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X-Men: Age of Krakoa (Anthology Trades)
Dawn of X, Vol. 16
Intrigue in the Dawn of X! The Jonathan Hickman-led reimagining of mutantkind continues! The New Mutants fi ght to protect the next generation of mutantkind! Wolverine is the best he can be! Storm's life hangs in the balance in a giant-size adventure! Excalibur face otherworldly threats! And the X-Men are at the center of it all! But what lies in store for Krakoa as the events of Empyre conclude?
Collects Giant-Size X-Men: Storm (2020) #1, X-Force (2019) #11-12, Excalibur (2019) #11-12, X-Men (2019) #12.
Collects Giant-Size X-Men: Storm (2020) #1, X-Force (2019) #11-12, Excalibur (2019) #11-12, X-Men (2019) #12.
152 pages, Kindle Edition
First published May 26, 2021
About the author
Jonathan Hickman
1,346 books2,161 followersJonathan Hickman is an American comic book writer and artist. He is known for creating the Image Comics series The Nightly News, The Manhattan Projects and East of West, as well as working on Marvel Comics' Fantastic Four, FF, and S.H.I.E.L.D. titles. In 2012, Hickman ended his run on the Fantastic Four titles to write The Avengers and The New Avengers, as part the "Marvel NOW!" relaunch. In 2013, Hickman wrote a six-part miniseries, Infinity, plus Avengers tie-ins for Marvel Comics. In 2015, he wrote the crossover event Secret Wars. - Wikipedia
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November 18, 2025
Excalibur had me a little confused. 2.8 🌟
July 14, 2021
You kinda have to judge these trades on the collection as a whole, sequence of the issues, and the extras.
This is the last DOX and this volume does an excellent job of highlighting some main threads leading into X of Swords. The Giant Sized Storm may seem out of the place, but the Vault stuff plays a bigger part in ROX. X-Force shows just how crazy cultish some mutants are getting ( F U Beast), and the Excalibur stories set up X of Swords
The aren't many extras and they are Storm dominant but the quality is high. There is nice black and white art from Alex Ross, and some uncolored Dauterman work
Having the DOX and ROX trades is a win win for everyone. Disney gets their money, collectors get a nice bookshelf, and the X Universe is given a Game of Thrones type feel with different points of view that will somehow all connect
This is the last DOX and this volume does an excellent job of highlighting some main threads leading into X of Swords. The Giant Sized Storm may seem out of the place, but the Vault stuff plays a bigger part in ROX. X-Force shows just how crazy cultish some mutants are getting ( F U Beast), and the Excalibur stories set up X of Swords
The aren't many extras and they are Storm dominant but the quality is high. There is nice black and white art from Alex Ross, and some uncolored Dauterman work
Having the DOX and ROX trades is a win win for everyone. Disney gets their money, collectors get a nice bookshelf, and the X Universe is given a Game of Thrones type feel with different points of view that will somehow all connect
September 25, 2021
Typically, I read the DoX trades first, then read the individual series TPBs again. In this case it was the opposite.
The Giant Size X-Men issue with Storm is really good. One of the better ones in that series, although it is yet more seed planting by Hickman for future conflicts.
The X-Force issues were my favorite, specifically the nesting dolls. However, they've once again turned Beast into an @$$ hole for no real reason. I'm hoping the Russian threat is dealt with in the immediately future instead of putting it off till later like most other stories from Krakoa.
It's been awhile since I read Excalibur. Having stepped away, I have a little bit of a different perspective on it. It's a unique mix of mutant and fantasy, and I love the art. It has lots of little subplots to keep things interesting, but I don't quite get the working with Apocalypse. Hopefully, the story with the High Lords puts that whole idea to bed, because I've always thought that was another dumb idea from Liefeld. I'm not sure if the story itself just isn't interesting to me, or it's a little convoluted and they've lost me.
The Giant Size X-Men issue with Storm is really good. One of the better ones in that series, although it is yet more seed planting by Hickman for future conflicts.
The X-Force issues were my favorite, specifically the nesting dolls. However, they've once again turned Beast into an @$$ hole for no real reason. I'm hoping the Russian threat is dealt with in the immediately future instead of putting it off till later like most other stories from Krakoa.
