And rounding off a refreshingly quiet week for the X-books, X-Men: The End continues.

By this point, what is there to say, really?  The same plots are creeping forward at glacial pace.  There's a mildly interesting idea about an injured Emma Frost allowing Rogue to absorb her personality so that she can go out there and help search for her kids, although since the kids have been nothing but ciphers, it comes across as rather sentimental.  And we finally get a few pages devoted to that mayoral election campaign, the only storyline in the series which has anything to do with the core themes of the characters.

Technically, I suppose I'm supposed to care about Mr Sinister revealing - or at least, claiming - a relationship with Gambit, since logically it ought to hold true in mainstream continuity as well.  But honestly, this whole book bores me to tears.  What on earth is the point?  The hardcore Chris Claremont fanbase will love it, as they always do.  Despite my best efforts, I can't get worked up about it in the slightest.

Oh, and if anyone can tell me why the cover is devoted to a scene from last issue featuring three characters who aren't even in this issue, I'd be fascinated to know.

Rating: C

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