The writing wasn't quite as gratingly annoying as usual, the art was solid. I enjoyed the story, Ellie is the best thing to happen to Wade in a while. Love the new family dynamic and Taskmaster makes a great grumpy uncle figure.

This continues to be a very funny, enjoyable book. It's never the best book I read that week, but it's always fun. If the toilet humor and swords & sorcery setting appeal to you, this book is as good as it gets in those departments.

I thought the art was pretty good and the writing was solid, but the plot seems a little aimless. I do enjoy the relationship between Kwannon and Greycrow, Psylocke has always been one of my favorite X-Men (Kwannon version, not Betsy. Late 80s/early 90s is when I started reading comics as a kid). I'll always welcome and read a comic about the favorite characters of mine that don't often get solo books, but this one doesn't seem to be separating itself from the similar series with various characters in the past that never leave much of an impression. more

A solid alt-future (is that a thing?) story about the US turning England into a big theme park after Brexit ruined the country. A little heavy handed, the writing was a bit groan-worthy at times, but overall I enjoyed it. Curious to see where they go.

Another incredible issue. Juan Ferreyra is my favorite active artist, he has a way with texture and kinetic energy that is unmatched. I can't say enough good things about his work. This has been an incredibly well-written book too. The Turtles' individual traits are well represented, and the physical changes (especially to Donny) are very interesting. Donny being crazy and Mikey letting his fame go to his head are nice wrinkles to their personalities. This is one of my favorite books right now. Incredible stuff. more

I feel like this will be a great series but the first issue spent too much time on someone chasing a letter, in my opinion. The letter chase seemed to take up 90% of the book, but the other few pages were quite good. I'm very confident in Rick Remender's writing and have no doubt this will turn into something I very much enjoy. I didn't care for the art, but it's not something that will turn me away from the book. I'm looking forward to the next issue. more

Another great issue of a great series. I love the art and the writing is always phenomenal. Every issue feels way too short, that's how you know it's good.

Incredible issue. Great writing and good art. I'm no fan of Cyclops, but this issue almost made me one. Magneto's part was great, he's handicapped but still willing to put it all on the line and too proud to ask for help. Cyclops to Quentin: "Why do you think you're on my team?" was great. I loved Cyclops' threat to meet force with force. "F around with me and find out what happens when the Phoenix gets here". Every page was brilliant, loved it. more

Ten! A f***ing ten! All of these Absolute titles have been tens. Nothing new to say, loving every single issue.

Fun issue, as usual. I'm really enjoying this run of Power Girl, giving her more of a supporting cast and exploring who she is and what separates her from other super...girls... Great stuff.

Love the Twilight Zone vibe, the dark humor, everything. Great art too, awesome book.

I'm not a huge fan of either character, but this issue was a lot of fun. I can't imagine a team-up book of the two of them being written any better and the art was very solid too. Loved it.

Great alternate future story for Wolverine. Sharp writing and fantastic art. The Omega color clones are cool and Colossus Jr. (with obvious Magik influence as well) will surely also be really interesting. Would love for this to be turned into a mature animated movie.

Another great issue. I'm loving Gail Simone's writing, the Outliers are a great new generation of mutants to get to know and the Sentinel threat is a good one to fall back on and do something new with following the fall of Krakoa. The art was fine but I definitely prefer Marquez. As a whole, X-Men comics are my favorite reads every week and the two flagship titles are the best of them. Can't wait for more. more

One of the worst written comics I've read in a while. The art was solid, but every other damn speech balloon was "yall" this and "yall" that REFERRING TO ONE INDIVIDUAL. It kills me when people that aren't from the South don't understand how to use "yall" but fill their writing with it. It's a contraction for "you all" meaning more than one. One would just be "you." I couldn't finish the book it was so annoying. I wanted to like it, I love the character when she's written well. Guess I'll just have to be satisfied with how she's being portrayed in Uncanny X-Men right now, THAT'S a well written book. more

