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House of X #5
| Writer | Jonathan Hickman |
| Artist | Pepe Larraz |
| Cover Price | $4.99 |
Xavier's dream turns deadly for some of his students as they fight back against the humans' plan to eliminate them. Superstar writer Jonathan Hickman (FANTASTIC FOUR, AVENGERS, SECRET WARS) continues his reshaping of the X-Universe alongside Young Gun artist Pepe Larraz (EXTERMINATION, AVENGERS). The Future of the X-Men begins here!
Rated T+
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10
AIPT - Vishal Gullapalli
Sep 18, 2019This issue's implications will be dissected for quite some time, or at the very least until the next issue of Powers of X. Read Full Review
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Monkeys Fighting Robots - Brandon J. Griffin
Sep 18, 2019HOUSE OF X is absolutely astounding. This is the most important moment in X-Men history since 1963. Read Full Review
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Comics: The Gathering - Ryan.L
Sep 18, 2019This book is a thrilling achievement, not only story wise, but visually as well. We finally get some answers and those answers are so satisfying, it makes you excited for what is to come next. This game changing issue is a must read by everyone. The new x-universe is coming and this is your first real taste of that new universe. Read Full Review
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ComicBook.com - Jamie Lovett
Sep 18, 2019This one is going to have people talking, and deservedly so. Read Full Review
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You Don't Read Comics - David Harth
Sep 18, 2019House Of X #5 is where things really start to come together for this book. Read Full Review
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Newsarama - David Pepose
Sep 18, 2019In a series punctuated by game-changers, House of X #5 stands nicely amongst the upper echelons of this already ambitious series. Read Full Review
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411Mania - Jeremy Thomas
Sep 19, 2019It's the final touches on an issue that, for all my searching, I can't honestly find a single fault with. The future is exciting and a little foreboding for the X-Men at this point, and I wouldn't want it any other way. Read Full Review
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All-Comic - Jeremy Matcho
Sep 21, 2019House of X is the benchmark for what an X-Men book should be. Read Full Review
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9.9
The Super Powered Fancast - Deron Generally
Sep 18, 2019Pepe Larrazs art is absolutely beautiful. Everything is full of glorious details and the visual style of the characters is amazing. Read Full Review
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9.5
Black Nerd Problems - Ja-Quan Greene
Sep 19, 2019The last thing I want to mention is a brief note at the end of 'The Mind' section of the 'Resurrection' data page. It states "NOTE: There has been no experimentation regarding what happens when you combine a mutant MIND with a HUSK that is not their own" and this just screams lies or foreshadowing to me. Can't wait til this one comes full circle. Read Full Review
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Multiversity Comics - Gustavo S Lodi
Sep 19, 2019Powerful, beautiful, impactful. "House of X" #5 is yet another brilliant issue on the Hickman, Larraz, and Silva reinvention that will be referenced for years to come. Read Full Review
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Comic Watch - Bethany W Pope
Sep 18, 2019This series is laden with a full measure of intellect and heart, a measure pressed down and overflowing. It is an absolute work of art. Read Full Review
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Weird Science Marvel Comics - Dispatchdcu
Sep 18, 2019Is there a comic writer currently that takes more time to cultivate a more thorough blueprint to a series than Jonathan Hickman? His reveals are remarkable, wildly unique, resourceful, and cause fans to question the very foundation of the heroes they've grown to admire and adore since childhood. Readers will leave this issue with so many answers to some of the questions theyve wondered since the first week. However, Hickman opens the door to future confrontations and dilemmas while bringing this shift in narrative to a close. With three issues left, this reviewer is becoming more and more excited for the direction ahead and feels like the possibilities are endless with Hickmans guidance. Read Full Review
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Graphic Policy - Brett
Sep 18, 2019The comic is an interesting one continuing to change the X-Men in ways I'm torn about. The characters continue at times to be uncharacteristic of them. As if they've been brainwashed into the cult of Charles. They're no longer students, they're kool-aid drinkers. There's an amazing story here by House of X #5 continues the shift from minority heroes to the terror of the minority. Read Full Review
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Comic Book Revolution - Rokk
Sep 18, 2019Overall: House of X #5 is another amazing read. Hickman is driving this story toward what is sure to be a spectacular ending. I have not been this excited about a Marvel comic book in years. I have not been this excited about an X-Men comic in decades. House of X #5 is worth every penny of the cover price. If you love superhero comic books then you need to be reading Hickman's X-Men. Read Full Review
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Henchman-4-Hire - Sean Ian Mills
Sep 21, 2019The House of X story just gets weirder and crazier with a truly bizarre, status quo-altering issue. But I'm still on board and excited to see where the heck this is all going! Read Full Review
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What a perfect issue. The research that Kickman did for this issue is insame. How he took the time to explain everything is just a pleasure to read. The art is beautiful, the writting is top. How perfect and eerie this issue was. It made me happy reading this, full of hope, but it also gave the feeling that something very rotten is happening. Loved it. A very well deserved 10! Extra: Loved the glimpse of Marrow and Calisto.
