Review: X-Men: Raid on Graymalkin

Author: Jed MacKay, Gail Simone
Artist: Ryan Stegman, J.P. Mayer, Livesay, Federico Vicentini, Netho Diaz, Sean Parsons, David Marquez, Edgar Salazar, Victor Olazaba, Javier Garron
Colorist: Matthew Wilson, Marta Gracia, Fer Sifuentes-Sujo
Letterer: Calyton Cowles
Publisher: Marvel
Released: June 17, 2025
Issues: X-Men 8-10, Uncanny X-Men 7-8
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Summary:

Following the fall of Krakoa, many teams have stepped in to pick up the pieces, including the X-Men. Cyclops is at the helm, with Beast, Magneto, Psylocke, Kid Omega, Temper, Magik, and Juggernaut acting as backup.

Graymalkin Prison was made on the ashes of the Xavier Institute, and thus was always destined to be a thorn in the side of all X-Men. However, things come to a head when the Uncanny X-Men have some of their own kidnapped, forcing a confrontation.

Review:

X-Men: Raid on Graymalkin is part of the larger From the Ashes relaunch, making it the first (I think) crossover event of this new X-Men era. It pits the X-Men against the Uncanny X-Men, with a few extra twists, because apparently, there wasn’t enough going on.

So, in this volume, we have two factions of the X-Men, both of whom are trying to raid Graymalkin. However, they’re doing it for very different reasons, and thus it sets up a natural conflict. At the helm of this conflict is the tension between Scott and Rogue.

The conflict itself may steal the show, but there’s a lot of subtext and teased drama happening behind the scenes (sort of). You know just know that all of that is going to come back around at some point.

All things said and done, X-Men: Raid on Graymalkin is an interesting addition to the series (both of them) as a whole. I don’t love that we always come back around to the different teams fighting, but it’s also not an ‘end of the world’ level complaint.

Highlights:

• From the Ashes
• Different Mix of X-Men
• X-Men vs Uncanny X-Men

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