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3.98 AVERAGE
3.98 AVERAGE
Another brilliant and pivotal Marvel storyline, one which impacts the MU to this day. For me this story was really one about mental health issues in when considering Wanda's situation, racism towards mutants and the responsibility of superheroes to make the call between what is right and what is ethical. Of course there are plenty of familiar faces in the story and a good amount of action to go with the emotional weight of the story. For those not looking for anything too deep, the story can also be enjoyed simply as a hell of a universe altering event that is great fun to get stuck into.
adventurous
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Wow what a ride. Came here after WandaVision and did not disappoint!
adventurous
dark
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
House of M kinda sucks.
This is one of the events you can tell was made with the end goal was decided first, and Bendis had to just make up a way to get the characters there. Legend has it Joe Queasada was the one who actually decided to de-power most of the mutant population, which is a fair call to make. It’s not like he was the first, as in Grant Morrison’s New X-Men, the very first story arc has millions of mutant getting killed by Cassandra Nova’s schemes.
The issue is that in order to get there we basically go through a What If storyline where a bunch of characters get to live their wildest dreams and not much really happens. There isn’t even much character development or revelations being dispensed in regards to what these characters dream of. Spider-Man gets a family, Wolverine gets his memories back, Dr Strange gets to be a doctor. Its all fine I guess, but not noteworthy.
Wolverine is the first one to remember the truth, since his desire was to have all his memories back, including the one from the real reality. In order to get the other characters on the same page, Bendis introduces a deus ex machina character who has the ability to make everyone remember the real reality, which is clearly his way of writing himself out of the situation. If every character is too busy being happy, how can they beat Wanda and fix everything, after all.
What follows are some okay fights and the infamous “No More Mutants” line which is basically what this whole event is about and for. Wanda reduces the mutant population to somewhere around the 200 range when before it was in the millions. To be fair, this does lead to some interesting stories down the line as we get into the Messiah, Second Coming, and Endangered Species eras that went through the rest of the early 2000s.
So yeah, a pretty meh event.
This is one of the events you can tell was made with the end goal was decided first, and Bendis had to just make up a way to get the characters there. Legend has it Joe Queasada was the one who actually decided to de-power most of the mutant population, which is a fair call to make. It’s not like he was the first, as in Grant Morrison’s New X-Men, the very first story arc has millions of mutant getting killed by Cassandra Nova’s schemes.
The issue is that in order to get there we basically go through a What If storyline where a bunch of characters get to live their wildest dreams and not much really happens. There isn’t even much character development or revelations being dispensed in regards to what these characters dream of. Spider-Man gets a family, Wolverine gets his memories back, Dr Strange gets to be a doctor. Its all fine I guess, but not noteworthy.
Wolverine is the first one to remember the truth, since his desire was to have all his memories back, including the one from the real reality. In order to get the other characters on the same page, Bendis introduces a deus ex machina character who has the ability to make everyone remember the real reality, which is clearly his way of writing himself out of the situation. If every character is too busy being happy, how can they beat Wanda and fix everything, after all.
What follows are some okay fights and the infamous “No More Mutants” line which is basically what this whole event is about and for. Wanda reduces the mutant population to somewhere around the 200 range when before it was in the millions. To be fair, this does lead to some interesting stories down the line as we get into the Messiah, Second Coming, and Endangered Species eras that went through the rest of the early 2000s.
So yeah, a pretty meh event.