History YMMV / XMen2019

* MemeticBadass: ''X-Men'' #11 seems devoted entirely to enforcing Magneto's status as this InUniverse. Exodus gathers a group of mutant children around the campfire to retell Magneto's defense of Krakoa from invading Cotati. What follows are scenes of Magneto donning his classic purple and red uniform, launching shrapnel and metal orbs through Cotati like they were paper, ordering Magma to erupt a volcano, having Iceman freeze the molten iron and turning it into razor-sharp spikes to devastate the remaining Cotati and finishing the fight off by standing face-to-face with the Cotati leader, who clearly believes they are set to have a mano-a-mano clash. Magnus simply drops three satellites from orbit on top of his head in hilarious succession, before strolling away and telling Sage to cover the bill. The creative team seems to be using the issue to say, "When we said he's an omega mutant we ''meant it''." [[HolyShitQuotient Ironically, he is still far less impressive than how he was in 90s]].

* MemeticBadass: ''X-Men'' #11 seems devoted entirely to enforcing Magneto's status as this InUniverse. Exodus gathers a group of mutant children around the campfire to retell Magneto's defense of Krakoa from invading Cotati. What follows are scenes of Magneto donning his classic purple and red uniform, launching shrapnel and metal orbs through Cotati like they were paper, ordering Magma to erupt a volcano, having Iceman freeze the molten iron and turning it into razor-sharp spikes to devastate the remaining Cotati and finishing the fight off by standing face-to-face with the Cotati leader, who clearly believes they are set to have a mano-a-mano clash. Magnus simply drops three satellites from orbit on top of his head in hilarious succession, before strolling away and telling Sage to cover the bill. The creative team seems to be using the issue to say, "When we said he's an omega mutant we ''meant it''."

* MemeticBadass: ''X-Men'' #11 seems devoted entirely to enforcing Magneto's status as this InUniverse. Exodus gathers a group of mutant children around the campfire to retell Magneto's defense of Krakoa from invading Cotati. What follows are scenes of Magneto donning his classic purple and red uniform, launching shrapnel and metal orbs through through Cotati like they were paper, ordering Magma to erupt a volcano, having Iceman freeze the molten iron and turning it into razor-sharp spikes to devastate the remaining Cotati and finishing the fight off by standing face-to-face with the Cotati leader, who clearly believes they are set to have a mano-a-mano clash. Magnus simply drops three satellites from orbit on top of his head in hilarious succession, before strolling away and telling Sage to cover the bill. The creative team seems to be using the issue to say, "When we said he's an omega mutant we ''meant it''."

* {{Applicability}}: The mutant metaphor has had a long history of being applicable to any number of real-life minorities, but ''House of X'' and ''Powers of X'' seem to introduce another applicable metaphor: Judaism and the theme of making a homeland, i.e. Israel. Per [[https://twitter.com/revel_nir/status/1154075634693476353 this Twitter thread]]:
-->Let's start with the obvious: Jerusalem was chosen almost entirely to point out the similarities a nation like Israel to a Mutant nation. About how ideals can clash with the reality of world politics. Is it a condemning? Not really (at least not as much as it could be) it's more of a wake up call both in text and out of text: good intentions can only get you so far. And Magneto being the active member here makes it look intentional (also about the speech at the end and Magneto's own religion standing is probably a different discussion but overall it seems both in character and somewhat theatrical) but the meat of the story and what cements it in my mind as a very specific Jewish/Israeli allegory is Magneto saying "There has never been a Mutant war". Well there has never really been a Jewish war when we were a minority. But when we have gotten a nation things changed. Because for good or ill your responsibilities changes once you become a nation. And that's partly why this feels more like Krakoa is more a Utopia then actually real. Why the Mutants are falling to the same traps Humanity/Israel has fallen too in the past.
* AuthorsSavingThrow:
** Setting the story some time after ''ComicBook/UncannyXMen2018'', and having many things change in the interim, while also making only a few references to it (and those mostly to the first part, which led into ''ComicBook/AgeOfXMan''), was likely a step to avoid making that comic a necessary read to follow this one - though ''ComicBook/AgeOfXMan'' itself does tie in a little and gets referenced several times. Considering the run was seen as a massive DorkAge that had people holding out for Hickman, it was a good call.
