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"While you slept, the world changed."
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.
P**M
Great X-Men Volume! Love It!
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!!!
D**Y
An Unfilmable Epic, And That’s A Good Thing
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.
K**I
Epic
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.
N**N
An enjoyable story with some confusing nots
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.
N**N
Instant Classic!!!!!
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.
J**Y
It all starts again and again and again
A truly fresh start to the X-Men this starts at the start again you don't need to read house of M you don't need to read avengers vs xmen you don't need to read xmen gold blue or red or all new xmen they are all good as well but this is a fresh start the perfect jumping on point
B**N
Great Read!
Love this story line. Great for any X-men lover
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