X-Men - Part 8

[Sithborg]

Goddamn line revamp. Going to need to redo my pull list.

 

[Sithborg]

Hellfire Gala season is always great. Just wish there was a Rachel and Betsy design out there.

 

[Sithborg]

Marvel Just Gave Thor the Powers of the Phoenix Force

Jason Aaron must be stopped.

 

[BoredGuy]

He stopped. lol
and at least Echo's not the Phoenix' host anymore either

 

[Weather Witch]

Hellfire Gala season is always great. Just wish there was a Rachel and Betsy design out there.

Hellfire Gala is always a blast. Just a great opportunity for creators to come up with the wildest outfits and craziest ideas. Love it.

 

[BoredGuy]

Hellfire Gala is always a blast. Just a great opportunity for creators to come up with the wildest outfits and craziest ideas. Love it.

Honestly I'm far more impressed by a lot of the Hellfire Gala outfits than I was by anything at the Met Gala this year (and most years tbh)

 

[Sithborg]

Damn, Rasputin. I am glad they figured out how to bring her into the main continuity. Though, having Kitty begin a googly eyed over her was way too funny.

 

[Sithborg]

Heads up, you may want to read Immortal before Sons of X. I was somewhat confused when I read Sons of X before Immortal. Makes a little more sense.

Oh well, later Legion. Kind of makes sense to write him out for Fall of X. But I liked what they were doing with him. Hopefully Spurrier will bring him back after Uncanny Spider-man. The messing with Nimrod that they did is interesting, look forward to seeing how that plays out. Putting in the comic panels was a fun visual treat.

Immortal is interesting. I like that they believe they have sorted out Sinister's tampering, but aren't fully sure yet. Still, it feels a bit weird to cut out Xavier from resurrection and not Hope. Hope beating up Exodus was fun.

I also got the FCBD issue for Uncanny Avengers. I have to assume whoever stole the Captain Krakoa suit is someone known. The Orchis Beekeepers are going to be kind of bugging me. Leave them to AIM. And it does make a good argument for Deadpool being in the team. And I am curious to see how much is repeated in issue one or the Hellfire Gala issue.

 

[Sithborg]

****

I would appreciate it if Marvel would stop making X books for Fall of X that I want. My wallet would appreciate it. I know 2 are minis, a few won't last, but god damn. Its looking at 9 books.

 

[BoredGuy]

I've fallen behind, and simply can't afford to keep up with all the books

Does anybody know of a good website or resource that lists the rosters of all the current teams??
I've been trying to keep up at least with reviews of the books I can't afford or have lower interest in
but I'm at the point now where I don't even recognize some of the characters' names

Also, this could be cool:
https://www.marvel.com/articles/culture-lifestyle/hellfire-gala-san-diego-comic-con-2023

 

[Sithborg]

The main team is Cyclops, Jean, Forge, Iceman, Firestar, Synch, and Talon (alternate version of Laura, goes back to the Children of the Vault storyline).

X-men Red feels like it is focusing more on Storm at the moment, but in theory, the Brotherhood team is her, Sunspot, Thunderbird, but the majority seems to be new characters from Arrako.

Immortal is pretty much just the Quiet Council, which I have tough time thinking of as a team, and each issue focuses on one member.

The current New Mutants mini is focusing on Escapade, the new trans mutant introduced last year, Cerebella, formerly the brain No-Girl or Martha Johannsen created by Morrison, and Honey Badger, Laura's sister. With Wolfsbane and Escapade's friend supporting.

And I don't follow X-force. Marauders, Legion of X, and Excalibur are done. So, those characters are in limbo. I couldn't stick with Marauders to find out why Shakti from X-men 2099 was in the book.

 

[BoredGuy]

The main team is Cyclops, Jean, Forge, Iceman, Firestar, Synch, and Talon (alternate version of Laura, goes back to the Children of the Vault storyline).

X-men Red feels like it is focusing more on Storm at the moment, but in theory, the Brotherhood team is her, Sunspot, Thunderbird, but the majority seems to be new characters from Arrako.

Immortal is pretty much just the Quiet Council, which I have tough time thinking of as a team, and each issue focuses on one member.

