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Uncanny X-Men #11 Review

  • Written by: Gail Simone
  • Art by: Javier Garrón
  • Colors by: Matthew Wilson
  • Letters by: VC’s Clayton Cowles
  • Cover art by: David Marquez, Matthew Wilson (cover A)
  • Cover price: $4.99
  • Release date: Mach 5, 2025

Uncanny X-Men #11, by Marvel on 3/5/25, begins the X-Manhunt crossover when Charles Xavier receives visions of his daughter in peril, but is it real or the lethal tumor in his head that’s doing the talking.

Is Uncanny X-Men #11 Good?

Recap

When we last left Rogue’s Band of Merry Mutants in Uncanny X-Men #10, the Outsiders escaped an attack by Graymalkin’s cybernetic hounds, built with Sentinel technology, after the pesky pooches were unleashed in a mall.

Plot Synopsis

In Uncanny X-Men #11, Charles Xavier has a dream… or does he? While Warden Ellis inspects the damage repairs from the Raid on Graymalkin crossover. She notes that several guards have and continue to call out sick from an unspecified illness (more on that later). Suddenly, an alert comes in that Charles Xavier’s vitals are spiking.

In Charles’s mind, he sees an insurgence group attacking the Capitol City of the Shi’Ar Empire. Deathbird defends the palace admirably but is ultimately shot down. The insurgents enter the palace and arrest Xander, Xavier’s daughter, as a half-blood pretender to the throne. In a panic, Charles psychically asks Sara Gaunt for help to escape so he can rescue his daughter. Sarah agrees, but things get a little fuzzy.

The door to Charles’s cell explodes inward, and he escapes. He finds his original X-Men team waiting for him, but it’s not them. They look like Rogue’s team merged with the classic team. When the perspective shifts, we see Charles escaping, and Rogue’s team, called in by Warden Ellis, is trying to stop him.

The begins and ends with the Outliers learning that training isn’t supposed to be fun, that one of the sick prisonguards is hearing voices that make him do homicidal things, Charles is dying from a tumor of the same variety that’s killing all the Aeries, and the failure of the Uncanny X-Men to stop a single man.

First Impressions

I want to get excited about Marvel comics, but the current X-Office is making it extremely difficult. What should be a kickoff 7-part (???) crossover comes off as yet another generic X-Men issue that’s more gab than grit, and the few bits that should be intriguing give you little reason to care.

How’s the Art?

The art is fine. Javier Garrón gives you the characters as you’d expect them to look, doing things you’d expect them to do, with plenty of energy and flash when needed. The minor drawback is Garrón’s choice to sculpt Wolverine with shoulders, biceps, and chest sizes that are way out of proportion for his head.

What’s great about Uncanny X-Men #11?

Sure. If you’re going to start a 7-part (???) crossover that’s a redux of a run that’s already been done before (see “X-Men: The Hunt for Professor X” from 2015) and better, this issue is about as good as you’re going to get with current “talent” available. Gail Simone sets up a mysterious scenario where Charles Xavier escapes prison because he believes his daughter is under attack, but is it real, or is the tumor making Charles see things? We shall soon see.

What’s not great about Uncanny X-Men #11?

Putting aside the redone, rehashed storyline, the confusing nature that motivates Xavier’s script makes the dramatic tension less than what it could be. If it’s confirmed that Xander is under attack, you have the opportunity for great tension with a character breaking the rules for the right reasons and hunted for it. By calling the validity of his vision into question, Simone sabotages the potential for tension, making Charles appear to be just a sick man who needs to be restrained, and that’s not very compelling.

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Final Thoughts

Uncanny X-Men #11 begins the 7-part X-Manhunt crossover with a middling collection of scenes that show Charles Xavier is either escaping prison because he’s delusional or something bigger is going on. By calling Xavier’s actions into doubt, Simone gives you plenty of bang but little investment because you don’t know who to root for or why. Further, the art is decent enough (if you look past pinhead Logan).

6/10

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