X-Men: Gold #6
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| Writer | Marc Guggenheim |
| Artist | R. B. Silva |
| Cover Price | $3.99 |
The perfect mutant-killing machine has MUTATED.
As the X-Men fight for their lives against the most fearsome SENTINEL yet, one X-Man decides to do the unthinkable!
Will it take the life of one X-Man to save the rest?
Rated T+
CRITIC REVIEWS Back to Top
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9.0
Comics: The Gathering - Ryan.L
Jun 21, 2017It seems like every issue the bar gets set higher and higher. If you are an x-fan and you haven't jumped onto the Gold train yet you are really missing out. This is one of the best X-books we have had in years. Read Full Review
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9.0
On Comics Ground - Tyler Wing
Jun 24, 2017If you are a Rachel Grey fan, this is long overdue compensation. No she's not Phoenix, but Guggenheim demonstrates that she really doesn't need to be. Read Full Review
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7.5
AIPT - Jason Segarra
Jun 21, 2017Overall, this is a strong issue despite some challenging scripting. Guggenheim has shown promise recently, but Silva's the star of this show. Read Full Review
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7.0
Comic Crusaders - David Lee Martins
Jun 23, 2017It's a solid end to the second arc for this series. However, I felt it was only slightly above average and came across as somewhat rushed. Read Full Review
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6.3
IGN - Blair Marnell
Jun 22, 2017As nice as it is to see the X-Men get back to some old school superhero-ing, the resolution of the Nano-Sentinel storyline is very flat and disappointing. Read Full Review
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6.0
Newsarama - Pierce Lydon
Jun 22, 2017X-Men: Gold is trying so hard, y'all. And it finally feels like it's starting to turn the corner. Read Full Review
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5.0
You Don't Read Comics - Gage Bullock
Jun 22, 2017It was a decent written issue and is good to look at, but they play it safe in every possible way and let's be honest; When have the X-men ever been about playing it safe? Read Full Review
USER REVIEWS Back to Top
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8.5
Very enjoyable issue, not sure I'm sold on Silva's art though.
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8.0
Great story arc, nice art. I love the new approach with Kitty on the top.
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8.0
Issue #6 has been my favorite of the series so far, though that's not saying a whole lot. The Sentinel arc closed much better than it started, and there seems to be some seeds planted throughout that could spring up later in Guggenheim's run. This is a promising issue. Hopefully the series can continue to get better.
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7.5
Still doesn't feel like there's enough happening in the character work. But it ties off the arc pretty well. The art felt a bit rushed - maybe because of Syaf's hurried exit. Some of the face detail was weirdly missing.
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7.5
Rachel getting more powerful was cool, but should've looked cool, and it didn't.
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6.5
Big battle issue, with random other Marvel heroes appearing in fight scenes. Rachel confronting her dead parents in her head. I wasn't as interested in her internal struggle as the author would like. She's not really a strong enough character to carry the issue. Other than a fleeting moment with Storm and Gambit, there's not much here.
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6.0
X-Men: Blue and Gold seem to be on similar paths. Both have had a new form of Sentinel introduced to them. Both have had a group of former friends brainwashed into being villains. It makes it impossible to not compare the two teams. Which is to bad because when compared the gold team seems to fall short. No member is getting strong developments, except maybe Kitty if you compare her to her time as an X-Men, but she was a strong co-leader of the Guardians. The villains are just a means to progress the story with nothing of interest about them. The one thing I think gold does excel at is action. So with nothing to separate gold from blue the title just feels like weak. The writing is strong it just needs some ideas that take the team in a new more
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6.0
Rachel saves the day after some soul-searching, and the nano-sentinel crisis leaves behind a frustrating mess of poorly-explained consequences. The art team led by RB Silva does heroic work to make this look big. Visually, this is a spectacular crossover-event-level fight with oodles of guest stars and lots of "wow" moments. Marc Guggenheim's script just doesn't live up to the spectacle, and the writhing mass of loose plot threads left behind at the end is unappetizing. There are a lot of questions, but the tone veers more toward "WTF are you trying to say, Mr. Guggenheim" rather than "Oooh, I wonder what that means?"
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2.0
GOOD IDEAS: I definitely see plenty of good ideas. 1. A.I./Sentinel hybrid that attacks everyone because everyone's body contains genetic mutations. CHECK. Rachel needing to grow. CHECK. Bringing in more of the great characters available to liven up the book like Pixie and Gambit. CHECK. Interpersonal/emotional attachment and development. CHECK. The problem is that even though these ideas are all great, the execution is off. I see you trying, I do. And I appreciate it. But reading the X-Men these days, to be honest, most Marvel Comics, is like seeing a beautiful picture trying to come into focus and going TOO FAR and turning into a caricature/fun house mirror of what a good comic book is supposed to be. What this book is lacking is FOCUS. W more
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