House of X/Powers of X

House of X/Powers of X collects House of X #1-6 and Powers of X #1-6 (2019) written by Johnathan Hickman with artwork from Pepe Larraz (H.O.X. #1-6 + P.O.X. #6), R.B. Silva (P.O.X. #1-6), and inks/colours done by Marge Garcia (H.O.X. + P.O.X. #1-6). I was nervous about picking this up as my previous read from Hickman was Infinity and I wasn't a fan, it was too big, required previous reading, too many parts going on, confusing, massive cast and to me felt like it desperately wanted to be a movie with the white pages with a title breaking things up every few pages was frustrating. The fact that 3 separate stories were going on and you had no idea of knowing if what you were reading was Avengers, New Avengers or Infinity on top of being new to comics when I read it paired with what I previously mentioned left me confused and disappointed. Luckily that isn't the case here and after seeing Hickman in this new light I'm considering grabbing the Hardcover copy I got on offer from a local shop if I ever wanted to read it again.This story is EPIC. I'm a big fan of X-Men, and it's one of the reasons I bit the bullet even though I didn't like Infinity, sadly my collection doesn't show much X-Men but the themes and ideas are something that have stuck with me and I easily prefer them to the Avengers because of it. It's not often that I read something a second time in a short period of time but this is one of those comics and I'd easily pick it up again. What Hickman has done here is reinvent the X-Men, not the characters but the ideas and what they stand for and their place in the world. The words "While you slept, the world changed" stand true to this collection.Charles Xavier sends a telepathic message announcing the new mutant nation of Krakoa, a safe haven for any mutant who wishes to be away from the fear and hatred of mankind while offering miracle drugs to those who recognize Krakoa as a nation. it's also in this same message that Xavier announces that mutants will claim their place as the inheritors of Earth which spins governments on their heads and with a new threat, humanity does what it always does…Overall this is a fantastic story that I can't praise enough, if your an X-Men fan this should be in your collection. I can't think of anything off hand that I didn't like, there are surprises, some fun characters like Nimrod and nods to other events and stories. One thing I loved about this is the extra contented provided in between pages, you'll get a break from the comic with some information and shows how much thought went into this comic (I'll include a picture as an example).This isn't a action oriented comic for anyone who is hoping for it, it's the birth of a nation. I really don't want to say anything else as the story simply should be read.I'll be including pictures of the comic so you can see the artwork or even read the story of you want but Amazon randomises the order of the pages so I'll quote the first dialogue or artwork so you can read it in order. 1 - "Ambassador. You look tired" .2 - "Personally, I'd settle for a bit of…". 3 - "Why bother? It's not a war ….". 4 - "I'm fine. When will we be meeting with Xavier?". 5 - "Can anyone travel through a gateway … ". 6 - "The interface has the count…." 7 - "....and we've entered a whole new world". 8 - Wolverine laughing / "welcome home Jean". 9 - "There she is…". 10. "Okay Doctor Gregor…". 11 - "Doctor Smith please handle ….". 12 - "I think mistakes of this scale…". 13 - "...if we need more, we'll have her build them". I'll include some other pics as well.Hopefully you found this review helpful and happy reading.

A truly epic story. Nothing short of a new world order. These stories House of X and Power of X needed to br put together, I could not imagine having them separately and then trying to put them together.The artwork is great the story is huge and I am not going to spoil it here, the only fault i found is a character who has the power of resurrection, really seem to living their life over and over but time stands still around it. Read it and you will see what i mean.There is not as much action in this series but the story more then made up for it. The is a life of information and almost short stories and added info pages that all come together in the end, and it is a great journey.This story is a combination of done of the best X-men mythologies and every characters heroes ir villains. The old dream is dead long live the new dream.

I’ve enjoyed this so much that I am eager to read it again for the pleasure of it.Great storytelling and artwork, I’ve re-read and/or admired various pages several times over just to savour the words of the script or the appreciate the excellence of the artwork.Marvellous!!!

This is the only xmen comic I've read, and it was a pretty good starting point I found. There were times were previous comic events were mentioned but those were sparse. It was confusing near the start but I'm sure that was intentional, as it all gets explained throughout the comic.Overall, this comic as very enjoyable to a new reader, and did a good job at catching me up with the xmen story before this.

I’m a lapsed X-Men fan who started in the 1980s and drifted away shortly after Morrison’s seminal run in the 2000s. It honestly feels like this book was written to reward the lifelong fans: nods and throwbacks to characters from almost every era, no character off the table. In fact, if anything, my only gripe is that with a fundamentally enormous ensemble cast, no characters really get to shine: it’s almost as though each one is now an archetype of who they have always been in order to allow a massive, sprawling, ambitious story to evolve. This is mutant comics for grown ups: where the X-Men stop being analogues for real-world minorities and instead ask the question, “What if the victims rose up, united, and formed a nation of their own to show the world how to do everything better?” I’ve followed this purchase with the first two volumes of the new X-Men series, as well as the first New Mutants and two volumes of The Marauders: all excellent, all subversive. Tried to keep this spoiler free, but if you want to see a brave new world, this is for you.

In the empowering of Moira, Hickman has performed genuine magic. No only does he open the X-man future, he beautiful!y re-orders the past. We always knew there were alternative timelines - days of future past particularly - but I was absolutely blown away by wrapping it in an explosive new mutant power.

