So Way of X #1 came out today and I had a lot of excitement about this series even though the last major teaser we had about it was Kurt saying something to the effect of starting a new religion to fit the Mutants now

Broad Strokes: It was great! I really enjoyed it and it might become my favorite series (hard to say after 1 issue)

The issues I have are minor issues but feel semi-significant in that the issues Kurt struggles with seems to more fitting to somebody who has no theological formation but still believes. Kurt is not just a believer, he's a religious scholar in many ways...

He's been to heaven and he has a father is literally a demon in Hell. He's also well-read and a trained priest so not only is he experienced he's knowledgeable and the series sorta sidesteps a lot of that

The fact that i can bring up WHY ISN'T KURT CITING JEROME, AUGUSTINE, DOROTHY DAY, GUSTAVO GUITERREZ in a comic book says a lot for how well done it is, if it was trash these issues wouldn't even enter my mind and not that I want a dissertation but it does seem notable

As I said it's the first issue so we'll see what comes of it all, but this is definitely a fun comic that I'll look forward to following

I definitely will return to this thread as I reread the comic and think on it more but just wanted to put something out there to start.

FWIW the "Creation of a new mutant religion" that raised more than a few eyebrows worry seems to have also been sidestepped and Kurt is still very much Catholic. Which is a relief.