Way Of X #1: Nightcrawler Comes Face To Face With Krakoa's Boogeyman!

[@mistypedknighthood5418]

Imo, Storm is the most caring, understanding, sympathetic and empathetic character on Krakoa. When kate died, she showed she was angry at first, of course going through the steps of grief. She displayed love and empathy for her kitten. Also when asked by Callisto to help her in regaining her powers back in the Crucible. Storm at first did not want to participate in it, but ultimately came through for her friend and battled Callisto and came through for her. Causing the final blow and as Callisto laid lifeless in Storm's arms, the Princess starts to cry and the elements cried with her. So much so that the area was evacuated. Storm is the heart and soul of the X-Men. Sometimes I feel she is neglected by others on the island. She deserves to be loved and respected. Imo, if she is leaving the Marauders book, perhaps she should be with the man that truly loves, respects and sees her for who she truly is and that's the Black Panther aka King T'Challa. But it's Disney so I won't hold my breath. Also did anyone see the Mural Alex Ross did for Marvel? Why was Black Panther and Storm so far apart in the work? Reed and Susan were near each, Cyclops and Jean damn near hugged up, also Blackbolt and Medusa were close. I'm just saying, it seemed odd to me. Considering Princess Ororo and King T'Challa were teenage sweethearts and were married for years and are still in love with each other. Still a nice work of art. Just a little tone deaf imo.

[@JamesJohnson-lu5kk]

It would almost seem like some writers don't believe black love is not sustainable. Maybe they are also influenced by the media which shows a substantial division between the black man and black woman. I hope the comics can make a better positive picture of love in the black race.

[@Rustyblackleford]

@@JamesJohnson-lu5kk Definitely agree with this. Black love is often ignored and drowned out in EVERYTHING unless it's black social media content. It's sad AND annoying.

[@bradonbriffa9690]

I can't help but feel what Nightcrawler is seeing in Krakoa is what Sue Storm was worried about (Damn Slott hurry up and re-mutantify Franklin) so it wouldn't surprise me if Nightcrawler goes and tries to see Krakoa from other people's perspective without judgement. Legion probably has seen it from a lot of people's perspective, hundreds even... You get it.

[@SocialDesignFlaw]

The flippancy of Mutant interactions with Death was bound to bring about a more sinister existential presence. Legion was always a character that walked a line in the mutant world that said "You are too unpredictable with your powerset and history buttt we also don't know how to deal with you" that never really achieved a status like Apocalypse (while also managing to produce some of the most terrifying possibilities that reverberate to this day, like Age of Apocalypse and the characters from that timeline that still exist in the current one). I've always loved Legion as a potential that has never been fully achieved and I hope, now that Apocalypse, the Shadow King and other Mutants that are threats have been effectively nullified as options, Legion can step into that role as a real if bombastic and multi-faceted threat that Krakoa will have to repeatedly contend with.

[@wikidi5970]

Legion is back crazier than ever

[@Da1PrettyT]

Pixie know exactly what she was doing, She just wanted to leave the soldier with a sense of guilt that will stay with him.

[@TheRealReVeLaTioN]

I love the character of Legion! Probably because I understand how hard it is to overcome multiple personalities...

[@jrwhere5310]

Blessings up to you and your transparency.

[@RUDEBOI68]

I feel like legion always had the ability to be a captivating villain like carnage or even magneto just never really developed or written in the right way

[@baked_fa5]

I knew we'd see Legion the moment they announced Spurrier was doing his own title. His Legion run was amazing and you should read it if you haven't.

[@Formallyknownashandle]

Whaaaaaat? Legion is one of the most interesting characters in all of X-men lore!

[@afro_princess1671]

The character I was waiting for the most. Legion truly is the most interesting character if written well..

[@kellyvansoest2923]

Wow this could set up a Legion/Mystique team up to get their loves back.

[@louurich9087]

I really like that they are calling out some of the problems with this society. One interesting element was using the word "sapien" as an insult, in a hall dedicated to the worst things mutants have done, in a the headquarters of a cult of mutant haters, showing mutants are inching closer tobecoming what they fought. If you don't think that was intentional in a book where Magneto preaches a corrupted version of Xavier's dream in front of a graven image of himself dressed in red with horns, and kind rebellious fellow goes up a villain corrupting people with the name of a biblical demon... I have a bridge to sell you.

[@blackphoenix77]

I'm glad that someone's starting to question the way things are done on Krakoa. Crucible, for example, is a barbaric practice and it really needs to end. Also, I hope that Legion brings back Blindfold; I liked them together.

