Uncanny X-Men #17

Gail Simone is really in her bag as Uncanny X-Men #17 marks the start the second year of this series. Right away the threat establish plays into the greater X-Men direction and is done so in a way that brings real-world elements in a fascinating way Read Full Review

Vecchio creates some beautiful art throughout the issue. I love the design of Mutina and the brilliantly detailed visual world of the issue. Read Full Review

Gail Simone is unbelievable at mimicking real-world experiences and portraying them in a way that's entertaining and powerful. On the surface, "Murder Me, Mutina is just a movie, but the effect the movie has on society and the mutant population feels very authentic. Read Full Review

Year two of Uncanny kicks off with a great issue that signals a fun new direction for the book. The entire creative team of Uncanny X-Men continues to deliver awe as the book shifts into a thrilling and invigorating new era for the series. Read Full Review

Uncanny X-Men #17 delivers a surprisingly relevant and genuinely unsettling experience, blending superheroics with horror and social commentary. It's a clever take on mutantkind's struggles, proving that even a trip to the movies can be fraught with peril when you're an X-Man. Gail Simone and Luciano Vecchio are crafting a sharp, witty series that isn't afraid to confront uncomfortable truths, even if Rogue needs a quick grammar lesson. Read Full Review

Uncanny X-Men #17 is a mixed bag, showing the promise of Gail's writing as well as the pitfalls. While the initial premise was delightful, if not slightly muddled, the issue ultimately leads the story to take a turn for the worse. Let's hope this story arc regains the quality of the issue's first half, rather than continuing the decline of the latter. Read Full Review

The prospect of introducing a new mutant villain to the line does spark some curiosity, but the fact of the matter is this feels more like an afternoon tv-special rather than a superhero comic. I still yearn for the halcyon days of Krakoa, where it felt like anything could happen and every book bled into each other. Read Full Review

Jawnyblaze

Jul 14, 2025

Loved this issue and love Mutina as the Outliers' first arch-nemesis. Fun concept, with the horror movie angle. Very much looking forward to seeing where this goes.

Colleen St. Lucie

Jul 11, 2025

Pretty decent, although it doesn't feel like an X-Men book. This feels very YA/teen (I would say 'New Mutants' instead of 'teen', but this group doesn't hold a candle to the OG New Mutants). Trying to be patient in allowing the new characters to breathe, but we really just need 1 book with new teens, not 2. Let the grown ups play please.

Kenjamin

Oct 14, 2025

Art: 4/5 Story: 3/5 Total: 7/10

super_rex

Sep 15, 2025

Story was all over the place. THe villain seems very cliche to me. The art is ok, but I prefer Marquez'.

Chris Y

Jul 09, 2025

Okay, I didn't want to read the X-books anymore, but this one looked pretty good - at first glance. So here we go.... First of all, someone should tell Gail Simone that her obvious LGBTQ+ allegory isn't working. For some reason, Marvel and literally the whole mainstream publishing industry are pushing the narrative that "queer people" are being oppressed by, well... everyone, while at the same time, these same people dominate the entertainment industry and try to force everybody into participating in their delusional neo-religion. Hollywood producing anti-trans... sorry, anti-mutant propaganda? Only in your wet dreams of perpetual victimhood, Ms. Simone! And before you ask, I'm one of the people you call "queer" (actually I'm just gay), so I think I'm allowed to critique my own so-called community. Aside from this problematic and frankly bullshit message (and a very rushed ending), the issue is pretty well done. I'm usually not a fan of Vecchio's boringly clean and sometimes cutesy artwork, but in this issue he did a great job, especially when it comes to natural body poses. I also really like the Outliers - in contrast to the insufferable brats over in Exceptional X-Men. Their dialogue and interactions feel natural to me. more

fthissite

Jul 14, 2025

More of the same. Victimization of mutants seems to be the ONLY thing writers can manage with the x-men books these days and while this is an interesting version of that its still just more of that same old same old. This would be a sub plot at best in years past and now its the thing that will be their toughest challenge yet??? I'd hate to see these new mutants face something actually threatening. WTF has the x-men come to?

JBL Reviews

Oct 16, 2025

Any comic you could describe before even reading it isn’t a comic I enjoy.