A Month Away For The End of The Krakoan Age of X-Men

[charliehustle415]

My favorite part of it was X of Swords. I'm really not a big fan of the Krakoan era because of how it treated Cyclops in general but Scott and Jean fighting against eldritch horrors to save their Son, reforming the X-Men and going to live in a treehouse was cool. I also loved the Amenthi lore and Daemons and all that kind of stuff.
I'm not excited about the new era at all tbh except for Jed Mackay's X-Men, which I feel will do justice to Scott and if anyone can bring big ideas to the x-line, it's him.

I completely forgot about Amenth and those ancient mutants. I did enjoy the fact that mutants have existed and exist in other societies that have their own distinct culture.

I really wish we had a book that more one them, Ewing did what he could in X-Men Red; but I wish we had a book similar to Gillen's Eternals that focused on Amenth.

I get that you're not a fan of how Scott was written, but I did enjoy that this was one of the few eras where he actually had a functional family dynamic. Meaning that his wife wasn't kidnapped, Emma doing her usual BS, or other secret brothers showing up. The sweetest issue was where he and his family just took a vacation and enjoyed their time.

[Darth_Caedus]

I completely forgot about Amenth and those ancient mutants. I did enjoy the fact that mutants have existed and exist in other societies that have their own distinct culture.

I really wish we had a book that more one them, Ewing did what he could in X-Men Red; but I wish we had a book similar to Gillen's Eternals that focused on Amenth.

I get that you're not a fan of how Scott was written, but I did enjoy that this was one of the few eras where he actually had a functional family dynamic. Meaning that his wife wasn't kidnapped, Emma doing her usual BS, or other secret brothers showing up. The sweetest issue was where he and his family just took a vacation and enjoyed their time.

These were some of my favorite moments

[charliehustle415]

These were some of my favorite moments

Asrar's version of Cyclops is so tough looking, I love it

[Galen Nycroft]

Greatest Memories/Moments:

1)In Moira's 6th life when she and Wolverine were in the Human Zoo and Moira finally figures out what's what. Wolverine sending her on her way was an awesome panel.

2)Mystique and Destiny's flashback issue of Immortal X-Men #3 that shows them in the past. It felt like American Horror Story for me (I loved that series). Crazy that these two reprehensible women had the best, most stable relationship during the Krakoan era, but they are made for each other.

3)Powers of X...Nightcrawler and Wolverine on the surface of the Sun, sharing a touching moment before sending the Mother Mold to the Upper Room.

4)Magneto vs. Tarn the Uncaring battle, and Isca the Unbeaten getting "got" by Sunspot.

5)Synch's discovery that he could synch with non-mutants, and subsequently Synch's elevated profile in the Krakoan era. He became a favorite of mine.

[Grunty]

This kind of ended as expected. Well in one of the two ways.

[JB]

There's so many things I loved about the era but one of the first things that comes to mind is the introduction and development of the Arakkii, along with Storm's treatment by Ewing.

[Kingdom X]

There's so many things I loved about the era but one of the first things that comes to mind is the introduction and development of the Arakkii, along with Storm's treatment by Ewing.

This! It’s why I’ll never get behind the narrative that this era was a failure as so many gems came out of it.

I reread Hellions recently and it was amazing. The Hellfire Gala issue is a masterclass in comedic comic book writing. X-Factor and Ayala’s New Mutants hold a special place in my heart for trying to bring emotions back into these characters when plot developments are so often the main priority for runs these days. The Steves and LaValle have done wonders for some neglected mutants. And without Ewing’s books I probably would have dropped the line a long time ago, but he kept me coming back and invested in our merry mutants.

[charliehustle415]

This! It’s why I’ll never get behind the narrative that this era was a failure as so many gems came out of it.

I reread Hellions recently and it was amazing. The Hellfire Gala issue is a masterclass in comedic comic book writing. X-Factor and Ayala’s New Mutants hold a special place in my heart for trying to bring emotions back into these characters when plot developments are so often the main priority for runs these days. The Steves and LaValle have done wonders for some neglected mutants. And without Ewing’s books I would probably would have dropped the line a long time ago, but he kept me coming back and invested in our merry mutants.

