X-Men: Days of Future Past - Doomsday

X-Men: Days of Future Past - Doomsday (2023) #1-4

by Marc Guggenheim

Return to the future in a tale that reveals the events leading up to the timeless classic! In a world where mutants are more than simply hated and feared but not yet slain and apprehended, Senator Kelly's assassination comes to pass - bringing with it the Mutant Control Act and Sentinels on every corner. But with mutantkind on their back foot, what lengths will Kate Pryde, Wolverine, Colossus, Storm, Banshee, Angel, Cyclops, Professor X and the rest of the X-Men go to in order to find some way to survive? And what scheme of Magneto's will bring about their ultimate doomsday? Witness the thirty-year descent into dystopia as one of the most celebrated X-Men timelines is explored in-depth for the first time! Collecting DAYS OF FUTURE PAST - DOOMSDAY #1-4.

Genres: X Men, Comics, Graphic Novels, Marvel, Science Fiction, Comic Book, Superheroes

112 pages, Paperback

Published February 13, 2024

About the author

Marc Guggenheim grew up on Long Island, New York, and earned his law degree from Boston University. After over four years in practice, he left law to pursue a career in television.

Today, Guggenheim is an Emmy Award–winning writer who writes for multiple mediums including television, film, video games, comic books, and new media. His work includes projects for such popular franchises as Percy Jackson, Star Wars, Call of Duty, Star Trek, and Planet of the Apes.

His next book, In Any Lifetime, coming from Lake Union Publishing on August 1st.

Guggenheim currently lives in Encino, California, with his wife, two daughters, and a handful of pets.

Keep up to date on his latest projects with LegalDispatch, a weekly newsletter where he shares news and notes about writing, comics, and the entertainment industry.

Reviews

[Tyler Jenkins · Rating 4 out of 5]

Probably one of the better versions of these new stories in an old time. I never read the Days of Future Past comic so seeing what leads into is fun but it’s hard to feel like the comic has a satisfying ending when you know what comes after the pages end.

[Tyler · Rating 4 out of 5]

Read as individual comics, ratings below:
#1= 5 stars
#2= 4 stars
#3= 4 stars
#4= 4 stars
Overall rating of 4 stars

[Adam Fisher · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 Stars.
Not much to elaborate on here. This GN shows exactly the events of Days of Future Past, but from the beginning of it, before all started dying. A reasonably alright read. Nothing spectacular.

[Shawn Ingle · Rating 3 out of 5]

While it was fun revisiting this era of X-Men and this particular storyline, however bleak it is, this didn't add any depth or additional context. It was also very rushed. Four issues are not enough to effectively tell the story of so many years, events, and characters.

[Roshan · Rating 3 out of 5]

X-Men: Days Of Future Past - Doomsday (2024)
Writer – Marc Guggenheim
Illustrator – Manuel Garcia
Series - X-Men: Days Of Future Past – Doomsday #1-4

Synopsis: A look into the events that led up to the mutant apocalypse where Sentinels actively hunt and execute mutants.

X-Men once again dwells into the dark alternate reality of DoFP. It builds up on the past story arcs and adds more layers to the original 2-part story. Was this really needed, does it actually add more story? Not really.
One of the major concerns of sequels of DoFp was that it very rarely built up on the premise and offered any good story line. A sequel with Franklin Richards creating a mess was wasted potential, a prequel with Wolverine doing an irrelevant mission was unnecessary and a 2015 version which shows a completely alternate version of the alternate reality was a waste. All three in my opinion were misses, which just amplifies how good the original story was.
With Doomsday, we get a tribute to the previous stories and a brief look into the whereabouts of major characters.
The 4-part issue are fast paced and work more as a timeline to the events. In many places it ensures it includes events from the previous books which gives it feeling of a proper catch up to the events. The lead up fills a lot to the story and it was done very well.
The way the book just dismissed major characters such as Spider-man, Fantastic 4 and Professor X was pretty senseless. And what exactly is the story of Doomsday aside from being a timeline tribute? Nothing much. The reason this book is relevant comes in the very last page, in which it shows the future Marvel plans to take the series forward. While it’s a good initiative, it makes this entire book nothing but a recap for future series.
The artwork while good at certain pages, has several moments of misses, and doesn’t really stand out.
Overall DoFP Doomsday is a good read mapping out the various events, and is a base for future series. But fans expecting a new exciting tale will be disappointed.

