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today marvel comics released the cover of x-men #35, aka the 700th issue of the x-men. this issue will be the final comic in the x-men krakoa era, lasting 2019-2024, the biggest era of the x-men since the 90s.
when this era first started i was 21. in these 5 years i lived through covid, graduated college, was unemployed, got a real job, and had the biggest ups and downs of my life. and the x-men were with me through it all! but now it's never gonna be the same again and i'm turning 26. it's the kind of thing that makes you think about where you were, where you are, and where you're going.
Mar 6, 2024
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over the past few years, the mutants of marvel have had their own nation-state, krakoa. it's been the best period for x-men since the 90s. unfortunately, it's ending now, and on a bit of a whimper too, but at its peak it tackled morally difficult questions about nation-building and what a hero looks like in this new world for the x-men. i think it would be a wonderful project for anyone to look up the reading order of all the books and just read them, and i could give a half dozen recs from this era, but my favorite of all the books is hellions.
krakoa is a nation without a prison. it is also a nation that has, through immense political favors, granted criminal forgiveness and immunity for all mutants around the globe. even the mutants who have committed heinous crimes against humanity are allowed to live on krakoa as long as they abide by its laws, a chance at rehabilitation not offered by the human world. but can the most despicable mutants be redeemed by being given this once-in-a-lifetime chance? enter the hellions, a rehabilitation program for mutants whose powers make them inherently violent and destructive. can being sent on black-ops missions where they are allowed to let loose their powers for good make them productive members of society? or were they always doomed? this comic about a group of d-list x-men villains outsold the avengers. nanny outsold the avengers! it's not just a great story about redemption, but also it's really fun.
May 4, 2024
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i grew up reading this comic and recently reread it it rocked. this comic by joe quesada and joshua middleton, which was tragically discontinued, follows the lives of young mutants who reside on the lower east side. i wont spoil it but i will say that they do molly and work as dominatrixes. i think marvel should let harmony korine direct a movie of this series and cast me as x23.
Jul 21, 2022
Never was that big of a fan of comics growing up, and I'd say that I have a sprinkling of pretentiousness, so lots of media I consume is serious and artistic.
But somehow over the past couple months I've been going to comic book stores, buying the new issues and keeping track of when new issues come out. It's something about the escapism I think, and the strong characters that exist in series like the X-Men. A lot of the older Chris Clairmont X-Men is written really well, there are some parts that have aged terribly, but for the most part it's some great stuff. This has been the first thing I've really enjoyed getting into in a while.
Also Wolverine is hot, 5'3" king.
Dec 2, 2024
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