This comic was good. Not great, but good. The writing was good, the art was fine. But most importantly I love the idea of a Daken Ghost Rider. I know this will likely just be a short term deal and Daken will exorcise Bagra-Ghul and then disappear for a while from comics, as he does. But I would LOVE for this to be a regular on-going comic, have Daken get control and thwart whatever this plan is that Strange was talking about. THIS is the alt-Ghost Rider I want, not some kid in a car. Daken is too interesting a character to leave sidelined most of the time. This keeps him independent of Wolverine, but still present if the need for them to cross paths arises. He's also a very different character to inject into the "magic" side of Marvel comics. Not to mention it combines two of my favorite things in comics: Ghost Rider and mutants/X-Men/Wolverine. more

The ‘Raid on Graymalkin’ crossover event between Jed MacKay’s X-Men & Gail Simone’s Uncanny X-Men kicked off in exciting fashion! I know a lot of fans were concerned for a crossover event so soon into From the Ashes, but I thought the way MacKay set this event up in this first issue gave this X-Men vs X-Men story an interesting new angle as two groups of mutants try to save their teammates from the depravity of captivity. It wasn’t anything groundbreaking, but he used all of the tension that has been building since Krakoa’s final days to introduce a clear explanation for what’s happening.

However, one head-scratcher for me was how Cyclops was all of a sudden fully trusting in Psylocke’s ability to be in field again after he sidelined her in the previous issue. I noted there that his objection to her participating in the previous mission was strange and it was made even stranger here when as it seemed to be completely forgotten. Does he think she’s better now? Did he forget? Was this just a contrived plot point so Psylocke’s solo series could be set up? My vote is the latter.

With that small nitpick aside, every other aspect of MacKay’s script hit for me. I loved the interactions between Beast, Jubilee, & Calico in the Graymalkin prison. It showed that underneath it all, these are individuals with deep histories who have far more in common than they have differences. Beast standing up for Calico, a mutant he’s never met, was a great step towards building the character back up into a good guy now that we have the “new” old Beast on the team. Cyclops also gets some great commentary that reminds us why he’s in charge. MacKay has really shown he has a great handle on the voice for all the characters he’s writing in this book even if every character doesn’t get a ton of story each issue.

The big moment for this issue is the literal Raid on Graymalkin, the X-Men’s former home. Their was well executed narratively & visually. The plotting was fast-paced & intense with kinetic art that excellently depicted motion and sound effects. Ryan Stegman’s style has really grown on me since the first issue. His disjointed linework complements the tone of the MacKay’s story perfectly. JP Mayer & Livesay’s inks give Stegman’s designs extra weight, which make character movements standout & their emotions palpable. Marte Gracia’s colors underscore the bleakness of Graymalkin’s current state under Corina Ellis. He uses small moments of vibrancy to draw the reader in during key moments. This creative team isn’t holding back for this story and the scene with Beast being beaten to a pulp by Graymalkin guards was the clearest example.

Overall, this was a really exciting start to the event and I’m eager to see what the Uncanny creative team has in store to up the ante in the next chapter. So far, MacKay’s doing his usual top tier writing and the art team is matching him stride for stride. more

I'm not sure where this "Adamantine" thing is going, but it's an aspect of Wolverine that hasn't been explored in this way before so I'm interested. The art was quite good and so was the writing.

Interesting issue, curious where the Adamantine plot goes, otherwise another good issue. Ahmed's characterization of Logan is great.

Solid kick-off issue. The art was good and the writing was mostly ok. Some of it was a little corny, and the "body language" guy was kinda lame. This is an interesting way to start up the new direction for Venom, a "who is it" mystery, similar to Vengeance of Moon Knight. I'm onboard for now.

Incredible. Absolutely incredible. I'd give it a 20 out of 10 if I could. The art was sublime, the writing was impeccable. McKay has a great grasp of the characters' voices and tones. I love the story, this is a very interesting stage in X-Men history. If I had to come up with one gripe it would be Beast's eye shadow or whatever is going on around his eyes, I don't like it. But that is inconsequential in the discussion of how great this book is and has been. Can't wait for UXM7. more

The snakes part was pretty good, interesting twist at the end. The Victorious part was fine until she just kinda changed her mind. It was a bit too abrupt in my opinion, ignoring much better arguments and then finally seeing reason after the weakest argument given. The writing was fine and the art was solid, decent issue.