#first Krakoan age

[rei-ismyname]

Dark Web: X-Men highlights 2

Anecdotally, I only ever see negative commentary on Dark Web. I don't know why - it's a lot of fun with a solid emotional core decades in the making. Also, I'm a sucker for Cyclops and Magik working together, dunking on Havok, and Maddie Pryor in general. Havok is sidetracked fighting shopping carts! We don't need to see that - it's much better if we have to imagine what TF he's doing and why (losing.) Happy New Years btw!

Jean is right, it is a diversion. A running theme in Dark Web is that Scott and Alex have problems and shouldn't be on a team together. The rest of the team is kind enough to not dwell on having to rescue him from shopping carts.

Behold! The Summers brothers not understanding each other very well. There's definitely wisdom in just bailing on a situation that isn't for you, though they should both beat Forge up. He might be good at fixing mechanical problems, but he's not qualified for Summers drama. Maddie absolutely is - the puppies and Goblin gown allow her to set the terms of engagement and shush them up.

It's little Yana again, using her stick to poke Jean this time. Still chasing ice cream too, though she never gets it (boo.) Jean throws down the gauntlet with a hefty backhand slap. Kinda fair, but not cool. Little Yana clearly agrees with me.

Maddie stole a Cerebro drive, or had Venom do it for her. The drive itself is not important here, but we learn that Jean Grey is mutant 00000000001. Not Charles, not Scott, not Hope. Jean. We don't see Maddie's reaction to this but I doubt she'd appreciate it. What does it mean? Importance? Indication she was the first person copied to Cerebro? Charles being a creep? Idk, but it's interesting.

Maddie is wearing a massive smile while beating Havok and Cyclops unconscious with chains. Let's call it an effective use of girl power. As I mentioned earlier, they're definitely shushed.

Jean is the most powerful X-Man, but she's also very good at knowing when not to use it. Scott learnt that shit from her, and they both probably learnt how not to do it from Chuck. He tries this approach at the worst possible times plus he's just not great at empathising with people. Jean surrenders, surprising everyone. I love this and I love how much trust Ilyana has. 'Okay boss.'

Jean surrendered because there's nothing to fight over. Maddie never thought to just ask (because she's so used to strings being attached) and Jean asked herself 'what does she want?' realising she can just give it to her.

Possibly for the first time ever, a crossover event is solved with a conversation and rejecting the notion that it's a zero sum game. I think if the event was longer it might be more clear that women are often forced into competition with each other, with fuckheads like mister Sinister getting away scott free. It's understandable that Maddie wouldn't want anything to do with Krakoa when they have the author of all her misery on the ruling council.

Maddie ends the conflict by decree, but needs to take the whole empathy thing a little further. She opens up Limbo to the powerless and rejected, declaring it a place of healing and safety. With Krakoan backing and some gunboat diplomacy the Limbo embassy to New York city is established. It becomes a haven for mutants during Fall of X and even ORCHIS gives it a wide berth. Oh, Havok is there too, making himself useful by opening curtains. Maddie, as ever, serves cunt.

[vertigoartgore]

2024's X-Men Vol.6 #35/Uncanny X-Men Vol.1 #700 variant cover by David Marquez (pencils) and Rachelle Rosenberg (inks and colors). An homage to the cover of House of X #1 by Pepe Larraz and Marte Gracia (released 5 years ago today on July 24, 2019).

[thatawkwardmoth]

Apparently, I have a controversial opinion. I fucking loved Krakoa. I loved every bit of that whole series and arcs, it gave us more and more and more. I loved it. And whatever flaws were there, they might fix when they go back to Krakoa. Because remember, they keep calling Krakoa, the First Krakoan Age. And I'm hoping it lasts longer. I'm tired of mutants splitting up and being scattered and more people quitting or just never being heard of again. Krakoa was the greatest era yet and I'm hoping it becomes the permanent home for the X-Men.

[illyanarasputinfan]

The First Krakoan Age (2019-2024)

[bothsidesofaquestion]

::headcanon of the day::

Quick, random & shippy headcanon.

I want to think Kurt spent all this time after Krakoa and between the new X-Men missions with Silvija (Silver Sable)

Cause he deserves to be happy and to feel loved.

[cenittxnadir]

Logan Howlett Canons

I'm trying to make a list of all the canons I know and I have seen on the comics and authors notes about him. This list has the purpose of giving some ideas for your fanfics, works and your own headcanos. I really just like to ramble about my favorite characters and share what I know :). Maybe I'll do one for Kurt. You know the drill; English is not my first language so they might be some orthographic errors

Logan had two half brothers: Dog Logan and Jhon Jr Howlett -who died quite young-

His real father's name is Thomas Logan (her mom had an affair with him while she was married to John Howlett.)

