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DAWN OF X! The X-Men find themselves in a whole new world of possibility…and things have never been better! JONATHAN HICKMAN (HOUSE OF X, POWERS OF X, SECRET WARS) and superstar artist LEINIL FRANCIS YU (NEW AVENGERS, CAPTAIN AMERICA) reveal the saga of Cyclops and his hand-picked squad of mutant powerhouses!
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Characters
Nathan Summers
Nathan Summers (Time Displaced)
Max Eisenhardt
Jean Grey
Karima Shapandar
Lorna Dane
Rachel Summers
Charles Xavier
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Community Reviews
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Holy cow is this a waste of an issue and not something that should LAUNCH THE X-MEN INTO THE FUTURE. It's a filler issue in between arcs when you need to buy time or spread out the major events of the ongoing story....
Discussion
X-Men + Hickman = Yes!
Interesting that this series is going to be one-and-dones for each issue. I was expecting more grandiose storytelling that all weaves together and builds to something crazy but am going to approach this with an open mind.
That is odd for Hickman. I would have thought a long slow burn was coming.
Super excited just because of that. He did say the issues aren't really entirely separate, that they do build on each other as the story develops. But this is the perfect format for the X-Men IMO. Great way to highlight tons of deserving characters.
That’s good to hear. I was worried things would feel disjointed. Has Hickman done many one-shots before?
There were several standalone issues in his Fantastic Four/FF runs and probably a few in his Avengers stuff too. He definitely knows how to pack a lot of content in one issue so I'm much more excited than apprehensive.
Yes, that would work!
Hickman has turned X-Men into Marvel's Game of Thrones.
what worries me is that now that the x-men can be brought back to life, they may be more reckless in the field.
Logan being the only non-Summers to have a room in the Summer House and his and Scott's room being connected to Jean's, and Scott and Jean having separate rooms YES I AM CRAZY
That was weird to me as well
Per Hickman, A group of mutants is called an orgy.
This was a great read. Yu's art worked in some places and didn't work in others, but I did like how he drew Polaris especially. Really excited to see what this series and the Dawn of X as a whole becomes.
Coming hot from HoX/PoX this issue, story-wise, does not disappoint. The art, however, is not my favorite and pales in comparison particularly with Larraz and Gracia's outstanding accomplishment. Regardless, it was a small cavance and just for very particular moments. Great start, great premise... LOVED that the designs and text are making a comeback and I'm wondering if it'd also be in other author's work as well. Overall excellent!
Hickman loves his charts lol
Hickman said all the Dawn of X titles will have data pages (https://www.adventuresinpoortaste.com/2019/10/14/x-men-monday-32-jonathan-hickman-answers-your-house-of-x-and-powers-of-x-questions/)
Agreed about the art. I think it worked in some spots, specifically during the more laid back scenes, but it feels too static. Not enough to fully detract from the story though!
I agree too. I think HOX/POX had better art.
Rambling, non-engaging read. Almost nothing about the Summers family sequence rang true and it was painfully unfunny in its humor attempts.
Really that's all that matters.
It is in my case. I hope Hickman isn’t alienating longtime fans though. Can’t make everybody happy!
So, how did Teen Cable come about? What's Cyclop's relationship to Polaris? Thought he was with Jean?
Kid Cable came back in time in the Extermination miniseries to "retire" Cable for failing to send the Original Five X-Men back to their own time. The OG X-Force team hunted him down but realized he's Cable just younger, so he's sticking around. And I don't think we're meant to infer anything about Cyclops and Polaris, they've probably just bonded over being the "children" of two of the most powerful mutants on the island.
This artgerm variant is amazing, the green and colors really pop. The overall run has been a little uneven and hopefully it’s building up to big things.