Extermination #4

The Extermination creative team keeps the quality high as this mini-series speeds toward its conclusion--and a cliffhanger everybody will be talking about. Read Full Review

Awesome to read, beautiful to look at, Extermination has exceeded expectations for an event and brought back the awesome to the X-Men. This issue will have folks dissecting what's revealed for some time and I'm sure this is an issue that'll be referenced for years to come in various ways. One more issue to go in what is the best X event in years. Read Full Review

The writing is well done and all of the character moments work, especially with Cable. Read Full Review

Extermination is the best the X-Men have been since "Second Coming." Read Full Review

Extermination #4 delivers nearly everything it needs to. Sometimes, a writer will slow things down for the second to last issue of a story, but Brisson doesnt do that here. He keeps the frenetic pace of the book up, and is able to fit in all the exposition without sacrificing any of the drama or action. The cliffhanger ending will throw readers for a curve and keep them on the hook for the next issue. The only weakness is the art, and even thats a minor weakness. Extermination remains one of the best X-Men stories in years. Read Full Review

The penultimate issue is fast-paced and well-plotted, with enough action and banter to keep the readers entertained and anxious about the safety of their favorite characters. Read Full Review

Like the previous issues of this series, Extermination #4 has a surprise moment at the end of the issue that has me eager to read the next chapter. That eagerness is tinged with ambivalence, however. I like the work Larraz, Anindito, Vines, Arciniega, and Sabino bring to this issue, but I really do wish we had an entire story penciled by Larraz and colored by Gracia. If they're back next issue, that will add a nice touch to the series, but on the flipside of that, Anindito, Vines, and Arciniega will have one more issue's worth of work to gel and to make their contribution to Extermination stand out. Regardless, this penultimate issue has some fun payoffs, sets up some tense revelations, and gives readers a reason to look forward to the conclusion of Extermination. Read Full Review

If what we have been getting in Extermination is any indication of what we can expect from the X-Men books in the near future, then it's a welcome return to form for Marvel's Merry Mutants. Classic fans will enjoy this and new fans will be made. Read Full Review

There's a lot that could have gone wrong with Extermination, the X-Men's latest status quo-changing event, but it speaks to writer Ed Brisson and artists Pepe Larraz, Ario Anindito, Dexter Vines, and Erick Arciniega that they're able to keep this unwieldy ship afloat, juggling dozens of characters with some smooth and effective artwork. Read Full Review

If what we have been getting in Extermination is any indication of what we can expect from the X-Men books in the near future, then it's a welcome return to form for Marvel's Merry Mutants. Classic fans will enjoy this and new fans will be made. Read Full Review

Time for the Original X-men to go home but will they leave in a body bag or as they once were. Read Full Review

Extermination #4 was exactly the penultimate issue that this X-Men event needed. Ed Brisson fixes all the problems that this event previously faced. The majority of the characters involved, including the main antagonist Ahab, were elevated by what happened in Extermination. Now with how this issue ended the stage is set for Brisson to deliver a satisfying conclusion to the X-Men's Extermination event. Read Full Review

"Extermination" #4 is a solid superhero title and evolution for the X-Men despite a few contrived story beats. Read Full Review

It may not be Extermination's strongest chapter, but it ends on a note that is sure to have X-Men fans talking until the final issue arrives. Read Full Review

Psycamorean

Nov 03, 2018

Everything is finally explained in this issue and it basically boils down to "Damnit, Bendis!".

SloboSOY

Nov 03, 2018

A good & logical Story. No I'm not finding it to easy or fast. I very liked reading this even if I'm piss to see young X-men like Hellion be once more a canon folder. I'm satisfied & more in peace with the young cable. At first we see him like a menace, cutting Mimic wing like a bad guy would have. But there we see he give him choice. Cover - I take the Variant. Nor great or in link. But I want the poster ^^ 1/2 Writing - I enjoyed reading this issue, and I was very surprised by the cliffhanger. I want to see how that will end. 3/3 Arts - Larraz is really interesting even if sometime he don't draw background. I love his style. 3/3 Feeling - One of favorite my X-Men story easily. 2/2

Rick Jonez

Oct 31, 2018

Rocky start getting better. Strong issue.

waltgator93

Oct 31, 2018

Art is very good and this issue surely does forward the story while explaining everything that has happened.

Kalaoui

Oct 31, 2018

Brisson does enough to make it work. Still not sold on kid cable but the cliffhanger keeps me in. Now Pepe Larraz isn't the artist here and it shows. He did the layouts but the pencils weren't his. Too bad, since he's the main reason i enjoyed the previous chapters. We can't even get a mini series with the same artist?

Gizmo

Nov 08, 2018

A heck of a last page. I've been out of the loop on X-Men too long, I had to Google who Gabby was.

Spacey Medicine

Jun 02, 2019

This is all fine, no complaints from me but nothing really grabbing me either.