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4.0

This is the best "New" X-Men title I've read in awhile.

It's time to enter the astral plane and face off against the Shadow King. Charles is back! OR Is he? People are obviously doubting him since he died awhile ago but he has the extreme psychic power to bring in a team of X-Men such as Gambit, Rogue, Old man Logan, and more. Together they go to save the professor and stop the Shadow King from breaking out. Twist and turns occur multiple times that lead to a very exciting ending.

Good: Loved the hell out of the art. Stylish and gritty enough to make it stand out. The characters all work together well, weather they agree or are bickering, it's all intense and interesting. The fights are great, and over the top action can only happen in the astral plane. Also the ending is fantastic and leads up to so many awesome stories that can come from this.

Bad: Some of the pacing slowed down in issue 3-4 and kind of a slog to get through a bit.

Overall this was fantastic for the most part. Funny, exciting, stakes, and great art. This is one of my favorite X-Men books in awhile. A 4 out of 5.