With the debut of Powers of X, we now have a firm idea of what the second half of Jonathan Hickman's ambitious X-Men revamp involves. Powers of X #1 manages to be both a natural companion piece to House of X #1 and a very different reading experience. This issue justifies the decision to publish Hickman's opening story as two separate miniseries rather than one 12-issue book. But at the same time, Powers of X #1 shows that there's not much to be gained by attempting to read this book alone.
If House of X is about establishing a bold new status quo for the X-Men, Powers of X (the number ten, not the letter) is a more "big picture" story. This issue alternates between four distinct time periods in X-Men history, ranging from the birth of Charles Xavier's dream to the mutant race's distant future. Because of that fractured chronology, Powers of X #1 is somewhat less focused than House of X #1. It also ties into the events of that issue closely enough that it doesn't wholly stand on its own. Readers may be able to get away with only following House of X over the next three months, but the same doesn't seem true for Powers of X.
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