So, the end of an era. Morrison's run on the X-Men had been largely exciting, with several memorable moments and strong dramatic tension. He really should have left after the magnificent Planet X. The final four issues of his run are not the best though. Here, Morrison returns to the largely confusing and incomprehensible storytelling of his earliest issues and the entire story is easily skippable. I did like the characterization of the future versions of some of the characters, but four issues are just not enough to properly introduce and utilize this new world and the characters. Marc Silvestri's art is BEAUTIFUL and it's a shame he doesn't stay on for longer.

The volume ends with two issues penned by Chuck Austen, the incoming writer of the series. The two issues are largely filler material to fill in the gap between Morrison's and Austen's runs and are pretty much just basic X-Men material. Salvador Larroca's art is interesting, to say the least, and takes some time to get used to, but I'm willing to give him a proper chance. ( )

Excellent "what if" type story arch. Would have gotten 5 stars if the ending hadn't been so confusing.

Silvestri's art was awesome, as usual. I like the Beast as a bad guy. I felt like Apollyon was someone special under the mask but I couldn't tell when he was revealed. ( )

This look at the future was fun, which is all I typically want from a story that explores a possible future and attempts to undo where things went wrong (so the story can go back to what readers are used to). ( )