I feel like this had real high ambitions and it didn’t quite hit the mark. It was interesting but it just felt way too heavy with the sci-fi stuff. I don’t mind the back and forth timelines usually but I’m not sure if it translated well in this graphic novel. It was a little reminiscent of Bishop from the animated series going back in time several times to change the future to come back to an even worse outcome. So the theme of “we always lose” is pretty on brand for X-men. However, that storyline can really get exhausting and made me feel like okay there’s no hope so what’s the point? Just live a happy life for yourself and accept the future is nonexistent. 

The artwork was phenomenal and the overall story idea was pretty interesting. It just lacked any heart. I felt that the only emotional attachment I had to the characters were constructed well before I read this graphic novel. It just felt like the author spent too much time on the plot and not enough time developing these characters. If the characters were much like the versions of themselves we’ve seen a million times before, then it wouldn’t matter. But these were same characters different personalities/goals and the author didn’t really help the reader get to know them and form attachments to them.