Jean's line "I'm the only "me" that ever was" is actually callback to Inferno where Jean tells Ororo that exact line after seeing each other for the first time since the Phoenix Saga. :)
@@electromancer2645what? Im sorry, you're suggesting Hickman had been planning House of X since 1989, when he was a boy? Are he and Claremont two clone bodies of the same person like Jean and Madeline?
Having Tiffany and Sal tag-team a story is really neat. I don't know if there's another story big enough that it needs two story tellers, but I'm always happy to see a full couch
Funny thing is Moira transliterated to greek letters means "Destiny". Now I highly doubt the Marvel writers knew it, but the part between Moira and the character Destiny is funny.
Creed’s punishment is like nothing I could imagine. Stasis deep inside Krakoa. Alive but immobile...aware but unable to act on it...And for how long? Forever. For that is how long mutant justice lasts. Also, every 10 seconds, Krakoa stabs his balls.
“A few days later Wolverine is like, ‘Chuck, this is the worst idea you’ve ever had.’ And Chuck’s like, ‘Actually, it’s the BEST.’” That had me rolling.
You know, listening back through this I now realize that Moira's mutant power isn't just rebooting reality upon death, her mutant power is also being the main character of the marvel universe.
I love love LOVE how this episode is 2 Hours & 39 Minutes as I imagined that you lovely crew will go over all the fine details. To my surprise, you guys go over every page and every details of the story progression thoroughly (rightfully so). In all the years I've watched this lovely channel and you lovely crew grow and bring us awesome content, this story/video is the first time I have read something preemptive to the back issues video. I really enjoyed this story (binged 12 issues at once a week ago) in a 3-6 hours of reading time at airport layovers and delays. In my mind while reading it, the cherry on top was to hear you guys bring the depth you always do to past story-lines and characters, as well as the humorous settings you diverge into. Thank you for this lovely experience and the awesome work you guys do and if I don't say this enough please do allow me to reiterate it one more time, thank you kindly for re-igniting my love for comics and my passion towards some of these characters that I abandoned and lost a long time ago.
When I heard this would be the longest Back Issues, I did not imagine that it would be longer than most films. A surprise to be sure, but a welcome one.
Such a shame Hickman never got to end his run like he wanted to, this episode really proves what an intriguing and well formulated premise he had in the first place.
This is my first time commenting, but I am a longtime subscriber. I must say, this is by far THE BEST EPISODE OF BACK ISSUES YOU GUYS HAVE EVER DONE. 👏🏾👏🏾 (Btw I hope you guys do Dark Nights Metal soon with all 4 of you guys on the couch like this episode. That would be awesome)
55:56-56:14 Her power reminds me of Yo Junghyuk from Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint. Yo Junghyuk has the power of Regression which allows him to (either by choice during critical injury or death) relive his life starting from when he first got the ability.
I just love Sal and Tiffany storytelling! I could literally watch it another 2hrs !!! I wish other TH-camrs that “ have such great content” stopped with the obsession of few minutes videos. I actually tend to skip sort videos ... unless something I’m really interested otherwise I rather watch 30+ plus videos
i like how the solution to the fox issue was just placing all the mutants in there own little area and never having them interact with the rest of the marvel universe.
I'm 1:16:56 in and I actually have a headache. I don't know how anyone could understand this story in one sitting. Good on you for explaining it to me. Thank you. Edit: It got worse..
This was amazing. I've watched it 3x during the last 2 days. Served as background noise, a reimagining of the Hox/Pox, and a simple "Let's watch it again for fun !" Thanks
Over 2 hours, BRILLIANT! :) Also, would you consider doing back issues Hickman's Fantastic Four, since you have done back issues for his Avengers work. His Fantastic Four run is REALLY GOOD. It's up there with the best of Fantastic Four from Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, John Byrne, and Mark Waid.
THANK YOU COMIC POP!!! I love your content, all of your characters, Harbor Patrol, everything. Thanks for making my commute tolerable and my evenings even more enjoyable!