** After the, mostly, negative reception to Cyclops being reset to his 90s characterisation -- at least initially -- in ''Uncanny X-Men (2018)'' as well as the negative reception to the hatred for him in the Marvel Universe, Hickman establishes that Cyclops is respected once again, retains his diplomatic skills but still retains some of that edge from his rebellion phase.
** The term "Omega-level mutant" has always been a tenuous term because it had no solid definition and little consistency in regards to how it was used. Basically, a throwaway term for "mutant who won the SuperpowerLottery", except that mutants decidedly weaker than others were Omega-level, while people like Magneto or Storm were only Alpha. ''House of X'' then uses a graph to demonstrate a solid meaning to the term "Omega-level mutant". It means a mutant whose dominant power is deemed to register or reach an undefinable upper-limit of that power's specific classification. Examples: Iceman has the Omega power of negative temperature manipulation, Jean Grey has the Omega power of telepathy, Magneto has the Omega power of magnetism, Storm has the Omega power of weather manipulation, and so on.
** The fact that it's making a new status quo that readers ''like''. Before, the comics were stuck in a rut of [[StatusQuoIsGod repeated status quos]] and [[ItsTheSameNowItSucks regurgitated plots]] into [[StrictlyFormula utter stagnation]], and that's when they weren't assassinating characterizations or doing things that pissed off fans. Hickman, like Morrison before him, and Claremont before them, is moving the brand forward as a whole.
** Mutants are stated to be already back to their pre-''Decimation'' population levels, and in fact they're spiking at a rate big enough that they'll become the dominant species in two decades. It allows creators to make new mutant characters, when before they were severely restricted by the status quo of ''Decimation''. It was widely theorised that this was done to avoid giving Fox more ammo -- long before the buyout that made them a Disney subsidiary and thus Marvel gained the ''X-Men'' film rights -- for their cinematic universe.
** Speaking of which, the ''X-Men'' are A-list again. Hickman's run serves to set up a relaunch just for them, in contrast to ''ComicBook/{{Resurrxion}}'', where they were forced to share a relaunch with ''ComicBook/TheInhumans'', or the recent Marvel relaunches which were for all of Marvel's titles in general.
** Years of beloved characters being killed off and forgotten seem to have been cancelled out in the first issue of ''House of X;'' Banshee is back after being killed in Rosenberg's run, the two deceased Cuckoos have been revived, and there's hope for pretty much ''any'' character to return. The issue that fully reveals the resurrection technology strongly implies that the Five have already raised hundreds of mutants off-panel, essentially giving any writer a blank check to use any mutants they want free of any baggage. A number of popular secondary characters who met ignominious ends have made cameos in the background of crowd scenes, among them [[Comicbook/GenerationX Synch, Skin]], [[Comicbook/XForce Bedlam]], [[Comicbook/NewXMenAcademyX Wither and Tag]].
** Those turned off by the cult-like elements will probably like the later books, which portray the mutants individually and show them acting normally. Cyclops also expresses a desire to protect everyone regardless of the Council's strict rules.
** A minor one happens in #5. Fans of [[ComicBook/{{X23}} Laura Kinney]] who were unhappy when she reclaimed the X-23 moniker after ''ComicBook/AllNewWolverine'' were satiated when the issue not only featured Laura with the Wolverine costume and codename, but even corrected Cyclops when he called her X-23.
--->'''Scott:''' ...X-23, who, like Wolverine--\\
'''Laura:''' Actually, I'm Wolverine.\\
'''Logan:''' You tell 'em, kiddo.
** After lots of criticism of Jean wearing her dated Marvel Girl outfit, ''Giant-Size X-Men'' has her wear a new design, essentially her costume from ''X-Men: Red'' but with the Marvel Girl colors, which has been better received, [[WhatTheHellCostumingDepartment which makes her reverting to her Marvel Girl outfit again all the more annoying]].
** ''ComicBook/Inferno2021'' finally addresses some of the downsides to Krakoa’s policies and the belief that Mutantkind is better than humanity. [[spoiler:Omega and Nimrod point out that the difference between the two is so minuscule that treating Mutants as profoundly better is stupid, and that Krakoa’s anti-AI policies are the same kind of bile hatred and fear that humans displayed to Mutants. Thus, Krakoa ended up creating their own enemies.]]
