All in all, if you are a long term 'X-Men' reader (or have picked up all of the trades known to mankind), this is an issue you want to pickup. If you've only been following the X-Men since the late 90"s this probably won't have quite the nostalgia feeling for you. It was a fun read and brought back memories of quite a few key moments and feelings from the X-Men's history. Read Full Review

As the untold story of the X-Men starring Cyclops, Wolverine, Nightcrawler, Colossus, Kitty Pryde and Rogue, this was a great treat for X-Men fans. Again as the 50th Anniversary of the X-Men, this is a fun way to remember the glory days of the X-Men. X-Men Gold is a book you should want to pick up if you want a sense of nostalgia, or maybe you read it to help keep that hope alive that the X-Men of now will soon come together and forget their conflicts of interest. Read Full Review

X-Men: Gold has some major flaws (even by anthology standards), but the better moments are strong and plentiful enough to satisfy any X-Men fan. Here's to fifty more, indeed. Read Full Review

X-men: Gold is a solid one shot, but I'm not sure if it does the X-men's golden anniversary justice. It's not offensive, but it's not outstanding either and the need to be familiar with the X-men's rather confusing continuity is a bit of a turnoff. Read Full Review

With every story tying into a very specific point in X-Men continuity, this is very much a comic where hardcore readers will find more enjoyment than newbies. Unfortunately, there really isn't enough worthwhile content to justify the $5.99 cover price even for readers familiar with the franchise's long, complex history. Read Full Review

I lost touch with the X franchise some years ago-an inevitability, really, as with rare exceptions (Si Spurrier's X-Men:Legacy is probably the best recent example), getting the most out of Marvel's mutants involves something resembling full immersion, and not one segment of this comic would entice you to do that. Read Full Review

This anthology seeks to honor the X-Men's legacy but nostalgia-seekers would be better served digging into dusty longboxes than plunking down for this clunker. Read Full Review

The X-Men (and their 50 year anniversary) deserve better than "X-Men: Gold" #1, and so do the longtime fans. If you really want to go back and celebrate 50 years of X-Men, take a long lovely afternoon thumbing through long boxes and re-live the greatness, as there is none to be found inside "X-Men: Gold" #1. Read Full Review