X-Men: Gold #7 was satisfying as a tie-n to Secret Empire. While you can see the connection, I loved that X-Men: Gold can be one of those shinning examples of how you can still make the story your own. For this issue at least you don't feel like you have to be reading Secret Empire, and what happens here is simply following what's already been set up from issues past. Read Full Review

X-Men Gold #7, ultimately, is one of the better Secret Empire tie-ins, mainly because it largely ignores the thrust of the event and just uses the setting for its own story needs. Read Full Review

X-Men: Gold continues to set the bar for the other X-Men books, and this issue is no exception. X-Men: Gold #7 injects meaningful ties to Secret Empire while still retaining its delightful focus on great characters, a feat not to be underappreciated. Read Full Review

It's a good issue, but it falls short of greatness. Read Full Review

The story itself is okay. The art in this issue really saves this issue from being so-so. Read Full Review

It's a move in the right direction, but Guggenheim needs to get a handle on his shortfalls. Read Full Review

This issue is a fairly scattered issue, alot happens but then again alot doesn't happen at the same time. There's alot of wheels moving but don't seem to be taking us anywhere. It's not a bad issue by no mean, but not really a very good one either. Read Full Review

I feel bad for those who struggle with attention deficit disorder, because this issue is all over the place. Read Full Review

Wow! Now here's a title that's stepped up a notch. After a lacklustre first arc, suddenly it's all coming together. Tension, character development, it's all starting to work. The art is a lot better than last issue, too. I'm so happy to see X-Men Gold stepping up to the plate.

The one thing that is pretty consistent in Gold is the art. Again the art does a pretty great job of heightening the impacting moments. While some of violence is not as meaningful when you don't follow the characters, they are still shocking moments. Nightcrawler is also victim of a scene he is all to familiar with which brings in some nostalgia. There is almost no tie-in to the Secret Empire event except that the X-Men of this book are trapped beneath the dark dimension around New York and are trying to figure out what is going on. There is a great building of dread in the issue that looks to be leading somewhere interesting.

A nice solid issue.

For an event crossover, I was pleasantly surprised.

Secret Empire gives the Gold team a perfect excuse to do a "trapped in the mansion with a serial killer" story starring the new X-Cutioner. Marc Guggenheim's script makes an excellent tie to the bigger event: Secret Empire kicks this plot off but it is in no way required reading. The story that unfolds is a long way from flawless, but it is engaging. I've got tons of nitpicks, but that in itself is a sign of a compelling story. Ken Lashley's visuals suggest their creator learned everything (or certainly way too much) about anatomy from 90s comics. It works great when Old Man Logan is slashing up demons; for idyllic baseball games and people having conversations and Rachel smooching Kurt (!) it's not so hot.

Very little tie-in to Secret Empire, which is a good thing. I liked the direction they were going with the X-Cutioner character, but it seems Guggenheim really dropped the ball in sharing more of his back story. I felt sympathy for the guy, but he wasn't presented with much substance. Therefore he still comes off as another generic revenge character in comics. X-Men Gold #7 is good, but it feels like it should be great.