* SugarWiki/AwesomeArt: Pepe Larraz and R.B. Silva's artwork on ''House of X'' and ''Powers of X'' are positively ''gorgeous''. The comics are just fascinating to look at, whether it's the [[SceneryPorn scenic vistas of today]] or the [[SceneryGorn wartorn wastelands of tomorrow]], it's easy to get distracted by the art when reading the story. At the same time, all the characters are very distinct and detailed, and look just as they should with total consistency across the board. Impressive, [[LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters as there are many characters to draw]].
** The ''Giant-Size X-Men'' series mainly exists for the purpose of showing off some of Marvel's best artists. For example, Russel Dauterman and Matthew Wilson, mainly known for their collaboration drawing ''ComicBook/Thor2014'', reunited for two of the ''Giant'' issues, and are also responsible for the costume change mentioned above.
** Alan Davis returns to work on ''Giant-Size X-Men: Nightcrawler'' after being maybe ''the'' definitive artist on the character outside of Dave Cockrum thanks to his legendary run on ''ComicBook/{{Excalibur}}.''
** Rod Reis continues his stellar work from the first arc of ''ComicBook/NewMutants2019'' by serving as the artist on ''Giant-Size X-Men: Fantomex'' and rendering the MindScrew region that is "The World" in a number of suitably twisty ways that update the already awesome Chris Bachalo art from the original World story arc in ''ComicBook/NewXMen.''
* AwesomenessWithdrawal: This is widely seen as the most interesting and addicting ''X-Men'' has been in a very long time. It also makes each week between ''House'' and ''Powers'' feel like forever.
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* BestKnownForTheFanservice: As explained down in MemeticMutation, for those who don't read the series, it's become known for being HotterAndSexier. Even the marketing around the ComicBook/HellfireGala storyline was entirely around [[{{Fanservice}} showing off the characters in their party outfits]].
* BrokenBase: The extremely creepy and cult-like undertones of the group has split the fans into multiple camps of varying approval or disproval. This is likely intentional, given how Krakoa is getting this treatment in-universe.
* CreepyAwesome: Destiny in ''House of X'' #2, for totally owning Moira and her attempts to justify and dial down her participation in making a mutant cure. Her attempt to teach Moira a lesson is extreme, but her BreakingSpeech is awesome and as she says, since she is acting to preserve mutant, she is "not without cause".
* EpilepticTrees:
** Because of Xavier coming off as being evil and very suspicious, and because of his helmet bearing an ''uncanny'' resemblance, it's speculated by some that the [[TheMole Xavier we see isn't actually Xavier]], but rather the ''[[ComicBook/UltimateFantasticFour Maker]]''. The idea is that the Maker is impersonating Xavier through high-end inventions, such as being able to block out telepaths, replicate Xavier's abilities, and take the appearance of Xavier, to conduct an EvilPlan that involves [[TheChessmaster playing the mutant population like a fiddle]]. The heavy themes of [[VisionaryVillain pushing towards the future]], which fits very nicely with the Maker's motives as a futurist, further draws the comparison.
** Another theory being peddled is that the body ''is'' Xavier's, but the mind is actually Moira, suggesting that she pulled a GrandTheftMe in some way to get where she is. The main clue people are using is the suggestion that no one has tried putting a different mind inside a shell of a body with the thought that it ''has'' been done, but the idea has been secreted away. This theory was subsequently discarded with the last issues of ''House of X'' and ''Powers of X'', which revealed that Moira is still around in her own body, but is simply keeping a low profile.
** Yet another theory is that Xavier is either Cassandra Nova (based on the somewhat suspicious use of the pith hat outfit that Nova favoured), or Onslaught, based on Moira's journals making reference to 'breaking' him and the potential consequences - and last time Xavier's idealism was broken, he became Onslaught.
* HesJustHiding: The possibility that Rasputin and Future!Zorn survived getting sucked into the later's black-hole head. Especially since A: the series makes a big deal about the Phalanx entering black holes, B: other characters have survived it before (as seen in Chuck Austen's ''Uncanny X-Men'') and C:... they're ''X-Men''.
* HilariousInHindsight:
** During Creator/BrianMichaelBendis' last run with the ComicBook/MilesMorales Spider-Man, he had Ganke be a humongous fan of Goldballs despite his lameness. Come ''House of X'' #5, many other people now see how awesome Goldballs is.
