While arguably not as essential as Rise of the House of X, X-Men Forever #2 enhances the reading experience while feeling substantial. Read Full Review

X-Men Forever #2 lets its character depth and great artwork do the heavy lifting, which helps it overcome some tangled continuity. Hopefully, the creative team continues that journey as the Krakoan Age races to its end. Read Full Review

X-Men: Forever #2 skillfully maintains the exciting momentum characteristic of the X-Men series. Bursting with action throughout, the comic adeptly blends character development and storyline progression. The artwork is exquisite, showcasing each mutant with a stunning array of colors. Personally, I find Rachel Summers, also known as Askani, particularly striking in this issue. The scenes are visually captivating, with the final scene being especially memorableI won't spoil it, but trust me, it's fantastic. Read Full Review

Luckily the artwork by Luca Maresca does a lot of work to make character moments look good at least. It is too bad that the impact is hindered due to the tie-in nature as the ending of X-Men: Forever #2 isn't the home run it could've been otherwise. Read Full Review

Why are Powers of X and X-Men Forever separated narrative wise into 2 books I will never know. Powers only makes sense in the last issue if you read this otherwise Xavier's choices are irrational (beyond the usual). Only positive is that it came out same week so my assumptions were validated right away. Weird setup is all. Fall of X is crashing hard but the art from Maresca is good and not the problem with any of this.

It's a decent companion to Rise of the Powers of X #4. It just tells a story running at the same time as that issue. It's decent. I like that one a little better, but this was still pretty decent.

**Joint review w/ Rise of the Powers of X #4**

These two titles had so much overlap this week, it was impossible for me to write individual reviews. Both titles continue to suffer from an overload of dialogue & exposition, as Kieron Gillen tries to keep readers from getting lost in the (unnecessary) complexity of where this story has veered.

Split across these two titles, each story is fragmented & incomplete on its own. Furthermore, the handling of Xavier’s character has been frustrating & yet Gullen seemingly does a bait and switch here. If you only read Rise, you’d continue to think he’s a complete monster. You NEED to read Forever in order to realize to understand the rationalization for his horrific decisions. And at this point, is Exodus’s plan, which will basically kill the majority of mutants in the White Hot Room, any worse? Yet nobody seems to question the philosophical grey area there.

The only redeeming quality of these issues is the artwork by R.B. Silva in Rise & Luca Maresca in Forever. These were at least great issues to look at, but that’s about it. more

Even for American superhero comic book standards...this is beyond dumb