FEAR THE FUTURE! Superstar writer Jonathan Hickman (INFINTY, NEW AVENGERS, FF) continues his revolutionary new direction for the X-Men. Intertwining with HOUSE OF X, POWERS OF X reveals the secret past, present and future of mutantkind, changing t…
FEAR THE FUTURE! Superstar writer Jonathan Hickman (INFINTY, NEW AVENGERS, FF) continues his revolutionary new direction for the X-Men. Intertwining with HOUSE OF X, POWERS OF X reveals the secret past, present and future of mutantkind, changing the way you look at every X-Men story before and after. You do not want to miss the next seminal moment in the history of the X-Men!
Hickman introduces many new mysteries in House of X while paying respect to several past X-Men creators and events. Marvel Comics promises Powers of X “reveals the secret past, present and future of mutantkind, changing the way you look at every X-Men story before and after.” Certainly a bold claim and difficult task given the often times convoluted nature of 50+ years of X-Men preceding it.
Powers of X #1 is the first of a six-issue companion miniseries to House of X leading into Dawn of X. Powers of X is written by Jonathan Hickman and illustrated by R.B. Silva. Will Powers of X continue the momentum of the extremely well received smash-hit House of X? Does Kickman’s leadership of the X-Men franchise indicate greater days ahead?
The artwork, especially at the beginning and end of the issue, takes a noticeable step back from House of X’s Pepe Larraz. The opening scene between Charles Xavier and an old acquaintance feels separate from the rest of the book. At one point Professor X doesn’t appear to have eyeballs. And some of the facial expressions are Manga or anime inspired. The rest of the issue doesn’t feature these at all. It gives it a bit of a disjointed feel overall.
The art gets noticeable better in the second and third time frames before falling off a bit towards the final pages. R.B. Silva lays out the panels very well and the scenes are easy to follow visually. Silva does nail the action for the most part and that’s a good thing. Powers of X has a lot more of it than its counterpart.
Jonathan Hickman some really good stuff in Powers of X #1. Heck even a few great answers t..