Logan´s relationship with her mother wasn't the best. He was usually neglected by her, but his dad (John) used to love him very much.

Logan had two best friends as a child: Dog Logan and Rose O'Hara (Theres no info if she's related to Miguel O'Hara. Although she was Irish as well. She was Logan's first love, unfortunately he killed her by accident, and yes, Jean resembles a lot to her, that's why Logan felt attracted to her.

In the comics, Logan got the name Wolverine as a nickname from his workmates when he worked in mine, referring to his animalistic way of work. In the movies he got the name from the legend of Kuekuatsheu.

Logan spent a while leaving with a pack of wolves, part of his mutation allows him to communicate with animals in a basic level

Logan has superhumanly acute sense, like the five of them, his skin is more sensible as well as he tastes (Use this information with caution) he can see in the dark with no problem and can get sensory overloaded pretty easily

In the movies, Logan smokes a lot because this helps him to disguise some smells that for him can be overwhelming. In Logan due to his age and loss of his mutation he doesn't smoke that much because strong smells are not a problem anymore

Against the common belief, Logan its quite intelligent, he's a weapons and computer expert

Believe it or not, he is a skilled pilot and a vehicle expert, he can drive pretty much everything and is good at vehicle repair

He had trained Black widow, Rogue, Storm, Nightcrawler, Colossus, Sunspot, Jubilee, Shadowcat and among other in hand-to-hand combat.

Logan is a polyglot. He speaks: English, Japanese, Russian, Mandarin, Cheyenne, Korean, Lakota, Spanish, and Krakoan.

Logan's blood type is O-

Wolverine carries a medical card stating that he is a war veteran who has a metal plate in the head, to help him bypass metal detectors in airports

Logan has used the E-Mail address 'snikt1@xaviers.com' (Love him so much) Also, Deadpool has claimed to have hacked Wolverine's Tumblr account (He knows about us, he is among us, probably he runs a fanfic account, who knows)

Logan have claimed that his biggest and greatest love is beer

Logan burns a lot of calories while healing so needs constant fuel. (He has a big stomach)

Logan had a bunch of biological kids, but the ones that stand out more are Laura, Gabriela (she is Laura's direct younger sister/clone, I love her so much and they like to hang out a lot with Wade) and Daken. They are comics of them together

[gerec]

How It Starts and How It Ends

The First Krakoan Age (2019-2024) Magneto/Professor X

House of X (2019) #6 X-Men (2024) #35

[thamechanist]

With Krakoa's arrival in rivals introducing a whole new generation to the majesty that was the first Krakoan age, I've gone back and am rereading all of the collected editions; getting all teary eyed and emotional all over again

It really was a beautiful thing, wasn't it?

Fuck, I miss it so much

[honey-minded-hivemind]

Demi-god! Reader being given a magic bow with arrows of different types of love. Love between friends, siblings, parents, and kids.

Reader looks at the romantic and ***ual arrows and just....throws those arrows in the campfire and roasts marshmallows over them in front of everyone.

The bow and the rest of arrows are normally just hanging in their room. They like their frisbee better.

Yee!

Reader, though, has kept hidden their true nature and what they are the representation/demigod/reincarnated deity of... (and they cherish their frisbee/discus of protection and death...)

Each demigod, eventually, will see a symbol, one that can show them what their power and what demigod they are... When Reader first say their's, at the disgruntled age of twelve or thirteen, they threw up that night, waving off the others and joking they must have eaten an undercooked piece of meat or some bad vegetables... because... how could they ever, ever tell anyone they were some demigod or old god of Love, a being feared because no mortal or immortal could resist it, none could fight it, and now... would Reader be hurt for it? Or would their friends, the other demigods, suffer for it?

No. Nonono! Reader will become strong, assertive, charming, cunning. They won't act like a demigod of Love; they'll act like a warrior. No one can hurt them if they're prepared. No one can hurt their friends if they're strong enough. And none of them will ever, ever have to be forgotten by the gods or left to die on their own, not if Reader can help it...

(Some of the early campers/demigods, alongside Reader, were Lance, Gambit, Pietro and Wanda... later campers would be Scott and Jean... then Todd... then Rogue... then Fred... then Kurt, followed by Kitty and Evan... and even others...)

