Overall this issue is a great foundational issue that not only shows us how the past was forged, but also where the future is headed. Even with all the answers given in this issue, it manages to ask that many and more. Something is afoot and no matter how much you think you may have figured it out, I trust Hickman has some tricks left for us. Read Full Review

R.B. Silva is able to convey scale and beauty with the art in this issue. What the story lacks in action, it more than makes up for with beautifully drawn characters and amazing backgrounds and environments. Read Full Review

Hickman fires on all cylinders once again. Read Full Review

As always, this issue of Powers of X feels incredibly revelatory, with some fun interactions between characters and strong implications for the past and future of the franchise. Read Full Review

This issue is an info-dump, but it is a beautiful, well-executed info-dump one which future writers will be mining for decades to come. Read Full Review

Powers of X #5 shows Xavier and company have much more up their sleeve than just past knowledge & new tricks. Read Full Review

Powers of X #5 was a lot to take in, and I have to say there was a lot to love about the info they dumped onto our laps. With each passing issue of Powers of X we understand that much more how this vision of Krakoa came to be, and where it would lead. Knowing the things we know now, it does make you wonder all the more how this set of stories will lead into the Dawn of X-Men. Read Full Review

Powers of X #5 reinvents several fan-favorite characters and offers an exciting taste of things to come for the X-Men. Read Full Review

Powers Of X #5 establishes and sets up a multitude of ideas. From explaining how Cerebros new mind downloading ability works. To the Krakoan Quiet Council and its governing powers. To Namor and his doubt in Xaviers motives compared to his actions. Hickman is planting seeds that will grow into something great. The Year One Thousand stuff is interesting, but what that seed will grow into is anyones guess. Silva and Gracia provide the high-quality images the story needs to work. With one more issue left, its anyone guess where Hickman is going to go with this book and thats the biggest strength. Read Full Review

More table setting interesting new stuff, more great character scenes; I can't wait for the actual comics to start with Dawn of X! Read Full Review

Overall: Powers of X #6 is a rich and immersive read that captivates the reader's attention from cover-to-cover. Hickman delivers an intelligent story that warrants multiple readings in order to fully absorb everything that Hickman is presenting to the reader. Powers of X #6 is absolutely worth every penny of the cover price. If you enjoy superhero comics or love Science Fiction stories then I would certainly recommend that you hop aboard Powers of X and House of X. Read Full Review

With only two more issues of this maxiseries to go, Hickman and company can use all the storytelling real estate they can get - while Powers of X has been paying House of X's tab for a few issues now, I'm betting Hickman has something special saved for this series' last hurrah. Read Full Review

It's another excellent issue of Powers of X before its much-anticipated (red-highlighted) final issue. Read Full Review

If there's any other problem with Powers of X, it's one thatisn't necessarily the issue's fault: this is an information dump issue.We need these kinds of things in a series this revolutionary, andHickman packs what character development that he can in with Emma,Xavier, Namor and the rest. "For the Children" fills in the cracks ofHouse of X to make the foundation stable, and there's still a lotto enjoy. It will simply rank, in the end, as the issue in the seriesto date that most feels like connective tissue than something momentousin and of itself. That's great for the series as a whole, and "merely"makes for a very good issue. Read Full Review

The issue is an interesting one filling in some details in what Xavier is putting together. It also delivers hints of something more nefarious. Powers of X #5 doesn't stand out on its own but as a piece of the larger puzzle, it's an intriguing one. Read Full Review

It's clear that Powers of X walks so that House of X can run at this point. That's not to say this isn't an enjoyable issue, though - writer Jonathan Hickman has fallen into a pattern of revealing how we get to big HoX moments in the pages of PoX and it's a neat bit of filling in the gaps. Read Full Review

Could Hickman write X-Men forever, please?

Running out of positives to say. Stuff is fantastic. Great character writing and storytelling. Great art. Big plans for the franchise. Im in for the long haul.

Prelude:
It's all coming to a close now with our third last issue of HoX/PoX and our second last with PoX.

