Review of
House of M, #1 of 8
Five out of five stars
In many ways,
the first issue of a limited series largely determines whether the overall
story will be a success. It must establish a significant and understandable
context for the story as well as develop an interest in the reader to read
subsequent issues. All of that is done here.
The premise is
a strong one. Wanda Maximoff, known as the character Scarlet Witch, is descending
into a form of mental illness. Her powers are so great that she is capable of
altering the reality around her. To this point in time, Professor Xavier has
been able to use his mental powers to keep her in check, but there is the real
danger that he will lose that ability and she will spin out of control with
extremely dangerous consequences.
The Professor
calls a meeting of the X-Men and the old Avengers to discuss a horrific action,
namely should they consider killing Wanda before she does massive damage to the
world. Quite naturally, there is some major difference of opinion, with strong
statements being made by the heroes.
It is a great
story and in the best traditions of the serial comic story, it ends with an
incongruous ending that may be explainable, but that explanation may be a bad
one.
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