Doesn’t get any better than this. A complete new direction for the X-men (which in my View was much needed as same themes are being repeated too often). But what Hickman has done with the X-men will blow your mind. Fanatic, imaginative concepts which only Hickman can construct.No spoilers here as I wouldn’t want to impinge even the slightest on your enjoyment of this true epic.Loved every minute of my first, second and third reads.The lives of mutants changes forever and we get treated to jump aboard for the ride. Don’t even think of missing out.

Hickman has taken the core essence of the X-Men books and updated it, providing an important move forward both to the far future and the now. After decades of mismanagement by Marvel, he has the X-Men back to their rightful place as an important book to follow. Supported by outstanding artwork and colouring, if you enjoyed the long form storytelling of Fantastic Four and both SHIELD books, this is a must.

House of X/Powers of X goes beyond being a great comic to being one of my favorite works of literature. I'm not trying to say it's Shakespeare, but it incapsulates many themes and archetypes that appeal to me as a modern reader. And it also pushes the medium forward by recontextualizing these characters in a genius way and providing an incredible amount of world building through prose sections and diagrams.The art from Pepe Larraz and RB Silva isn't like, Dave Gibbons game-changing, but it does a great job of conveying some very heady concepts while showcasing the emotions of the characters. Both artists also manage to channel some previous eras while still feeling unmistakably modern. There's something very '90s about Sabretooth here. But then there are characters like Marvel Girl who feel right out of the '60s, and not just because of some throw-back costumes.That Hickman's premise can be summarized in one lean sentence only serves to underscore its genius: Moira Mactaggert is a mutant with the power to reincarnate, and the entirety of Marvel continuity up until now has been her tenth life.Half of the storyline deals with the establishment of Krakoa, the latest and greatest mutant nation that Moira has been secretly working toward with Professor X and Magneto's help. It differs from Genosha or Utopia in that the land itself is a living thing, much more capable of adapting to the mutants' needs, and in that all mutants are welcome there, good or evil.While this new status quo is incredibly positive and inspiring, it has some dark implications. Moira, Professor X, and Magneto have all been aware that events might play out a certain way, and still allowed them to happen. One prose section suggests that Moira didn't just happen to have her mutant son Proteus - she specifically chose her husband and had Proteus knowing that the mutants would one day needs his reality-warping power.And while that sort of dark twist might disturb some readers, I think it only serves to make the previously one-note Moira much more interesting, and to present Professor X with some truly interesting dilemmas when it comes to how far he is willing to go to achieve his dream.One of my favorite action sequences in any comic ever occurs when X sends the X-Men to stop the creation of a "Mother Mold" sentinel orbiting the sun. He coldly tells them to "Do whatever it takes" and telepathically watches with determination - and heartbreak - as the team accomplishes their mission, and are killed one by one.Of course, with Krakoa's new resurrection protocols, each is cloned a new body and then implanted with Professor X's back-up memories of them. But are they really their old selves brought back to life, or mere clones?How can you not LOVE this??? It's mind-blowing. Just...so, so satisfying to see the X-Men brought to the cutting-edge of sci-fi storytelling.Speaking of, the other half of the narrative showcases other timelines, Moira's previous lives. We see a timeline where mutant chimeras working for Apocalypse sacrifice themselves to get Moira information on how Nimrod comes to be. And we see an especially long-lasting timeline wherein humans reach a point of technological transcendence and merge with the Phalanx, who, in another profound recontextualization, are revealed to be just the tip of a universe-spanning cluster of artificial intelligences more akin to God. Is it humanity's fate to evolve to this point, or is it better that they retain their individuality?This stuff is so, so cool. I have read it twice and tore through it both times. Grant Morrison's New X-Men is the only thing that comes close. This is really the pinnacle of the franchise.But of course, it can only exist because of what has come before. I'm nearing the end of a two-year marathon reading every issue of X-Men ever, and even I missed some of the references here. Wolverine makes amends with Gorgon, a villain from a Mark Millar solo Wolverine comic run that I somehow hadn't heard of. But overall, I think the series is still accessible to even a casual X-Men fan. I've seen some on here describe it as "convoluted," but if you pay attention to the diagrams and various boxes it's all laid out pretty clearly. And it's all doled out in a really compelling order.While I've yet to read everything that has come after this, it stands on its own as probably the best thing Marvel put out in the 2010s, aside from Hickman's previous big work, Secret Wars. It's just massively entertaining, stimulating, engrossing, packed full of secrets and hugely pleasurable new ways of looking at your favorite characters. It's amazing. I love it. Read it and then be inspired to go read every X-Men issue ever like I was.

No need to read something to be up to date, the book is self explanatory, as it explains almost everything

Best take on the x men from jonathan hickman

Loved it trom beggining roll the end.

Nossa, o livro é caprichado, e a história é uma das melhores que já li sobre os mutantes da Marvel. Pra falar a verdade, é uma das melhores histórias de ficção científica que já li.Hickman, Larraz, Silva, e até mesmo o colorista Marte Gracia oferecem aos leitores diversão de alta qualidade em vários sentidos. Alguns painéis são obras de arte a se contemplar, a narrativa te sequestra e te devolve como um leitor reapaixonado pela mitologia mutante.