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X-Men #34
| Writer | Gerry Duggan |
| Artist | Joshua Cassara |
| Cover Price | $3.99 |
THE END IS NIGH!
The Krakoan Age is nearly at an end...and what might be the final battle of the heroes of Krakoa! One last stop before the fall and rise come to their conclusion...and everything changes!
Rated T+
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8.7
The Super Powered Fancast - Deron Generally
May 01, 2024Cassara delivers some beautifully detailed and perfectly realized character designs and action throughout this issue. The fight with MODOK was visually intense and I loved every page and panel of it. Read Full Review
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8.3
Multiversity Comics - Alexander Jones
May 02, 2024Men" #34 finds clever ways to navigate a few lingering plot threads for the ongoing series before the final curtain falls on Krakoa. Read Full Review
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8.0
The Comicbook Dispatch - Dispatchdcu
May 01, 2024Moreover, X-Men #34 features several fan-favorite X-Men characters, including Kitty, Wolverine, and Synch that will elevate the fan's excitement through the story. Overall, X-Men #34 is a solid comic book that lays the groundwork for an exciting new chapter in the X-Men saga. With its captivating art and intriguing premise, this issue is sure to leave readers wanting more BUT with some underdeveloped characters and so much focus on the impending disaster, some aspects of the issue were a bit underwhelming and disappointing. Read Full Review
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8.0
Nerd Initiative - gangstermegan
May 01, 2024The art in X-Men #34 is as solid as it gets. Something I love about the X-Men comics is that every mutant shines in their own right when it comes to how they're drawn. The colors on their suits are always gorgeous and fits their personality perfectly. In this case, I think Shadowkat looks fantastic. The blue and black suit with the hood added to the emotional tone of the scene at the end of the comic book. Read Full Review
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7.7
Comic Watch - B. Radtz
May 06, 2024This book had such potential, but unfortunately it was bogged down by event after event in that second year. X-Men, and the rest of the mutant titles brain trust really tried to give us a fitting end to this very ambitious story. Unfortunately this book was too busy trying to tie all of the events from the other books, which only led to this lackluster issue. Read Full Review
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7.5
Comic Book Revolution - Kevin Lainez
May 01, 2024Gerry Duggan and Joshua Cassara deliver a comic book in X-Men #34 that builds momentum for how Fall of the House of X and Rise of the Powers of X will end. This did as much as a tie-in can do to progress the narrative of the main story being told in the two core titles telling this event. Now the stage is set for the conclusion of Fall of the House of X and Rise of the Powers of X to set-up the new path forward for the franchise. Read Full Review
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7.0
AIPT - jonathan jones
May 01, 2024X-Men #34 is a fun issue. It has exciting action and a good moment of character work ahead of Shadowkat's exeunt. Sadly, its flaws raise a number of questions that could have been easily avoided with a few more proofreads. In the end, this book remains the franchise's flagship title in name only, a feeling to which Synch ought to be able to sympathize with by now. However, things are set to change for both hero and book upon the arrival of the hotly anticipated Uncanny X-Men #700 in the coming weeks. We'll see you there. Read Full Review
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6.0
The Comic Book Spot - Theodis Wright
May 05, 2024While I have not been a fan of Duggan's run on X-Men, this issue was a decent read. My only complaint is the same one I always have about events within the Marvel Universe these days too many crossovers. Read Full Review
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5.0
ComicBook.com - Jamie Lovett
May 01, 2024The issue does bring some closure to the Synch/Talon/Wolverine situation that has been at the heart of the book, but with even the considerable artistic talent involved struggling to make something out of what little the script has to offer, X-Men #34 feels like the tail-end of a story stretched too thin. Read Full Review
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Impulse Gamer - Howard Smith
May 07, 2024Overall, X-Men #34 is a wonderful read. It sets up probably the ending of an era for the X-Men and their path forward after this battle. Their true threat lies with Charles. As for how they will deal with that problem, it remains to be seen until the next issue. Be sure to pick up this issue at your local comic book store or purchase it online where copies are sold. You dont want to miss anything here on out. Read Full Review
USER REVIEWS Back to Top
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7.5
Art: 4/5 Story: 3.5/5 Total: 7.5/10
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7.0
There's a good amount here that I like, but the biggest problem with the end of the Krakoa Era, for me, is that everything just feels so crammed together. We start off with a few mutants hunting down and taking out M.O.D.O.K., which had some "fine" dialogue. Then, we suddenly start getting more deep/emotional/etc. with Synch and Laura. I liked the moment itself, but it just felt a little out of nowhere. The strongest point of this, for me, was the ending with Kate and Logan. I just wish the rest of the book was as good as that.
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6.5
It's OK/fun for what it is. As a single issue anywhere else within an X line would have been fine but as part of the Fall of X it really doesn't work. Duggan is trying I believe but it just a bit too late. Cassara on art is FANTASTIC as always and I command his effort and Fajardo Jr. colors him wonderfully!
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6.5
Best thing about this issue is the cover. I love that cover. As for the story? It's simply fine.
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5.0
SPOILED REVIEW We begin our adventure with the Professor daydreaming about times immemorial, when mutants could fly, skate, handstand, and survey their serene backyard without a care in the world for what anyone else thought of their idea of fun and leisure. He reminisces about a time when they could throw a party to watch *They Live*, starring everyone's favorite rowdy wrestler taking down invading aliens attempting to brainwash and enslave humans through subliminal messaging, without maligned prejudice from others. Unfortunately, there's always that one person who wants to root for the villains in the story because they're edgy that way. That would be the Professor Charles Xavier, who apparently has decided there needs to be 'no mor more
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5.0
The issue feels like a rushed & messy conclusion to a phase that seemed to forget its main cast along the way. The biggest issue for me is Duggan's treatment of the main X-Men lineup. Laura, Sync, Firestar, & to a lesser extent Shadowkat, have been so underutilized outside random missions. It's as if the creative team realized they had forgotten about the actual X-Men team needing to be involved in the main plot & hastily shoved them into a new side quests to wrap up their stories before X-MEN #35 closes the book on this run. There were also a few head-scratching editing mishaps that made this all feel like it was an afterthought. One example is how we see Synch using Polaris' powers to fight MODOK & then on the next page Laura tells more
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3.0
Wow. This is incredibly bad. Weird jokes in the fighting. Plot points that make no sense. While I think Duggan had good issues, this one is not it.
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3.0
I'm finding this lame duck era especially bad. Here we just get more of Duggan's pets (Laura, Emma, Kitty, Everett) continue to do their shtick and get more of the continued vilification of Xavier.
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