I've been reading this story alongside this video for the past week or so. They do a good job of smoothing things out. This thing is dense in new lore and it's awesome all around.
Hey just had to come back to this video and say thank you. I've bought the hardcover of this and everything X-Men since. Was a huge X-fan in the 90s as a teenager and have got back into it a couple of times but it never felt the same. This is exciting and fresh, and gdi it's extreme! My love of comics had never died, but I've gone years with only picking up 80s and 90s x-books to fill my old holes. This is the most I've been into comics in years and I love it. Thank you for keeping me into comics and bringing me back home to my X-Men.
I watched this over the past 3 days of working and have to say thanks for this. Perfect noise to laugh and listen to while also get some things done. Plus having the two of you host it was all the more better.
1:58:36 isn't it that Namor is the first mutant that was created by marvel because of when the character came out? Continuity wise apocalypse is way older than Namor isn't he?
I enjoyed this book when I read it and I like the stuff that Hickman set up in it (though I write this around the time Hickman has left for Substack). The only major complaint I had reading this and the stuff in Dawn of X is what Hickman remembers and keeps from just prior to his run and the stuff he conveniently forgets that would come up like both Wolverine and Nightcrawler dying and going to the afterlife, yet still question what comes for them after death. Really weird, but it’s just one of those things you put in the back of your mind and just enjoy the story.
Absolutely love you guys! I've been listening to you guys 8 hours a day, for the last couple weeks. I just wish the playlists were all in chronological order
Okay, honestly I'm really glad you've done an episode on this because as much as I want to get into the apparently very exciting new status quo of X-Men, I tried reading the collected volume of this thing and was just utterly confused by maybe a third of the way through. Please, explain it to me.
Hey ComicPOP!, I really enjoyed this very special episode, this works on so many from co hosting to the full couch(cast) the the wtf factor of these books made for a most wonderful back issues experience, thank you so much!!!
Did you guys change the thumbnail? didn’t see the date on the video so I thought it was a new one but then it sounded so familiar I had to check the date
I watched this one multiple times and I think the best moment is at 1:39:05 when Sal says "And Dr. McGregor's boyfriend or whatever..." and Tiffany interjects : "IT'S HER HUSBAND. It's not a boyfriend it's her husband !". And Sal is thinking "oups, so couch tonight ?"
My issue with Hickman isn’t the writing or world building. It’s certainly top notch but the breaking of the premise. The WHOLE point of the XMen was that it was a stand in for the movement of of Martin Luthor King Jr towards PEACEFUL COEXISTENCE between marginalized groups and historically privileged groups. The whole idea of it is believing I’m the better nature of humanity and it gives the protagonists a noble goal to strive for. You take that premise away and basically admit that Magneto is right and that sort of destroys the stakes for the X Mens mission and undermines them as hero’s
1:27:55 Crystal storage is becoming a thing in real life. They're using lasers to etch glass and other crystalline structures for data storage. It's called 5D Optical Storage but they're also known as Superman Memory Crystals :b. Was a breakthrough in 2016. Asimov's Foundation trilogy is etched into glass and floating around the sun in Musk's Roadster.
Man, that was... a HELL of a lot to take in. I really need to read this. Like, you can tell that this is the beginning of a brand new ERA for the X-men. Also, Moira’s “existence” if you call it that sounds just... BEYOND hellish. I would never want to live through that.
I loved this event so much it got me into collecting single issues and I’m still reading up on x-men, I love all the titles so far. This is gonna be a good back issues I’m excited!
Buy House of X and Powers of X right here! amzn.to/2NLiIeF
@@benparrish672 I really should be able to rrdrdrdddrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr dad Daddy's s6 edge for drdddddddddrddrrrrr rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrra
Jean's line "I'm the only "me" that ever was" is actually callback to Inferno where Jean tells Ororo that exact line after seeing each other for the first time since the Phoenix Saga. :)
Deepest cut ever
More evidence that Hickman had been planning this for a loooooong time
@@electromancer2645what? Im sorry, you're suggesting Hickman had been planning House of X since 1989, when he was a boy? Are he and Claremont two clone bodies of the same person like Jean and Madeline?