The Good:
Really interesting to see how far Xavier has gone especially with the creation of the new Cerebro.

Emma was the highlight this issue in both her scenes. Really great work on her here.

I loved the infographics again but mainly the Cerebro and Government ones. Government especially since it goes into the whole forming of a nation aspect I love.

Similarly I love the insight of creating Krakoa that this issue brought. It's been showing up more recently too.

Namor is Namor.

Art was great but do I really need to keep mentioning that? It's practically a given for both House and Powers.

The Bad:
Future stuff is a bit confusing but it's likely to be a setup for a later payoff.

Conclusion:
Another brilliant chapter in Powers of X, almost perfect. Only part I disliked was the future aspect which was too technically smart for me to handle. more

This is just so cool. Seeing all the pieces fall into place is a treat. Plus, Namor!

A world-building issue, which isn't necessarily a bad thing, but it seemed a little disjointed. Of course, that's probably by design, but I'm still going with a 9.5 instead of the whole magilla. A couple of stray thoughts:

Is it just me, or was Xavier giving off a sinister (no pun intended) vibe during those scenes with Forge?

Another mention of the potentially dire consequences of the wrong brain/body combination. Recently the thought occurred to me that the professor's resurrection happened in this way, since his mind took over Fantomex's body in Astonishing X-Men.

Really makes me wonder.

Will the quality ever go down ? Hopefully not. ( maybe too much info this time )

Another really enjoyable issue. I particularly liked the stuff more in the "present" as Emma is approached by Charles and Magneto, as well as the introduction of the Quiet Council concept. The, sort of, information dump regarding Dominions in the future was interesting as well, but I haven't always found this series the most engaging when it focuses on said future. With one issue of this miniseries left and two left including House of X #6, all I hope is that the landing is stuck.

Another impressive number.

This issue was crucial to understand the politics and how the plan of Xavier came to be. Loved how Hickman inserts the Shi'ar empire in the story.
Rather curious to see how the story on the far future will end. I think we are set for a lot of surprises in the last 2 issues.

What a beautiful data dump! In a good way. Now Hickman reveals much more of what has transpired between Charles Xavier (the face of the Xavier-Moira-Magneto X-MOINETO? operation), Forge, Emma and the best Tease of what to come: Namor himself. Hickman just can't let him be happy. Also so many hints on who's doing what and what to expect but also still so many questions. Great work!!
Silva and Gracia keep on delivering awesome art with plenty of details to enjoy and ponder over. That aquarium scene was too good among many other detailed Krakoa scenes. Silva is just flexing his talents now!

Another great issue

Hickman continues to impress.

As we approach the end, Hickman takes his time to explain how Xavier managed to copy the minds of every mutant and how Emma Frost is connected to the story. In the end, we get a hint that indicates that there's a bigger problem that isn't solved yet. Not only this issue was interesting, but it was also crucial to understanding the story and how Xavier's plan came to be.

More tasty world-building. As a classics nerd, I appreciate the audacious snobbery of using the Nike of Samothrace as a bit of Meaningful Set Decoration and leaving it up to the reader to work out what message Emma is sending by meeting there.

Big into the current stuff, Namor is my new new fave. Not as excited about the crazy future stuff though.

THE GOOD:

-Another great issue. Hickman cannot be stopped.

-This issue did a great job providing lots of background without being a boring exposition dump.

-I really liked Xavier and Magneto's dialogue here. Hickman did a wonderful job not making them sound too cliche.

-R.B. Silva did a fantastic job here.

-O.K. The Cerebro graphic won me over with those three notes at the end.

-Ah, that Namor scene was great. And those last two lines were perfect.

THE BAD:

-The Phalanx stuff is just too much for my stupid brain.

" It is a place of refuge... Sanctuary... It is your home..."
-Charles Xavier

A little too big brained for me but cool still.

Fun Namor appearance : )

"Go away, little man"

So, Professor X is becoming more and more villainous, and The Year One Thousand is as confusing as ever.

I really need some solid explanation regarding that future.