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3.98 AVERAGE
3.98 AVERAGE
Un incontournable de Marvel. Peu de grosses bagarres pour privilégier le développement psychologique des personnages et les enjeux, ça fait du bien !
House of M is a very strong crossover story. Bendis does a great job of telling a self-contained tale; it is not necessary to read any (let alone most or all) of the tie-ins in order to follow what's happening. He also moves a very large cast efficiently and effectively. The characters are well fleshed-out. Its ending also had monumental repercussions for the X-Men line of books, as well as the Marvel Universe. So this is a crossover that succeeds on the critical levels: well-told, beautifully drawn, well-balanced (for the most part), realistic character development (for the most part), and significant to the larger universe.
The basic plot is: after the events of Avengers Disassembled, Wanda is seriously unstable (mourning her lost children and guilt- and grief-stricken over her actions in Disassembled), and, unfortunately, her powers are functioning at an extraordinary, reality-warping level. The Avengers and X-Men debate how to deal with the threat of her, and there is serious discussion that she may need to be killed. In the shadow of Genosha's ruins, Wanda alters reality to give everyone she loves their heart's desire. Because Magneto desires mutant supremacy over everything else, this desire shapes the rest of the world. But because Wolverine desires to remember his life, he retains his memories of the former reality. House of M is the story of how more Avengers and X-Men are awakened to the falseness of this new reality, and how they attempt to fix things.
My reservations are with the balance and some of the character development. Because we experience the new reality through Wolverine's eyes, it's understandable that he gets a larger-than-average amount of panel time. Emma Frost also takes on a significant role, as, to a lesser extent, does Dr. Strange and Luke Cage. Where I felt the story got a bit off-balance is the time spent on Peter Parker/Spider-Man, who isn't that important to the plot. I admit, I'm not a big Spider-Man fan. He's perfectly fine, but he's never grabbed my interest the way other characters have. So Peter's (relative) prominence in the story feels a bit forced to me.
Also, although I think the characters are generally well-developed, I wish there had been more examination from the mutants as to what it might mean to destroy this new reality. After all, in this reality, mutants are living great lives, and humanity isn't being hunted or imprisoned. It's just dying out. That's sad, but, in light of the real persecution of mutants in the "true" reality, I didn't understand why so many of the mutants are eager to restore things to the way they were.
Also, I don't really buy Magneto's actions at the end of book 7.
But the rest of the book is really solid, and it's well worth reading.
The basic plot is: after the events of Avengers Disassembled, Wanda is seriously unstable (mourning her lost children and guilt- and grief-stricken over her actions in Disassembled), and, unfortunately, her powers are functioning at an extraordinary, reality-warping level. The Avengers and X-Men debate how to deal with the threat of her, and there is serious discussion that she may need to be killed. In the shadow of Genosha's ruins, Wanda alters reality to give everyone she loves their heart's desire. Because Magneto desires mutant supremacy over everything else, this desire shapes the rest of the world. But because Wolverine desires to remember his life, he retains his memories of the former reality. House of M is the story of how more Avengers and X-Men are awakened to the falseness of this new reality, and how they attempt to fix things.
My reservations are with the balance and some of the character development. Because we experience the new reality through Wolverine's eyes, it's understandable that he gets a larger-than-average amount of panel time. Emma Frost also takes on a significant role, as, to a lesser extent, does Dr. Strange and Luke Cage. Where I felt the story got a bit off-balance is the time spent on Peter Parker/Spider-Man, who isn't that important to the plot. I admit, I'm not a big Spider-Man fan. He's perfectly fine, but he's never grabbed my interest the way other characters have. So Peter's (relative) prominence in the story feels a bit forced to me.
Also, although I think the characters are generally well-developed, I wish there had been more examination from the mutants as to what it might mean to destroy this new reality. After all, in this reality, mutants are living great lives, and humanity isn't being hunted or imprisoned. It's just dying out. That's sad, but, in light of the real persecution of mutants in the "true" reality, I didn't understand why so many of the mutants are eager to restore things to the way they were.
Spoiler
Bendis does give Kitty the opportunity to ask everyone if they really should pursue their plan to force Wanda to restore reality, but she doesn't articulate what I think most mutants would be saying to themselves ("Given how much better and safer the world is for my people, and the fact that humans aren't persecuted, why should we change this?").Also, I don't really buy Magneto's actions at the end of book 7.
Spoiler
He learns the truth of the altered reality and, in a rage, kills Pietro, who asked Wanda to alter reality to save herself. He screams at Pietro that Pietro was just using Wanda and everyone else, but I don't understand where this comes from. After all, Wanda has given Magneto a world where mutants are safe and thriving, and Magneto himself is at the top of the food chain. This is what he always wanted, and it's hard to believe that he would turn his back on a better world for mutants or himself to restore a world where mutants are threatened and hated, simply for a point of principle that he never really believed in.But the rest of the book is really solid, and it's well worth reading.
adventurous
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Solid. Good characterization. Interesting fall out.
dark
emotional
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
wanda bae solos everyone
dark
emotional
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Xenophobia, War