Hands down THE BEST COMIC BOOK SHOW IN ALL OF TH-cam!! A two and a half hour show with the whole gang and just 4 ads; we don’t deserve you.
No ads with TH-cam red... one of the only reasons I have it other than background play and a few of their original shows.
*laughs in TH-cam premium*
Well said!
2 hours of talking about Hickman and his revitalizing of the X-Men is a good way to start my day
I always ask myself how they can just talk about a comic story for over an hour... then I ask myself why I watched.
It'll be a great way to end mine
Grab your popcorn and sodas folks, it's time to settle in for ComicPOP: The Movie!
😂 got mine ready
2:30 hours geezzzzz comic pop
My glass(es) of whiskey are ready.
I'd rather get popcorn and pop
I thought that was the TVLittleHouse Christmas Specials.
I don't know where those went.
1:07:15 Love this moment where Sal almost spoils the PoX twist and Tiffany gives him a little nudge so he quickly corrects himself
That's so cute!
Hahah so cute! good catch!
Spider-man: “You’re bringing people back to life? My uncle Ben was a mutant”
Xavier: “What was his power?”
Spider-Man: “.......Responsibility?”
Lmao this has me dying 🤣
You just made me laugh aloud in a crowded waiting room 😂👍
Lol well he's not wrong
Xavier: Are you sure it wasn't guilt projection, Peter?
Xavier: I would bring your uncle back.. But you unfortunately once sold your soul to the devil...... Disney...
Spider-man: NOOOOOOOOOO
Moira REALLY wants to get the good ending for this play through...But she _never saves!_
Theres nothing wrong with save scumming
She must be playing on ultra nightmare difficulty: die and it’s straight back to the title screen with a deleted save file!
that's a good summary of those books " Moira trying to get the good ending"
Having Tiffany and Sal tag-team a story is really neat. I don't know if there's another story big enough that it needs two story tellers, but I'm always happy to see a full couch
They're like parents teaching their kids import lore
38min and it's just the first issue. This is a great episode
I had the same moment while we were filming!!
Sal and Tiffany alternating as they speak about HOX and POX respectively was a nice touch.
Funny thing is Moira transliterated to greek letters means "Destiny". Now I highly doubt the Marvel writers knew it, but the part between Moira and the character Destiny is funny.
Creed’s punishment is like nothing I could imagine. Stasis deep inside Krakoa. Alive but immobile...aware but unable to act on it...And for how long? Forever. For that is how long mutant justice lasts. Also, every 10 seconds, Krakoa stabs his balls.
That last line. Every single fucking time I hear it. I laugh. That shall never get old, sir.
Its kind of like OG Nick Fury's punishment on the moon after Original Sin, but without the ball stabbing.
@@michaelanthony8835 then what's the point if you aren't going to stab him in the balls?
I mean, considering Creed has longevity just like Wolverine, it could last along time.
Hahahaha!!!
“A few days later Wolverine is like, ‘Chuck, this is the worst idea you’ve ever had.’
And Chuck’s like, ‘Actually, it’s the BEST.’”
That had me rolling.
You know, listening back through this I now realize that Moira's mutant power isn't just rebooting reality upon death, her mutant power is also being the main character of the marvel universe.
The husband and wife team-up to narrate this episode was wholesome
Fall Of X = FOX So FOX is the Fall of X...that CAN'T be a coincidence, LOL.
*plays X-Files theme song”
@@DeejayBoricua The truth is out there!
