Joining Hickman on artistic duties are Schiti and Caselli. And the final words hint that even though he’s departing from the world of mutants, what he’s built will continue through other writers and other X-Men titles. And speaking of conclusions, Hickman comes full circle with a page that replicates the first page of House of X, only with Emma Frost in Professor X’s place. While I won’t reveal what happens to her due to potential spoilers, I will say it is a fitting conclusion. For all of the sacrifices she endured to make sure Krakoa became a nation, her ultimate goal ended up being the antithesis to everything her fellow mutants stood for. In the case of Moira, her ultimate end goal is revealed and it’s rather tragic. As the Omega Sentinel points out to Magneto, both humans and mutants have tried to suppress machines’ evolution and it’s only natural that they fight back. It’s the latter that definitely holds my attention for years mutants thought humans were the most dangerous thing they had to face but it turns out that much like mutantkind, machines will evolve and fight for their survival. Several plot threads stretching back to House of X and Powers of X are resolved here, including the many lives that Moira enjoys as a result of her mutant ability and the ever-present threat of the Sentinels. This issue marks the end of Hickman’s tenure on the X-Men, at least for the time being, and he goes out with a bang. Meanwhile, Mystique and Destiny attempt to exact their revenge on Moira MacTaggert until an unexpected party shows up and throws Destiny’s vision of the future into flux. Picking up from the end of the third issue, Magneto and Professor X face off against Nimrod and the Omega Sentinel who reveal their true plans for both humans and mutants. Inferno #4 is written by Jonathan Hickman, illustrated by Valerio Schiti & Stefano Caselli, colored by David Curiel, and lettered by VC’s Joe Sabino.

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