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X-Men (2024)
X-Men, Vol. 3: The Hellfire Vigil
Prolific and acclaimed writer Jed MacKay continues his exciting new take on the X-Men!
Doug Ramsey, the heir to Apocalypse known as Revelation, has a mission: to carry on En Sabah Nur’s great work. But in trying to create the great work of a new world, the first steps are the hardest to plot. Will he be given an opportunity before this dream is strangled in its cradle? Plus: One year on from the fateful Hellfire Gala that changed everything — when a cowardly sneak attack by anti-mutant forces forever shattered the dream of a unified mutant nation — X-Men of all stripes come together in solidarity and celebration to mark the moment…and to proclaim loudly and strongly to all concerned that mutantkind still stands!
Collecting X-MEN (2024) #19-22 and X-MEN: HELLFIRE VIGIL #1.
Doug Ramsey, the heir to Apocalypse known as Revelation, has a mission: to carry on En Sabah Nur’s great work. But in trying to create the great work of a new world, the first steps are the hardest to plot. Will he be given an opportunity before this dream is strangled in its cradle? Plus: One year on from the fateful Hellfire Gala that changed everything — when a cowardly sneak attack by anti-mutant forces forever shattered the dream of a unified mutant nation — X-Men of all stripes come together in solidarity and celebration to mark the moment…and to proclaim loudly and strongly to all concerned that mutantkind still stands!
Collecting X-MEN (2024) #19-22 and X-MEN: HELLFIRE VIGIL #1.
144 pages, Paperback
Published December 16, 2025
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January 4, 2026
3.4 stars
January 5, 2026
I wanted to give this book 3.5 stars, but i could not round it down. Good artwork and a bit of a slow story burn to to the story. It does leave more questions than answers, but big things are promised.
Doug Ramsey is also Revelation the heir to Apocalypse. This makes him the most wanted mutant by both sides. Though he might be trying a "new way" he know their will be casualties.
The Hellfire Gala was mutant glam for all to see. This year it will be a Vigil for all the mutants have lost. Where do people stand and who's declaration will be the loudest?
Cyclops secret is out and he has some retribution coming. However with him out of the way the X-MEN are going to handle some unfinished business, but are they prepared for what happens next? Is anyone?
A good book. Now the beat lead in stories i have read, but this book has a slight edge over the Uncanny X-MEN for me. I can't wait yo see what happens next and how it happens. The book finishes with a thumbnail variant cover gallery.
Doug Ramsey is also Revelation the heir to Apocalypse. This makes him the most wanted mutant by both sides. Though he might be trying a "new way" he know their will be casualties.
The Hellfire Gala was mutant glam for all to see. This year it will be a Vigil for all the mutants have lost. Where do people stand and who's declaration will be the loudest?
Cyclops secret is out and he has some retribution coming. However with him out of the way the X-MEN are going to handle some unfinished business, but are they prepared for what happens next? Is anyone?
A good book. Now the beat lead in stories i have read, but this book has a slight edge over the Uncanny X-MEN for me. I can't wait yo see what happens next and how it happens. The book finishes with a thumbnail variant cover gallery.
October 2, 2025
This was so fun honestly like we see what Cypher has been upto and like his whole motives and all after becoming revelation and it was fun and then the fun vigil issue like showing how mutants still remember their home that was and obviously things go wrong and like characters gets good moments and wow didn't see Temper date Ransom lol, but its a fun twist and Scott and Jean also have moments and omg beast lol! A lot of love in the air but then 3K announce themselves and you see their motive and all and love the set up of them being the big bad group for the X-MEN line for the next few months/years?
Then a story of Scott vs Lundqvist and well its a fun brawl lets say I liked that one haha! But its bloody thats for sure! Some imp. words to be had and love the way Mackay is building up his character and ONE and setting up conflicts and we also get a resolution for Trevor Fitzroy story haha! Though I would have liked a bit more from that one tbh! But fun confrontation and Magik being crazy but effective leader and then Doug comes up with an offer.. interesting issue lets say.. but that pretty much set the AGE OF REVELATIONS event!
So yeah fun volume and I am pretty much caught up with the series now so lets see how it will be down the line but this run is kinda fun and this volume while it has its flaws but I like the promise of whats to come!!
Then a story of Scott vs Lundqvist and well its a fun brawl lets say I liked that one haha! But its bloody thats for sure! Some imp. words to be had and love the way Mackay is building up his character and ONE and setting up conflicts and we also get a resolution for Trevor Fitzroy story haha! Though I would have liked a bit more from that one tbh! But fun confrontation and Magik being crazy but effective leader and then Doug comes up with an offer.. interesting issue lets say.. but that pretty much set the AGE OF REVELATIONS event!
So yeah fun volume and I am pretty much caught up with the series now so lets see how it will be down the line but this run is kinda fun and this volume while it has its flaws but I like the promise of whats to come!!
January 3, 2026
A shorter volume, padded out by the Hellfire Vigil issue, which serves as this year's Hellfire Gala now that the Krakoan Age is done.
The Vigil itself has some good character moments, especially for some of the From The Ashes books that were cancelled, like NYX and X-Force. And, just like all the other Hellfire Gala issues, there's a big twist at the end that sets things up for what's going forward.
Speaking of set-up, the other four issues of the main book act as a lead-in to Age of Revelation, with some focus on Doug Ramsey and his little family, while Agent Lundquist and the Upstarts also get a spotlight. MacKay does a lot with a little, and Netho Diaz's artwork still manages to be Ryan Stegman-esque while making the book his own.
The Vigil itself has some good character moments, especially for some of the From The Ashes books that were cancelled, like NYX and X-Force. And, just like all the other Hellfire Gala issues, there's a big twist at the end that sets things up for what's going forward.
Speaking of set-up, the other four issues of the main book act as a lead-in to Age of Revelation, with some focus on Doug Ramsey and his little family, while Agent Lundquist and the Upstarts also get a spotlight. MacKay does a lot with a little, and Netho Diaz's artwork still manages to be Ryan Stegman-esque while making the book his own.
Review of advance copy
A bunch of wheel-spinning while we wait for all this future nonsense (that will never happen) to start up. It's fine, just don't expect a whole lot of plot advancement other than Doug Ramsey as he takes over for Apocalypse. Oh, and the Hellfire Vigil special issue is a complete waste of time and money.
December 17, 2025
Kept up with this in single issues but I missed the Hellfire Vigil until this volume. I don’t understand what’s happening in the single issues after this volume and I will continue to just ignore it :3
September 27, 2025
buena previa para revelation
October 19, 2025
Not quite up to the previous volumes but it remains really solid and really consistent as we head into the Age of Revelation event.
Great work.
Great work.
December 17, 2025
my only gripe with mackay x-men is the way he writes magneto like dude just let him be interesting
December 20, 2025
Slight improvement on the last 2 volumes. But still seems flat following Krakoa
January 2, 2026
Issue 19 is a banger and gives me hope for the Age of Revelation but the rest of this is either okay, or in the case of the titular Hellfire Vigil pretty but confrontationally bad.
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