Respect the Conglomerate in Powers of X #5

Writer: Jonathan Hickman / Artist: R.B. Silva / Marvel “They hate your superiority. And they always will.” National sovereignty checklist: Defined land and boundaries? Check. Shared History & Culture? Check. Language? Check. Governing Body? Check. Domestic Goods for Export? Check. Dubious Drug Trafficking for the Benefit of Global Leverage? Check. Wait…WHAT?? Powers of X#5 continues to go where no X-Men story has gone before by peeling away the threads of X-Men history, elaborating upon missing scenes of the past, carving out a new present,  and opening the doors of a potential future.  This issue does all three at the same time.  Beginning with a meeting between Professor X and Forge in X:Year One,  the opening scene delves into how Cerebro’s technology was upgraded to integrate Shi’ar technology.  Whereas previously this moment was never shown, but only referred to in dialogue off-screen, X-scribe Hickman injects new meaning into this meeting. Essentially, Xavier’s upgrade of the X-Men technology is not just for their defensive and operational systems, but also to create storage units and backups for every mutant mind on the planet.  House of X#5 showed the results of said backup system as the X-Men who died on the mission to destroy the Mother Mold were resurrected in new bodies.  

In X:Year 10, Xavier and Magneto approach Emma Frost to offer her a place in Krakoa. Whereas Emma thinks they are only offering her a place to live, they actually propose that she jo…