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Sold in the salesman sense. Sold 2 people on picking it up, not my personal copies, which would be difficult since they are digital lol
Where's this from? Bottom three look like copycat characters from another publisher.Hey guys! I'm cool! I like Invaders, too!
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That's Blazing Skull and Union Jack on the bottom. This is from the New Invaders: To End All Wars TPB.
Yeah. His ankle wings don't come from either his human or Atlantean lineage - they're his mutation.
Every time I've gone to my local shop to pick up either Power of X or House of X they ONLY have variants, very odd. Even the shop owner mentioned how weird it was that he always had leftover variants but not the original cover.
Always felt like these should have been switched since Amazing was always the main heading
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Nah. In regards to continuity Hickman is very much like Slott or Morrison. He wants to make it all important ans remembered.
Despite the ending to Secret War, Hickman isnt really a history remover, he's a history celebrator.
This is true- for all the hype about the marvel universe "ending" and "everything dies" Time Runs Out and Secret Wars left 99.9999999% of it in place. You don't do that unless you love continuity and understand what makes it valuable.
Just finished House of X #2...I never expected that person to be the most important person in X-Men history.
First Time reading the X-Men comics and I'm loving this despite having to research some characters that I don't know (I've been only exposed to X-Men through the films). Any X-Men recommendations that I should read?
I mean she was always really important. The only thing that changed was that her character died and so she didn't show up much.
I'll direct you to a post I made earlier - if you have a Marvel Unlimited free trial, you can read nearly all of this: https://www.resetera.com/threads/jo...s-gambit-is-the-witness.128998/#post-22759208
Grand Design is probably the only thing I'd say is a good idea. That will catch you up on the "gist" of everything that's happened on the Xmen timeline.
I don't really know a ton about X-Men history, it always seemed very daunting to get in to because it's been going on forever and there's like time travel and stuff. That's why I'm jumping in now.
Yeah, Hickmans done it perfectly where there's stuff for old time readers but newbies can pick it up and don't need prior knowledge.
as much as I actually hate the art and think some of the Rewritten narrative is a bit mean spirited to the original stories, it is the fastest way to catch up.
It's basically a quick and ugly look at the long history of the team.
Yep, despite having very little non-movie X-Men knowledge, I'm only confused in a way that's clearly intentional at this point of the story, I don't feel lost because of my lack of previous X-book history. I do want to touch on some previous stories eventually but I feel perfectly comfortable without it right now.
Not to mention House of X #1 made me go "yooo this seems fucking COOL".
It also plays fast and loose with the facts and totally rewrites the proteus incident which considering the prominence of Moira in this story and Hickman's love of continuity could still leave people confused if they only read grand design.
My personal beef is turning what kitty fought on Christmas into an alien instead of a demon from the on property cairn.
But yeah I read GD based on all the raves in here and was not impressed. I honestly think you can get just as good of and a more accurate look at the history from the beginning to DPS just by reading the issue Eulogy.
Not so sure for summing up everything after.
I love the art on Grand Design. It captures this sort of 'lost pop culture' artifact from a bygone era feel that makes it feel dated and apocryphal while being completely current.
The art was why I dropped it. I could have worked through the rewrites and the spiteful retelling of certain things but the art was just so ugly to me I couldn't keep going.
I can't believe i'm reading a comic book month-to-month for the fist time in years. Even more, I can't believe that the hype from all the Marvel's writers and editors before a single issue came were actually understatements. This is incredibly compelling.
Yeah I'm generally ignorant of xmen in comics (outside of a couple events I read way back) so I'm coming at this fresh and it's pretty good. Liking it a lot and I plan on keeping up with it.
Watching discussion, some of my points of curiosity or confusion are shared by the longterm fans so we're pretty much on the same page regardless. Not a lot of prior knowledge needed to still be in this together.
I'll probably dip my toe into this, see if it's up my alley.
It's his choice, like last time.
Wouldn't be surprised if he goes to DC
I would think it would remain in his best interest to never become completely tied down. He'll run with this idea as long as its creatively and financially successfully and then have open opportunity to do whatever he wants, be it another creator owned book or DC or reboot another dead Marvel property. He's in a great position.
Yeah, I think Hickman is in that group that can basically pick and choose, but then again after the whole thing with DC and the legion I wouldn't blame him for not wanting to work there for a good while.
*Pushes glasses up bridge of nose*
So watching some random reviews and reaction vids of HOX #2 on YouTube, it's weird to me how many of them are like "Oh and some chick named Destiny", "Destiny, a new mutant I think", "Who is Destiny?"
I'd have thought her associations with Mystique, Rogue, the Brotherhood, Days of Future Past, the lead up to Legion Quest and Age of Apocalypse (included it's conclusion inside the M'Kraan crystal) would have made her more known
Or at least Google the character and browse a wiki before producing a vid meant to "inform"
Not to mention the butchering of the name "Moira"..."My-ra", "Moria"...
So watching some random reviews and reaction vids of HOX #2 on YouTube, it's weird to me how many of them are like "Oh and some chick named Destiny", "Destiny, a new mutant I think", "Who is Destiny?"
I'd have thought her associations with Mystique, Rogue, the Brotherhood, Days of Future Past, the lead up to Legion Quest and Age of Apocalypse (included it's conclusion inside the M'Kraan crystal) would have made her more known
Or at least Google the character and browse a wiki before producing a vid meant to "inform"
Not to mention the butchering of the name "Moira"..."My-ra", "Moria"...
I wonder if Namor will come into play at all. He may be a joke mutant and a prick, but having underwater allies couldn't hurt, especially as an island nation.
Did Hickman use Namor in his FF run at all?
She wasn't in any of the movies.
Did Hickman use Namor in his FF run at all?
She wasn't in any of the movies.
nope, the main is the 10th (and her current life) the 6th is....well we'll find out.
This one is the 10th, I don't think it's gonna be in continuity.
When it comes to CB reviews on YT, it's a very small crapshoot imo. You'll find a decent channel but they'll have a myriad of issues that no one really cares for such as either an over abundance of content and a very dull creator to name a few.