Crushing Krisis

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Krisis has been creating Crushing Krisis since 2000, writing songs since 1996, and reading comics since 1991. He is a Customer Success and Digital Brand Strategy executive, serial organizer, parent, and feminist, among other things. Based in Philly through 2017, he now resides in Wellington, NZ.

Moving more than 25,000 comic books AROUND THE WORLD (and then down the road)!

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If you’ve been watching HiX-Men Report over the past few months, you know that part of the reason for my relative internet silence is that I’ve been prepping for a big house move!

Luckily, this move is just 10 minutes down the road rather than almost 10,000 miles around the world. No matter the distance, it still involves moving my collection of well over 25,000 comic books.

With this major task giving me major stress, I decided the best way to keep my spirits up would be to make a documentary about the process to show how I moved every single comic book myself. Plus, I finally get to show you my entire collection gathered all in one place.

The HiX-Men Report: Powers of X (2019) #5

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After a contentious week last week, The HiX-Men Report returns to a more harmonious state with Powers of X (2019) #5.

This episode was a lot of fun to record! We were in a more cheerful disposition in general, plus how can you go wrong with an issue centered on a few of these deliciously snarky characters. Also, I got to deliver a “Peter’s Art History Corner” about my favorite work of art in the entire world! Plus, Fangirl gave us a major history lesson.

Oh, and I found a reason to unpack my electric guitar…

Bumper Music: “Killer Queen” – Queen

  • X^0
    • 2:58: Xavier & Forge (and where can we place it)
    • 10:06: A “Very Dumb” and “Extraordinary Useful” Power
    • 12:40: Xavier Getting $#!% Done (IN SPACE)
    • 14:10: The Fashionable Forge: Cheyenne & Shaman
    • 20:20: Charts! Notes on Cerebro (back up your phones, people)
    • 22:42: Dirty Little Secrets AKA Lack of Informed Consent
    • 25:15: Rebooting Yourself AKA Xavier Legacy
    • 29:34: Moira’s Hand That Rocks the Five Cradles
  • X^1
    • 32:05: Emma & The Boys in The Louvre
    • 34:43: Emma Does It All For the Children
    • 36:30: Peter’s Art History Corner: Winged Victory of Samothrace
    • 41:18: Fariha’s World History Corner: East India Trading Company
    • 47:47: Lightning Round: Silent Negotiation, Krakoa Inferno, Silva’s Capes, & Recurring Towers
    • 51:26: Charts! (or: Why we’re NOT talking about this chart yet)
  • Present Day
    • 53:58: Xavier Brings On The Bad Guys (and Namor)
    • 56:39: Interlude: Sinister’s Murder Orgy
    • 59:20: Connections with Chip Zdarsky’s Invaders
  • X^3
    • 1:02:24: HOXers, POXers, and HOXPOXees (or: Why we love X^3)
    • 1:07:30: The All-Consuming Singularity(/ies)
    • 1:12:12: Mutants in the Galactic Idiom
    • 1:15:33: Xavier’s Recipe for a Stronghold
    • 1:19:57: Charts! Categorically Godlike Levels of Society
    • 1:22:27: Two Flavors of Abyss Final Thoughts
  • 1:25:44: Final Reactions (before SPOILERS)
  • 1:32:57: SPOILERS!!! The Quiet Council of Krakoa

The HiX-Men Report: House of X (2019) #5

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HiX-Men Report is back with House of X (2019) #5, which is the issue that reveals everything about Xavier’s master plan in the present day.

This was a tough episode for me – and not only because we just moved into our new house 24 hours ago! I had a lot of problems with how this issue was constructed.

As it turns out, it’s also a controversial issue in the X-Men fan community due to the near-religious fervor shown by our beloved mutants. We spend some time digging into what’s so unsettling about new mutant rituals.