X-Men: Forever #1
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| Writer | Kieron Gillen |
| Artist | Luca Maresca |
| Cover Price | $4.99 |
HAUNTED HOUSE OF X! How can you kill a digital god? What do you do when the Phoenix is bleeding out into nothing? There's been questions that have haunted you since the end of IMMORTAL X-MEN. Finally, some answers. There's also been some questions that have haunted you since the START of IMMORTAL X-MEN. Finally, some answers too. Tying directly into the pages of the epic FALL OF THE HOUSE OF X and RISE OF THE POWERS OF X comes this story of revelation from Kieron Gillen (IMMORTAL X-MEN) and Luca Maresca (CHILDREN OF THE VAULT)!
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CRITIC REVIEWS Back to Top
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9.8
Comic Watch - Bethany W Pope
Mar 20, 2024This was a beautifully constructed, deeply satisfying story. Read Full Review
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8.8
The Super Powered Fancast - Deron Generally
Mar 20, 2024Maresca delivers some powerful art throughout the issue and I love the immersive feel of every moment brilliantly complemented by Blees colors. Read Full Review
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8.8
Graphic Policy - Brant Lewis
Mar 23, 2024In addition,X-Men Forever #1satisfactorily fills in the crucial details left unanswered inThe Rise of the Powers of X. Instead of simply solving, Gillen bridges the gap between his two series as he showcases the decisions and choices made by the characters, which leads toThe Rise of the Powers of X. The mys Read Full Review
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8.5
AIPT - Collier Jennings
Mar 20, 2024X-Men Forever #1 is the beginning of a carefully crafted coda to both the Krakoan Age of X-Men as well as Kieron Gillen's run with the mutant heroes. They say all good things must come to an end, but Gillen seems determined to make that end worthwhile. Read Full Review
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7.0
Major Spoilers - Christopher Rondeau
Mar 20, 2024X-Men Forever #1 finally answers some questions to the reader that will provide needed insight into what is going on. Read Full Review
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7.0
ComicBook.com - Jamie Lovett
Mar 20, 2024Immortal X-Men was one of the highlights of the latter half of the Krakoan era. X-Men: Forever continues its narrative, but trying to service the scale of the "Fall of X" meta-narrative means sacrificing some of the sharp focus on character that made Immortal captivating. Read Full Review
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5.5
Comic Book Revolution - Kevin Lainez
Mar 20, 2024Timing is everything, especially with the story going on in Fall of the House of X and Rise of the Powers of X crossover. X-Men: Forever #1 is an example of how timing can impact a story. If this comic book was released a month earlier, its intent would've strengthened the story in the latest X-Men crossover. But because it was released now the story that X-Men: Forever #1 largely focuses on is a giant swing-and-miss. Hopefully future issues of X-Men: Forever will focus on the plot beats that were most effective in this series debut. Read Full Review
USER REVIEWS Back to Top
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9.0
I enjoyed this more than most seemed to. I liked the opening flashback where we finally find out what Irene told Sinister way back in Immortal X-Men #1 (I wonder if that was always what it was going to be? If so, that's some impressive foresight and planning). The rest of it was mostly just filling in gaps in the main FotHoX/RotPoX plotline, but for what it was, it was solid. One of Gillen's biggest strengths is his narration which was notably absent for most of this issue, so it definitely had a different feel from earlier issues, but I get the sense that Gillen is just doing the best he can with what he has to work with in these final stages of the Krakoan era, and I think he's doing about as well as anyone could in his position.
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8.0
As a big fan of Immortal X-Men, it was good to see us getting that series back. (I know it's a different series in name, but that's essentially what this is)
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8.0
I enjoyed this, but enmeshing it with the ongoing minis and stuff is unforgivably obnoxious. Why do we need 3 different minis for this? It was fine with the immediate fall of X ones because they were all doing their own thing, but this is different. I almost feel like they're making it as convoluted as possible just to see how much they can get away with, like Ticketmaster adding fees to your concert tickets just to see how many they can stack on there before you stop going.
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7.5
Immortal X-Men Redux is what this is. It's much needed to follow Rise of Powers of X but this could have been part of that book. Maresca on art was very nice.
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7.0
I feel like this was really oddly placed in terms of its release date. I agree with what Derby stated in their review, in that this would have likely been more effective had it come before Gillen's Rise of the Powers of X miniseries and even Steve Foxe's Dead X-Men miniseries. There were a couple of stronger moments, such as Charles finding out the missing mutants were still alive and when Destiny realizes Mystique is reading the book. However, I did also think this felt a bit crammed at times and I also wasn't incredibly invested in what was going on. Hopefully things pick up with the next issue, as I know Gillen can be a great writer and I really enjoyed the majority of his previous Immortal X-Men series.
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7.0
Gillen does a decent job reveling how things have come to play but I found that I've lost my interest. I loved Gillen's Immortal run but I feel the story has just become so complex and the Krakoa era's become so over bloated that this final rush to the finish of stories just has me eager for a new era for the X-Men. Gillen's work is still the highlight of the line and a breath of fresh air compared to Dugan's issues.
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6.5
Art: 3.5/5 Story: 3/5 Total: 6.5/10
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5.0
X-Men Forever #1is a missed opportunity that reads more like a cynical attempt to squeeze a few extra bucks out of the Krakoan finale when most readers are already losing interest in given the haphazard handling of core characters and storylines. This issue would have felt more natural as the final few Immortal X-Men issues or a Rise of the Powers of X #0 opening salvo. Instead, we're left with a fragmented narrative that feels disjointed & pointless given how much we already know about certain characters' situations in future timelines & how few answers to questions that matter we actually receive. Was anyone really clamoring for an answer to know why Mother Righteous was working with Xavier? I sure wasn't Kieron Gillen's script spen more
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(Cover Date: May, 2024)
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