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X-Men: Forever (2024)
X-Men: Forever (2024-) #2 (of 4) (X-Men: Forever
IMMORTAL MEANS FOREVER! The fight for Krakoa's future begins here! Since RISE OF THE POWERS OF X began, there have been a few mysteries unrevealed! Now writer Kieron Gillen fills in the gap of what happened between the end of IMMORTAL X-MEN and the beginning of the end of the Krakoan Age!
24 pages, Kindle Edition
Published April 24, 2024
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1,479 books1,910 followersKieron Gillen is a comic book writer and former media journalist.
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April 25, 2024Noting that I read the comic in print.
I haven't been following enough of the Krakoa stuff to understand all of the nuances, but I've read a lot of the X-Men comics of the 1970s, 1980s (read at the time from the mid-1980s or so), and somewhat into the 1990s. Also, all of New Mutants and Generation X. And I've doubled back to read the Marvel Masterworks reprints of X-Men 1-10 and 11-20. In the present day -- present couple of years -- I've gone back to read the Academy X days. I've read Prodigy's adventures as a Young Avenger, and in more recent years as he continued to stay in touch with various of the Young Avenger alumni.
There's the first Marvel Pride issue, for instance, where it's confirmed that David has gotten together with Tommy, a.k.a. Speed. Portmanteau name: ThinkFast. The X-Factor of the Krakoa time had a delightfully queer team. Tommy comes to see David, and David introduces him to Northstar as an "acquaintance" while David himself is pulling his shirt on, if I remember correctly. "Acquaintance with benefits," Tommy clarifies. Hilariously, Speed fanboys over Northstar while David is trying to get him to leave. Anyway, I was aware of who David Alleyne was.
And I knew who Rachel Summers and Jean Grey were from those years of reading The Uncanny X-Men and the first 70 issues or so of X-Factor, and quite a lot of Excalibur, at least up through when they found out that the X-Men were alive -- or alive again, thank you, Roma.
So I understood that the X-Men were fighting against a variety of foes here, some of whom are working together. I'm not clear on why supervillains were allowed to live on Krakoa, and it seemed like some of the X-Men were second-guessing that one too, in this issue.
I'm partially understanding this, and looking forward to the time when Tommy (I hope) learns that David is still alive, or alive again, and things settle down somewhat, enough for there to be some happy emotional moments for X-Men older and younger.
It's interesting, but having read 30 or so years worth of X-Men comics is not enough to comprehend all of this. I'll enjoy it for the superheroes that I like.
I haven't been following enough of the Krakoa stuff to understand all of the nuances, but I've read a lot of the X-Men comics of the 1970s, 1980s (read at the time from the mid-1980s or so), and somewhat into the 1990s. Also, all of New Mutants and Generation X. And I've doubled back to read the Marvel Masterworks reprints of X-Men 1-10 and 11-20. In the present day -- present couple of years -- I've gone back to read the Academy X days. I've read Prodigy's adventures as a Young Avenger, and in more recent years as he continued to stay in touch with various of the Young Avenger alumni.
There's the first Marvel Pride issue, for instance, where it's confirmed that David has gotten together with Tommy, a.k.a. Speed. Portmanteau name: ThinkFast. The X-Factor of the Krakoa time had a delightfully queer team. Tommy comes to see David, and David introduces him to Northstar as an "acquaintance" while David himself is pulling his shirt on, if I remember correctly. "Acquaintance with benefits," Tommy clarifies. Hilariously, Speed fanboys over Northstar while David is trying to get him to leave. Anyway, I was aware of who David Alleyne was.
And I knew who Rachel Summers and Jean Grey were from those years of reading The Uncanny X-Men and the first 70 issues or so of X-Factor, and quite a lot of Excalibur, at least up through when they found out that the X-Men were alive -- or alive again, thank you, Roma.
So I understood that the X-Men were fighting against a variety of foes here, some of whom are working together. I'm not clear on why supervillains were allowed to live on Krakoa, and it seemed like some of the X-Men were second-guessing that one too, in this issue.
I'm partially understanding this, and looking forward to the time when Tommy (I hope) learns that David is still alive, or alive again, and things settle down somewhat, enough for there to be some happy emotional moments for X-Men older and younger.
It's interesting, but having read 30 or so years worth of X-Men comics is not enough to comprehend all of this. I'll enjoy it for the superheroes that I like.
April 26, 2024
I'd be willing to reconsider on a reread, but I'm mostly just confused by this story. Seemingly an attempt to shoehorn Dead X-Men into the overall arc here. Some of it is a little dark, dealing with death, etc. The art is slightly pedestrian and a little distracting. I'd nearly consider this comic skippable in the grand scheme. Seems like you could've just read Rise of the Powers of X #4 to get the whole story.
April 27, 2024
Hm.
Grateful for some Rachel-centric pages. But, hate her costume. And hate her weird description of herself. She called herself Askani, and protector of timelines. ... Self-appointed, I guess, but sure. (I really just want her back to her 90s Phoenix status.)
At least this miniseries feels a little more profound and professional than what the rest of the X-Men have been doing fighting Orchis.
Grateful for some Rachel-centric pages. But, hate her costume. And hate her weird description of herself. She called herself Askani, and protector of timelines. ... Self-appointed, I guess, but sure. (I really just want her back to her 90s Phoenix status.)
At least this miniseries feels a little more profound and professional than what the rest of the X-Men have been doing fighting Orchis.
April 25, 2024
Big moves being made in this issue involving some big names.
May 3, 2024
I have to admit that at this point I'm just totally lost...
May 9, 2024
sinister is about to betray them yet again
September 24, 2024
3.5 stars
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