Im not really sure how to judge this book.  On the one hand there where some cool idea's with the whole not being in an alt universe just legions conscious thing, and the twist of the whole AOX "Universe" but on the other hand I felt that characterization was kinda weak and story was kinda underwhelming.  What did you guys think?

Loved the story and felt that the characterization was really strong, quite possibly better than 616

Loved the story and felt that the characterization was really strong, quite possibly better than 616

I liked it. Too tired to give expansive reasoning though. Was a tight little package. I do feel as far as... well beyond how I felt about it, Marvel hyped it up too much. I mean, with two unnecessary tie ins. I thought criticism of it from certain sources were weak... but yeah. I personally liked it and view it as fairly objectively good. I loved the Easter Eggs and clues it laid out for us.  
 
@The Dark Huntress:  Oh, those issues, like, even improve the whole experience in my opinion. I hope when its collected those issues are collected as well! 

@SC I bought them yesterday. I read the first one, havent read the second.

I heard that the Age of X:Universes werent so good, should I skip out on them and get the aftermaths' or will I be missing out on something?  I only have Alpha and 1-6, but as you see by my ava I loved rogue in it and her executioner status on the island.

I heard that the Age of X:Universes werent so good, should I skip out on them and get the aftermaths' or will I be missing out on something?  I only have Alpha and 1-6, but as you see by my ava I loved rogue in it and her executioner status on the island.

@SC: For some reason I liked her role though.  Not really sure why but it is as you said,virtually no development except her falling in love with Remmy which isn't new.  Who was your favorite character? 

I kind of regret the way that the 'Aftermath' issues were handled, as it seemed to take a U-Turn on many of my favourite things about the Age of X (Legacy & Gambit, Cyclops & Basilisk ;)

The 'Universe' issues are tie-ins.  They were timed badly, because by the time they came out we knew who X was & why the universe was so screwed up.  It really lessened the impact.  However, it does make nice background reading & gives some insight into the world of the Age of X outside of Fortress X.

Sooooo good. I agree that the Age of X: Universe issues should be skipped, they're distracting and needless. I loved the characterizations of everyone in the books and hope that the effects are felt in 616, I especially loved Frenzy and Cyclops and I hope the tension between them is explored. I also like that there are lasting effects to what happened in the universe (i.e. Chamber, Hellion, Rachel, etc). On a side note, am i the only one who absolutely loved all of the costumes, Rogue's especially, followed by Gambit and Cyclops'. I wish more of them would follow Frenzy's idea of switching to her AoX look. But I digress, it may have been slightly overhyped, but it's a solid, interesting story, the art in my opinion was great, character design and writing was excellent and it sets up the return of Rachel, Alex, and Lorna from space (FINALLY) so in my book the writers pitched a no-hitter on this one, I highly recommend it.