It's been awhile since I read Excalibur. Having stepped away, I have a little bit of a different perspective on it. It's a unique mix of mutant and fantasy, and I love the art. It has lots of little subplots to keep things interesting, but I don't quite get the working with Apocalypse. Hopefully, the story with the High Lords puts that whole idea to bed, because I've always thought that was another dumb idea from Liefeld. I'm not sure if the story itself just isn't interesting to me, or it's a little convoluted and they've lost me.
January 3, 2025
Storm = 3
I expected the story to give us more insight into storm, and apart from her monologue at the end about wanting to life we didn’t get that
X-Force = 3.5
How is Wolverine or Omega Red there? I guess continuity doesn’t matter
Excalibur = 3
The final few pages lost me (aka I didn’t understand them). So, I’m not thrilled about the fact that this is setting up x of swords
I expected the story to give us more insight into storm, and apart from her monologue at the end about wanting to life we didn’t get that
X-Force = 3.5
How is Wolverine or Omega Red there? I guess continuity doesn’t matter
Excalibur = 3
The final few pages lost me (aka I didn’t understand them). So, I’m not thrilled about the fact that this is setting up x of swords
August 6, 2025
Si bien Dawn of X tiene highs... también tiene lows. Su virtud es también su defecto. Hay muchísima variedad de historias y a veces se hace un poco pesado leer tanta variedad. Hubiera preferido calidad sobre cantidad/variedad, pero no se pueden entender los x-men sin variedad... así que se perdona.
August 8, 2021
I am enjoying the Apocalypse [A] storyline. Immortality brings clarity of perspective.
August 2, 2023
Monet calling cypher the mutant version of bambi 😌
May 27, 2021
The final volume of Dawn Of X is the first volume where I felt a little lost. I couldn't remember what led to the Giant Sized Storm issue. I had only a vague recollection of the X-Force storylines that preceded this. And the whole Excalibur storyline has been largely disinteresting to me since Dawn Of X started.
Oh, and it mentions on the back that this volume contains X-Men #12. It does not. The minutae in the front and the listing of issues on the back cover both plainly mention that this book contains X-Men #12. This isn't true. So someone send some caffeine and a resume to Marvel's trade editorial staff. I understand that this whole Dawn Of X project containing two issues of this X-title and one issue of this maybe related X-title can be confusing. But you should probably make sure your table of contents matches what's inside the book.
The stories, themselves are all okay. They're clearly building up to the X Of Swords storyline which will transition the Dawn Of X stories to the Reign Of X stories. I'm not super excited for it because it's about swords, and it's going to lean heavily on the Excalibur mythology, and neither of those are the reasons I read X-books.
But the Giant Sized Storm, including Monet, Douglock, Emma Frost, and Fantomex was intriguing and fun.
The X-Force story reintroduces a 90s villain whom I always enjoyed, and can't believe I didn't realize was going to play a part in this era of X-Men. I like what they've done so far with the story, and look forward to seeing how it folds into X-Of Swords.
I skipped most of the Excalbur story. I hope, someday, that Rogue, Gambit, Apocalypse, Jubilee, and Psylocke end up in another part of the Krakoan X-Universe because I really enjoy the characters but, after the first twenty or so issues, Chris Claremont's British Magic Wet Dreams just don't, in any way, appeal to me, and Tini Howard hasn't managed to win me over by mining that section of X-history.
I still, as a whole, have appreciated reading the X-books as Dawn Of X, as opposed to reading X-Men Vol 1-3, Excalibur Vol 1-3, New Mutants Vol 1-3, Cable Vol 1, Wolverine Vol 1, X-Force Vol 1-3, X-Factor Vol 1, Marauders Vol 1-3, Fallen Angels, the Empyre tie-ins, and the Giant Sized X-books. I am intrigued to see how the Reign Of X books will fare after the X Of Swords hardcover.
Oh, and it mentions on the back that this volume contains X-Men #12. It does not. The minutae in the front and the listing of issues on the back cover both plainly mention that this book contains X-Men #12. This isn't true. So someone send some caffeine and a resume to Marvel's trade editorial staff. I understand that this whole Dawn Of X project containing two issues of this X-title and one issue of this maybe related X-title can be confusing. But you should probably make sure your table of contents matches what's inside the book.