(There are nine remaining/not-disappeared gods of the Krakoan or Genoshan Pantheon: Xavier/Cerebro, one king of the gods and god of the mind, sleep, hypnosis, control, and marriage; there's Magneto, other king of the gods, god of metals, workmanship/craftsmanship, oaths, and leaders; there's Storm, goddess of the weather, storms, sun, rain, snow, wind, and the seasons; there's Wolverine, god of warriors, the woods, Autumn, animals, and comradery, as well as alcohol; there's Beast, god of knowledge, science, healing, medicine, and scholars; there's Morph, deity of change, mischief, LGBTQA+, wits/cunning, trickery, and messenger of the gods; there's Mystique, goddess of secrets, truth, lies, deception, and vengeance; there's Sabretooth, god of warriors, battle, the hunt, nature, cats, madness, and loyalty; and then there's Destiny, goddess of fate, visions, prophecies, destiny, and advice...) (and then the "father" of gods and demigods... Apocalypse, god/titan of time, space, and power... sealed away and forced into eternal slumber...)

[heckcareoxytwit]

As the remaining Quiet Council are discussing family matters and their plans on going home, Kafka the winged mutant boy overhears the conversation and starts to have doubts. Kafka eventually talks to Exodus about his doubt about how the rest of the mutants may have to stay behind in White Hot Krakoa while some of the mutants are selected to go home (and fight Orchis). The Quiet Council and the chosen mutants prepare for a ritual which Mister Sinister empties a vial of Cypher's genes into the pool so that Krakoa could help them in teleporting the mutants back home. The Krakoan vines wrap around Mister Sinister & the mutants and turns them into buds. Hope Summers remains behind on White Hot Krakoa as she reminds herself that she has to bring Phoenix Force back and she has some Messiah shit to do. Back on Earth, Apocalypse is dragging Krakoa-Treant back to Krakoa island when the chosen mutants pop right out of the flowers.

Much later, Hope Summers is having much difficulty in dealing with the Phoenix Force and Jean Grey. In order to save all of mutantkind and resurrect both the Phoenix and Jean Grey, Hope alongside the help of Legion (as the talking Hope Gun) shot the Phoenix with the consequence being her sacrificing herself in the process. Jean and the Phoenix have come back but Hope is gone. Meanwhile, the mutants are fighting the Stark Sentinels on the ruins of Krakoa island when Exodus, Destiny and Mystique teleport in. The Hope Sword is back in Nightcrawler's hands. Even though Destiny hugs Nightcrawler after some getting her motherly memories back from Xavier, she gives the bad news - Hope Summers is dead. Exodus at first doesn't believe it then announces that Hope has returned to whence she came. "The word made flesh, the flesh made immortal. She is with Krakoa in exile in spirit." Nightcrawler says the Krakoan mutants are trapped in the White Hot Room, lost forever. But Exodus, returning to the fight and attacking a Sentinel, says the people of Krakoa will return, that the Krakoan age will come again. Nightcrawler asks Destiny if they can win but she still sees no victory.

The Krakoan mutants including the Five minus Hope and Jumbo Carnation are stuck in the White Hot Krakoan Room arguing around a table trying to figure out how they will function, who will do what, etc. Little Kafka gets annoyed and tells everyone to shut up. He tells the room that they have to be better than this, that they have no rulers, no leaders, no heroes. That they have to be the Quiet Council and that means they have to listen. He takes charge and starts working to assign tasks such as food supply, tutoring, teaching. It's a bittersweet last page as that little hero is determined to make Krakoa, despite being lost in the White Hot Room.

X-Men: Forever #2, 2024 (1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th pics)

Rise of the Powers of X #4, 2024 (7th and 8th pics)

X-Men: Forever #4, 2024 (10th, 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th and 15th pics)

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The trapped Krakoan mutants in the White Hot Room reminds me of the ending of Drifting Classroom manga when the elementary school students in the bad future dimension cannot go home after several tries. So the trapped students decide to stay and work together in the ruined future to build a new civilization.

[dailydamnation]

This might be stupid, but are Illyana and her brother on good terms now? I could be wrong but I don't recall seeing Colossus since the Krakoan age. I honestly forgot that Juggernaut isn't her brother, they act a lot like what I think her and Pitor would act like if they had a better relationship. I know they're in the Ultimate universe as villains[maybe? Idk what's going on in that universe] but I think the last time we've seen the siblings together was after Illyana gets her gold outfit for the first time

Funnily enough, Illyana and Piotr have never been quite as goofy together as she and Cain act right now. (One or both of them has always been too serious.)