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Awesome reveals, great art, great story, great dialogue. Hickman really gets these characters and what their motivations really are especially with how he writes apocalypse, Xavier, and magneto. Hickman tweeted last night about how hes gonna be on X-Men for a couple years, and if that doesn't make you excited, I don't know what will.
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Perfection. There is everything to love here.
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This issue gave me goosebumps lol
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MIND. BLOWN. AGAIN.
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This whole thing is incredibly creepy and cultish and I really enjoy that.
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Johnathan Hickman is a genius. That is all.
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Another perfect issue!! And I think the X-Men are the most powerful beings of Marvel Universe right now and beyond.
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Wow this is truly the start of a new age of X-Men
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What the hell I could be nitpicky But the whole story been great I can't wait for October for all the X - books to start
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God I had to read this twice to really appreciate it , I can wait to see what's next
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I've been reading comics for over 40 years. I honestly cannot remember the last time I was this excited to see how a story was going to turn out in the end.
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This series is already revolutionizing X-Men (again), and perhaps the Marvel Universe as a whole, but that is a given at this point. What must be acclaimed the most about Hickman's masterful epic is his ability to make us question what we thought we knew about sci-fi elements such as artificial intelligence, dystopian futures, alternate realities/universes, time travel, cloning, resurrection, and memory cataloging (is that what you call it?) and expanding on it in a manner that only the best sci-fi writers of all-time have. And this is a key issue in that expansion, pulling back the curtain a little more on the mystery of this story that's been unraveling over the past month, and ending on one of the highest of high notes. This is a gam more
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Everything I was hoping issue six would be I got in issue five. I am definitely on the hype train.
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Prelude: Back to House of X we go. Nothing against Powers of X but I have always found House the better title. I pray that this continues. The Good: WHAT THE HOLY ----! Goldballs. ----ing Goldballs is important. What the ----! And the process that they introduce. It's freaking amazing! This flips everything on it's head, after everything has already been flipped on it's head. The characters really get to shine here, throughout the issue. Though I cannot knock the cultish vibe that permeates Krakoa right now. Time for some token positives that every issue knocks out of the pack. The art and the infographics are great. Both of this issues infographics were beyond great. I love the worldbuilding that these two brought us more
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How can a book that's SO HEAVY on exposition be SO MUCH FUN to read? That's the Hickman magic: His world-building is bold, clever, and inventive enough to compel fascination all by itself. And the plot is hardly stalled out; important things happen even as we get tons of answers to key Krakoa questions.
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9.5
What a beautiful issue. This time around, we get an issue that gives us a lot of needed information. The whole resurrection process was so carefully detailed and interesting. Pretty much the highlight of the issue for me. After that, we get some more information about mutant diplomacy, and by the end, it looks like all mutants are finally united. All of it connects so nicely to what we've seen in past issues. It amazes me every time. All of this wouldn't work as well without the beautiful art from Larraz. Fantastic work from him.
