Originally Posted by
gambit2051
Now that it has been a few months since Hickman officially left the franchise, and the Krakoa Era continues in many of the same hands that were already working on it with Hickman post-House/Power of X (or they have worked with Hickman before, like in Gillen's case. Pick-up Immortal X-Men if you have not already...and I am now starting to think that many of the plot threads that Hickman may have dropped could have been picked up by Gillen for the Eternals series and being tinkered with in fun ways in Immortal X-Men and could even be the crux of the idea for the EaX event...sorry, WAY out there with that thought, please ignore lol)
Anyways...I feel like it is a great time to reflect on what Hickman managed to accomplish, yet again, with, at worst, the 2nd best franchise wide reboot in X-Men History. Regardless of your feelings about it, due to how Successful the Krakoa Age has become, there are now 3 distinct ages for the X-Men. Golden Age (Original X-Men), Claremont (Wolverine, Storm, Nightcrawler, Colossus, etc..), and now Hickman (Krakoa + Villains into Political Allies).
That comes from someone that believed
1. the destruction of the Mansion was a new age...nope
2. then Utopia...nope
3. then Regenesis...nope
4. then Bendis and there is no need for the ... for that trainwreck
5. then there was Limbo, Central Park, Young Versions, Old Versions, then a random clean up with eXtermination
6. straight into the Great Mutant Hope Nate Grey/The Last X-Men Story (based on the timelines I have seen, I am not sure if Editors gave that writing team 3-4 months (starting in Nov 2018) to see results OR if the Editors knew they would be handing things off to Hickman by July 2019...regardless they used 3 of those months on that Terrible Nate Grey becomes Savior/Destroyer storyline, then the Parallel Pocket Universe and Cyclops & Wolverine "gritty street DEPRESSING" X-Men storylines (the main thing most people remember about those are that Wolverine and Cyclops reunite to butcher some Enemies in their reunion after they were both Dead, they Killed Evan in the pocket universe (Teen Apocalypse Clone...) and Betsy loved Blob and Blob loved Betsy).....
None of the above, even with incredible creators and stories buried in there, hold a candle to what Hickman did in 12 weeks with House and Power of X.
Which had me wondering how Hickman originally intended it to end...and have had many ideas about that since Inferno, but the one that sounded the most plausible, due to how little Hickman was using Moira, was that Inferno would have really been THE END for Krakoa and MOST of the Mutants...at least until Moira intentionally kills herself after realizing that SHE was the Problem the entire time. Just think about her 1st lifetime...I do not seem to remember any End of the World type of War occuring when she peacefully died in her sleep...so I think Hickman originally planned to have her realize this and for her 11th (and Final Life) she would have stayed in her Village this time. She might have sent Xavier, Magneto, and Apocalypse some cryptic notes about how "if I did things right this time, you will not know who this, how I know what I know, or why I am sharing it with you, regardless you will never know my name and you will never find me so do not look...here is what you need to know" It would be the Confession of Moira X in 3 parts basically. But the end of Inferno would have seen us right back to the founding of Krakoa...but this time without Moira. I can even see Charles thinking about that Letter as he introduces the Resurrected X-Men at the end of Power of X #6, how "none of it would have been possible without you....X" (since Moira would have just signed her confession X...bc of course she would have...goosebumps just thinking of how corny and PERFECT that would have been...it could have even explained 1 of the Major Reasons they left Moira OUT of so much of the story...it could have always been the plan to remove her and then act like the rest of the Krakoa run went pretty much the same way except for Inferno of course...this time....oooooo, that would have been goooood....this time, when Xavier is revealing Resurrection to the Mutant Population, he does it with Destiny at the head of the queue. Xavier would have stated that he wanted to make sure every Mutant knew that Resurrection was not only for those called X-Men, but for every Mutant that had been lost...)...I love my imagination.
My main reason for making this post is to discuss what you believe was actually Hickman's plans for Moira and Inferno and everything, while also discussing how this is one of those cases where, as much as it sucks, it might have been for the best that the story just be allowed to continue. There are STILL soooooooooooooo many ideas that he planted that have not NEARLY been explored enough even though they are a central theme for his run (Mutant Circuits, Hybrids, THE CHILDREN OF THE VAULT(!!!!! UGH I JUST REMEMBERED THEM and what I am pretty sure Darwins "sacrifice" will mean for all of that going forward...or would have...sigh...Still one of the best arcs in an X-Men Comic though. Wolverine (Laura), Synch, & Darwin spend Centuries in the Vault....incredible!) and I am really hoping that we see them explored some more.
With the reveal of that last page in Immortal X-Men, it definitely looks like Gillen will be toying with the idea of what Moira's Powers could sow in sinister hands....and I am REALLY looking forward to that series now.
But anyway, what are your thoughts about Hickman's run? What it meant to you, the line, etc...? What do you think was Hickmans original plan?