RJG Rating – 3.25/5
Goodreads – 3.49/5

[Omar Gómez · Rating 3 out of 5]

X-Men: Days of Future Past - Doomsday
Libro de Marc Guggenheim.

X-Men: Days of Future Past Doomsday calificación para cada número.

X-Men: Days of Future Past Doomsday #1 (2.5/5) estrellas,.
X-Men: Days of Future Past Doomsday #2 (3.5/5) estrellas,
X-Men: Days of Future Past Doomsday #3 (2.5/5) estrellas.
X-Men: Days of Future Past Doomsday #4 (2/5) estrellas.

Buen arte de Manuel García, pero mal escrito por Marc Guggenheim, que tuvo una carrera en X-Men Gold (2018-19), tuvo demasiados saltos en los tiempos de la historia, todo apresurado no se desarrolló adecuadamente. Debió tomarse tiempo para cada suceso de la trama. La tenía fácil se basó en una trama exitosa creada por John Byrne el cual a su vez se inspiró de una trama de 1972 de Doctor Who titulada Day of the Daleks.

Ojalá John Byrne hubiera hecho una serie de 32 números de X-Men Days of the Future Past en 1981, el final de la original historia de John Byrne para X-Men Days of the Future Past era que nunca existió esa realidad al cambiar el pasado, pero Jim Shooter y Chris Claremont quisieron seguir explotando ese futuro distopico.

  El final de la trama de Days of the Future Past, pienso que Byrne lo utilizo en la serie Superman /Batman Generations Vol. 3.

El escritor Marc Guggenheim siguió con tonterías de Claremont como Forge, intrudujo a los New Mutants, Cannoball.

Magneto sobreviendo a los Sentinels era predecible ya que es el favorito de Marvel Comics junto a Thor. Magneto y Thor parecen Mary Sue.

En mi segunda lectura ahora del X-Men: Days of Future Past Doomsday TPB (2024), le daré 3/5 estrellas a pesar de las tonterías de Bishop, la muerte de Spider-Man, el tiene sentido arácnido mayor rapidez y fuerza que los humanos que lo mataron convenientemente según el guión, igual la muerte de Jean Grey y todos los demás, estas muertes fueron tomadas por la libertades creativas de esta Fanfic o What If? Que se oponen al lore establecido.

[Rahul Nadella · Rating 3 out of 5]

They did a great job of retelling a bleak story and adding new elements that connect current readers to the Days of Future Past storyline. Where the story shines strongest is in the reaction from normal people to mutants – and eventually other powered people. The X-Men have always served as a metaphor for the oppressed, and that metaphor shines strongest – especially at a time when those who don’t fit the “norm” are seeing their rights being challenged by people who are supposed to uphold them. Guggenheim seems to understand that better than most, which makes Doomsday‘s more shocking moments hit. It also helps paper over some of the more lackluster turns, including a riff on Civil War that lacks the impact it was going for. This story provides a deep, dark insight into the origins behind one of the most famous X-Men storylines and pulls no punches in the process.

[Kyle Ellis · Rating 3 out of 5]

I picked up the Audio performance of Days of Future Past and went looking for the original story arc to go with it. But I downloaded this one instead. I realized pretty quick it wasn't the right version, but it was enjoyable to read either way. Given the state of America right now (Nov 2024) it seemed fitting to find a story where the future become totalitarian and dystopian. Assuming that the worst fears of some Americans come true... This story has always been a great one and it was cool to read through a history of how things came to pass in this prequel to the original arc. It was worth checking out for sure. Still listening to the performance of the audio though... I pretty much read this whole collection on my lunch!

[Ross · Rating 3 out of 5]

Tiptoeing through one of the BIGGEST events in Marvel history is dangerous...

Fans will skin you alive if you mess up a great classic. They definitely dodge a bullet here. They probably had charts and diagrams to make sure they didn't step on any bit of the original story. They did a great job of retelling a bleak story and adding new elements that connect current readers to a tale from decades ago.