I love love LOVE how this episode is 2 Hours & 39 Minutes as I imagined that you lovely crew will go over all the fine details. To my surprise, you guys go over every page and every details of the story progression thoroughly (rightfully so). In all the years I've watched this lovely channel and you lovely crew grow and bring us awesome content, this story/video is the first time I have read something preemptive to the back issues video. I really enjoyed this story (binged 12 issues at once a week ago) in a 3-6 hours of reading time at airport layovers and delays. In my mind while reading it, the cherry on top was to hear you guys bring the depth you always do to past story-lines and characters, as well as the humorous settings you diverge into.
Thank you for this lovely experience and the awesome work you guys do and if I don't say this enough please do allow me to reiterate it one more time, thank you kindly for re-igniting my love for comics and my passion towards some of these characters that I abandoned and lost a long time ago.
When I heard this would be the longest Back Issues, I did not imagine that it would be longer than most films.
A surprise to be sure, but a welcome one.
The whole 'No More' thing literally have me chills when I first read it.
"oh jolly good, back issues is out early today. what a treat!"
*sees 2 hr 40 min in thumbnail*
*clutches chest*
I saw HoX/PoX and thought, this is gonna' be good. I then saw it was over two and a half hours long!
It’s over an *hour* longer than the last longest episode, Planet Hulk.
@@SpiralSine6 Future's End was 1hr 38m, which I think was the longest episode until this episode dwarfed all others in length.
I think Johnathan Hickman just out Grant Morrison’ed Grant Morrison 😂😂
HOLYSHIT. This is officially the longest episode. Even beating the live Spider-Man Torment episode. What a gift!
“Hox and pox and dox and fox”
This sounds like something Dr. Seuss would write
1:30:36 "He sees three Nimrods beating the hell out of Apokolips." (Insert Three Stooges music)
You guys could put a 10 hour Back Issues out and I'd watch every minute of it !
2:11:12 that smile ben gave to the audience after his joke is gold and definitely deserved a zoom in
*Goes to bed at 12 AM*
* Falls asleep at 2:38 AM*
Such a shame Hickman never got to end his run like he wanted to, this episode really proves what an intriguing and well formulated premise he had in the first place.
This is my first time commenting, but I am a longtime subscriber. I must say, this is by far THE BEST EPISODE OF BACK ISSUES YOU GUYS HAVE EVER DONE. 👏🏾👏🏾 (Btw I hope you guys do Dark Nights Metal soon with all 4 of you guys on the couch like this episode. That would be awesome)
55:56-56:14 Her power reminds me of Yo Junghyuk from Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint. Yo Junghyuk has the power of Regression which allows him to (either by choice during critical injury or death) relive his life starting from when he first got the ability.
I just love Sal and Tiffany storytelling! I could literally watch it another 2hrs !!! I wish other TH-camrs that “ have such great content” stopped with the obsession of few minutes videos. I actually tend to skip sort videos ... unless something I’m really interested otherwise I rather watch 30+ plus videos
I actually laughed out loud when I saw the run time. Thanks so much for the extra effort, guys! I love the double-length episodes!
i like how the solution to the fox issue was just placing all the mutants in there own little area and never having them interact with the rest of the marvel universe.
I'm 1:16:56 in and I actually have a headache. I don't know how anyone could understand this story in one sitting. Good on you for explaining it to me. Thank you.
Edit: It got worse..
@@komickid833 I'm sure it will. Haha.
*sits back, stretches out, eats pancakes and enjoys*
@Get Off My Planet no, get off my planet!
Holy moly this is a long episode!
It's like two Back Issues that are one.
2 Hours! Welp, I guess this is my morning. Thank god I don't have work. I just want to say I'm loving this format of doing more recent books! So Cool
Same here man,I'm so happy I'm off today
I have stuff to do but I am gonna still sit for this whole thing
Luckily I dont work til tonight.... this one is lengthy and fantastic!
While I slept, my subbox changed.
I really love how you guys swapped who was explaining what. Not only was it fun but it help keep track of what book we're discussing.
