House of X #4 Review

Writer: Jonathan Hickman /Artists: Pepe Larraz and Marte Gracia / Marvel Be safe. Be strong. Win. –Cyclops You know what it is. Wednesday came and went, so Hickman backkk! The Orchis mission took a hit off the rip, with agent Erasmus sacrificing his life in order to blow the X-Men’s modified Shi’ar class scout to hell. Archangel and Husk caught the fade off the rip. Wolverine out here putting his decimated body back together like Mr. Potato Head. Nightcrawler caught the ill internal injury but fam is soldiering on to support Cyclops’ statement that “We can finish it. We have to. Or this was all for nothing.” Straight heat from the undisputed leader.

I commend Hickman for many things, but arguably his greatest ability is to take these X-Men who have developed decades of ride-or-die fans and still manage to paint these characters in a light that makes you appreciate them more than you ever have. He captures each mutant’s voice in a way that showcases their most endearing qualities and at the end to the day, makes them look like a straight-up badass. Scott’s determination in the face of certain defeat is infectious, evident in his ability to rally any team to the Professor’s cause. Wolverine’s gruff, any-means-necessary mindset has always drawn fans to him like metal to magnets. By the end of this issue readers will have another reason to Stan the adamantium laced Canadian.

Mystique’s questionable body language and stand-offish nature continues, but proves her worth, without …