Young X-Men #9

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• 6.0

  Comic Book Resources - Timothy Callahan

  Jan 04, 2009

  Maybe because of the lack of hype, or the lack of gigantic crossover event significance, I seem to forget how good "Young X-Men" is sometimes, but whenever I sit down to read an issue, I close the comic totally satisfied. "Young X-Men" #9 is straightforward mutant superheroics, done with a bit more artistry than you might expect, and now that the series has established itself, I think it will only get better. Read Full Review

• 5.2

  IGN - Bryan Joel

  Jan 03, 2009

  To be fair, Marc Guggenheim isn't a bad writer most of the time, and I trust that he knows this sort of thing can only realistically be a very, very short-term status quo. But it does come off as sloppy writing to me, a silly quick fix to get his characters out of a sticky situation with very little regard to implications. One can only hope that the more over-the-top developments this issue only herald the swift exit of the book's largest sore spot. Read Full Review