I love this book more with each passing issue. Read Full Review

The Blue X-Men squad's next adventure begins - and it looks like it's going to be as great as their first! Read Full Review

Though not breaking any boundaries or blowing any minds, this issue cements X-MEN BLUE as a solid series with a lot of potential. Read Full Review

There are still some rough edges to be smoothed out, but overall this is a solid adventure in the X-men tradition. Read Full Review

This is only the start to Jimmy Hudson's integration into this world, so it is hard to say just yet if this is a development we can fully roll with. Aside from that, X-Men Blue #4 this was undeniably a story a long time coming for anyone who has been looking for more engagement with mutants from a dead universe. Read Full Review

A slightly intriguing final page teaser (But did anybody really want that much of a callback to a Brian Wood comic.)and the fun chemistry and interplay between the original five X-Men thanks to Cullen Bunn's rapid fire writing makeX-Men Blue#4 bearable. (I'm calling Jimmy Hudson “Young Man Logan” from now on”.) Sadly, the plotline does feel like filler compared to the lofty heights of the opening arc thanks to its reliance on the bad cover version of Wolverine and will definitely be a snooze to anyone who missed Ultimate X, Wood's run onUltimate Comics X-Men, or the Ultimate Universe crossover arc ofAll-New X-Men. Read Full Review

It's refreshing when writers embrace continuity and build on it instead of pretending that the previous stories didn't happen. Cullen Bunn actually picks up a few threads from Brian Bendis' All-New X-Men run, and he even remembers that Young Cyclops wasn't around for that particular tale. Read Full Review

The pacing might have taken a step back this issue, but X-Men: Blue is still one of the best new X-books out there. Read Full Review

This issue is your classic lead in issue to the next big arc. Nothing truly major occurs as the pieces are getting put in place for the next big conflict. Read Full Review

We're given an drawn out issue with plenty of padding. The bi-weekly schedule continues to show in the art and minimalist story telling. While this is my least favorite issue of the series, I hope the book doesn't lose its way and we can continue the fun we were given at the beginning of the series.  Read Full Review

When it comes to showing off the fun dynamic between the original X-Men, Cullen Bunn knocks it out of the park with X-Men: Blue #4. Unfortunately the unnecessary confusion added to the series with the integration of characters from the Ultimate Universe just reminds readers why it is so difficult to read an X-Men comic. Hopefully this new arc moves quickly so Bunn and company can focus on where X-Men: Blue excels. Read Full Review

He's still that character who failed miserably to fill the void left by Logan's death in Ultimate Marvel. Now, he's in a world where two other characters can claim some measure of success, one of which made Dafne Keen famous. Jimmy is a long way from that kind of success. That baggage is still as heavy as ever. He's still that character few mourned when Ultimate perished at the end of Secret Wars. Escaping that baggage isn't easy and with X-men Blue #4, he's off to a poor start. Read Full Review

An otherwise enjoyable issue is hampered by the fact that Marvel is shoe-horning the worst possible character into this fun comic. Just ugh. Read Full Review

My favorite issue so far.

the art is again stunning, it really matches the style of the story

Makes me forget about all the negative noise surrounding Marvel's output right now - fantastic stuff. Totally catches the spirit of Marvel without trying too hard.

X-Men Blue is the best XMen book right now

OOOOOH. LOL wait what??? I think I understand. LOL But I am highly interested where this is going and let's give it up for Iceman's move. I didn't see that coming at all. Bunn is putting in some great work there and Lopez, Marzan, Wong and Kniivila are doing clean work. Bring in the bad guys!!!!!

This is a pretty solid issue. A mystery of why Wolverine from the Ultimate universe is alive and well in ours is presented. This could be the start of something pretty great.

I'll be honest. While I didn't think they were going to bring back Logan in a random issue of X-Men Blue, I was still a bit disappointed to find out who it was. Not that the character himself is bad, but it just feels like his presence is going to come and go with no real relation to the story overall. Otherwise, good writing and great art.

The team picks up Jimmy Hudson … and that's really it. Plus a surprise pack of opponents on the final page. Writer Cullen Bunn returns to his old deep-cutting tricks. This issue is mainly a "remember our trip to Earth-1610 three years ago" exercise without even the courtesy of an editor's note pointing us toward All-New X-Men (2012) #31-36. There's some nice characterization, (Teen Jean navigating the propriety of mind-reading is great), and Julian Lopez's art is enjoyable if not quite as memorable as Jorge Molina's. I'm not loving the pace this book is settling into, and I'm also a huge anti-fan of the "now go look these deep cut characters up on Wikipedia" cliffhanger. I'll keep reading, but I'm keenly aware of the missed opportunities this book is piling up.
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