The current New Mutants mini is focusing on Escapade, the new trans mutant introduced last year, Cerebella, formerly the brain No-Girl or Martha Johannsen created by Morrison, and Honey Badger, Laura's sister. With Wolfsbane and Escapade's friend supporting.

And I don't follow X-force. Marauders, Legion of X, and Excalibur are done. So, those characters are in limbo. I couldn't stick with Marauders to find out why Shakti from X-men 2099 was in the book.

Cool thank you for the run down

is Talon Old Laura, or Young Laura? (So Daken is now Fang and Laura is Talon? what is this American Gladiators? lol)

And yeah, I gotta look up all the Arrako mutants, their names and powers always confuse me

 

[Sithborg]

Cool thank you for the run down

is Talon Old Laura, or Young Laura? (So Daken is now Fang and Laura is Talon? what is this American Gladiators? lol)

And yeah, I gotta look up all the Arrako mutants, their names and powers always confuse me

Talon is Old Laura.

 

[Pennywise]

 

[Weather Witch]

X-Men Red has been a blast, but I did find it amusing how

Spoiler

The White Sword and Jon Ironfire

Had their outfits dressed down significantly since their last appearances. Not a complaint, but I wasn't overly surprised that the artist (Jacopo Camagni) is queer.

 

[Weather Witch]

Great trailer! Fall of X really seems to build on everything from Dawn to Destiny. With the original title being Autumn of X, I'm not worried about this being the definitive end of the Krakoan era. No matter how much a vocal minority online is celebrating that possibility. It's good to shake things up though.

The lineup of books is amazing as well. Can't wait!

Edit:
I also love this map. Great marketing.

 

[Sithborg]

Was finally able to get my Heralds of Apocalypse book. Man, I am excited for the Genesis War in Red. Ewing picking up where Hickman left Apocalypse, sign me up.

Sinister 4 was odd. In that only half the Sinisters showed up. While interesting to get some info on Dr Stasis, and Mother Righteous' origin is just plain creepy, Orbis Stellaris really should have been fleshed out if the Sinister stuff is going to be important going forward.

 

[Weather Witch]

Was finally able to get my Heralds of Apocalypse book. Man, I am excited for the Genesis War in Red. Ewing picking up where Hickman left Apocalypse, sign me up.

Sinister 4 was odd. In that only half the Sinisters showed up. While interesting to get some info on Dr Stasis, and Mother Righteous' origin is just plain creepy, Orbis Stellaris really should have been fleshed out if the Sinister stuff is going to be important going forward.

I did also think it was interesting that we're getting very little on Orbis Stellaris. Seems like we're ending Destiny of X on a high note though. Definitely feels like the strongest of the three Krakoan eras so far.

 

[Sithborg]

No one saw this coming at all.

EDIT: Oh, looks like just going to make the change in Hellfire Gala. Great.

 

[Sithborg]

Immortal was interesting. Doug stepped up and said what most were thinking about the Quiet Council. I am fascinated on where it is going to go, but Krakoa has to survive Fall of X first, so should be fun. Poor Doug, always getting yanked too and fro by his overprotective buddies.

Caught a few panels of Funeral for a Friend, which is kind of relevant here now. Glad the Champions got a bit of a feature.

 

[Weather Witch]

Immortal was interesting. Doug stepped up and said what most were thinking about the Quiet Council. I am fascinated on where it is going to go, but Krakoa has to survive Fall of X first, so should be fun. Poor Doug, always getting yanked too and fro by his overprotective buddies.

I absolutely adore Immortal. Might be my favorite run of the Krakoan era so far. Really happy it returns for Fall of X, even if there'll obviously be big changes.

 

[psylockolussus]

So they are leaving Krakoa neXt year... hmm not surprised. It was inevitable.

I don't think I've read a single comic book issue this year. Maybe its time for me to catch up.

 

[Sithborg]

All we really know at the moment is that they are teasing a new status quo with the AoA font.

 

[Weather Witch]

So they are leaving Krakoa neXt year... hmm not surprised. It was inevitable.

All we have is a logo in a different style. Although, FoX could very well transition the story toward a new status quo, it's still very much rooted in the Krakoan era stuff.

 

[Sithborg]

Given pretty much all the new X books are minis, I think it is clear a new status quo is being set up. Just hope by then they realize the price increase is a bad idea.