over the past few years, the mutants of marvel have had their own nation-state, krakoa. it's been the best period for x-men since the 90s. unfortunately, it's ending now, and on a bit of a whimper too, but at its peak it tackled morally difficult questions about nation-building and what a hero looks like in this new world for the x-men. i think it would be a wonderful project for anyone to look up the reading order of all the books and just read them, and i could give a half dozen recs from this era, but my favorite of all the books is hellions.
krakoa is a nation without a prison. it is also a nation that has, through immense political favors, granted criminal forgiveness and immunity for all mutants around the globe. even the mutants who have committed heinous crimes against humanity are allowed to live on krakoa as long as they abide by its laws, a chance at rehabilitation not offered by the human world. but can the most despicable mutants be redeemed by being given this once-in-a-lifetime chance? enter the hellions, a rehabilitation program for mutants whose powers make them inherently violent and destructive. can being sent on black-ops missions where they are allowed to let loose their powers for good make them productive members of society? or were they always doomed? this comic about a group of d-list x-men villains outsold the avengers. nanny outsold the avengers! it's not just a great story about redemption, but also it's really fun.