The stories, themselves are all okay. They're clearly building up to the X Of Swords storyline which will transition the Dawn Of X stories to the Reign Of X stories. I'm not super excited for it because it's about swords, and it's going to lean heavily on the Excalibur mythology, and neither of those are the reasons I read X-books.
But the Giant Sized Storm, including Monet, Douglock, Emma Frost, and Fantomex was intriguing and fun.
The X-Force story reintroduces a 90s villain whom I always enjoyed, and can't believe I didn't realize was going to play a part in this era of X-Men. I like what they've done so far with the story, and look forward to seeing how it folds into X-Of Swords.
I skipped most of the Excalbur story. I hope, someday, that Rogue, Gambit, Apocalypse, Jubilee, and Psylocke end up in another part of the Krakoan X-Universe because I really enjoy the characters but, after the first twenty or so issues, Chris Claremont's British Magic Wet Dreams just don't, in any way, appeal to me, and Tini Howard hasn't managed to win me over by mining that section of X-history.
I still, as a whole, have appreciated reading the X-books as Dawn Of X, as opposed to reading X-Men Vol 1-3, Excalibur Vol 1-3, New Mutants Vol 1-3, Cable Vol 1, Wolverine Vol 1, X-Force Vol 1-3, X-Factor Vol 1, Marauders Vol 1-3, Fallen Angels, the Empyre tie-ins, and the Giant Sized X-books. I am intrigued to see how the Reign Of X books will fare after the X Of Swords hardcover.
April 21, 2021
Spring 2020 (April);
Dawn of X (Vol. 11-16)
X of Swords (full)
Reign of X (Vol. 1-7)
** As a spoiler warning, do not read this review unless you've read all of the above issues, not just the volume where you've found this review. **
I did a massive multi-volume, multi-arc blitz recently and so I'm going to just drop a lot of what's hot here & going to be copying it down across a million books. My favorite thing literally is now and forever the Polycule going on in Summer House. I love his universe and am certainly very curious about the things still hiding in the shadows.
I'm glad Kitty found her way through that thing. I'm glad we didn't lose Betsy while we were in the other universe where death *sort of* sticks. Excalibur remains the most arrestingly gorgeous art. I'm still not interested in the one and only story comics know how to tell with Beast. I love the whole council and can't stop cooing over Erik as the Left Hand/Charles as the right (and even more so the bits where/how Jean & Scott are off to reform the X-Men #goodboy).
Jeanne & The Twins, in general, are back and I'm super duper in love with that. I really madly adore that there isn't any vast soap opera drama with any relationships or old bad blood that can't be given a new chance in Krakoa. There's such a breath of fresh air reading a lot of the choices Hickman and his writers have made.
Dawn of X (Vol. 11-16)
X of Swords (full)
Reign of X (Vol. 1-7)
** As a spoiler warning, do not read this review unless you've read all of the above issues, not just the volume where you've found this review. **
I did a massive multi-volume, multi-arc blitz recently and so I'm going to just drop a lot of what's hot here & going to be copying it down across a million books. My favorite thing literally is now and forever the Polycule going on in Summer House. I love his universe and am certainly very curious about the things still hiding in the shadows.
I'm glad Kitty found her way through that thing. I'm glad we didn't lose Betsy while we were in the other universe where death *sort of* sticks. Excalibur remains the most arrestingly gorgeous art. I'm still not interested in the one and only story comics know how to tell with Beast. I love the whole council and can't stop cooing over Erik as the Left Hand/Charles as the right (and even more so the bits where/how Jean & Scott are off to reform the X-Men #goodboy).
Jeanne & The Twins, in general, are back and I'm super duper in love with that. I really madly adore that there isn't any vast soap opera drama with any relationships or old bad blood that can't be given a new chance in Krakoa. There's such a breath of fresh air reading a lot of the choices Hickman and his writers have made.