Ayala was a fresh of breath air, and I wish she had another X-title to work on now

[Steroid]

For me my greatest memories of this era would of course be the return of Synch. My favorite character returning after 2 decades is something that I will always be grateful for in regarding Krakoa. Outside of that I will gladly say the success of Hellions is something that I will always remember about this era. I fully admit that when that series was first announced I absolutely crapped on the lineup but that series turned out to be my favorite book of this era.

[Til]

My favorite moment was probably the terraforming of Mars. Not only was it really cool seeing the omegas working in a circuit to bring a planet back to life, but it really felt like the mutants were continuing to move forward. Establishing Krakoa was an entire feat on its own. So of course the next step after building a mutant nation would be building a mutant planet. I'll never forget how optimistic and hopeful I felt for the X-Men at that time.

[Alex_Of_X]

My favorite moment was probably the terraforming of Mars. Not only was it really cool seeing the omegas working in a circuit to bring a planet back to life, but it really felt like the mutants were continuing to move forward. Establishing Krakoa was an entire feat on its own. So of course the next step after building a mutant nation would be building a mutant planet. I'll never forget how optimistic and hopeful I felt for the X-Men at that time.

Word! It was an amazing ride, and there are still chunks I've yet to read--like most New Mutants stuff.

I've been reading mutie comics since like 2004 and I've never felt as much heart, imagination, bravado and craft consistently put into the line as during the Krakoan age. HOXPOX was a revelation, X-Men that followed blew my mind monthly, and the whole road to the first Gala/Planet-sized was electric. Never ever did I have so many xbooks on my pull lol.

The comics will be good in the future too, mind. But it's hard to let a good thing go. And at its peak, Krakoa was a revelation.

[Sutekh]

Never ever did I have so many xbooks on my pull lol.

This is very much the truth! I was getting pretty much everything but the Wolverine stuff, at one point! (And the Unlimited stuff, since I don't do digital comics quite yet.)

Sins of Sinister kind of took the blush off the rose for me, and Fall of X has lost me completely. I'm not terribly interested in anything announced for the new age, yet, but not everything has been announced, so hope remains.

[Uncanny X-Man]

Greatest Memories/Moments:

1)In Moira's 6th life when she and Wolverine were in the Human Zoo and Moira finally figures out what's what. Wolverine sending her on her way was an awesome panel.

2)Mystique and Destiny's flashback issue of Immortal X-Men #3 that shows them in the past. It felt like American Horror Story for me (I loved that series). Crazy that these two reprehensible women had the best, most stable relationship during the Krakoan era, but they are made for each other.

3)Powers of X...Nightcrawler and Wolverine on the surface of the Sun, sharing a touching moment before sending the Mother Mold to the Upper Room.

4)Magneto vs. Tarn the Uncaring battle, and Isca the Unbeaten getting "got" by Sunspot.

5)Synch's discovery that he could synch with non-mutants, and subsequently Synch's elevated profile in the Krakoan era. He became a favorite of mine.

I just have to quote you because all these are amazing moments. I will add:

- Destiny and Mystique talking to Moira in her third life and having Pyro burn her alive
- Storm and Magneto fighting in the afterlife
- Mystique reintroducing Destiny to the Quiet Council in Inferno. Valerio Schiti really nailed that entrance with no dialogue, just the power of his art.
- Sunspot using Isca's power to help Magneto win against Tarn.

[charliehustle415]

Greatest Memories/Moments:

1)In Moira's 6th life when she and Wolverine were in the Human Zoo and Moira finally figures out what's what. Wolverine sending her on her way was an awesome panel.

2)Mystique and Destiny's flashback issue of Immortal X-Men #3 that shows them in the past. It felt like American Horror Story for me (I loved that series). Crazy that these two reprehensible women had the best, most stable relationship during the Krakoan era, but they are made for each other.

3)Powers of X...Nightcrawler and Wolverine on the surface of the Sun, sharing a touching moment before sending the Mother Mold to the Upper Room.

4)Magneto vs. Tarn the Uncaring battle, and Isca the Unbeaten getting "got" by Sunspot.

5)Synch's discovery that he could synch with non-mutants, and subsequently Synch's elevated profile in the Krakoan era. He became a favorite of mine.

Hickman knows how to write epic deaths, it's a twin to Thor and Hyperion's end against the Beyonders

[ARkadelphia]

Hickman knows how to write epic deaths, it's a twin to Thor and Hyperion's end against the Beyonders

Just read that for the first time a few hours ago.