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This week the HiX-Men Report has a very special midterm evaluation for Jonathan Hickman’s House of X and Powers of X.
We’ve been going through this run with a fine-toothed comb every week, but now that we’re at the halfway point are we really loving it? And, what are our most wild predictions for the second half.
(Zach has one word for you: PLANTINELS.)
In our third session of playing X-Men 20 Questions, Fangirl and I tackle some big topics.
Do the X-Men have a moral responsibility to use their powers to better the world? Should Iceman be donating ice to charity or saving our melting ice caps? Does he really have any time for baseball games?
Plus, Fangirl tries to stump me by asking why Gambit carries around so many playing cards (and I go off about the mechanics of Gambit’s powers in response).
The HiX-Men Report returns to the present day with this week’s issue of House of X, which finally brings a particularly sassy mutant into the story and sets up a major confrontation that might decide the future of the mutant race!
Fangirl and I are back with the second part of our 20 Questions session! This time we tackle what makes a great X-Men story, if the Jean Grey love triangle is really a thing, Magneto’s history as a survivor of the Holocaust, and more!
The HiX-Men Report assembles with special guest (and super X-fan) Omar from Near Mint Condition to tackle this action-packed issue, which ends with an absolutely stunning reveal … that we anticipated last week! Still stunning, though.
Plus, it’s the debut of “Zach’s Biblical Corner,” which gives us the theological perspective on Hickman’s thematic work – complete with a theme song from yours truly!
The HiX-Men Report had a lot to say about Powers of X (2019) #2! This issue revealed more about the mysterious 100 Years future of the mutant race, and the direction that the 1000 Years future is headed towards. Get ready for a deep dive dissection of every scene!