X-Men #23

The epilogue of X-Men: Age of Revelation brought a perfect answer to the question "What happened when Scott went back into the past? X-Men #23 brings excitement, action-heavy panels, and the looming feeling of acceptance as you know what's to come from Revelation. Read Full Review

The Age of Revelation is finally over, and while the event went on way longer than it should have, the potential for what comes next seems infinitely more compelling than the future-arc itself. All of the tie-ins felt like a bit too much (and paper thin at times), but the event finale and this epilogue proved to be killer X-Men stories. Read Full Review

As an epilogue to a very bloated event that was met with mixed responses, X-Men #23 is an excellent subversion of the story arc it concludes and will certainly serve as a north star of the story arc it intends to set up. My recommendation: a solid piece for both the end of the previous age of X-Men and the beginning of the next age, Shadows of Tomorrow. Read Full Review

Videos by ComicBook.comX-Men: Age of Revelation Finale was a disappointing comic for me, and I've never really taken to writer Jed MacKay's X-Men too many of the ideas have seemed like remixes of better stories, and I've struggled to feel hooked. But my expectations were roundly blown away here. “Age of Revelation” disappointed a lot of readers, but this issue actually uses the main idea behind it Cyclops of the future switching places with the present version much better than Amazing X-Men #1-3 did. Cyclops has been having a renaissance, and this issue plays off that beautifully because this is Cyclops' story right from the start. Read Full Review

X-Men #23 is a light and breezy issue, but one with consequences for the future. The story moves along at a frustrating pace, and too much of Jed MacKay's X-Men has been dedicated to future set-up rather than current stories, but the issue does contain intriguing elements that could make or break the Age of Revelation event. There is strong writing for future Cyclops and several of the other X-Men, and Tony Daniel's return to the X-Men office is in a visually strong fashion. Read Full Review

X-Men #23 serves as both a coda to the Age of Revelation and a reminder that Scott Summers is one of the most dangerous mutants on the planet. Read Full Review

X-Men #23 is a comic that's key for those all in on the "Age of Revelation storyline and what comes next with "Shadows of Tomorrow. It answers some questions but also sets up some key aspects for what's to come. This is more for the die-hards already invested in the story but those who want to jump on might want to start here too. Read Full Review

X-Men #23 swaps your emotional foundation, raises genuine stakes, and makes you care about what happens next. The moral complexity separates it from generic time-travel action, and the creative team's execution is sharp enough to earn the premise's ambitions. Your four dollars and ninety-nine cents get spent on a genuine conversation about sacrifice wrapped in kinetic visual storytelling. Read Full Review

George

Jan 08, 2026

This is not good. Very little story in this issue. Artist is not at his best. Characters are acting out of character. Some of Scott’s dialogue is extremely out of character. Even for a Scott that is from ten years in the future.

Chris Y

Jan 07, 2026

Either I just had a stroke or nothing in this book makes any sense. Cyclops shouldn’t even be capable of wielding Magik’s sword, and this is just the most obvious oversight when it comes to X-Men history and consistent characterization. I won’t even mention the bad storytelling decisions and anticlimactic scene transitions, since those are just the bare minimum of bullshit I have come to expect from a Jed McKay book. To make things worse, Tony Daniel used to be good, but his style is almost unrecognizable here. It's obvious Marvel wanted a big name artist to save the line, but it looks like Daniel only put in the minimum effort. I have already dropped all X-books from my pull list, but I wanted to see where this story goes (apparen tly Marvel can’t finish stories at the end of a crossover or event anymore). After reading this issue, I’m convinced it’s going nowhere. more

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George - Jan 7, 2026

A 1 is a really low rating. But we are far from quality, Krakoa and anything I might want out of an X-men book. Daniel is a very inconsistent artist. Some of his Batman work is great. Some of it very rushed. Unfortunately this looks rushed. Time to sit this out until the next restart. Maybe get Hickman or Carey to write them out of this mess and into a new status quo

Chris Y - Jan 7, 2026

I'm aware that a 1 is the lowest possible rating. I usually rate a comic that low when it's not only bad, but when I feel that the creators didn't do their homework or delivered an absolute mess, which I feel is the case here. I also don't see a reason to go soft on the books, since there are already many reviewers that give bad books good ratings. Not everything can be a ten, there also need to be fours and ones for the good stuff to stand out.