** In the book itself, Magneto BlasphemousBoast compares the mutants to gods. In Moira's sixth life, one thousand years from now, humans, thanks to technology and genetic engineering, are close to divinity themselves as mutants remain stationed as they were.
** The method of resurrecting mutants, using brain engrams saved to Cerebro and uploaded into clones of deceased X-men, with their entire history and personality intact, is exactly what Dr. Venture from ''WesternAnimation/TheVentureBros'' did when he resurrected Hank and Dean, who are nearly as [[TheyKilledKennyAgain death-prone]] as the X-Men, possibly more so. Dr. Orpheus even said the machine Venture used housed their (Hank and Dean's) souls as well.
* JustHereForGodzilla: Non-''X-Men'' fans are here for the run just to see what Hickman will do with it, having won a lot of love and esteem for his major run on the Avengers and the Fantastic Four, with some noting that he stands to become one of very few writers to do a defining run on all three of Marvel's major teams.
* LikeYouWouldReallyDoIt: The huge number of deaths in ''House of X #4'', especially those of Wolverine, Cyclops and Jean Grey. Not only would the death of ''one'' of those characters otherwise be a storyline defining event (not to mention all three have [[DeathIsCheap died and come back]] in the last year and a half), but they were also featured in the cover of the then upcoming ''X-Men #1'', meaning fans were not convinced this would stick. Sure enough, they -- and the other casualties of the battle -- are brought back in ''House of X #5'' as part of TheReveal of Xavier's resurrection technology.
* MemeticBadass: ''ComicBook/{{Magneto}}''. Mind, the Master of Magnetism was never ''not'' a badass, but the first issue of ''House of X'' alone cements him as a memetic one in the fandom for three reasons. First, he acts as the {{Ambadassador}} to all of mutantkind on Krakoa, speaking volumes considering just how many superpowered beings live there. Second, he calmly yet with no holds barred shows the human ambassadors that mutants are ''not'' to be trifled with, holding one in the air when they're revealed to have a gun, shrugs off the "it was for my protection!" comment like a lame excuse, and then closes out the issue with an epic BlasphemousBoast where he compares mutants to ''gods''. Third, the graph that established just what an [[SuperpowerLottery Omega-level mutant]] is confirmed that Mags ''himself'' is one (rather than "just" an Alpha-level mutant like before), and then proceeds to use him as the go-to example as to ''why'' he's Omega compared to Forge. By the end, the message was made to clear: you don't mess with Magneto.
** ''X-Men'' #11 seems devoted entirely to enforcing Magneto's status as this InUniverse. Exodus gathers a group of mutant children around the campfire to retell Magneto's defense of Krakoa from invading Cotati. What follows are scenes of Magneto donning his classic purple and red uniform, launching shrapnel and metal orbs through through Cotati like they were paper, ordering Magma to erupt a volcano, having Iceman freeze the molten iron and turning it into razor-sharp spikes to devastate the remaining Cotati and finishing the fight off by standing face-to-face with the Cotati leader, who clearly believes they are set to have a mano-a-mano clash. Magnus simply drops three satellites from orbit on top of his head in hilarious succession, before strolling away and telling Sage to cover the bill. The creative team seems to be using the issue to say, "When we said he's an omega mutant we ''meant it''."
* MemeticMutation: Nightcrawler's [[BreedingCult "make more mutants"]] decree, along with the casual nudity in the series, have led fans to portray the X-Men as being incredibly horny and constantly having sex. When it turned out that Cyclops, Jean and Wolverine happened to have their bedrooms connected, this led to further jokes about them being in a polyamorous relationship. Then it turns out to not be a joke.
* {{Narm}}: In the X[[superscript:2]] timeline, there are "only" roughly 10,000 mutants left. It's treated as a dire situation, and while the war itself certainly is, it's still funny considering that this is over ''twenty times'' the amount of mutants that existed from ''Decimation'' until this run. [[note]]Before, the peak level was still under 500.[[/note]] In real world terms though, 10,000 is definitely a very low number for a sentient species. With that being said, this ends up being justified in-universe: these events happen in an alternate timeline where Apocalypse led the X-Men, in which the events of ''Decimation'' never happened.
* ShockingMoments:
** ''House of X'' #2 and TheReveal that Moira [=MacTaggert=], always once thought to be a human, is actually a mutant with multiple lives and spent those lives trying to change the path of mutantkind.