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Brilliantly done. Well researched and put together. What a reveal! No details from me because it has to be read and enjoyed without spoilers. It's amazing how great and uneasy the story feels. Also thanks Bendis! Pepe Larraz's art cannot get any better. It's half the reason this book is what is. Gracia's colors gave it some nice vibrancy. That last page man the sun flare looked too real!
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I love how Hickman "Bendis-ed" Bendis' own character.
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"It was a gift, and in the giving you save us all." - Professor X
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I wasn't a fan of the Bendis era of X-Men. I absolutely hated what he did with Avengers Vs X-Men. I also wasn't really a fan of the Young X-Men being pulled forward into the current timeline. It was a really lame idea that hung around way too long. One of the characters Bendis has introduced that I found to be extremely goofy was Goldballs. He was given a ton of attention but seemed to be more of a favorite of the creator than the fans. If you told me that Goldballs would be immensely important to the House of X storyline I would have told you to GTFOH but Hickman makes it work. Hickman also brings other lesser-known characters to the forefront like Elixir, Tempest, Hope Summers. He also brings classic villain Proteus into the mix. more
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I have never felt so vindicated in my whole life, Daken is the best.
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Once again, House of X rules. This was a great follow-up to the madness that was Issue 4. The resurrection process is pretty cool, and bringing back Goldballs of all people and making him actually important in the process is wild. Additionally, EVERY mutant being accepted onto Krakoa is a super intriguing idea that definitely creates the potential for multiple interesting stories. All things considered, this was another great issue and I'm really looking forward to seeing how all of this wraps up.
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Great.
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The only thing harming the book at this point are the info dumps and how often it comes out. It makes it a bit tough to convince myself to read it, but by the time I do read it I am either satisfied or blown away.
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"They should have killed us all when they had a chance" Ha! I knew it! The moment I saw those cocoons in issue #1. That's why issue #4 disappointed me, those deaths had no weight to them, they felt pointless. Anyway, after a tiny drop with HOX #4 and POX #4, this X-Train is back on the right track. This issue is just so packed with mutant goodness. First of all, the mutant resurrection procedure is so well thought out. Every step of the way is shown and explained very well, it ties the plot threads from Powers of 10 and makes some aspects of that book much, much clearer. It makes the X-Men and the mutantkind virtually immortal and depicts Professor X as a sort of mad scientist. A bit creepy look for Chuck. One thing makes me wonde more
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THE GOOD: -This was a good issue. Not nearly as powerful as the last, but I don't think it's possible for an issue in this run to be bad. -I liked the explanation for the mutant resurrection. That whole concept was really well thought out and cool. -Storm's speech was good. Even if it was the point, I did get a little tired of the repetitive nature of it towards the end. -I really loved that conversation between Erik and Charles. The dialogue wasn't overblown and their interaction was great. -I liked the Emma Frost/Charles scene a lot too. -Apocalypse is wonderfully written here. -Well, that was a great damn ending. THE BAD: -Oh, boy. Those diagrams were a lot today. There was some great information there, more
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Not as jaw dropping as #4 but a very good issue. Loved the tie in at the beginning
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"Stand here naked in front of a crowd of people and prove you are your normal selves!"
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I've read carefully your review of House of X #5, and generally, I share your point of view. But unfortunately, I cannot give the same notation as you. In fact, I would have give a 8.5, but because of one element, my notation drop to 5.5, which is not the pass mark. This element is the resurrection process. Here is this reason explained. The problem is that the process, even if very well explained, greatly complex, and well thought, only create a clone of the original person. It is said both by X and in the explanations of the resurrection process that when it come to the mind, the primary function of cerebro is: "...copying the mind --the essence, the anima-- of any mutant..." Also, in the explanation of the process, the words " more
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