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Episodes #87 through #90 of Krakin’ Krakoa are now live, as I review a huge week of new X-Men comics, including the two prelude chapters of X of Swords, Excalibur #12 and X-Men #12.
Potential spoilers for discussed comics may follow! [Read more…] about New Krakin’ Krakoa Reviews: X-Men #12, Excalibur #12, Hellions #4 & Giant-Size Storm #1!
Following my review of 2020’s X-Factor #1, I saw a fair amount of commentary from listeners and readers wondering why there’s all this focus on character sexuality in the book, specifically with queer X-Men. Hot on the heels of Marauders #12 and Kate Pryde’s same-sex kiss, the question is of course resurfacing, making it a good time to really dig into the relevance and importance of sexuality in the world of Marvel’s X-Men.
Up front, I’ll admit this is a sensitive issue and I don’t pretend to have all the answers. This is my own attempt to wrestle with these recurring questions, and dissect them in the context of X-Men comics. While I think it would be nice, I don’t anticipate this conversation will change hearts and minds regarding perceptions of sexuality and gender in our world, but I do hope it will specifically address how these issues are integrated into Marvel’s X-Men comics, and why, at the end of the day, it makes sense and is a substantial net positive.
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Episodes #83 and #84 of Krakin’ Krakoa are now live (ep #85 will focus on Marauders #12!), as I review two new X-Men comics released this week, X-Force #12 and X-Factor #3.
Potential spoilers for discussed comics may follow! [Read more…] about New Krakin’ Krakoa Reviews: X-Force #12 & X-Factor #3
I was caught by surprise recently when Krakin’ Krakoa listener Xavier D pointed out the children sitting around Krakoa campfires led by longtime X-Men villain Exodus look like kid versions of omega level mutants. The more I’ve thought about the observation, the more potential I find, and now I’m convinced Hickman’s X-Men is secretly telling us exactly what Krakoa’s plans are for Omega Level Mutants.
Today I’ll answer:
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[Read more…] about Krakin’ Krakoa #80: The X-Men’s Secret School For Omega Level Mutants!I get a fair amount of Krakin’ Krakoa sleuths sending me theories and links about X-Men, which is a really fun way to see that people are engaging with the comics and with my own obsessing about them. In response to my X-Men FCBD 2020 video review, and theories about X of Swords and the mysterious Swordbearers of Arakko, a listener sent me their theory on the “Classified” apparent leader of the bunch. I stored the link away for later, but now that I’ve looked into it, I’m 98% certain their theory is spot on – I can’t for the life of me determine exactly who sent me this, so I just want to be clear I take zero credit for unearthing this, and want to thank everyone who sends me wild X-men theories to get my wheels spinning!
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