A review by lilli_mack
House of X/Powers of X by Jonathan Hickman

adventurous hopeful mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

HoX/PoX is the starting point for the last few years of X-Men stories, and holy shit, you couldn't ask for a better book to begin with. On a technical level, it's absolutely masterful. Neither art team ever lets up for even a second, I'd be willing to put any page of this book up on my wall as a poster. Hickman revolutionized this setting overnight, and executes maybe the single strongest retcon I've ever read. If you've never read an X-Men comic before, this is easily as good of a starting point as either Claremont or Morrison, and might honestly be better than either of those. This book never misses a beat. Hard recommend.