** ''House of X'' #5 reveals that Cerebro's secretly been copying the data of every living mutant down for years, with the explicit goal of resurrecting fallen mutants... Including the ''over sixteen million'' that died in Genosha. The issue ends with a number of villains joining the X-Men, including '''Mister Sinister and Apocalypse'''.
* SpoiledByTheFormat:
** The twist of Apocalypse joining the X-Men in ''House of X'' #5 was somewhat undercut for solicitations of the ''ComicBook/DawnOfX'' comic ''ComicBook/{{Excalibur|2019}}'', which unveiled that he was a member of the team.
** Similarly, the technically still unrevealed [[note]]An apparent error in a press preview copy of ''Powers of X #5'' allowed for all of the redacted names be copy-pasted.[[/note]] third member of Emma's section of the council along with Sebastian Shaw [[note]][[ComicBook/KittyPryde Kate Pryde]][[/note]] is spoiled by the solicitations for ''ComicBook/{{Marauders}}''. Lampshaded by ''Marauders'' writer Gerry Duggan [[https://twitter.com/GerryDuggan/status/1176891968103710721 on Twitter]]:
--->'''Duggan''': We’ve been telling you for months who the Red Queen would be.
* UnexpectedCharacter:
** Bill the Lobster is an extremely obscure TeamPet who made his last appearance all the way back in ''ComicBook/CivilWar''. The fact that he's returning here and is featured in the promotional poster is a huge surprise.
** By a similar token, Sikorsky, an InsectoidAlien, also appears. He's also the only representative of the Starjammers on the poster.
** Judging by the preview posts, Vulcan is returning. And (assuming the preview is an indication) it's the younger, non-crazy Vulcan from before he became Emperor of the Shi'ar - it's later revealed that he does remember that time, but he's calmed down rather.
** Firestar has always been a mutant, but for most of her history had no ties to the ''X-Men'' side of the Marvel Universe, and is much more closely associated with the New Warriors, Spider-Man and Avengers. Her entire run with the X-Men began and ended in the short-lived ''Amazing X-Men'' title in 2014/15, and many figured they wouldn't try again, but there she is on the group shot.
** Omega Sentinel was discarded years ago and Karima Shapandar returned to normal, and the marketing gave no indication that she would return. Yet in the first issue of ''House of X'', she's clearly been restored and is operating as Omega Sentinel once again.
* ValuesResonance: The reprints of Stan Lee's letters to the readers have been featured in many of Marvel's books since his passing, but they are as right as they were nearly sixty years ago.
* WTHCostumingDepartment: Professor X's new design (black spandex bodysuit with a helmet with an "X" for the eyes) has been divisive to say the least. Additionally, Jean Grey's return to the Marvel Girl outfit has received a lot of criticism compared to her ''ComicBook/XMenRed'' uniform - enough that the artists got the hint and gave her back the latter uniform, but with the colours of the Marvel Girl uniform.
* WinBackTheCrowd:
** Making the ''X-Men'' franchise a core pillar of Marvel after ''years'' of shafting due to film rights was widely praised, as is having acclaimed writer Creator/JonathanHickman be the one behind it. The promise that it'll reinvent the X-Men, much like ''Giant-Sized X-Men'' and ''New X-Men'' before it, with Hickman being given as much control as Creator/ChrisClaremont, also drew a lot of interest.
** Many, ''many'' people thought Hickman was going to be the sole ''Uncanny X-Men'' writer when the series relaunched in 2018, and were disappointed when it launched and, not only was he not involved, but the series became a DorkAge. But less than a year after its launch, ''ComicBook/UncannyXMen2018'' was cancelled and Hickman ''would'' end up as sole X-writer. Furthermore, after the conclusion of ''House of X'' and ''Powers of X'', Hickman will be the writer of the main X-ongoing.

** ''ComicBook/Inferno2021'' finally addresses some of the downsides to Krakoa’s policies and the belief that Mutantkind is better than humanity. [[spoilers:Omega and Nimrod point out that the difference between the two is so minuscule that treating Mutants as profoundly better is stupid, and that Krakoa’s anti-AI policies are the same kind of bile hatred and fear that humans displayed to Mutants. Thus, Krakoa ended up creating their own enemies.]]