneasy about this series when it debuted, but so far I’m totally bought in & really enjoying it!

I loved how MacKay wrote the (friendly?) rivalry between these two while depicting them as a formidable duo on their mission. I know Psylocme likely isn’t long for this series given her upcoming solo, but I’m glad we got to see her & Quentin in action together as they’ve probably been the two characters in this series w/ the least storyline so far. I also loved seeing John Greycrow as he’ll be playing a big part in Psylocke’s solo, so it was a nice touch to see those two together now.

My mind was blown at MacKay’s reveal of who’s behind the new X-gene activations! I may or may not have let out an audible gasp haha. Really interested to see how this plays out, who Cassandra may be working with, & hopefully a climactic showdown between the two sides!

Ryan Stegman was back on art this issue & I can’t believe how quickly I’ve now associated this run w/ his art. I loved what Netho Diaz did on the last issue, but seeing Stegman’s art brought back after even just one issue gave the story an immediate feeling of familiarity. He gave us some really neat designs for the psychic journey & the visuals depicting 3K’s experiments were truly horrifying. The additional inking by JP Mayer & Livesay gave Stegman’s designs depth, especially during Cassandra’s reveal & Marte Gracia’s colors elevated it all to another level. Loved his use of pinks & greens! Clayton Cowles’ lettering approach to the psychic comms was really cool & I couldn’t remember seeing it down this way similarly. Extra snaps for creativity! more

I think this book might be 'lost in the wilderness'. It isn't really worth your time until MacKay figures out what he is doing with the story.