But I'd say they're on good terms right now. Piotr has been pretty absent in the Ashes era (I might start calling it that in stead of "From the Ashes"), but he was revealed to be the person Illyana plays online chess with, so they're definitely in touch.

Honestly... Illyana and Piotr had a big falling out post-AvX and Piotr being the Juggernaut, and there were solid character reasons for that development, but aside from that they've always been on good terms... except when writers want drama.

[vertigoartgore]

Jubillee, baby Shogo & Wolverine enjoying some quiet time outside. Pepe Larraz's watercolor auction piece for the Spanish Red Cross.

[racefortheironthrone]

So in the early days of the X-Men, was Jean both telekinetic and telepathic? Or just the former and the latter was locked away, I think is what I've heard. And has Xavier ever showed any telekinetic abilities, or is he just a super strong telepath?

(credit to Kirby Without Words)

So this is an area in which there have been a LOT of retcons, some I like better than others. When Jean Grey first appears in Uncanny X-Men #1, she's a telekinetic pure and simple. During the Silver Age, at one point Jean's telepathic abilities additionally manifested as part of a complicated plot involving her being the one student aware that Professor X had faked his death once again, and she became one of the first mutants to have two powers.

Then in 1981's Bizarre Adventures #27, there was a major retcon that Jean Grey's telepathic abilities were actually the first to awaken long before her telekinesis. Her childhood friend Annie Richardson was fatally struck by a car while playing with Jean at their suburban street in Annandale-on-Hudson nearby Bard College. This event caused Jean's telepathic powers to activate as she experienced her friend's death from the inside, which caused massive crippling depression and an inability to control her psychic powers that eventually motivated her (horrible) parents to bring in Charles Xavier to help - and he ultimately decided on a strategy of installing psychic blocks to suppress her telepathy until she became older and better able to handle it.

I have very mixed feelings about this retcon. On the one hand, the Annie Richardson event is a classic traumatic backstory and one that advances a lot of interesting themes for Jean Grey in terms of her otherworldiness and her unique perspective on mortality. On the other hand, I feel like the whole business around Professor X installing psychic blocks leads to a pattern of midreading of the Dark Phoenix Saga as one of flawed and corrupt patriarchs unable to handle the cosmic feminine - when the whole point was that Jean established the psychic blocks as a way to control the Phoenix Force while remaining human, and it was the elimination of those blocks at the hand of greedy, self-interested, gaslighting, manipulative, sexual predators that ultimately brought the Dark Phoenix into being.

Professor X has occasionally demonstrated telekinetic abilities, mostly in the Krakoan Era.

[bothsidesofaquestion]

We came out from the deep

To help and understand but not to kill

It takes many lives till we succeed

To clear the debts

Of many, many hundred years

That’s what we are here!

[fynnlink]

✖️ KRAKOA LIVES ✖️

I have no words to describe how excited I am. The First Krakoan Age was far and wide my all time favourite X-Men Era.

It looks incredible and pulled straight out of the comics.

Also Lockheed?! And the dev letter teasing Arakko and more.

[alsopurp]

RIP Krakoa x From the Ashes

I got together with Elana Levin from Graphic Policy Radio to talk through our feelings about the current state of the X-Men franchise in the comics.

 A conversation in two parts!

First we sat down to talk about the Fall of X and the end of the X-Men & Marvel's 'First Krakoan Age'. 

Then we came back to the mic to talk about the state of the X-Office today and the relaunched slate of X-Men comics under the 'From The Ashes' banner. 

Tune in!

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• Fall of X

• From the Ashes (Starts at 47:46)

• Kieron Gillen’s Immortal X-Men, X-Men: Forever & Rise of the Powers of X

• Gerry Duggan’s Fall of the House of X, Hellfire Gala 3, Invincible Iron Man & Uncanny Avengers

• Al Ewing’s Resurrection of Magneto & X-Men: Red

• Si Spurrier’s X-Men Blue: Origins

• Jonathan Hickman

• Gail Simone’s Uncanny X-Men

• Jed McKay’s X-Men

• Jackson Lanzing and Collin Kelly’s NYX

• Eve L. Ewing’s Exceptional X-Men

• Lucas Werneck

• R.B. Silva

• Adam Kubert

• Luciano Vecchio

• Pepe Larraz

• Matteo Lolli

• Solos!

• “My name is Alex.”

• Democracy in the 2nd Krakoan Age

• The End of Hope Summers

• Remembering Utopia

• Kate Pryde and the gates

• Remembering Dr. Moira MacTaggart

• Assimilation Or Unity

• #XSpoilers and fandom

• Read comics, its good for your skin

One more time, Krakoans. For the children!

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