July 29, 2021
I wish I'd read this before X of Swords, but what's done is done. The two issues of Excalibur here directly lead into that story, so if it's certainly best to read this first. I still don't love Excalibur, by the way. The two issues of X-Force feature a weird and silly class of mooks, called Russian nesting dolls: literally tiny bloody fighters burst out of the bodies of full-size henchmen, Alien style. The actual mastermind behind the attacks is an interesting choice, but I just can't get over how silly it looks to see X-Men stomping on wee little bad guys. The Storm issue looks great, but she's very passive in a story that's supposed to be about her. And finally, X-Men #12 is not actually in this book, even though the summary here and on the back of the trade says it is. This is the last Dawn of X collection, and the series will continue with Reign of X after the X of Swords story. I feel like a lot of Dawn has been setting up stories that will happen in Reign, and I'm looking forward to seeing them get told.
August 28, 2021
The big Storm issue wasn't as fun as the Giant-Size Fantomex issue in the previous volume, but it still backed a decent narrative punch.
Was a little surprised that the X-Force book is still alive. And things are certainly taking a darker turn in that book as it seems there's a traitor on Krakoa who has been sharing information with their enemies.
Excalibur is still a bit of a struggle for me - I think Jubilee and Riktor remain some of the better parts of the book and Jubilee hasn't been all that impactful as of late. But the Mutant Formerly Known as Apocalypse really has a major plan that has been building up and I guess we'll just have to deal with things eventually. Is he really still on the side of advancing the cause of mutantkind? Or is he going to fall back on his old agenda of trying to do whatever he feels is necessary to advance the species as a whole?
But enough with this - time to get into some serious X of Swords business because I still have no idea what the crossover event is supposed to be about.
Was a little surprised that the X-Force book is still alive. And things are certainly taking a darker turn in that book as it seems there's a traitor on Krakoa who has been sharing information with their enemies.
Excalibur is still a bit of a struggle for me - I think Jubilee and Riktor remain some of the better parts of the book and Jubilee hasn't been all that impactful as of late. But the Mutant Formerly Known as Apocalypse really has a major plan that has been building up and I guess we'll just have to deal with things eventually. Is he really still on the side of advancing the cause of mutantkind? Or is he going to fall back on his old agenda of trying to do whatever he feels is necessary to advance the species as a whole?
But enough with this - time to get into some serious X of Swords business because I still have no idea what the crossover event is supposed to be about.
May 23, 2022
I'm finished with the Dawn of X trades! Probably going to sell them and just collect the series that I especially liked from the collection. This bundle of stories certainly had its ups and downs. So I'll give a rating for each title so far.
Marauders - 4.5/5
My favourite of the bunch, can't wait to pick the rest of these up and speed through them. Kate is a badass.
X-Men - 4/5
Really enjoying this one, definitely going to continue reading.
Hellions - 4/5
Only a few issues in, but I think it's fantastic so far.
Excalibur - 3.5/5
At points I feel a little lost, but I'm loving the Apocalypse story going on.
Wolverine - 3.5/5
Only a few issues in, definitely has potential.
X-Force - 3/5
Sometimes a maybe good, sometimes a maybe s#@*.
New Mutants - 3/5
Didn't sell me at first, but kind of enjoy it now.
Cable - 2.5/5
It's fine I guess.
Fallen Angels - 1/5
Genuinely one of the worst comics I've read so far (sorry to everyone involved).
Overall, I had fun, looking forward to reading X of Swords, then onto the titles that I want to continue!
Marauders - 4.5/5
My favourite of the bunch, can't wait to pick the rest of these up and speed through them. Kate is a badass.
X-Men - 4/5
Really enjoying this one, definitely going to continue reading.
Hellions - 4/5
Only a few issues in, but I think it's fantastic so far.
Excalibur - 3.5/5
At points I feel a little lost, but I'm loving the Apocalypse story going on.
Wolverine - 3.5/5
Only a few issues in, definitely has potential.
X-Force - 3/5
Sometimes a maybe good, sometimes a maybe s#@*.
New Mutants - 3/5
Didn't sell me at first, but kind of enjoy it now.
Cable - 2.5/5
It's fine I guess.
Fallen Angels - 1/5
Genuinely one of the worst comics I've read so far (sorry to everyone involved).
Overall, I had fun, looking forward to reading X of Swords, then onto the titles that I want to continue!
