X-Men (2021-2024) #6

X-Men (2021) (Single Issues)

by Gerry Duggan, Pepe Larraz (Artist)

WHATEVER HAPPENED TO CAPTAIN KRAKOA? There’s a new hero on the X-Men. Who is he? Why is here? And why does Cyclops not want him on the team?

Genres: Comics, Marvel, X Men

25 pages, Kindle Edition

Published January 5, 2022

Reviews

[Scratch · Rating 2 out of 5]

As usual, an underwhelming issue in this latest run of X-Men.

I'm not an artist, so maybe I can't articulate my problem well. But something about this art seems off. It's like the artist refuses to ever frame any picture of a person directly. Hardly anyone is ever centered, or directly facing the direction you would expect. People's faces are always partially obscured or shadowed. The color palate is darker and grungier than it should be, somehow. As if there is a veneer of mud caking everything. Not just this issue. Every issue.

As far as the story goes, that was just as underwhelming. We were given a mystery about who is "Captain Krakoa," except even that felt like it was introduced awkwardly, with poor pacing. The comic resisted having anyone refer to him by name for a couple pages, until it was mentioned in the middle of a conversation with the Quiet Council. He very clearly had Cyclops' general build and skin tone, and was wearing some version of a visor, so it wasn't a huge shock when this guy turned out to be Cyclops. He displayed some abilities Cyclops doesn't normally have (flight and green tentacles, maybe), but those could have been accounted for by his ugly, awkward suit.

A lot of the action focused upon Sunfire and that rich Chinese human guy who was so upset that the mutants colonized Mars before him. I do like Sunfire okay, but I'm not sure how many of you were clamoring for an Elon Musk-style human villain. If you're into him, rejoice, because he has a moment here.

I like the brief cameo by Daredevil, whom rarely interacts with the X-Men much.

I need a reboot of the X-Men title, stat. We need better coloration, more engaging stories that focus upon relatable human interests, etc.

[Tiag⊗ the Mutant · Rating 4 out of 5]

Well, that was a quickly solved mystery, but the end left me curious and confused, awesome cliffhanger, and that battle on Arakko had so many vibes from House of X, which is exactly what I wanted, more of that please.

[Tanabrus · Rating 2 out of 5]

Un numero abbastanza confuso, che vorrebbe risultare enigmatico e intrigante ma che riesce solo a essere caotico e, alla fine, molto poco interessante.

Abbiamo Orchis che prende possesso di una luna di Marte (anzi, di Arakko) senza che giunga una risposta violenta, decisa e definitiva al riguardo dai mutanti del pianeta.
Abbiamo tale Capitan Krakoa che entra negli X-Men anche se a nessuno dice il proprio nome, e Ciclope che deve accettare la cosa (e il fatto che i poteri di questo Capitano non abbiano senso non importa, vero?)

Abbiamo che le due cose probabilmente saranno collegate e sfasate temporalmente, probabilmente verrà spiegato il collegamento nel prossimo numero, ma molto probabilmente la cosa non interessa a molta gente.

Numero abbastanza inutile.

[Stefan Dion Garcia · Rating 2 out of 5]

These filler issues are boring. Not happy with the lack of character development in Duggan’s run so far. It feels like not a lot has happened for most of the run.

[luciddreamer99 · Rating 3 out of 5]

A worthy mystery, but not fully developed yet. I suspect some behind the scenes telepathic tomfoolery. Pepe Larraz is one of my favorite artists doing super hero comics today, and he doesn't disappoint here. Thrill to his Spider-Man in a brief appearance. His Sunfire is a revelation, too, as are the Arakki mutants. X-Men continues without Hickman soon, but it does so the better for his influence.

[James DeSantis · Rating 3 out of 5]

Little confused where they're going with the reveal but the ending was screwed up. While not nearly as good as Hickman run this has been decent.

[francis · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love comic books! not a big event issue, but each plot line was solid and i loved the reveal(s)

[Burton Olivier · Rating 3 out of 5]

I don't really give a shit about Orchis and this stuff with Phobos (though it is kinda cool) but I am looking forward to what's gonna happen with Cyclops and Urich and this Captain Krakoa business.

[Emily · Rating 4 out of 5]

I didn't all day trying to figure out what I missed. And then noticed on my second time through I didn't, the what happened part is being told in the next issue. Hate that. But I think I've got all caught up with the rest of the books, had to look up publication order since they shipped the coming soon sections on the last releases of the rest.

[Mana · Rating 3 out of 5]

Honestly the “X-Men” weren’t needed. They should have all stayed on Krakoa and lived there lives. Mutants carved out their new nation. Yet still sought approval. It was time to claim it as they did at the start of Krakoa and keep it. Then the whole point of Captain Krakoa wouldn’t have been needed.

[John · Rating 5 out of 5]

Whatever Happened To Captain Krakoa

[Jason · Rating 4 out of 5]

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[Papasmurfiiiviii · Rating 3 out of 5]

I’m a little confused about the context - specifically about Cyclops’ “fall from grace,” that was referenced.

One thing that is good that is going on is the two sub-plots of the series: Feilong and Ben Urich’s annoyance for Krakoa.