I've said number of discouraging things about this series, but all hope isn?t lost. It?s only the first issue. It?s a new concept with new characters. Guggenheim could write one really strong interpersonal scene next issue, and I would probably list the characters as a strength rather than weakness. For now though, the story is still going in an intriguing direction, which is the most important thing in the long run. Read Full Review

This book was okay. It wasnt horrible, but it wasn't great. I've had a tough time adjusting to Guggenheim's style over the past couple of years, and I'm facing some of the same problems here. His characterization of Cyclops also throws me off a little bit because it's radically different than what is being seen consistently in the other X-books. The inconsistency in storytelling voice and quality of dialogue is also a bit off. I do like some of these characters, and I'm curious to see where Guggenheim goes with this story early on. I just hope that the series finds a more consistent voice, and I can deal with the playful banter of the team if Cyclops becomes more of the hard-ass commander he's portrayed as elsewhere. Read Full Review

Not an auspicious start to the series, really. The other two book spinning out of "Messiah Complex," X-Force and Cable, may not be the greatest titles on the stands, but they at least make a case for their own existence. Young X-Men has a long way to go in that respect. Read Full Review

Overall, "Young X-Men" hasn't really lived up to the standards set by the rest of the X-Men relaunch title -- it's fairly telling that the most interesting element of the book involves the return of the original New Mutants team. It's not a complete misfire by any means, but I'm ultimately left with lot of questions about what the role of "Young X-Men" actually is. Any way you look at it, that's a bad way for a new series to start. Read Full Review

Yanick Paquette's pencil work is solid. His art won't blow you away, but he has a firm grasp on how to tell a story. And that really sums up this entire debut issue: it's strictly average and by the numbers. Completists will no doubt buy it without any hesitation. But for the rest of us, $2.99 might be a bit steep for just a book filled with mediocre characters and an average story. I'll give this book two more issues to impress me before I write it off. If the last page is any indication, that just might happen next issue. Keeping my fingers crossed for you, Guggenheim. Don't let me down! Read Full Review

Stuff like this shouldn't even reach the page and reminds me of Chuck Austen or other painful repressed memories. Isn't there a TV show we can get Guggenheim back to writing instead of comics? Read Full Review