My interest in Krakoa, as a setting, died early on when it became very obvious early on to me that hickman had no actual interest in making a country. It was painfully obvious that it was merely the framework of thsi narrative given how shallow all the institutions were.
My interest in it reignited around the sins of sinister/eternals fight when it seemed like they were progressing to a fall out that would wipe the ruling body clean so that maybe we could get to some actual country building.
And with Fall of X I just came away like "yep, still here huh?"
I can't be particularly moved that the island nation built on vibes is gone. Its too hollow for me to pretend like it matters.
Just like the Arrakii
I wonder why Jed didnt say anything about Kwannon.
I hate the "step forward, step backward " thing.
But I remember Destiny telling Mystique to burn Krakoa if they didn't resurrect her. I fell the same about Rockslide. He was the first casualty, and so far, they didn't bother to bring him back. So the whole setting can burn.
Bringing back the old, killing the young: that's the Marvel way
Yes and Yes.
I'm really not sold on this New Era's "Back to Basic" premise. Rise from the Ashes reads like a misnomer because they're pretty much stuck in the very same place they were before and at the end of Krakoa. It's depressing AF.
I'm biding time to learn more about the releases but...I'm not hopeful with this new (not really) direction.
Lord Ewing *Praise His name! Uplift Him in song!* Your divine works will be remembered and glorified in worship for all eternity. Amen!
i have to say, a lot of mutants aren’t picking up the phone, is just another way of saying, “ we have too many mutants, we’re gonna pick the popular ones.” i’d really like to see a comprehensive list of all the mutants and their abilities, along with the chance to vote for our favorites.
A nation ruled by a council with Sinister, Apocalypse, Shaw, Xavier, Magneto, Mystique, Selene, etc could never work, it made no sense for some characters like Cyclops to just accept that shitty government full of some of the most horrible people of all time after everything they went through to get mutants to where they are, Krakoa could've only worked if they got rid of all the evil monsters and made Cyclops the leader because he's proven for years that he's the only one who can be mutantkind's leader, they lost me when they made him work under a council with Sinister and Apocalypse, erased all his character development and turned him into a Jean simp who doesn't mind that his wife sleeps around all the time, if the new era brings the real Scott back as the title of the article implies then it's already better than Krakoa IMO.
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Krakoa, Arakko, and Otherworld forever!