It's Official: X-Men's Biggest Reboot Had 'Ended Badly'

image by Ryan Rice Published Oct 16, 2026, 12:00 PM EDT John Dodge is an MTV Writer for CBR who specializes in movies, television, comics, and pop culture. He has a deep knowledge of franchises like Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Marvel, and DC Comics, along with a passion for indie and horror titles. An expert on obscure productions from the ’80s and ’90s, John is known for his encyclopedic recall of cult classics like Beetleborgs. Sign in to your CBR account X-Men scribe Jonathan Hickman admits that the Krakoan Era "ended badly" while looking back on what went wrong. During a recent appearance on the Battle of the Atom podcast, Hickman discussed his ongoing work with Marvel Comics, including the X-Men epic he began with House of X back in 2019, and which came to a disastrous end in 2024 with the fall of the Krakoan Age (or Krakoan Era). "It ended badly, and it bums me out," Hickman stated quite plainly. The Krakoan Era Is Just One Jonathan Hickman Epic Cut Short by Marvel Comics Image via Marvel Comics Hickman's X-Men epic began in 2019 with House of X and Powers of X, which laid the foundation for what would become the Krakoan Era. Spanning more than...