Dead X-Men #2

This story snaps, crackles and pops. I am excited to see where this fuse leads. Read Full Review

It's camp to the fullest, and that's something this issue wears proud. Read Full Review

Screaming Enigma

Mar 14, 2024

I feel like the idea of this series is more interesting than the actual series itself. I think it's cool that this team gets to be the main one of a miniseries, but they also feel a little lifeless at the same time. Even the art isn't all that great here. The art in the first pew pages is pretty solid, but it goes downhill once the team travels to Moira's seventh life, in my opinion.

Avanvolk

Nov 03, 2025

This wasn't great...the story felt really muddled, the writing wasn't very sharp, and the changing artwork was jarring.

Kenjamin

Jun 14, 2024

Art: 2.5/5 Story 3/5 Total: 5.5/10

derbycomics

Feb 29, 2024

Steve Foxe is proving that some dead things may be better off left in their graves. I'm really struggling to see what distinguishes this title other than it was a great opportunity to placate fans and bring back an X-Men lineup that never got to see the light day. Through two issues, Dead X-Men has leaned into the trope of a desperate team sent on a seemingly impossible mission with limited time & resources. While this formula can be effective (superheroes have been doing this for decades!), Dead X-Men has lacked the originality needed to stand out, even in a world where many Fall of X titles aren't great. The team's personalities and abilities aren't being fully utilized. You could replace them with any mutants and this plot would st ill be the same. I honestly can't even recall Jubilee or Dazzler using their power in this entire issue, unless you count snark as one of Jubilee's. Dead X-Men? More like Dead Weight. The majority of the art in this issue also didn't feel ready for primetime. Sure there were several panels of really cool action, and the flashback courtroom scene looked great, a lot of the closeup character panels looked interchangeable and basic. The hunt for a rogue Moira concept actually sounds really interesting given what else is going on in the Fall & Rise minis. I could see how this mini could have major implications for how the Krakoa Era endgame plays out, but the execution is just not there across the board. more

JBL Reviews

Feb 28, 2024

There’s plot, but there is zero characterization. The team could be replaced with another team mid way and we wouldn’t have noticed because each one was super generic.