There are some bright spots, but they’re lost in a morass of X-Men cliches that longtime fans of the franchise have seen a million times before. “From the Ashes” has failed the X-Men books.

Return to Krakoan traditions in X-Men: Hellfire Vigil #1 brings back mutant unity and celebration. Dazzler's song "Krakoa Was For Lovers" embodies nostalgia and evolving mutant relationships.

A new storyline in Uncanny X-Men seems to be a thinly-veiled metaphor for Donald Trump and his war on sanctuary cities.