Two Dope Boys and A Comic Book: House of X

***It’s been a while, specifically on a comic book. But that Hickman House of X #4 just hit different. Omar Holmon and William Evans had to schedule some time in the Danger Room and work this shit out. My mutants, shit might never be the same. All the Spoilers for House of X so far*** William: Nah man. Naaaaah man. I wasn’t ready. Like, I knew what *could* be coming, but my ass was not ready my Mutant. I don’t even know where to begin. Maybe the beginning. Or like, before the beginning, before the tears and shit. What you think the X-Men were listening to in the Blackbird on the way to the Mother Mold man? I’m guessing Scott “Whatever it Fucking Takes” Summers grabbed the Aux Cord and put that Dreams and Nightmares on as they entered the orbit. Just the thought of that piano playing on their approach got me shook man.

In a way, this is what Scott’s whole fuckin’ existence been leading up to man. Taking a fucking X-Men Assault Team, let’s not mistake what this was, the gotdamn Navy Seals of forward assaulting ass mutants on a suicide trip. This shit was best/worst case scenario Mass Effect 2 going through the Omega Relay. I can’t. I done read this issue twice and I still can’t. Omar: “Push me to the edge, all my X-Men dead!” The foreshadowing for this shit coming down to the Stringer Bell (Read: “The Wire”) was Magneto an issue ago telling these mutants the odds for this mission were impossible. Scottie “5 Beams A Day For 3” Summers asked’em “My mutant. Does it need to be d…