X-Manhunt Proves That Marvel Doesn’t Know What to Do With The X-Men

“The Fall of the House of X” event ended in May 2024, concluding the X-Men’s Krakoa saga that began under Jonathan Hickman’s pen. We’re not even a year from the end of Krakoa, and Marvel has already released three more X-Men event crossovers. “From the Ashes” was more of an initiative that reestablished the new X-Men’s status quo after Krakoa. However, the “Raid on Graymalkin” crossover launched within the same calendar year as “The Fall of the House of X”, giving fans little time to adjust to the new status quo before the creatives could firmly immerse readers in the new conditions.Videos by ComicBook.comEven more shocking, Marvel releases another X-Men crossover three months later with “X-Manhunt”. This many event comics are overwhelming for fans and highlight the line’s lack of direction. Both the “Raid on Graymalkin” and “X-Manhunt” stop the ongoing narrative in the individual X-Men books, forcing writers to take part in the event when they didn’t need to. Marvel also has a habit o...