Bonus: X-23, Synch, and Bishop? They all pop up in this dark future story. Never would have expected current X-Men (in 2023) to get inserted into the story. Surprisingly, it works.

[Dean · Rating 2 out of 5]

Absolutely brutal.

I dont see this being the actual build up to DOFP as Magik is too young, the killings start way too early in the campaign, how old is Rachel?
Timeline is fishy. Maybe Illyana didn't go to limbo here.

Completely stops over how Kate de programmed Rachel. 'It took a long time but we eventually did it' it doesn't even show them catching Rachel. We just assume that Kate and Bishop did it at some point somehow.

I like the ending page but shouldn't Rachel have fone back in time by then?

Art is good. Story is okay.

[Travis Duke · Rating 3 out of 5]

Kind of odd to revisit Days of future past but Guggenheim did a good job, a job that was not needed...Look I enjoyed the book, lots of action and brutal moments. However I still do not understand why the book was made, I assume it is to tie in newer x-men characters and ideas. OK fine but still odd

[Erik · Rating 3 out of 5]

It's mostly a sequence of 1 and 2 page summaries of the events leading up to the original Days of Future Past, but it works enough that I enjoyed reading it as a fan of the original story. The art was very poor though.

[Eric · Rating 2 out of 5]

This was four issues of nothing.

[Braulio Valenzuela · Rating 2 out of 5]

Precuela de la historia clásica de Chris Claremont. El arte es bueno, pero no cuenta nada nuevo o realmente interesante.

[Jason · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.75
Bleak but pretty brilliant executive. They crammed a lot of story into 4 issues quite well.

[Jeffrey Gionfriddo · Rating 3 out of 5]

2 things that stick out to me after reading this and without giving anything away, I will just say...Spider-man & Iceman...wtf?

[The_J · Rating 1 out of 5]

a Claimed homage - but really tainted by our fallen times

[Rafael Suleiman · Rating 4 out of 5]

A good graphic novel.

[Daniel Butcher · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5

Interesting little story of how the world got to Future Past…and fallout to the original story.

[Stephen James Emmitt · Rating 5 out of 5]

I want more!

[rOZE · Rating 4 out of 5]

would give 5 stars but the library copy was so smelly

[Joshua Bilham · Rating 4 out of 5]

One of the best comics I've ever read.

[Christopher E. · Rating 4 out of 5]

After treating his "X-Men Gold" creative run as a love letter to the Chris Claremont era, Marc Guggenheim turns the dial up to ten by diving directly into one of Claremont's (and John Byrne's) legendary stories. It's a risky move trying to play with the continuity of such an important tale, but Guggenheim pulls it off with sharp dialogue and creative additions to some complicated lore. Manuel Garcia's art has a great throwback feel to it, reminding me a lot of Alan Davis more than Byrne and Terry Austin, but that slight update may keep matters more fresh. I can't help but wonder how canonical this may be, however. You'd think Rachel Summers would bring up having murdered **REDACTED** now and then.

[Diego Velásquez · Rating 4 out of 5]

Está bueno, pero no tan bueno
Hay mejores

[Roberto Diaz · Rating 4 out of 5]

Un vistazo ampliado a una célebre línea de tiempo

Esta moda de regresar a líneas de tiempo pasadas que los editores de Marvel han estado haciendo han tenido sus aciertos y errores, siento que todo depende del equipo creativo involucrado y las ganas reales que tengan por contar una historia tratando de respetar un época construida por creadores ahora legendarios. Para mi este libro ha sido un acierto.

Marc Guggenheim trata de respetar la obra de Claremont y Byrne, con este relato que si bien no es necesario, amplia en lo que fue el prescedente de la historia clásica de los X-Men, dando un vistazo a la reacción del mundo a la muerte que desencadena la persecusión de los mutantes, muy bien ilustrada por Manuel García (Bloodshot) cuyo estilo le da un tinte de seriedad a la historia, que también aplica para las escenas de acción, algunas con muertes horribles, que sientan pie al panorama sombrío al que se enfrentan los X-Men, tratando de mantener el sueño vivo, a pesar de las circunstancias.