Jonathan Hickman Archives - Bounding Into Comics

Krakoa – A Hodgepodge of Past X-Men Concepts

The Ideas Central To Krakoa Come From A Hodgepodge Of Past X-Men Concepts

May 28, 2020

When Jonathan Hickman gave the X-Men franchise a soft reboot last summer – it threw much of the fanbase for a loop. Some got it. Some didn’t. Most still don’t. Heck, sometimes I’m not sure I understand everythi...

X-Men: The Inner Workings of Krakoa’s Government

X-Men: A Comprehensive Guide To The Inner Workings of Krakoa’s Government

Phillip Pratt

April 29, 2020

Comic Books

Last summer’s House of X and Powers of X wasn’t exactly ‘light reading.’ With twelve issues to burn through, Jonathan Hickman packed a lot of info into the event that effectively burned down and rebuilt the X-M...

X-Men: Marvel Comics Hints At Big Plans For A Very Dangerous Enemy

Phillip Pratt

April 8, 2020

Comic Books

There are certain parts of the X-Men comics mythos that I believed would never see the big screen or get too much lore pumped in due to certain conflicts of interests - or just being too weird. Three examples o...

X-Men+Fantastic Four: Doctor Doom’s New Soldiers Hearken Back To The Age of Apocalypse

Phillip Pratt

April 3, 2020

Comic Books

If you’re an old-head reader like me and finished X-Men + Fantastic Four #3 then you might have had a feeling of deja vu. Before we get too far into that - let’s do a little recap of the happenings between Marv...

X-Men: Children of the Atom – What the Heck Is It?

Phillip Pratt

March 23, 2020

Comic Books

Before I get started, let me iterate or reiterate a constant in our consumer-based universe. No one is required to like anything marketed to them. It is not the obligation of the customer to accept a product. I...

X-Men: Here’s Why Storm Is Dying

Phillip Pratt

March 7, 2020

Comic Books

There are a lot of X-Men books out right now. In a couple of months, there are going to be too many. What’s too many? Around 14 or so. So, if you’re not reading all of the ones out now – I don’t blame you. I al...

8 New X-Men Books Including ‘X of Swords’ Crossover Series Coming To Marvel Comics

Phillip Pratt

March 5, 2020

Comic Books

If you think there are a lot of X-Men books on the shelves now... Well, you'd be correct. At the moment, there are 8 titles available for purchase including; X-Men, X-Force, New Mutants, Marauders, Excalibur, G...

X-Men: Jonathan Hickman Introduces New Brutal Ritual Called The Crucible

Phillip Pratt

February 27, 2020

Comic Books

We're quickly coming up on a year since Jonathan Hickman began his tenure as the architect of the X-Men franchise - and in true Hickman form, there are still a lot of unanswered questions. There's still entire ...

X-Men: Why The Children of the Atom Should be About the Chimera

Phillip Pratt

January 29, 2020

Comic Books

Vita Ayala - former writer of the Age of X-Man miniseries, Prisoner-X - has been tapped to helm the new X-Men series The Children of the Atom. Not much has been revealed about the project outside of a few cover...

Hickman-era X-Men Crossover is on the Horizon

Marvel Announces Jonathan Hickman-era X-Men Crossover Event is Coming

Phillip Pratt

January 24, 2020

Comic Books

During a recent round table hosted by Marvel.com, X-Men senior editor Jordan D. White spilled the beans on plans for the first massive X-Men crossover following the launch of Dawn of X. This past summer Jona...

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