X-Men (2021-2024) #35

X-Men (2021) (Single Issues)

by Gerry Duggan, Kieron Gillen, Al Ewing

THE END OF AN ERA - UNCANNY X-MEN #700! All good things must come to an end, and as good of a thing as the Krakoan era has been for mutantkind…its time has come at last. The tragedy and triumph of FALL OF THE HOUSE OF X, the madness and mystery of RISE OF THE POWERS OF X…they have all come to their end and led to this moment that will change the future of mutantkind for years to come. Written and drawn by an all-star cast of writers and artists who have shaped the Krakoan Age, this is one milestone no X-Fan will want to miss! Also featuring a story of family by X-Men master Chris Claremont…and a glimpse of things to come!

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

88 pages, Kindle Edition

Published June 5, 2024

Reviews

[Baba · Rating 4 out of 5]

Apparently too essential to be a part of a graphic novel collection X-Men #35 which is actually #700 (how time flies) of the 'X-Men' comic book series, is currently a stand alone 90+ page comic book read. A book featuring many of the Krakoan era writers and artists and includes a new Chris Claremont story! This is the end of it all. This is the statement book that is the mutants' testament to the Krakoan era as viewed by the humble Charles Xavier.

I can see what this book attempts to do, and makes a very string case of meeting it's goal; providing and elegy for the Krakoan era and showcasing the next steps of of our merry mutants. Some of the core art is superb, as is some of the plotting, but it is the overall encompassing and line-in-the-sand feel of the book that harkens back to ending some of the great events of yester yore. A hark back to better written and drawn times that almost too good to be the bookmark at the end of this passing Krakoan era. A firm Four Star 8 out of 12.

2026 read

[Paul · Rating 3 out of 5]

The Nightcrawler family backup story by Claremont and Larroca was fantastic… as for the rest of it, thank the ghosts of Jack and Stan that Hickman-era nightmare is finally over…

[Cristhian · Rating 5 out of 5]

Gran cierre y epilogo.

La cara de Emma al darse cuenta de que los 15 millones de mutantes muertos en Genosha estaban de vuelta es perfecta.

[Mike · Rating 3 out of 5]

This issue is as probably pitched as a wrap-up epilogue, and it does a decent job in the first half of setting the new status quo.

But the rest of the book does that naked editorial promo reel thing where (I suspect) they’re just giving us a taste of the new table stakes they’re launching in the next 400 X-men books. That’s pretty tiresome, and does nothing as a standalone story. So I end this issue with a sour taste in my mouth.

[Patrick · Rating 4 out of 5]

The ‘Fall of X’ arc should have just been Apocalypse going on a revenge tour because mutants fell to Orchis& then Kafka returning to teach them the meaning of Krakoa. You could have still had major plots like the WHR & done away with the absurdity of Enigma & Dominion which forced writers to explain confusing concepts more than tell stories.

All in all, X-Men #35 was probably as perfect an ending to Krakoa as possible at this point, given how poorly things were executed towards the end. The issue had way too many epilogues & tried to set too much up for the next era, but the Apocalypse stuff was perfect.

[Tyler Jenkins · Rating 5 out of 5]

And here we are… the end of the Krakoan Age. This final issue is just perfect, it gave me everything I wanted to see and really guides your hand into this new age with a gentle touch and a soft smile. The world is still shitty but everything is going to be okay. Mutants have each other and always will. The Krakoan Age began when I was finishing up high school and now it’s ending 2 years after I’ve graduated College, a lot has changed in my life in these years but the exploits of the X-Men defending their island nation have been there through it all. I genuinely loved this Krakoan Age to death but at times the cracks spread across the story. They spread themselves too thin and the quality of a lot of these stories really dipped. Marvel got far too ambitious for this story, but they managed to keep it all together and actually stuck the landing but I hope to god they never do anything like this again. It’s a lot, and anyone who wants to get into it just simply has to pray because it’s an almost impossible task to read every piece of this age after the fact. What’s worse is reading it as it comes out wasn’t any better, a lot of the stories don’t take place on a linear path and those that do sometimes are told out of an order that makes sense. Like… why here at the end of it all do we tell a 10 part Wolverine story that takes place before any of this? An X-Force story that takes place before the Wolverine story? It got too messy and maybe it’ll be a better read when the internet makes a decent reading order for people (because we all know Marvel won’t be bothered to do so). For better or for worse I’m glad Marvel told this story and I’m happy it exists, but I’m happier that it’s over. It really needed to end and I’m excited to see what comes next for the Mutants now scattered across the world. “From the ashes… a new beginning” is the new tagline of these first new series and I’m just hoping that’s true, I’m hoping we’ve all learned a lesson and that we can move on. I’d give the entire Krakoan Age a collective 7/10. There is so much to love, so many stories that really stood out and stuck with me, so much so that I will always look at this era fondly, but there was also so much wrong that it really altered my perception of the overall story.

[John Williams · Rating 4 out of 5]

Overall a good issue, and a promising start to the future of the X-Books. The first story was unfortunately confusing and hard to get into like most Krakoa Era stories I've read, but the Chris Claremont story and the final story by Jed MacKay and Gail Simone really drew me in. The Chris Claremont story especially. His writing just fits these characters perfectly, and to see him writing Mystique and Destiny as a couple (like he always intended) is a sight to behold. The final story, I'm kind of curious what they are building up Xavier to be after that. I like that they aren't sweeping everything from the Krakoa Era under the rug and ignore it like it didn't happen and acknowledge what Xavier did that entire time was wrong. It's nice to see him get consequences for his actions. I do have high hopes for this new future!

