Note: this is a spoiler-free advance review of Marauders #1, which will hit stores on Wednesday, October 23.
House of X and Powers of X certainly lived up to the massive hype. But anyone very familiar with writer Jonathan Hickman's past Marvel work already knew he would be just what this struggling franchise has needed. The real test for Marvel's Dawn of X relaunch comes as other writers enter the stage and begin building on that foundation. It's one thing for Hickman to come in and shake up the X-Men line. It's another entirely for other creators to catch the baton and run with it. But judging from the first issue of Marauders, fans needn't worry about the future of the franchise. There's plenty of room for everyone to have fun with the new status quo.
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House of X and Powers of X certainly lived up to the massive hype. But anyone very familiar with writer Jonathan Hickman's past Marvel work already knew he would be just what this struggling franchise has needed. The real test for Marvel's Dawn of X relaunch comes as other writers enter the stage and begin building on that foundation. It's one thing for Hickman to come in and shake up the X-Men line. It's another entirely for other creators to catch the baton and run with it. But judging from the first issue of Marauders, fans needn't worry about the future of the franchise. There's plenty of room for everyone to have fun with the new status quo.
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