Why can't this book keep an artist for more than two or three issues? This is frustrating.

I wanted to skip this event, since I'm not interested in anything based on or inspired by the original Age of Apocalypse, which ruined the X-books for me for most of the 90s. However, the premise of "our" Cyclops and Beast entering this future age to prevent it, is mildly intriguing.
Leafing through the AoR books out this week, this one is pretty much the only one with decent art, so I thought I'd give it a try. Mahmud Asrar is excellent indeed. I wasn't an initial fan, but he grew on me in Bug Wars. This issue, to my surprise, looks even better.
Now that doesn't mean Amazing X-Men is a great comic. Jed McKay's wooden dialogue and clumsy exposition are pretty horrible, even though the story itself isn't that bad. So how can I rate this? I guess I'm just going with the average.

Art: 9
Writing: 5
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The constant flashbacks and inner monologue are getting repetitive. Plus, Gabriel Walta is an interesting artist, but probably not a good choice for a superhero title.

This one didn't do it for me. I was starting to get bored by the story after a few pages, and the art lacked the urgency and rawness that I liked about first two issues. In calmer scenes, I can't help but find Dragotta's art kind of average - good enough to tell the story, but not good enough to show that there's an age difference between Bruce and his mother.

Batman looks ridiculous. The logo looks ridiculous. The art is rough. The writing feels disjointed. Snyder and Dragotta don't seem to care too much whether their creation is perfect. Maybe that's why I like it.

This book shouldn't work, but for some reason it does.

Just awful. Awful writing, awful art. We don't need a new future version of the X-Men, we need a better present day version.

This is 100% a filler arc and I’m not here for it. Call me when Pete’s back on earth. Hell the Norman spidey stuff is even way more interesting than this. I just…. Don’t care.

I don’t quite know what to think of this book yet. This issue was entertaining, but it lacked the dark, menacing atmosphere that was the standout element of the first one. It was still quite gritty storywise, but more on a situational level. The flashbacks contributed nothing to the story, feeling like something taken right from a teen soap opera.
Jimenez - unlike most modern superhero artists - is capable of not only drawing dynamic poses and great action scenes, but also everyday people and situations, which comes in handy in this issue. I like his art a lot, even though it’s different from what I usually enjoy. more

I was really looking forward to Peter's cosmic adventures. But while Pepe Larraz doesn't disappoint, the story is pretty trivial - which is kind of ironic, since one would expect outer space to provide opportunities galore for great ideas. Anyway, the opposite seems to be the case. All the mind-numbing, "funny" dialogue can't hide the fact that there's no inspiration behind this story arc.

I enjoyed this issue even more than the first one. Fleshing out the protagonist by dedicating most of this issue to a flashback is a bold but necessary move. The reader should be even more invested in Milton's fate now. I'm 100% convinced that Escape is going to be an exciting and masterfully executed series, with all the heartbreaking and satisfying payoff you can imagine.

Skinbreaker is flawless comic artistry. David Finch has found the perfect playground for his intricate style in the lush landscapes and ethnic embroidery of this world, and Annalisa Leoni's strange but beautiful coloring brings it all to life. Rus Wooton's simple but elegant lettering provides some much needed clarity and calmth to the detail-obsessed pages.

The story of Skinbreaker #1 is simple but engaging. The three main characters, despite looking very similar at first glance, are easily distinguishable by character, body type and other details, which is quite a feat.
I also enjoyed the subtle world building around the eponymous weapon and the nature of the... orks? There are more similarities to Jim Henson's Dark Crystal than just the color of the crystal sword, and I love it.

Skinbreaker #1 was a great first chapter of what will surely be one of the best comics of 2025/26. more

Not quite the ending I expected for this arc, but excited about what the future brings.

Another masterfully written story. It's hard to criticize Francis Portela's art, as it is absolutely perfect, but I think it might be a little too pretty and clean for Hyde Street. I can't help but wonder what the issue would have looked like illustrated by regular artist Ivan Reis.

The art is solid this issue - it’s by C.F. Villa, not regular artists Diaz and Stegman. For some reason, the writing is also better. Several characters are having a conversation about the ethics around killing, which I found interesting. It’s hard for me to give this book a good rating though, since I dislike so many things about this incarnation of the X-Men.

I commend Murewa Ayodele for daring to take an established character like Storm into a completely new and unexpected direction. The way he weaves the cosmic with the personal, the psychological with the mythical is truly fascinating. However, a comic author should never forget that he is writing not just for themselves but for an audience. All their grand concepts will fail if the clarity of the storytelling is lacking. That, unfortunately, is the case in this issue, and it’s not just because of Ayodele’s complex, but sometimes too cryptic writing. You need an extraordinary artist to put those ideas to paper. Mario Santoro, unfortunately, is not that artist.

Anyway, I did enjoy this finale to Storm’s first season despite its flaws and I’m looking forward to the second arc (yes, I’m gonna skip the Age of Revelation books. I’m just not interested in alternate universe stuff.) more

Although I’d prefer a more realistic style for Black Cat, I did enjoy the art. However, the writing is goddamn awful. One reviewer said it’s like a bad She-Hulk comic, and I can’t believe how accurate this is.

It reads like a bad she-hulk rip off. Out of character for black cat to act like a teen-ager with no experience or skill. Strange start.

Well, this was better than the first two issues, which isn’t much of an accomplishment. There were a few fun moments that actually felt like an FF comic. Plus, I found myself enjoying Ramos’s artwork in some of the action scenes. It fails miserably whenever faces are involved though. All in all, I still think Ryan North is not good for this - or any - book. But that’s the problem with all of Marvel - there are no good writers anymore. more

The concept of five hundred different Spider-People (or Wolverines, or Captain Americas…) in the same universe has never worked for me. All the stupid Spider-Kids, in combination with McGuinness‘s cartoony oversized art, make this feel less like a regular issue and more like something you’d find on the back of a cereal box.

I love all the world building, mystery and weirdness of Ghost Pepper. However, three issues in, I'd expect some more clarity and direction.

This was just awful. Ransom helping his brother in Argentina is an intriguing and exciting premise - however, what starts with dramatic family dynamics ends up being an uneven story about some stupid comic convention shenanigans.

Vecchio's art is good, but this time it can't safe Simone's horrible writing.

I almost bought this book - the art looks absolutely amazing after all - but after the latest developments concerning its author, I'm glad I didn't. I'm sorry that other people at DC have to suffer now because of him.