Like all Hickman books, it contains a staggering amount of creativity, but it’s tethered together by an impenetrable, incomprehensible narrative.
>2 hours of Back Issues
Oh, this is gonna be good.
This was amazing. I've watched it 3x during the last 2 days. Served as background noise, a reimagining of the Hox/Pox, and a simple "Let's watch it again for fun !" Thanks
Over 2 hours, BRILLIANT! :)
Also, would you consider doing back issues Hickman's Fantastic Four, since you have done back issues for his Avengers work. His Fantastic Four run is REALLY GOOD. It's up there with the best of Fantastic Four from Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, John Byrne, and Mark Waid.
I think he's saving that one for when they make a new fantastic 4 mcu movie
I’m also shocked that they haven’t done Secret Wars 2015 yet since it’s such a pivotal story
The whole Sal, Tiff, Sal, Tiff thing is a funny idea and incredibly well executed! The intro was *chef's kiss*
THANK YOU COMIC POP!!!
I love your content, all of your characters, Harbor Patrol, everything.
Thanks for making my commute tolerable and my evenings even more enjoyable!
Sal: Franklin Richards, who is a mutant...
Marvel: Heh heh, yeah... about that
I've been reading this story alongside this video for the past week or so. They do a good job of smoothing things out. This thing is dense in new lore and it's awesome all around.
Two and half hours? My god.
Guess I know what I'm doing for the rest of my shift
Hey just had to come back to this video and say thank you. I've bought the hardcover of this and everything X-Men since. Was a huge X-fan in the 90s as a teenager and have got back into it a couple of times but it never felt the same. This is exciting and fresh, and gdi it's extreme! My love of comics had never died, but I've gone years with only picking up 80s and 90s x-books to fill my old holes. This is the most I've been into comics in years and I love it. Thank you for keeping me into comics and bringing me back home to my X-Men.
Id love to see Hickman write a MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM comic
Great Scott guys, this was an amazing episode. This is great content and I appreciate the effort and patience that went into this. Thanks
I watched this over the past 3 days of working and have to say thanks for this.
Perfect noise to laugh and listen to while also get some things done.
Plus having the two of you host it was all the more better.
This was fantastic! Thank you guys so much for taking the time to make this.
1:58:36 isn't it that Namor is the first mutant that was created by marvel because of when the character came out? Continuity wise apocalypse is way older than Namor isn't he?
I'm not gonna lie but this has been my most favorite Comic Pop review.
1:41:09 that Nightcrawler's "I'm okay" part was really funny lmao
GREAT point Sal makes about them allowing Gorgon to be a part of everything.
I've seen only two videos of you guys and you've already earned my subscription
I'm glad I got a pizza straight after I left class. I've been waiting for this one!
...so far the BEST EPISODE OF BACK ISSUES EVER!! I'm about to watch it again. You guys filled in so many things I missed.
Man, Sal and Tiff really killed it with this one! Amazing episode (needed more orgy speculation)
"The chart says he isn't." 😂😂😂
I enjoyed this book when I read it and I like the stuff that Hickman set up in it (though I write this around the time Hickman has left for Substack). The only major complaint I had reading this and the stuff in Dawn of X is what Hickman remembers and keeps from just prior to his run and the stuff he conveniently forgets that would come up like both Wolverine and Nightcrawler dying and going to the afterlife, yet still question what comes for them after death. Really weird, but it’s just one of those things you put in the back of your mind and just enjoy the story.
“And now.... get it onnnn” had me in tears
I had high expectations for this Back Issues and you guys surpassed them. Thanks for this!
Absolutely love you guys! I've been listening to you guys 8 hours a day, for the last couple weeks. I just wish the playlists were all in chronological order
Okay, honestly I'm really glad you've done an episode on this because as much as I want to get into the apparently very exciting new status quo of X-Men, I tried reading the collected volume of this thing and was just utterly confused by maybe a third of the way through. Please, explain it to me.
