- Written by: Jed MacKay
- Art by: Netho Diaz, Sean Parson, Livesay
- Colors by: Marte Gracia, Fer Sifuentes-Sujo
- Letters by: VC’s Clayton Cowles
- Cover art by: Ryan Stegman, J.P. Mayer, Marte Gracia
- Cover price: $4.99
- Release date: November 6, 2024
X-Men #7, by Marvel Comics on 11/6/24, unveils the secret behind the wild Sentinel deactivated next to Merle. Meanwhile, we learn the secret mutant power of Piper Cobb.
Is X-Men #7 Good?
Oh, for the love of Uatu! What is Jed MacKay doing? Can anyone give him a quick shake and wake him up because his issues are getting more silly and more boring with each passing month. Not only does X-Men #7 not accomplish anything of note, the big reveal about the Sentinel looming over Merle turns out to be a dud. What a waste.
When last we left our merry band of mutants in X-Men #6, Beast’s research led him to conclude that the enigmatic 3K group was somehow imbuing regular humans with an activated X-Gene. Meanwhile, Temper and Magik decided to knock out a mother and run away with her daughter because the young girl believes she’s the mutant responsible for drawing the deactivated Sentinel hanging over the town limits. When the X-Men return to the Factory with the minor, taken without the mother’s consent, nobody seems particularly bothered.
In X-Men #7, the story flip flops between the present and the recent past when a wild Sentinel attacked Merle, Alaska.
In the present, Beast agrees to test young Poper Cobb, the girl Magik and Temper took from her home without her mother’s knowledge and consent. After extracting a quick strand of hair, Temper and Piper head to the kitchen for some of Blob’s yummy quiche. The results of Piper’s test eventually come back negative (we later learn the test is not accurate… maybe).
In the past, Cyclops and Magneto drink terrible beer in a Summers family cabin. Magneto gives Cyclops the lecture about the call to leadership, whether you want it or not. Suddenly, a wild Sentinel attacks the town, so the mutants fly into action. The brief fight ends in victory, but Magneto’s powers suddenly spin out of control, prompting Cyclops to knock him out with an optic blast (that part happens off-panel).
Magneto believes he’s suffering from a form of sickness brought about by the Resurrection Protocols without a single bit of evidence or study that would lead anyone to that conclusion.
And that’s the end.
What’s great about X-Men #7?
At the very least, Jed MacKay’s latest chapter answers a few lingering questions. Why is there a deactivated Sentinel standing over the town? Why is Magneto in a wheelchair? Is Piper a mutant?
Answers are a good thing, so there you go.
What’s not great about X-Men #7?
Jed MacKay answers questions that aren’t particularly interesting or don’t lead to anywhere special. The Sentinel reveal turned out to be a nothing burger. Magneto’s condition makes sense but lacks setup or credibility. And Piper was still kidnapped from her home without repercussion or consequence.
Overall, MacKay’s run isn’t going anywhere or doing anything special, the mysteries are either poorly setup or poorly answered, and the X-Men are quickly diverting into criminal territory.
How’s the Art?
The art team delivers the highlight of the issue with a mildly rousing fight against a Sentinel. I’d have more to say about the art if they had something more interesting to draw.
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Final Thoughts
X-Men #7 answers questions about the Merle Sentinel, Magneto, and young Piper, but the answers aren’t particularly interesting or thought out, and the series appears to be standing still. Jed MacKay’s take on the X-Men is quickly turning out to be a dud.
5/10
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