X-Men: The End praised the scenes featuring Storm as the most compelling, despite not having been a particularly avid fan of that character, and the artwork, saying that the pencils, coloring and storytelling were "all on target", but criticized other aspects of the book, including the characterization, the pacing of the action scenes, and the story, which he felt was neither original nor complete, lacked character insight, and did not serve as a worthy finale to the X-Men. According to one interview with Chris Claremont, "GeNext" is supposed to take place 10 years after the events of "X-Men: The End", although as the
X-Men: The End series progresses, several characters who have died in "X-Men: The End" are revealed to still be alive, such as Cyclops and Gambit. "GeNext" was planned as a five-issue miniseries, with a sequel mini-series published in 2009. The story line was originally conceived with the idea of the X-Men aging in real-time. In an early 2006 interview with IGN, Chris Claremont summarized the concept as followed: Some 1990s characters appeared, such as Stryfe and Cecilia Reyes, both of whom appeared in "X-Men: The End". In the February 2006 IGN interview, Claremont also mentioned that Xavier and Magneto were both alive, contrary