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Previously On #110: X-Men Milestones!

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This week on “Previously On,” I explore Marvel’s “X-Men Milestones” collections, considering the selected events and whether they provide an adequate exploration of X-Men comics history. The inspiration for the column is inspired by the following question.

Joshua asks via the X-Men reading order:

This guide is incredible, thank you for putting it together! i’m interested in reading the messiah complex storylines and subsequent related arcs; do you think the three new milestones trades (messiah complex, messiah war, and second coming) do a good job of covering the necessary material? and should i also read the necrosha milestones trade in the middle of there somewhere?

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Krakin’ Krakoa #58: Excalibur’s Alternate Realities & Incursions! | Excalibur #10 Review

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Exaclibur has grown into the series I always wanted it to be. Across issues 9 and 10, Tini Howard, Marcus To and the creative unit have built up a saga of multiverses, alternate realities, and an all-new Captain Britain Corps that both fits into the legacy of Marvel’s Exaclibur dating back to the late 80’s, and provides our first serious glimpse into alternate realities in Dawn of X.

Today I’ll answer:

  • How do all the pieces of Excalibur build to this moment in Excalibur #10
  • Who’s causing the alternate realities in the Dawn of X?
  • What does the re-emergence of Hickman’s Secret Wars era Incursions mean for the X-Men?

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Krakin’ Krakoa #56: My Kate Pryde Resurrection Theory! Marauders #10 Review

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X-Men Dawn of X comics are back! Marauders #10 kicks off the return of post-Comics Shutdown X-Men, and it’s another great entry by Gerry Duggan, with art from Stefano Caselli and Edgar Delgado.

Today I’ll answer:

  • What happens in Marauders #10 and what does it mean for the Dawn of X?
  • Where’d the Marauders get a spaceship?
  • Ok seriously, what’s the deal with Kate Pryde and resurrection?!

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Krakin’ Krakoa #55: The X-Men Dawn of X Story So Far! (May 2020)

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The Jonathan Hickman led era of Marvel’s X-Men began in July 2019, and continued through the end of March 2020 prior to all of comics – and in many ways, all of the world – being put on hold due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

With the return of X-Men comics imminent – Marauders #10 is scheduled for publication on May 27, 2020, followed by Excalibur and New Mutants #10 on June 10, 2020 – it’s a good time to look back on what’s happened in this new era of X-Men comics so far, and to refresh our memories on where the World of X stands heading into the hopefully glorious return of comics.

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Krakin’ Krakoa #54: The Hickman X-Men Time Gap (6 Months Later)

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In between the end of Marvel’s 2019 Uncanny X-Men #22 and the start of the Jonathan Hickman led era with House of X #1, there’s an in-universe time jump forward of 6 months. Over the course of House of X and the Dawn of X we’ve seen a smattering of flashbacks filling in details from this time period, but many questions remain, the biggest of course being: Just what exactly happened during these 6 months that we haven’t seen yet?

Today I’ll Answer:

  • What’s the Age of X-Man mystery that still matters for Hickman’s X-Men?
  • How did Professor X get from Astonishing X-Men to House of X?
  • What’s the Legacy and relevance of the Matthew Rosenberg written Uncanny X-Men?

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