October 10, 2021
Collects Giant-Size X-Men: Storm (2020) #1, X-Force (2019) #11-12, Excalibur (2019) #11-12
I was really excited at the start of Hickman's "X-Men" run with both "House of X" and "Powers of X," but I've been slowly losing interest in this era of Marvel's Mutants. It feels like all of the momentum they had has been lost.
Something called The Cerebro Sword shows up in Issue #11 of "X-Force," and that undoubtedly will tie into the upcoming (for me) "X of Swords" event.
When it comes to "Excalibur," there is some cool stuff happening here, but overall, I'm not as interested in this title anymore.
The "Storm" story is a follow up to "Giant-Size X-Men: Fantomex" story in the last "Dawn of X" collection.
Interestingly, the back cover of the trade paperback of this collection states that "X-Men" Issue #12 is included in this collection, but that issue does not appear in the book. I have seen that it is included in the large "X of Swords" hardcover, though.
I was really excited at the start of Hickman's "X-Men" run with both "House of X" and "Powers of X," but I've been slowly losing interest in this era of Marvel's Mutants. It feels like all of the momentum they had has been lost.
Something called The Cerebro Sword shows up in Issue #11 of "X-Force," and that undoubtedly will tie into the upcoming (for me) "X of Swords" event.
When it comes to "Excalibur," there is some cool stuff happening here, but overall, I'm not as interested in this title anymore.
The "Storm" story is a follow up to "Giant-Size X-Men: Fantomex" story in the last "Dawn of X" collection.
Interestingly, the back cover of the trade paperback of this collection states that "X-Men" Issue #12 is included in this collection, but that issue does not appear in the book. I have seen that it is included in the large "X of Swords" hardcover, though.
June 21, 2023
Using this as a general review of all of Dawn of X. Wow! I adored all the pieces (except for Fallen Angels, blech!) of this rebuild. Finally having the mutants showing the confidence and pride they should have in being what they are is a long time coming. To go from 198 mutants left and poorly constructed stories to the mutants being resurrected and having their own kingdom just makes me happy. Looking forward to Reign, Trial, Destiny, and Fall of X. The build-up of Kate Pryde hints at Colossus' mental break, the Beast being slightly cryptic in his actions, etc. You can feel the story building in the background and I LOVE the way it was collected this way as it shows the full story as it unfolds across all these comics. I love the new villains as well. I also love the incorporation of past villains into Krakoa and the hints of their future plans.
January 18, 2025
The Storm standalone asks the question, if you can be resurrected in perfect health easily, why not kill yourself at the slightest inconvenience and I didn't really find the answer satisfactory. I assume this also progresses the fantomex plot but I still don't really get what's going on there
X-force: the weird anti-russian sentiment feels off also who cares about the cerebro sword, it doesn't feel like cerebro's data storage would have very much strategic value after having been reshaped by magnetism . Maybe it's a lead in to the X of Swords event (very minor spoilers: it is not, the cerebro sword is not even mentioned)
Excalibur: I continue to not really care about this plot very much
The edition of this book that I read also lists on the back that it has X-Men #12 but that is not included (it is in the X of swords collection)
X-force: the weird anti-russian sentiment feels off also who cares about the cerebro sword, it doesn't feel like cerebro's data storage would have very much strategic value after having been reshaped by magnetism . Maybe it's a lead in to the X of Swords event (very minor spoilers: it is not, the cerebro sword is not even mentioned)
Excalibur: I continue to not really care about this plot very much
The edition of this book that I read also lists on the back that it has X-Men #12 but that is not included (it is in the X of swords collection)
