X-Men #4 Review

Writer: Jonathan Hickman / Artist: Leinil Francis Yu / Marvel Comics Diplomacy gets tense in the latest issue of X-Men titled “Global Economics.” The Krakoan Council has been invited to the World Economic Forum to represent the recently established mutant nation. Their announcement and steps to demand recognition of their sovereignty in exchange for life saving medicines has caused economic and social turbulence that the powers that be want to address. The council consists of three of the most prominent leaders in X-History; Professor Charles Xavier, Magneto, and Apocalypse. For support and security, they’ve brought along Cyclops and Gorgon. The Forum consists of representatives from the three most economically powerful countries; the United States, China, and Wakanda (Yibambe!). Also, there are academics and prominent global business people from Brazil, Italy, Switzerland, and India. This book reminded me one thing Hickman does better than anyone I can think of. The man outlines his fictional organizational structures like a boss. Especially in the world of X-Men, the sheer number of players involved can be overwhelming between the several books centered around the new mutant utopia of Krakoa. He likes taking documents like briefings, personal letters, and in this case a summarizing pamphlet and use them to add a sense of the thought to how much work he has put into this world he’s put together.

The Mutants have had enough of the B.S. The golden egg of this book is the conf…