[@louurich9087]

100% agree with you. I was really started to get turned off from the X-books, because of how easily people were going along with this bonkers society. So much of it seems like It seems like they have been backsliding as a society through this whole thing; ritualistic combat, Scarlet Witch (who the X-Men know was manipulated by Dr. Doom) being being mentioned and them acting like it is literally a cursed word, no elected officials, etc.. If they didn't start questioning some of this I was about to step away.

[@floydlholt9829]

I love how everyone takes an equal amount of loses and wins on all sides.

[@S_Warden]

That’s how politics work to be honest. Government lose and win all the time

[@ammtool]

I know we're being led to believe the patchwork man and legion are one in the same, but, hear me out, could it *possibly* be the Shadow king. But not just the Shadow king, the Shadow king taking over Cosmar.

[@en5357]

My thoughts

[@t5dagreat]

Called this one! It's been a minute since we heard from Legion. I always dug the character and his relationship with Xavier. This book should be interesting.

[@DaveTh3Ninja]

It's okay. I care enough about Legion for both of us.

[@darrylmillard4536]

The character Lost is a manifestation of Legion. I was beginning to think this whole reality was fake and a manifestation of Legion and or Nate and here he is.

[@TubezThe1]

This feels like it's going to be incredibly thought-provoking. I've always liked Kurt Wagner as a character, and him get his own place where he gets to be put to the forefront is always cool. Seeing nightcrawler create a religion from mutants should be very very interesting considering his past as a priest, if anyone is able to create a new religion on Krakoa and possibly even undo the need for The crucible, it's him. While I've always understood why The crucible exist, if anything cheapens death it's that existing at all. I understand that the mutants who are depowered have to die in order to get their powers back, but going through a weird gladiatorial sacrifice, while looking extremely cool, when you really think about it seems like some unnecessary bloodshed.

[@manuelcaraza6961]

True, the crucible seem exsecive but, remember En Sabah Nur was part of the quiet Council at the time, almost sure it was his idea to keep the krakoans strong (i see clearly Magneto, Exodus, Shaw and Mystique aproval)

[@bradonbriffa9690]

I want to see someone win in the Crucible, like from the point of decimation to now they've been learning how to fight or magic or something and he's capable of wining

[@yedo8516]

I'm a bit late to these comments. But the irony is, the Crucible isn't even necessary. It's there due to the principle of it. Polaris, up until her first death in X-Factor, was actually a depowered mutant. She was depowered during M-Day. After being depowered, she was experimented upon by Apocalypse and became his next Horseman of Pestilence. She exhibited new powers that involved the combination and alteration of viruses and contagions. After Apocalypse was kidnapped by the Celestials, Polaris was healed and rehabilitated. She no longer exhibited her Pestilence powers and suddenly received her original mutant abilities back. The explanation was that the celestial technology implanted in Polaris's neck, the Pestilence seed, reinvigorated her dormant X-gene. So in reality, Apocalypse has the means to bring powers back to depowered mutants without them having to die. Marrow is also a similar case. She was also depowered from M-day, but received a power amp after going through experimentation by the villain Volga. Cable made the comment that Marrow was still not technically a mutant--but that plot remained unaddressed. As far as I know, M-day didn't really change Mutants into humans. It just rendered their X-genes dormant. If that's the case, I really don't see what's stopping from Sinister and the rest of Krakoa from developing a process that allows mutants to regain their powers without having to be resurrected. I get that there is value in pushing depowered mutants to prove that they deserve their powers. But at the same time, they lost their powers through no fault of their own. Their powers were stolen from them by the Scarlet Witch. That makes them victims.

[@PainKiller0247]

Read this yesterday. Incredible issue. It seemed to last for 48 pages. Sister Lost felt like she fell straight out of the Further Adventures of Cyclops and Phoenix. I'm in heaven

[@craighayesii3210]

yyoooooo legion is baccckkk. I always loved his character

[@jasper2572]

Fantastic issue! this series is going to be great!

[@LevonAlexander]

YESSSSSSSSS!!!!! LEGION IS BACK SNITCHES Happy Happy, Joy Joy.

[@josephbenford2518]

Man! Who is going to be strong enough to take on Legion?

[@tmd-w1552]

I'm glad it's not just a Nightcrawler book because frankly he doesn't have enough charisma to carry a book off of his personality alone. Which is funny because it seems the book Itself is addressing the same thing 😂

[@x-force3372]

Issue was amazing, definitely my pick of the week.

