I get enough Deadpool elsewhere. There wasn't enough non-Deadpool content to keep me interested.

I thought the Petra/Sway reveal was clever. Love reference to continuity-- even recent Hickman continuity. Wondering how long this book can float on only 2 banner characters (Storm & Magneto).

Cool issue. I like the team split up and having separate moments. And...stuff happens for a change.

Not sold on Synch's power creep.

Otherwise, I want to know what happens next which is big step in right direction.

I was kind of meh on Excalibur but this was a strong start. Howard did a great job previously establishing the realms of Otherworld as a playground so it should be fun to explore.

The enemy villain team looks cool, and kudos for the return of the Jersey Devil!

A bit too many Z-listers so far. But, like Hellions, writer could make me love them. I'm not there yet.

I love being critical but this was damn near flawless.

A very solid opening entry by Gillen. Only disappointment was Hope, who I guess is a pet character of his. She lacks the gravitas of the other Council members. But his Sinister is THE definitive Sinister and loved his focus here. I will keep reading.

Decent rebound from previous chapter. Still feels very much like surplus and shouldn't be called "X-Men" when it's really just Emma at play.

And...he sticks the landing. Great art too. 💚

Duggan's a bit over obsessed with writing Emma, trying to shoehorn here. It doesn't work, and she doesn't need to be everywhere.

Really exciting issue. As with the previous parts of the story, it just seems weakened by the fact that Moira isn't really acting like Moira. I guess that's what happens with a retcon but the about-face is just not plausible...especially the part with Banshee. Badass, but not plausibly in character for Moira.

This… was horrible. Page after page of lines like “Your love is fierce and beautiful.” Panel after panel of besties and BFFs affirming each other’s traumas and healing. Gross. Stories that are “character-driven” don’t need to feel like extended counseling sessions. Just awful.

Bad art, bad writing. Ayala's run started off strong but is now completely out of gas. Title needs a new writer.

Not good. Howard trying to emulate Hickman's Sunspot and failing. A bit cringe, really.

This was such a slog to read, I was interested in it because of the lineup but it was pretty bad.

A slight bounceback from several consecutive dragging issues. Could do with not seeing in Emma Frost in every single weekly comic, she's too omnipresent.

Nice opening salvo and the focus on Moira and Mystique although Moira in past few months seems way more ruthless than ever before. Inferno needed this followup. 💛

A hint that we might be going off the rails here. Series seems to be sputtering.

My only gripe is Moira's characterization-- and her honesty to Mystique and Destiny which didn't make sense to me.

But otherwise a solid conclusion, and Hickman will be missed.

The first two-thirds of the book are really not that great and the art is pretty bad. One thing I didn't like is how Nightcrawler asked for leniency for Orphan Maker, totally forgetting that he had no problem when Sabretooth got thrown into the pit for the same thing (if anything, Sabretooth was on a mission for Krakoa when he killed people, unlike Orphan Maker; yeah, I know it's Sabretooth but it's a clean slate and all that). It's the last third that gives all the characters a meaningful resolution. Honestly, this issue really wasn't that great but I give it a higher rating solely because this book has been, in my opinion, the best book after HoX-PoX. So while this issue was one of the weaker ones, overall I really liked Hellions and I'm glad it's over before the writer got bored with it. I hope to see more of these characters later on. more

I like Havok, Empath, Sinister and Nanny-- the rest of them I don't care about, but I do care about Zeb Wells's excellent writing and will sadly miss this series.

This surfing tangent plot has caused series to lose some steam.

Love the factions. Xavier/Magneto; Cypher/Warlock/Krakoa; Destiny/Mystique; Emma/Herself.

Dissapointing ending that isn't even a ending

So nice to see more of Harry Leland and Lourdes Chantel. I would gladly read a book just about the Hellfire Club with Frost, Shaw, Leland and Chantel.


Iceman's new powers on display are a little ridiculous even for an Omega.

This series is supposed to be the line's flagship, but it's actually the one flagging. Still, Jean Grey is awesome.