[Rob Pettinato · Rating 5 out of 5]

I’m going to miss the Krakoan era

[Aisling · Rating 2 out of 5]

2.5

[Fran · Rating 4 out of 5]

Si lo comparas con como inició krakoa, te deja ver qué este final los dejó casi en el mismo punto y sin nada propositivo 🫩

[Chad · Rating 4 out of 5]

A much better send off of the Krakoan age than the actual culmination of Fall of X. That was a shitshow and this was actually pretty good. It also made way more sense. It's mainly one big story about the mutants who disappeared when Krakoa left for 15 years while only a short time had passed in the main universe. It sets up the next era and a new status quo for Apocalypse and Professor Xavier.

There's only 2 backup stories. One is by Chris Claremont and Salvador Larroca. It's about Nightcrawler adjusting to Mystique and Destiny being his parents. The other story teases the From the Ashes era to come. It's by Gail Simone, Jed Mackay and Javier Garron. I'm really looking forward to it as it feels like a return to normal X-Men storytelling of focusing on a small cast of characters.

If the rest of the Krakoan era had been as good as this was, I might not have been so ready for it to end.

[Scratch · Rating 4 out of 5]

Not the worst comic I have ever read. I just don't know how I feel about it in the grand scheme of things.

I can't even complain about the hit job on Xavier, because Xavier has sort of been the victim of one ongoing hit job for the last 20, 25 years. Xavier has been treated as a villain, at least in terms of being secretive and manipulative, for decades. The writers are acting like they did something transgressive; when, by this point, it's just more of the same.

Kind of grateful that the Krakoan era is finally over.

[Josue Rodriguez · Rating 4 out of 5]

Representing the entire FALL OF X saga that began with last year's Hellfire Gala.
I read every single issue from across all the titles and while not all of them hit the heights some of the books hit, the highs that were hit made for an epic, satisfying conclusion to one of comic's most iconic eras.
Specially Kieran Gillen's entries with his IMMORTAL X-MEN and FOREVER X-MEN titles, incredible stuff.

[Yasser Maniram · Rating 4 out of 5]

High quality art and a meaty story or rather stories. The main story - ending the Krakoan era of X-Men is more satisfactory than previous bits and pieces in prior issues. It's by no means a comprehensive closure but it does attempt to do something many readers have been asking for - move on to another chapter of the X-Men.

[Raymond Paquette · Rating 4 out of 5]

I only read bits and pieces of the Krakoan era. It was an interesting series of stories, and they showcased the stupidity of humanity quite well alongside the desire to find your place. I don't know how I feel about the next step, but will continue to check it out.

[Roman Colombo · Rating 5 out of 5]

A wonderful end to the Krakoan era...but I'm still sad to see it go.

[Thomas Rivas · Rating 5 out of 5]

Classic Chuck am I right ?

[spooky ghost · Rating 5 out of 5]

The cover is definitely gonna be my new computer background now. Goodbye krakoan era I’ll miss you

[Javier X · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good send off to and era but also introducing a new one.

[Lenore · Rating 4 out of 5]

I found this way more interesting then most of the other series stuff :0

[Alyce Caswell · Rating 4 out of 5]

As a casual comics reader, some of this was bewildering, but I think it's a solid end to the Krokoan storyline.

[Joselyn · Rating 4 out of 5]

Amo el momento entre Magneto y el Profesor. Una eternidad anhelando su encuentro y me alegro que, aunque fueran solo por unas páginas, lo hayamos tenido. Que gran desarrollo han tenido esos dos.

En cuánto a Apocalypse, me cuesta entender de donde viene ese súbito desplante que tuvo. Supongo que no encontraron otra forma de darle cierre al personaje. Sin embargo, se sintió forzado y hasta irrelevante. Me decepciona lo genial que fue este personaje al inicio de esta era y como, eventualmente, lo desperdiciaron por completo.

Otra cosa que si sentí muy forzada fue el final de la isla de Krakoa. Nada de lo que se había construido hasta el momento se prestaba para la justificación tan enrevesada que le dieron. Por el contrario, todo apuntaba a que lo siguiente sería una era de reconstrucción de la isla y del pueblo krakoniano. Con esto, no digo que no debieron ponerle fin a la isla, sino que debieron haber ejecutado esta idea mucho mejor.

Por último, mi parte favorita fue, sin duda, la reflexión final de Charles. Muy poderosa y emotiva. El intercambio de palabras que tuvo con Jean me hizo hasta derramar unas lágrimas. Un cierre muy ingenioso para Charles.

[Adriana · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ho adorato questa run, dai suoi momenti alti a quelli più bassi.

[Jason · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.75
An excellent capstone and celebration and goodbye to the Krakoa era. I enjoyed the whole thing a good deal. I'm convinced we'll never see anything so game changing and so interconnected for such a sustained period of time again.

The next era is already returning to the status quo, which had become extremely stale, uninspired, and boring. But, the final pages did get me excited for the new books. Some will be good. Some won't. Same as it ever was.