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Fall of the House of X/Rise of the Powers of X #7
Fall of the House of X #4
MY ALLY, MY ENEMY! They say a wounded animal can be the most dangerous kind of animal to face. As the fight between the mutants and Orchis reaches a deadly pitch, a startling revelation rocks the X-Men to their core. The two series that are one come together in one horrible betrayal as the Krakoan Age nears its conclusion!
28 pages, Kindle Edition
Published April 17, 2024
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April 24, 2024
This is so frustrating. Fall is about half as good as Rise is. I don’t have anything against Duggan, but his tone just does not work for this. He can’t match the stakes or navigate the weird in the same adept way that Gillen can. When it’s his turn to bat, the characters feel jarringly different. They lack the emotion and sharp dialogue that Gillen home runs every issue. I really wish Gillen could have piloted both series.
April 18, 2024
Among the worst single issues I have ever read.
April 17, 2024
The latest installment of Fall of the House of X had all the makings of a thrilling pentultimate issue, but unfortunately it prioritized quantity over quality. The issue felt like a rushed sprint from one set piece to the next, leaving key moments underdeveloped and lacking the emotional resonance they deserved.
One of the big missteps was the handling of Apocalypse's story. To save a dying Krakoa, he begins a new version of the Crucible, which had the potential to be a powerful and poignant moment acting as an homage to the early days of this era. Instead, it was weighed down with too much dialogue and underwhelming art. Similarly, the utterly consequential deal between Xavier & Nimrod was relegated to a data page. A total cop-out & disservice to the severity that one conversation will have on years of storytelling.
As touched upon briefly, the issue fell short in the art department for me. It failed to bring the action panels to life, leaving them feeling static & removed from the intensity of what the script was trying to imply. At worst, we didn't even get to see the full scope of certain scenes which were either handled via the aforementioned data page, or off-page. If this were a movie or tv show, I'd be saying they had to be mindful of budget but I'm not sure why they made the decision to limit the visuals in a comic book.
Overall, Fall of the House of X #4 was a let down for me. With better attention to pacing & a focus on quality over quantity, this could have been an emotionally powerful chapter in the final days of Krakoa. Instead, it feels like Xavier is getting the Daenerys Targaryen treatment. You can understand how they'd become an ultimate villain, but the writing fails to justify their turns & instead speeds to a finale.
One of the big missteps was the handling of Apocalypse's story. To save a dying Krakoa, he begins a new version of the Crucible, which had the potential to be a powerful and poignant moment acting as an homage to the early days of this era. Instead, it was weighed down with too much dialogue and underwhelming art. Similarly, the utterly consequential deal between Xavier & Nimrod was relegated to a data page. A total cop-out & disservice to the severity that one conversation will have on years of storytelling.
As touched upon briefly, the issue fell short in the art department for me. It failed to bring the action panels to life, leaving them feeling static & removed from the intensity of what the script was trying to imply. At worst, we didn't even get to see the full scope of certain scenes which were either handled via the aforementioned data page, or off-page. If this were a movie or tv show, I'd be saying they had to be mindful of budget but I'm not sure why they made the decision to limit the visuals in a comic book.
Overall, Fall of the House of X #4 was a let down for me. With better attention to pacing & a focus on quality over quantity, this could have been an emotionally powerful chapter in the final days of Krakoa. Instead, it feels like Xavier is getting the Daenerys Targaryen treatment. You can understand how they'd become an ultimate villain, but the writing fails to justify their turns & instead speeds to a finale.
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April 18, 2024
*sighs* Another day, another issue shitting on Xavier.
Like, omg, do you think it's possible he might be keeping secrets? Is it possible he's making decisions on behalf of all mutants? No way! This is transgressive! Let's characterize him as a low-key villain, or a traitor, or a fool. Let's all express our surprise and outrage that he isn't actually an upstanding heroic father figure, even though he hasn't actually been a heroic upstanding father figure for a couple decades.
The big fight against Orchis continues. I'm whelmed.
Like, omg, do you think it's possible he might be keeping secrets? Is it possible he's making decisions on behalf of all mutants? No way! This is transgressive! Let's characterize him as a low-key villain, or a traitor, or a fool. Let's all express our surprise and outrage that he isn't actually an upstanding heroic father figure, even though he hasn't actually been a heroic upstanding father figure for a couple decades.
The big fight against Orchis continues. I'm whelmed.
April 17, 2024
One of the underrated aspects of the Krakoan era is the amount the reader is asked to empathize with Apocalypse. Unique to this era of x-men, maybe?
April 17, 2024
Xavier has always been a bastard. This just cements it.
April 20, 2024
If Krakoa is no more and we go back to the x mansion I will be so pissed…
April 24, 2024
Some really good art and really great scenes. It's nice to see a larger cast of characters well utilized.
April 26, 2024
Again, good, but I feel a bit lost in all that!
July 4, 2024
July 4 2024 - Q - sumasaya na - apocalypse and blood (crucible) - prof x sacrifice - nimrod - sentinel city - storm cliffhanger
January 15, 2025
Storm at her most beautiful
This is the hardest comic to read. Xavier and the Xmen are far beyond the limits of the 80's and 90's when I read them. This is good stuff. Nuff said
This is the hardest comic to read. Xavier and the Xmen are far beyond the limits of the 80's and 90's when I read them. This is good stuff. Nuff said
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