[@twothirdsanexplosive]

Was so psyched for this series as it seemed to promise a deeper dive into the culture of Krakoa and it was better than I even hoped. I'm pretty sure Spurrier was referencing Yuval Noah Harari in Dr. Nemesis' spiel to Kurt. The whole convo with Nemesis was great

[@Vamroc]

"Time is but a window, death is but a doorway, I will be back" - Ghostbusters II

[@blankspace8758]

The character "Lost" looks amazing.

[@mattm7378]

I'm glad they introduced a character like Lost whose power is uncontrollable and has a negative effect. There was an issue of X-Men where Wolverine was sent to kill a child whose power killed anyone within miles of him. I was wondering how they would deal with characters like that whose power kills the people around them and they have no control over. Do those people get resurrected?

[@bradonbriffa9690]

Well they ressurected orphan maker who's powers could apparently destroy the planet, so I'd assume so

[@mattm7378]

@@bradonbriffa9690 but at least they have a way to control orphan Maker's powers. I guess I was thinking more along the lines of characters who have absolutely no ability to control their power

[@levesterthesamurai7930]

Nice video Blerd. Finally more Nightcrawler

[@FightingForFrequency]

Awesome breakdown, Blerd. Great comic issue tackling the philosophical/ethical/moral nuances of this new age of mutants. Additionally, it’s great that Nightcrawler is being explored in new ways as a character since he has been so consistent over the years (loveable but consistent). Character growth is essential for these new X books to work, and characters like Nightcrawler are ripe for deep shakeups.

[@jermainekngdom3154]

Me: Waiting for thanos. It inevitable.

[@T1BillionX]

When I saw the Patchwork Man, while reading I was like that has to be Legion. Makes sense. Hope they do something good with him this go around. The Nightcrawler thing questioning his faith is pretty awesome that can make him even stronger as character.

[@danielayiotis5318]

This has been my favorite X book in a long time, not just for the issue but where it brings the series as a whole. Magneto back as Magneto, Legion and Shadow King are both on Krakoa, the matter of precogs was brought up, and Nimrod is on the cover of X Men 20. Feels like it's all starting to kick off. Also I thought this was the grittiest and darkest x comic since Uncanny X-Men Disassembled

[@klaudyd1552]

I do like how this twist the thoughts that we've grown to love about Krakoa on its head. The crucible was kinda cool to me I can't front but yea after reading this and seeing how savage Magneto went on that one woman wow it really does seem like a fucked up thing. I happy they're bringing up the problem with with the younger mutants fascination with Death and how meaningless it is (New Mutants does it also)

[@KirbySans]

I loved this breakdown. Good to hear nuance on this Blerd

[@ultimaistanza]

I feel like the have some really good potential for Lost if they do want her to be in more stories. Her design seems really cool & unique, her gravity powers are interesting (particularly the potential ways zero gravity could be utilized in a multitude of situations as well as how they could possibly augment/hone her abilities), and her feelings/actions so far seem fairly reasonable (as in Nightcrawler would probably be one of my first few picks in the Crucible next to Storm and I'd be feeling pretty torn up after accidentally making everyone around me throw up after getting my powers back). : )

[@LandofMert76]

That would be awesome if only the resurrected see the Patchwork man. Would be a cost to resurrection.

[@TerraEmperor1]

AAAAAH SHIT HERR WE GO AGAIN. Real talk I was really waiting for his return.

[@nobodyknowsforsure]

The concept of legion is good. I never really liked how he looked but the idea of powers with each personality i liked. I still think that whole crucible thing is a bit unnecessary and showy. You can't change human or rather mutant nature, some people just aren't fighters and powers or not that's just the way it is...also I'm wondering just how much are on the resurrection list? Does it have like the entirety of those wiped out on genosha as data?? It'd make sense if there's that kind of a waiting list, so that resurrection isn't easy because otherwise how often do people realistically die? In the past people weren't just dying left and right why would it suddenly change?

[@christopheouvrard8548]

What's great in the Krakoa era is that, every existing mutant seems to finds its place in it !

[@armoghetto]

The revised history of Moira and Destiny keeps my mind going back to Destiny’s death on Muir Island and what Legion may have learned about the future. That first part of the story depicted Destiny seeing the world in perfect crystal that shatters. How does Legion feel about Moira, I wonder....

[@hugh_jasso]

Wow. Pixies death kind of reflects todays flippant attitudes and social media behavior towards death.

