Thursday, November 5, 2009

House of M by Brian Michael Bendis - What would you have me do?

The Marvel even of the decade is here! The Avengers and the X-Men are faced with a common foe that becomes their greatest threat: Wanda Maximoff! The Scarlet Witch is out of control, and the fate of the entire world is in her hands. Will Magneto help his daughter or use her powers to his own benefit? Starring the Astonishing X-Men and the New Avengers! You know how sometimes you hear the phrase: And nothing will ever be the same again! Well, this time believe it, buster! And nothing will ever be the same again! Collects House of M #1-8, The Pulse: House of M Special Edition

What would you have me do?
The House of M was my return to the comics world and I was not disappointed.

The Scarlet Witch has a nervous break down and has lost control of her powers to alter reality. Vision, Hawkeye, and Ant Man are dead. Wanda starts creating an alternate reality for herself where she becomes a mother.

Professor Xavier and Doctor Strange try to help her but slowly come to the realization they can not. What's worst is if she has a fit or a bad dream all reality can end.

The Avengers and X-Men met to decide her fate. While they argue, Wanda's brother argues with their father Magneto to save her. "What would you have me do?" is his only reply.

A white light and the world is reborn to where mutants are the dominant race and the sapians (the regular people) are slated for extinction in two generations.

This was an interesting story overall. We get to see the world that is laid out for people. Spiderman finds the dead alive again and has a happy family life. Several like Kitty Pryde, Stephen Strange, and Matt Murdock live normal lives doing their jobs. Scott Summers is married (I won't spoil the surprise), while others like Logan remember all that was and have to battle madness as their minds try to deal with the new world. Logan finds he runs a special unit for Shield and is dating well I won't spoil that as well.

A surprising change was Captain America. He is in the story for only a little bit but he gets a explained latter on.

Then there is a little girl who also remembers the past. She has a unique power and could very well be the key to correcting things.

This was a fun story and kept me wanting more. I would suggest that it's not for somebody new to the Marvel world as if they don't know the characters, the nuances and changes will be lost on them.

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