Rise of the Powers of X #1

Writer: Kieron Gillen Artist: R. B. Silva Publisher: Marvel Comics Release Date: January 10, 2024 Cover Price: $5.99 Critic Reviews: 10 User Reviews: 35
8.7Critic Rating
8.4User Rating

THE FIGHT FOR KRAKOA HAS BEEN LOST!
Ten years ago, the mutants returned from their exile to try and reclaim the Earth from the forces of Orchis. They failed. Now, within the victorious Orchis with their gauntlet choking the world, Nimrod and Omega Sentinel put their plan within a plan into action. They are to summon their binary god to consume everything in their accession. All that stands between them is the X-Men. What can they do? They're the X-Men. They'll find a way. That's their power. So begins a story beyond time and space, with the rise of powers beyond our petty human intelligence. From writer Kieron Gillen (IMMORTAL X-MEN, UNC more

  • 10
    Graphic Policy - Alfie Erin Jan 10, 2024

    Rise Of The Powers Of X #1 does a great job of setting up this bold new title, it brings fresh ideas and feels appropriately epic for this climactic chapter of the Krakoan age, I cant wait to read more. Read Full Review

  • 9.8
    Comic Watch - Bethany W Pope Jan 10, 2024

    This is a brutal, powerful, brilliantly executed story. Do not miss it. Read Full Review

  • 9.2
    The Super Powered Fancast - Deron Generally Jan 10, 2024

    Silva delivers fantastic art throughout the issue. The action was visually engaging and captured my imagination. There are some beautifully crafted and epic moments throughout the issue and the imagery captures them perfectly. Read Full Review

  • 9.0
    Graphic Policy - Brant Lewis Jan 10, 2024

    The most impressive aspect of Rise of the Powers of X #1 is its ability to stand independently despite utilizing what came before. It could have been easy for the series to try to recapture the lightning in the bottle of Powers of X, but I am glad the series exists as its own unique beast. As Krakoa ends, Rise of the Powers of X #1 provides an impressive and exhilarating path towards that point. Read Full Review

  • 9.0
    AIPT - Collier Jennings Jan 10, 2024

    Rise of the Powers of X #1 continues laying the foundation for the end of the Krakoan Age with a creative team that's more than willing to swing for the fences. Even if this period of X-Men comics is at an end, it's willing to go back to its roots in more ways than one. Read Full Review

  • 8.5
    Multiversity Comics - Matthew Blair Jan 15, 2024

    Its the end of a special age of mutantkind, but despite all the necessary baggage and backstory that comes with it, this book still manages to stand on its own and deliver an interesting story. Read Full Review

  • 8.5
    Nerd Initiative - Ken M. Jan 10, 2024

    The fate of the future lies in the past with a solid start to the end of Mutantkinds days. With layered writing backed up by spectacular visuals, Xavier leads a desperate attempt to save the world. Will the ends justify the means? Read Full Review

  • 8.3
    Major Spoilers - Christopher Rondeau Jan 10, 2024

    Rise of the Powers of X #1 tells a complex storyline that dehumanizes the X-Men to be something that Orchis and mankind would fear. Read Full Review

  • 8.0
    Comic Book Revolution - Kevin Lainez Jan 10, 2024

    Rise of the Powers of X #1 hits on what a story for the end of a major era for a franchise should feel like should begin. Kieron Gillen and R.B. Silva give weight to everything that we've seen go down during even before Fall of X. With that the end of the Krakoa Era does feel like it will get a satisfying ending. That is all we can hope for from the start to an event that's the culmination of stories and character arcs developed over several years. Read Full Review

  • 7.0
    ComicBook.com - Chase Magnett Jan 10, 2024

    The staging throughout Rise of the Powers of X #1 suggests this miniseries has the style and substance to offer a potentially satisfying ending, than the slog-like and ill-defined battle against Orchis presents. Read Full Review

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