[@jwbucklin]

There’s a comic out now called “I Breathed a Body” that deals with similar issues. It’s 3 issues in and really great, I recommend anyone interested in these themes to check it out.

[@TerraEmperor1]

AAAAAH SHIT HERE WE GO AGAIN

[@cee119]

Yo, Calling god Dusty is a bar for the ages. Magento is a Legend.

[@llewtree3013]

Considering death is a real entity in the marvel universe I wonder if krakoa will eventually see her vengeance, will she send thanos for instance ?

[@bryanabbott6169]

Have they ever addressed the other Boogey Man of Krakoa, The Shadow King?

[@Popcultureguy3000]

I believe that they are doing that in the current New Mutants storyline.

[@bryanabbott6169]

Two Boogey Men of Krakoa, run by separate writing teams. I wonder if there was any conversation going on between the two teams before the comics went to print or not. New Mutants team: Hey, Mr. Editor we got a great idea involving Shadow King and the children of Krakoa! Lead Editor in charge of X-Men comics: "That's great, but the guys over at 'Way of X' is doing something like that with Legion. Are they going to be working together or are they competing against each other?" New Mutants team: "Nah, we'll wing it and see who does it better!" I don't know, maybe with the pandemic it's probably harder for the different teams to get together and coordinate between them.

[@maryse8]

I really wish Legion would get over his daddy issues. It's gotten real old.

[@jermaineransom4250]

Great analysis ✊🏿💯💯

[@xoradivided7950]

absolutely loved this issue

[@AnthonyJackson-sb8ob]

In all honesty, I want to know what happened to (to me) the most dangerous mutant of all. Why have I seen or heard nothing about Leech? The one mutant whom could shut all this down. Is he dead, if so, when ,how and who would have killed him.

[@pierre0227]

For those who don't know, Legion was the one responsible for killing Destiny.

[@maramartins1349]

I know, but what if legion helps mystique bring back destiny as a way of redemption.

[@pierre0227]

@@maramartins1349 I wouldn't mind. I want Destiny back. And the fact that Hickman wrote her story in House of X is enough to convince me she'll return.

[@devilusadvocatias]

What if at the Age of X-Man, when Nate asks Magneto what would he sacrifice, Magneto sacrifices his twin children... so that X-Man goes in history and manipulates the High Evolutionary to tinker with Wanda and Pietro in order to make it seem like they are pretender, when in fact, they are indeed mutants. I always hated that retcon of Wanda and Pietro. And why are Wiccan and Speed not in Krakoa?

[@bradonbriffa9690]

Speed idk maybe he usnt comfortable on an island that calls his mother the boogey man but Wiccan is in space with his as Hulklings court wizard and husband.

[@BlackSuperman2099]

While I wanted mutants to eventually start fighting other mutants, I don't care too much about the revelation that The Patchwork Man is actually Legion (which was obvious when Xavier started seeing pictures of his past). It kind of gives me "Amon" (from the Legend of Korra) vibes. While I think Legion is a great concept for a mutant (being the Omega-level son of Xavier), I don't think his Dissociative Identity Disorder (Multiple Personality Disorder) has ever been properly portrayed (whereas they've done a better job w/ Rogue in her more recent stories). Like Daken, he's just played as "the dangerous X-kid" who's "bratty" because of his "daddy issues" & nothing more. I just find it odd how the friends of other precogs such as Preview, Destiny, Tarot, or Blindfold don't really seem to mind that they're MIA (sans Mystique & now Legion). Not to mention that there hasn't been a argument to bring the precogs back & just bar them from completing the crucible to regain their powers.

[@christopherjacob6406]

Excellent explanation of Way of X, as usual you're good at what you do..big ups to Carter with the detailed information...I'm still not picking up this title 🙄

[@ceejeezyCGZ]

Is The Living Monolith on Krakoa?

[@davidmendez5933]

WASH YOUR DAMN HANDS 🙌🏽 🧼

[@SADtv_]

All I noticed was their plan to destroy the Pyramids

[@samkaranja5709]

I'ma be honest, as someone who's been all in on the Krakoa era, I was beyond bored by this issue, I'm on Magneto's side that Kurt is looking for the thread so much that he's not appreciating the mutant nation that has been built, the ability to give people back their powers (thou Mags did go a little too hard on Lost). Crucible isn't always a slaughter fest. It's helped Callisto and Aero feel whole again. I also don't really care if death has become meaningless for mutants. Let's face it, considering how much everyone has died and come back, it had already become meaningless before the resurrection protocols. I also don't care about Legion, he's just too crazy and powerful for me. Glad everyone's enjoying but this just isn't for me.

