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X-Men: The End (Collected Editions) #3
X-Men: The End, Book 3: Men and X-Men
The endgame of the last tale of Marvel's most popular mutants begins They've suffered through sneak attacks, betrayals, and fatalities - now, Professor X and Magneto are taking the fight back to the enemy, amidst the stars Collects X-Men: The End: Men and X-Men #1-6.
144 pages, Paperback
First published September 20, 2006
About the author
Chris Claremont
3,296 books902 followersChris Claremont is a writer of American comic books, best known for his 16-year (1975-1991) stint on Uncanny X-Men, during which the series became one of the comic book industry's most successful properties.
Claremont has written many stories for other publishers including the Star Trek Debt of Honor graphic novel, his creator-owned Sovereign Seven for DC Comics and Aliens vs Predator for Dark Horse Comics. He also wrote a few issues of the series WildC.A.T.s (volume 1, issues #10-13) at Image Comics, which introduced his creator-owned character, Huntsman.
Outside of comics, Claremont co-wrote the Chronicles of the Shadow War trilogy, Shadow Moon (1995), Shadow Dawn (1996), and Shadow Star (1999), with George Lucas. This trilogy continues the story of Elora Danan from the movie Willow. In the 1980s, he also wrote a science fiction trilogy about female starship pilot Nicole Shea, consisting of First Flight (1987), Grounded! (1991), and Sundowner (1994). Claremont was also a contributor to the Wild Cards anthology series.
Claremont has written many stories for other publishers including the Star Trek Debt of Honor graphic novel, his creator-owned Sovereign Seven for DC Comics and Aliens vs Predator for Dark Horse Comics. He also wrote a few issues of the series WildC.A.T.s (volume 1, issues #10-13) at Image Comics, which introduced his creator-owned character, Huntsman.
Outside of comics, Claremont co-wrote the Chronicles of the Shadow War trilogy, Shadow Moon (1995), Shadow Dawn (1996), and Shadow Star (1999), with George Lucas. This trilogy continues the story of Elora Danan from the movie Willow. In the 1980s, he also wrote a science fiction trilogy about female starship pilot Nicole Shea, consisting of First Flight (1987), Grounded! (1991), and Sundowner (1994). Claremont was also a contributor to the Wild Cards anthology series.
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December 1, 2025
I should have expected this. As is the case with many X-Men stories, it starts out strong then goes off the rails, which is sort of what happened here. When it was all said and done, it just seemed like this story did not need to be so long. This wasn't bad, as it was loaded with action, but at the same time it sort of fell flat. There was just too much going on. Maybe I just got confused somewhere along the way.
June 12, 2017
The battle with the Shi'ar and the Super Guardians begins, but, of course, all is not as it seems. The mystery behind the conflict is revealed and lots a heroes make the ultimate sacrifice. The action was good, and by this point in the story what happened in the missing years no longer matters. The ending was a little abrupt and very unsatisfying; the baddie has killed half the X-Men, and billions of other souls, but we can all hold hands and be happy together in the afterlife. I do not like the whole heaven, hell, and omnipotent cosmic beings thing in my comics. I much prefer irregular people; people with powers, people from other planets, people from other times, but semi-realistic people. The other stuff just seems too big and unbelievable even for a comic book.
The series as a whole is pretty good, but it ends on somewhat of a down note.
Chen's art, as always, is very good.
The series as a whole is pretty good, but it ends on somewhat of a down note.
Chen's art, as always, is very good.
November 22, 2021
Wrapping up the Claremont-verse, although I now understand that there's more after this.
I like the idea of Cassandra Nova as the big bad more than I like the execution. Also the use of the Brood here was really weird with Aliyah Bishop infected in a storyline that never plays out. I have no particular objection to this X-Men's greatest hits album, but it doesn't add up to all that much.
I like the idea of Cassandra Nova as the big bad more than I like the execution. Also the use of the Brood here was really weird with Aliyah Bishop infected in a storyline that never plays out. I have no particular objection to this X-Men's greatest hits album, but it doesn't add up to all that much.
August 27, 2014
This finished strong, if a bit odd. There were a lot of heroic deaths, and several people returned to life. There was plenty of action, and they explained a bit why Scott was acting so strangely and saying things about Madelyne Pryor in the previous volume. That resolved interestingly, and the whole story had a nice lift at the end (though a lot of favorite characters had died, so it wasn't all sunshine and roses). I didn't really have previous experience of the main antagonist, but it proved fairly interesting, if a bit strange. I actually sort of liked the mysticism at the end, since the Phoenix is a cosmic force, and that sort of overlaps with magic in the Marvel universe. I wouldn't say this was the best story ever, but it was pretty strong.
May 10, 2013
It's nice to see how Claremont would end the mutants. A little too mystical at the very end, but otherwise fun.
August 16, 2021
The finale of the series, set several years into the X-Men's future.
Having suffered a devastating attack, apparently by the Shi'ar, the X-Men journey to confront Empress Lilandra but soon discover that they are facing a far more vicious, powerful and personal foe.
A large amount of this book is really messy, with subplots and side-characters cropping up all over the place for little better reason than to try to reference some part of the X-Men's long history. Very few of these subplots feed directly back into the main story and instead feel a little bit self-indulgent on Claremont's part as he includes call-backs to any number of his past stories.
