Beast's character development makes sense here. Dark Beast came about because Apocolypes left him unchecked and free to pursue his curiosity. Krakoa has allowed him the same luxury, and the result is a "by any means necessary" attitude.

The X-Men have always been at their best when they work in tandem. The Fast Ball Special is an obvious fan favorite, but I'm digging these new subtle mutant circuits. Jean downloading Forge's input to Iceman was just a nice touch to a new team dynamic.

Nothing really happens in this issue, which is a shame considering you read a story for stuff to happen... I wonder if they'll take on Stilt-Man or Shocker next.

"You are all important." chills...

My emotions are in flux: I love this so much, but I'm so pissed that DC is incapable of driving their events remotely in the right direction (this direction). I know I shouldn't be comparing, but Dark Crisis is hot shit compared to this. This is only on #2 with two tie-ins has ten times the amount of plot that Dark Crisis has.

This book balances the quiet moments with the bombastic action so unbelievably well. Marvel is currently writing the master-class on line-wide events this summer. Kieron Gillen is the truth!

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X-Men Red is everything right with the second Krakoan age. On top of that, Ewing manages to maintain an incredible storyline while juggling an event tie-in.

Most of the time, I would say an overly zealous crusader with a god complex is a lame character. This is not one of those times.

I think this comic is guilty of too much going on at once. So many interesting concepts that just aren't getting enough time to flourish.

Arakko... that hurt. Great way to kick off a war though, plus that psychic attack was illustrated so well.

I liked Black Adam better as the Doctor Doom-esque villain he used to be, but I'm not Dwayne Johnson.

I love a good X-Men space opera as much as the next 90s kid, but this may be a bit too heavy for me. The deep references are fun, but I know a lot of them are going over my head. Personally, I love the art, but the story is getting somewhat hard to follow.

I'm enjoying Orlando's dense writing on this more than I have on his work for DC because I actually get most of his obscure continuity references (and have Paul O'Brien's annotations on House To Astonish to fill me in on the rest). It's still a slow read but I'm learning to appreciate that. I wish the art were clearer in some places, but Carlini's Cassandra Nova really shines.

I liked it better when X-Force acted as the Krakoan CIA, now they just seem like an X-Men B team.

Ugh, every single panel, every line of dialogue, every character interaction, everything about this comic is just so perfect

An absolute banger of an issue. I love the way Ewing is integrating Arakko and it's culture into the larger Marvel universe in a way that no other writer has managed yet. The chess match between Brand and Storm is extremely well written, as were the conflicts at the Circle Perilous. From Roberto's play in the stands to the way in which Magneto deals with Tarn, it was all just perfectly clever.

I know people were worried about the line without Hickman in charge, but I think between Duggan's X-Men, Ewing's Red and Gillen's Immortal things are really looking up. We're getting high-level storytelling in each series. Most importantly, all the ideas feel completely fresh and each book is interconnecting nicely while also carving out a space of their own. It really is a great time to be an X fan. more

I can't remember the last time a comic made me audibly gasp, but that Isca twist... so good. Ewing is really in his element with this one; the politics, the (literal) world-building, and the character development are top tier. Three issues in, and I can't wait to see where this goes.