[@culturenuity797]

Alternate carbon minus stack and reference to patchwork man

[@alllove6305]

Nice video... Totally off subject... i want to see a unknown personality of hulk be shown in the mcu that may combine all of his personalities and possibly call him Worthy. Worthy is seen pick up mjolnir then takes the mantel of Worthy... Either that or just give me a real world war hulk

[@____2080_____]

Waiting for Professor X to be found out to be a Skrull.

[@mattm7378]

I don't understand. They have to resurrect 16 million mutants. So that will take a looong time. Why do Pixie and other characters we've seen die, get to skip to the front of the line? Why don't they just makes 100 copies of the 5 and have them mass ressurecting?

[@rosendolindo1173]

Over the run of house of x and powers of x they hints that if you prove that you will fight and die for krakao they fast track you and jump you to the front of the que

[@louurich9087]

It's comic book logic. Why kill mutants to get their powers back? If Proteus' power since the 70s has been reality manipulation (and is part of The FIve), why not just switch it back on? Okay... maybe it is not so much "comic book logic" as a writer manipulating things to make the story they want possible.

[@mattm7378]

@@louurich9087 right but when things don't follow an internal logic of their own then the story is kind of just nonsense

[@louurich9087]

@@mattm7378 Oh... definitely agree. I am with you. Hickman is notoriously a "big picture guy" and it has definitely hurt his stories in the past, and has been bugging me his current X-run.

[@davidcdun8896]

Seriously, religion? Bruh, if you want to worship a god? Apocalypse is right there. :D Having Legion as the Patchwork Man... DAMN!!!

[@rev.jonathanwint6038]

I'm going to be honest mate. I really hate the new direction of the X-Men but you made me consider giving it a second go.

[@DMlloyd01]

I don’t think u convinced anyone with that tone when you said u like Kid Omega. 😂

[@danielayiotis5318]

Can Legion not have precognition?

[@larenzosingletary-holmes2987]

I mean hulk cant die right now either (immortal hulk) why yall made x man doin it?

[@roderickhclouden5107]

Is this kinda a Legion redemption arc?

[@willejones1918]

Was wondering when Legion would pop up.

[@X-Warrior.1119]

I hope Professor X needs to stops being paranoid about moira's precogs issues... because at some point he needs to stop telling lies and for once just tell the truth.

[@alllove6305]

Oh yeah, toooooo many x-titles now I thought one of the whole point of this soft reset was to consolidate and focus. They seem to be all over the place. Well thats atleast to me... Keep pushin brotha

[@Popcultureguy3000]

BLERD!! Did you not watch the show Legion, the best live action X-Men show?

[@mattm7378]

We should see X-Men take on a racism issue within the mutant community. Now that they hate humans, you would think the human passing mutants would be looked down on by the non passing mutants. That would be an interesting flip. It has always been that the non passing mutants were forced to be morlocks or ostracized. You would think they would hold a bit of resentment towatd passing mutants and start to value and celebrate the more unique mutations

[@RokuroCarisu]

Keep in mind that these characters are currently written by people with a very warped idea of what a "community" should be: A tribalist, exophobic hive mind where everyone who is "coded" alike is an ally by default but everyone who doesn't act in-line is an enemy.

[@mattm7378]

@@RokuroCarisu I think that's why this is the perfect time for them to tackle an issue like this. To show people what it's like when you exist in a hive mind and you are even a little bit different. I think they don't realize that groups like this eat themselves alive as they continually need enemies

[@SensoriaMaRia]

Dr. Nemesis! He is one of my fav X-folks. Not a fan of the new look though. Poor Blindfold. I miss her and odd syntax. Bring on the Pre-Cogs!

[@ibtech1]

So does XMan come back?

[@ibrahimissaiaawad2888]

The Shadow King?

[@jermainekngdom3154]

I miss dr nemisis. But he isn't a real mutant.

[@cee119]

Am I first up in this piece??

[@jovanleonardi1574]

speaking of breeding when are going to get the first x babies? and not the mojo kind

[@Osricb83]

Ernie still hates Spawn though.

[@gamecitysavior2910]

How many stories are about or on fuking krokao?

[@1MarkKeller]

*CLICK CLICK CREW!!!*

[@LandofMert76]

Another weird character lineup. Not sure if I can get behind it

[@dclangst]

Man, this is bad.