House of X / Powers of X

No more. 

That’s what this issue is all about - a pure expression of anger at the events the X-men experience in this storyline.

House of X #4 / 6

Its been a few weeks since I wrote a post. Its an understatement to say the last few weeks have been tough. 

With so much available time I have been revisiting my comic book collection. I never stopped reading comic books, but lately I have been revisiting my physical comics, many of which are 30 years old 

This is Uncanny X-Men #251 - the first X book I ever read

This was the first issue I picked up in a newsagents. That cover - I had to know who this character was and what he had done. (It’s Logan, 10 years before he looked like Hugh Jackman)

These two issues are near perfect examples of the very best X-Men storytelling. They have heroes in costumes but these books are about people. The metaphor in X-Men could apply to any group that isn't the majority, and Uncanny 251, 30 years old, is as relevant today as it was then, perhaps even more so. 

The House of X / Powers of X series rewrote the X-Men mythology with a heavy dose of science fiction, but retained the essential Metaphor. The original dream of Professor X is revisited and the whole continuity reconstructed to include many new elements, some of which were huge surprises. The format of the books is also rather different, with infodumps peppered through the books. 

I read the 12 issues on a weekly basis, the first time in 20 years I had been that engaged with a comic book. Being able to move straight on to the next issue will dampen the surprises somewhat but I highly recommend the series. 

The X-men ongoing books were all reset immediately after the series under the banner Dawn of X. 

Lockdown has caused all the new series to stall publication, but they are now starting to get moving again.

The panel below is probably the best single panel I have ever seen. Its perfect.