Hey ComicPOP!, I really enjoyed this very special episode, this works on so many from co hosting to the full couch(cast) the the wtf factor of these books made for a most wonderful back issues experience, thank you so much!!!
I was going to watch a movie on Netflix... but to Hell with that! This is a MUCH better way to spend that time. Y'all hit a homerun every time.
Did you guys change the thumbnail? didn’t see the date on the video so I thought it was a new one but then it sounded so familiar I had to check the date
I might also be just losing my mind 😂
It's definitely both.
“the chart say he isn’t” is one of the best lines
Just reread HoX/PoX. I keep coming back to this episode as this breakdown makes the story so much more accessible.
1:38:27 the drill head sentinel is based of getter no.2 is such a dumb reference but i love it
I watched this one multiple times and I think the best moment is at 1:39:05 when Sal says "And Dr. McGregor's boyfriend or whatever..." and Tiffany interjects : "IT'S HER HUSBAND. It's not a boyfriend it's her husband !". And Sal is thinking "oups, so couch tonight ?"
My issue with Hickman isn’t the writing or world building. It’s certainly top notch but the breaking of the premise. The WHOLE point of the XMen was that it was a stand in for the movement of of Martin Luthor King Jr towards PEACEFUL COEXISTENCE between marginalized groups and historically privileged groups. The whole idea of it is believing I’m the better nature of humanity and it gives the protagonists a noble goal to strive for. You take that premise away and basically admit that Magneto is right and that sort of destroys the stakes for the X Mens mission and undermines them as hero’s
These long formats are awesome!
Way to go!
1:27:55 Crystal storage is becoming a thing in real life. They're using lasers to etch glass and other crystalline structures for data storage. It's called 5D Optical Storage but they're also known as Superman Memory Crystals :b. Was a breakthrough in 2016. Asimov's Foundation trilogy is etched into glass and floating around the sun in Musk's Roadster.
I hope this episode means we'll see some other special movie length back issues in the future for special books! AKA any Hickman run ever
Hey ComicPOP, I just wanted to say that you're videos helped me with coping at a very recent low point for me. Keep up the good work guys
Hey! I hope things are looking brighter...you got this!! ❤
1:12:05
“It will be done” line by Scott
2:08:30
Ethan losing his mind at the xmen stuff
LMAO The Fugitive references. “You switched the samples!”
A 2 hour back issues on HoX and PoX. This should be good.
Already cracking up a minute in. I love u guys
Still come back to this episode every so often..
This is awesome. Are you doing the rest of the series?
Man, that was... a HELL of a lot to take in. I really need to read this. Like, you can tell that this is the beginning of a brand new ERA for the X-men. Also, Moira’s “existence” if you call it that sounds just... BEYOND hellish. I would never want to live through that.
Being over 2 and a half hours long means we better get like a dozen tangents in this video
my first episode of back issues. i came across it when deciding to buy the omnibus and i’ve been watching ever since. love the channel guys!
omg i've been watching the episodes about hox and pox as yall made them but hearing it all laid out here was just as insane. I need to buy this book.
Over two hours of greatness. Thanks Sal and friends!!!
I loved this event so much it got me into collecting single issues and I’m still reading up on x-men, I love all the titles so far. This is gonna be a good back issues I’m excited!
I'm late to the HoX/PoX party but now having read it, HOLY CRAP I LOVE IT. Also, now I can watch the episode without being spoiled! 🥂
Back Issues is not only the best comic book show on TH-cam, but it's also one of my favorite shows ever regardless of platform.
One of, if not the best episode of Back Issues. Great job!
Awesome that you did this, could we get time stamps for the initiated who just want to see Ben and Ethan’s reactions to the story beats.
48:40 "Hey wait, yeah" may be the funniest moment on Back Issues this year so far.
Holy shit nearly 3 hours? Hopefully this does great so the ComicPop gang knows that we will watch a 3 hour video
love you guys keep it up! best comic channel!