June 4, 2021
Giant-Size Storm: Cool art, story & characters. Nice set-up for future stories. 4☆
X-F0rce #11: Nice chapter, really working towards something. 3,5 ☆
X-Force #12: No longer trusting your own kind gives this cliffhanger a cutting edge. 4☆
Excalibur #11: Overall nice 3,5☆
Excalibur #12: Don't really know what's going on with the whole coven thing. 3☆
Overall: 3,6☆
This being the last part of the Dawn of X lets make up the endscore for individual titles
X-Force #1-#12: 3,8☆
Marauders #1-#12: 3,8☆
Cable #1-#4: 3,7☆
X-Men: Empyre #1-#4: 3,5☆
Excalibur #1-#12: 3,4☆
X-Men #1-#11: 3,3☆
Hellions #1-#4: 3,3☆
Wolverine #1-#6: 3,2☆
New Mutants #1-#12: 3,1 ☆
X-Factor #1-#3: 2,6 ☆
Fallen Angels#1-#6: 2,5☆
Overall score Dawn of x #1-#16: 3,3☆
X-F0rce #11: Nice chapter, really working towards something. 3,5 ☆
X-Force #12: No longer trusting your own kind gives this cliffhanger a cutting edge. 4☆
Excalibur #11: Overall nice 3,5☆
Excalibur #12: Don't really know what's going on with the whole coven thing. 3☆
Overall: 3,6☆
This being the last part of the Dawn of X lets make up the endscore for individual titles
X-Force #1-#12: 3,8☆
Marauders #1-#12: 3,8☆
Cable #1-#4: 3,7☆
X-Men: Empyre #1-#4: 3,5☆
Excalibur #1-#12: 3,4☆
X-Men #1-#11: 3,3☆
Hellions #1-#4: 3,3☆
Wolverine #1-#6: 3,2☆
New Mutants #1-#12: 3,1 ☆
X-Factor #1-#3: 2,6 ☆
Fallen Angels#1-#6: 2,5☆
Overall score Dawn of x #1-#16: 3,3☆
July 19, 2022
3.5/5
I finally finished DoX !!!! What a ride. I truly enjoyed many of the issues . As a fan who has ALWAYS had trouble in navigating storylines since forever I really enjoyed this collective issues. ( Now all I need is to read the entire 12 issues of RoX and inferno to get to the next hellfire gala. Cup of tea, ain't it? :))))))))) .)
Collects Giant-Size X-Men: Storm #1 : 3/5
I love storm but she felt a bit sidelined in her own issue so meh. I loved the fact that how it continued FantomX story and Emma's and Jean's from before. But I liked to have more depth for Storm herself.
X-Force #11: 4/5
It's classic and felt like old times. I liked it.
X-Force #12 : 3/5
I guess it's just another reason for me to dislike Beast.
Excalibur #11-12 : Dropped
P.s. where was X-Men #12 ??????
I finally finished DoX !!!! What a ride. I truly enjoyed many of the issues . As a fan who has ALWAYS had trouble in navigating storylines since forever I really enjoyed this collective issues. ( Now all I need is to read the entire 12 issues of RoX and inferno to get to the next hellfire gala. Cup of tea, ain't it? :))))))))) .)
Collects Giant-Size X-Men: Storm #1 : 3/5
I love storm but she felt a bit sidelined in her own issue so meh. I loved the fact that how it continued FantomX story and Emma's and Jean's from before. But I liked to have more depth for Storm herself.
X-Force #11: 4/5
It's classic and felt like old times. I liked it.
X-Force #12 : 3/5
I guess it's just another reason for me to dislike Beast.
Excalibur #11-12 : Dropped
P.s. where was X-Men #12 ??????
August 11, 2021
Storm : A continuation of the Giant-Sized Fantomex issue, so at least that one is tied in to the storyline (and overall, this story carries on from the Jean Grey/White Queen giant-sized issue). Doug continues to be very interesting and interesting tidbits are dropped about his powers and his secrets. 4/5
x-force 11 : 5/5
X-Force 12: Beast continues to be...evil? not good, anyhow 5/5
Excalibur 11: Not sure why I continue reading this title. I don't like how the characters are written, and Apocalypse doing shady stuff is...not surprising or exciting. 2/5
Excalibur 12: 2/5
The copyright page says X-Men 12 is in this volume, but the book I'm holding sure doesn't have it.
x-force 11 : 5/5
X-Force 12: Beast continues to be...evil? not good, anyhow 5/5
Excalibur 11: Not sure why I continue reading this title. I don't like how the characters are written, and Apocalypse doing shady stuff is...not surprising or exciting. 2/5
Excalibur 12: 2/5
The copyright page says X-Men 12 is in this volume, but the book I'm holding sure doesn't have it.
