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House of X - #2 Review
Aug. 9th, 2019 11:11 pmWell, the House of X comics or Jonathan Hickman's re-imagining of the X-men, is getting deserved rave reviews across the board.
As I've reviewed on Good Reads:
( review )
What's interesting about Hickman's comics is how he changes how you read or view comics. The format, the structure, and the story. In other words, he breaks the rules and forces the reader to focus and concentrate more on the text. Quick reads these aren't.
In addition he's creating some of the most interesting female characters that I've seen in comics in quite some time, not only interesting but feminist -- and no longer mere support for a male lead. Moira McTaggart -- who up until now was basically Xavier's love interest and associate, or Scean Cassidy's. Is now a mutant and a powerful one -- who has affected timelines. She's brilliant and able to keep the knowledge of each previous time line from the moment she's born into the next one. We have a scene in this comic between Destiny, Mystique and Moira that meets the Bechdel test.
And in the process asking some interesting questions. One of the most innovative comics that I've read. If you are a lover of the graphic novel medium, and like things like Umbrella Academy, or off-the-beaten track -- you might want to give these a shot. Will state that you do not have to know anything about the X-men to enjoy them.
As I've reviewed on Good Reads:
( review )
What's interesting about Hickman's comics is how he changes how you read or view comics. The format, the structure, and the story. In other words, he breaks the rules and forces the reader to focus and concentrate more on the text. Quick reads these aren't.
In addition he's creating some of the most interesting female characters that I've seen in comics in quite some time, not only interesting but feminist -- and no longer mere support for a male lead. Moira McTaggart -- who up until now was basically Xavier's love interest and associate, or Scean Cassidy's. Is now a mutant and a powerful one -- who has affected timelines. She's brilliant and able to keep the knowledge of each previous time line from the moment she's born into the next one. We have a scene in this comic between Destiny, Mystique and Moira that meets the Bechdel test.
And in the process asking some interesting questions. One of the most innovative comics that I've read. If you are a lover of the graphic novel medium, and like things like Umbrella Academy, or off-the-beaten track -- you might want to give these a shot. Will state that you do not have to know anything about the X-men to enjoy them.