The issue ushers in a drastically different and new era for the X-Men.

One era ends and a new one begins as Jonathan Hickman's acclaimed run enters the Reign of X! In the wake of the Earth-shattering events of X OF SWORDS, the Captain Commander of Krakoa makes a fateful decision that will affect all the island-nation's residents! And when the Shi'ar Empire asks the X-Men for help, Cyclops, Storm and Marvel Girl answer the call! Elsewhere, the door to the Vault swings open at last. Jonathan Hickman took over Marvels X-Men franchise with todays releas of House of X 1. I have no issue with that I almost prefer it, honestly. But time moves differently inside the Vault - and for the beings who emerge, it's been a very, very long time since they entered! And Krakoa's future is at stake when one of mutantkind's greatest threats re-emerges: Nimrod is online! Then, it's time for the Hellfire Gala - and a changing of the guard, as Krakoa's very first team of elected X-Men debuts!Ĭollects X-Men (2019) #16-20. The action is vivid and exciting, but it does take a back seat to the philosophical talk at times. Hickman's other notable work at Marvel includes the S.H.I.E.L.

We review this new beginning for the X-Men, starting with Cyclops. Jonathan Hickman is an American comic book writer and artist, best known for his creator-owned series The Nightly News, The Manhattan Projects and East of West, as well as his lengthy stints as a writer on Marvel 's Fantastic Four, The Avengers and The New Avengers. One era ends and a new one begins as Jonathan Hickman's acclaimed run enters the Reign of X! In the wake of the Earth-shattering events of X OF SWORDS, the Captain Commander of Krakoa makes a fateful decision that will affect all the island-nation's residents! And when the Shi'ar Empire asks the X-Men for help, Cyclops, Storm and Marvel Girl answer the call! Elsewhere, the door to the Vault swings open at last. Jonathan Hickman’s X-Men 1 is the place that the revelations of Marvel’s House of X/Powers of X miniseries start to play out.

X-Men by Jonathan Hickman