As a result of having so much going on, the deaths of a number of main characters are almost lost in the mix, totally lacking the impact the loss of such major X-characters should have.
It's not all bad and there are some really nice scenes that have some real impact for a long-term X-fan, perhaps the best of which sees Cable, Rachel, Jean and Madeline Pryor all pooling their psionic powers to confront the true villain of the piece (I'm trying hard not to spoil who it is, you'll note).
The book also ends on a suitably hopeful note, despite all of the terrible losses suffered by the X-Men, which resonates with the whole ethos of the mutant team that they fight in the hope for a better world than the one they were born into.
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Having suffered a devastating attack, apparently by the Shi'ar, the X-Men journey to confront Empress Lilandra but soon discover that they are facing a far more vicious, powerful and personal foe.
A large amount of this book is really messy, with subplots and side-characters cropping up all over the place for little better reason than to try to reference some part of the X-Men's long history. Very few of these subplots feed directly back into the main story and instead feel a little bit self-indulgent on Claremont's part as he includes call-backs to any number of his past stories.
As a result of having so much going on, the deaths of a number of main characters are almost lost in the mix, totally lacking the impact the loss of such major X-characters should have.
It's not all bad and there are some really nice scenes that have some real impact for a long-term X-fan, perhaps the best of which sees Cable, Rachel, Jean and Madeline Pryor all pooling their psionic powers to confront the true villain of the piece (I'm trying hard not to spoil who it is, you'll note).
The book also ends on a suitably hopeful note, despite all of the terrible losses suffered by the X-Men, which resonates with the whole ethos of the mutant team that they fight in the hope for a better world than the one they were born into.
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October 29, 2021
Wow, well that was depressing. The mutant death toll was extreme. The bad guy was someone I've never liked. I didn't understand the whole 'tree of life' thing at the end. And I really didn't appreciate the 'final' message that Kitty gave to the world. The way I read it (and I could be wrong) was that mutants made their own problems, were their own worst enemy and that they should have just blended in. That once they stopped showing off their superpowers the division between mutant and human disappeared. So basically the message is to hide what makes you different, because nowhere in Kitty's message does she mention that baseline humans become more tolerant of people who are different. And of course this is easy to say for a mutant who can easily pass as a baseline human.
And that's why I'm giving this 2 stars. Not because of the confused plot or the number of pointless deaths (mutant and otherwise), or even the fact I hate the big bad. But for that final damning message.
In other news, the art was great and deserved a better story.
And that's why I'm giving this 2 stars. Not because of the confused plot or the number of pointless deaths (mutant and otherwise), or even the fact I hate the big bad. But for that final damning message.
In other news, the art was great and deserved a better story.
August 18, 2019
In Universe 41001, the X-Men are fighting the Shiar again. Kitty Pryde is running for mayor of Chicago. Brian Braddock is a X-Man (very minimal role (not much more than a cameo)). The Brood is going crazy and the Phoenix has returned. This book spun politics very well in an entertaining, non-preachy manner. It also seemed to look at the history of the X-Men and note the flaws in inception and practice.
August 15, 2017
Continuing the x-read of 2017...
I'm not sure what to say about this other than I felt that it pretty spectacularly fell apart in this third volume. It is just a mess, in my opinion. Sure, it had its moments... But overall, this series was a bit of a letdown and not likely something that I would ever return to. Not Claremont's finest moment.
I'm not sure what to say about this other than I felt that it pretty spectacularly fell apart in this third volume. It is just a mess, in my opinion. Sure, it had its moments... But overall, this series was a bit of a letdown and not likely something that I would ever return to. Not Claremont's finest moment.
November 4, 2021
This is a big messy end to a long-running soap opera. A lot of death with a little hope at the end. The mutants of the Earth unite to stem off an invasion (almost similar to natural antibodies).
It references many runs, including Grant Morrison's. And it ends with most of your principles.
It references many runs, including Grant Morrison's. And it ends with most of your principles.
January 28, 2021
Very big ending and something that includes an hopeful end.
September 2, 2016
Chris Claremont has defined the best of what the X-Men represents. He writes sweeping narratives punctuated by sermonizing speeches that make the X-Men an overt symbol of tolerance for the other whether that be racial equality, gay rights, or any other marginalized group.. In this swan song story, he does what he does best again.
However the story suffers from an overly complicated plot line and the ever expanding cast of characters. Stories... and comic book stories in particular... often can't handle the wait of too large a cast and this is a case in point.
Still a fun and a bit inspiring read.
However the story suffers from an overly complicated plot line and the ever expanding cast of characters. Stories... and comic book stories in particular... often can't handle the wait of too large a cast and this is a case in point.
Still a fun and a bit inspiring read.
October 17, 2011
I obviously missed some books. Couldn't follow and didn't catchmy interest enough to try.
Okay - reread (forgot first pass). Much more interesting now that I understand and know the surrounding mythos better. Not the best but not bad. finished this time Oct 2011
Okay - reread (forgot first pass). Much more interesting now that I understand and know the surrounding mythos better. Not the best but not bad. finished this time Oct 2011
October 16, 2013
I don't think these end books really have any sway on story continuity.
December 9, 2011
I love this series!
July 12, 2015
X Men: The End.
Book Three: Men & X-Men.
Book Three: Men & X-Men.
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