Of all the From the Ashes X-titles, NYX has been the most willing to engage with the legacy of Krakoa, which puts it near the top of the list for best current X-title.
And perhaps more than any other mutant, Empire State University Professor David Alleyne, the former X-man Prodigy, is tasked with unpacking what that means. He teaches a class on a diaspora newly made, a culture in shock after the dissolution of a nation founded on a blended philosophy of Xavier’s repeatedly failed dream of coexistence, Magneto’s tarnished vision of dominance and Apocalypse’s millennia-old quest for survival. How does one teach all that with very little in the way of hindsight?
It’s a tough gig. Good thing he’s a genius.
Check out our exclusive preview of NYX #4, out next week, and keep scrolling for the basic deets.
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(W) Collin Kelly, Jackson Lanzing (A) Enid Balam (CA) Sara Pichelli
Genius. Student. New Mutant. Young Avenger. X-Man. As PRODIGY, David Alleyne has been all these things and more – but now he faces his most difficult challenge yet. Facing down his past and looking his present in the eye, Prodigy must fight to understand what mutant culture really means to those left behind by Krakoa… …and how far he’ll go to protect the mutants of New York City from a devastating – and dangerous – conspiracy of their own.
Rated T+
In Shops: Oct 30, 2024
$3.99
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