REVIEW: Age of X: Chapter 6 (New Mutants #24)

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Mike Carey’s Age of X crossover running through X-Men: Legacy and New Mutants wrapped up today. Most of the pieces of the X-Men’s world seem to have been put back where they belong after being warped into a dark reflection of the Marvel Universe. The action in the concluding chapter is straightforward, but there are some tense moments where it’s unclear if anyone can save the mutants from the brink of destruction in a world where they’ve been hunted nearly to extinction. The fallout from what these characters have been through promises to be interesting going forward, but the resolution we see here is a satisfying end to a great story.

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REVIEW: Age of X: Chapter 5 (X-Men: Legacy #247)

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Mike Carey’s wild ride through the Age of X is coming to a close at the end of the month, and Chapter Five (also known as X-Men: Legacy #247) was firing on all cylinders. We get a lot of answers, but it’s still unclear exactly how the mutants are going to set things right. At the end of this issue, Carey talks about his deliberate pacing of the series, and as far as I’m concerned he got it just right. Every issue has left me anxious to know more and this one is no exception. There’s a lot to like here, and these final issues have brought everything together to set the stage for a thrilling finale. So let’s get to it.