April 2, 2024
ok i lied. I actually did really like the dawn of X run. Having every mutant, hero or villain, fight for the same thing was interesting. Hickman really did something amazing with Krakoa. They all took on Magneto’s “homo superior” mindset and it’s a nice change. However, there were some boring series. Anytime New Mutants or Fallen Angels came up, BOOM. SKIPPED!! think a lot of characters were shown love during this era. Great run, great era. I am excited to read X of Swords and figure out what that little goober Apocalypse has been planning all along
Also Jean, Scott, and Logan are a throuple, so i would take away half a star if i could.
Also Jean, Scott, and Logan are a throuple, so i would take away half a star if i could.
December 31, 2021
I liked half of this. The Giant-Size X-Men Storm (2020) #1 was really cool, as were the two X-Force issues. The two Excalibur issues, however, were as messy and boring as ever. I’ve never liked any incarnation of that title. Something about magical stuff just really bores the fuck out of me when it has to do with mutants.
Anyway, the art (as with all Dawn of X) was superb, and I’m finally ready to tackle this humongous X of Swords omnibus. Yay!
Anyway, the art (as with all Dawn of X) was superb, and I’m finally ready to tackle this humongous X of Swords omnibus. Yay!
April 26, 2021
Giant-Size X-Men: Storm (2020) #1 -3/5 (this issue felt pointless. What's the point of storm creating so much hype for the resurrections to then turn around and not use it herself)
X-Force (2019) #11-12 - 3.5/5 (this story got a little disjointed)
Excalibur (2019) #11-12 - 3/5
X-Men (2019) #12 - 3/5
X-Force (2019) #11-12 - 3.5/5 (this story got a little disjointed)
Excalibur (2019) #11-12 - 3/5
X-Men (2019) #12 - 3/5
June 2, 2021
Being a huge Storm fan, this Giant Size X-Men devoted to her did her a disservice. She is the passive agent of the story, not an active one. Not much happens in this issue. Why hype it as its own entity? The rest is serviceable, but perfunctory at best. Looking forward to see how Reign of X hopefully does something a bit different.
January 12, 2026
I love, love, love where X-Force and Excalibur are going!!
Such creative ideas and such full fleshed out stories starting to be realized here!!
The concepts each are working with are incredible!
I'm extremely shocked by what Howard is bringing back in relevance to Excalibur with the Externals!
So intrigued by the pay off of them all! Also Storm has a decently inspiring story to be told in Krakoa here too!
Such creative ideas and such full fleshed out stories starting to be realized here!!
The concepts each are working with are incredible!
I'm extremely shocked by what Howard is bringing back in relevance to Excalibur with the Externals!
So intrigued by the pay off of them all! Also Storm has a decently inspiring story to be told in Krakoa here too!
April 15, 2021
The series continues with all of the good and bad that that entails. The overall plot moves along at a glacial pace or disappears entirely but the best writers manage to turn the new status quo into something really interesting.
Liked Wolverine and X-factor best this time around.
Liked Wolverine and X-factor best this time around.
October 9, 2021
I wish they Fantomax and Storm giants were flipped in publication.
The stories are okay and the X-Force feels it covers
One of the older storylines. This is so big I have no idea how this is all going to come together By the time Hickman leaves.
The stories are okay and the X-Force feels it covers
One of the older storylines. This is so big I have no idea how this is all going to come together By the time Hickman leaves.
February 7, 2022
Excalibur for the win. Tini Howard’s story seems like it should be too big for the panelled pages of a comic, but, somehow, the grand scale of the forces (mis)shaping Otherworld continues to beautifully ensorcel and speak to the unique power of comics as a medium for storytelling.
February 19, 2022
We're all just trying to get to X of Swords!!!!!! But some cool things are still happening in Excalibur between Apocalypse and Rictor, Gambit and Rogue, and Jubilee and her dragon baby. I'd like that more if we didn't already have Lockheed and Game of Thrones. Reductive.
April 3, 2021
As always with these books, a mix of good and not-so-good. Next up: X of Swords...
July 16, 2021
In this collected edition there is no trace of X-Men (2019) 12.
A little bit desapointed...
A little bit desapointed...
September 18, 2021
This has been a fun ride and I have to determine if I want to go on with the next part.
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