After articles on the October and November releases of Dawn of X, JustFocus continues its chronicles on the new mutant series for these volumes accompanying the end of the first stories.
The end of a stage of Dawn of X
These volumes bring together episodes 5 and 6 of each of the six mutant series and, in Marvel's recent habits, the end of a cycle. Marauders continues to make the reader think about the relationship between politics and trade. The new members of the Comptoirs des Damnés are gradually revealed: Emma's brother, Christian Frost. Sebastian Shaw wants the entire counter back, and for that, he traps Kate Pryde with Pierce and Frost's brother. Although Kate has become a powerful member of the Comptoir, she is very fragile. She drinks non-stop. The drawing remains the main problem of the series. It's a shame because the scenario promises beautiful images of piracy and psychological tension. 
Excalibur is a beautiful series centered on strong characters. Malicia and Apocalypse close a portal to a magical world but Apocalypse sacrifices himself by letting Malicia absorb all his power in a powerful cliffhanger. The team remains very disunited because Gambit has no confidence in Apocalypse who considers the team as his convent – a group of wizards and witches. Through a nice feminist passage, Tini Howard gradually integrates her ideas: once the war is over, Malicia finds herself alone with Gambit and lets express her anxieties. I feel like it's the least referenced series in the Marvel Universe and it's easier to read. In New Mutants, we find the original team in the space written by Jonathan Hickman. The young mutants are immersed in the political conflicts of the Shi'ar Empire. On the mutant side, Solar has a nice friendly relationship with Rocket. One is as mature and boring as the other is unpredictable and funny. Hickman takes advantage of this series to put more humor. In contrast, the narrative on Earth ends with a distracting gunfight.
The mighty X-Force
X-Force is closest to X-Men but depicting the secret actions and Machiavellianism of mutants. X-Force is an amoral tool in the service of the cause. During an official visit to Costa Verde to sign an economic exchange agreement, Xavier is threatened by suicide bombers turned into forest weapons. This series is mostly the gore version of the mutant universe. Wolverine will spend much of an episode cut in half by the unexpected closing of a portal. Planned as a mini-series, Fallen Angels ends at number six. The whole series is designed for Psylocke to find a purpose and it is far from clear to the reader even though Magneto says it serves justice. The final fight takes place jointly on the physical plane – against the slave addicts of Apoth – and in the mental world – against the guru. 
A.B. Silva returns to the X-Men in episode five and then Matteo Buffagni with an interesting style. Hickman's script multiplies the steps aside. After a political episode, the sequel takes place around the theme of time, very strong in House of X / Power of X. Episode six is centered on a character not very present in this revival for the moment: Mystique joins the X-Men to find Destiny. Since its creation by Claremont, they were in a relationship but it was not explicit. Now it is and his cry "I want to find my wife" is louder. At the end of this first cycle of storytelling, we can make a temporary assessment. In this revival of the series, I am impressed by the quantity of characters present but especially by their renovation. Excalibur is a lot of fun to read with exciting characters. X-Men has immense potential but reading by episode sometimes serves continuity. The space part New Mutants is a fun series detached from the rest. Even if the separation between two stories is artificial. The arrival of Wolverine in the next issue will revive the dynamics of these monthlies. If you like Marvel, you can read the review about Fantastic Four Grand Design at this link.
