House of M by Brian Michael Bendis Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of House of M
Book Review: The most "STUPIDEST" story ever written!!!
Summary: 1 Stars
I HATED THIS BOOK!!! There is no better way to say; this book stinks!! There were so many stupid plot holes and inconsistencies.. some mutants are depowered others are not; mutants with little power previously now have Godlike powers, and then you have Deus ex machina mutants with "just the right power at the right time". Man, marvel has gone so far downhill they should just have a "Crisis" and start over from scratch! SAVE YOUR MONEY... DONT SPEND IT ON THIS TRASH!!!
Updated --- Spoilers ahead
Everyone is entitled to their opinion and I have mine. I was a long time supporter of Marvel from the 70s through the 90s and notice a significant decline in the quality of their writing since 1996. I only provided my impression of the novel not wanting to provide any spoilers in my review. Below are some of the items that really disappointed me in the collection.
Spoilers ahead--------
1. Of all the mutants only Wolverine is able to recall the events of the "alternate reality" - inconsistency and plot hole
2. A previously unheard of mutant, Layla Miller, holds the key to restoring everyone's memory - Deus ex machina
3. Wanda (the scarlet witch) previously only had the power to manipulate probability now can change reality itself. - Godlike powers
4. No explanation as to why to the remaining "powered" mutants (in the U.S. at that) escaped Wanda's "No more Mutants" statement. - plot hole and inconsistency
Book Review: Too much glossed over way too quickly
Summary: 2 Stars
UPDATE - After reading the other graphic novels in the house of M (Wolverine, Hulk, Fantastic Four/Iron Man, Spider Man) I'm more likely to give this 3 or even 4 stars... if and only if you buy the other titles I just mentioned (see below - stop reading house of M "main" book immediately after wolverine jumps off the helicarier (or whatever) to the ground, read the other graphic novels I just mentioned, then go back and finish this one)... I would NOT recommend the X-Men (Captain Britain) and New X-Men graphic novels however..
I guess everyone's entitled to their opinion ... I bought this based on the positive reviews it's been getting when I should have listened to the not-so-positive ones... mind you one person's trash is going to be another person's treasure, that goes without saying.. having said that... while I found the artwork to be absolutely gorgeous and the storyline POTENTIALLY fascinating it was just that, potentially... I have to disagree with the other reviewer who said enough is covered in this graphic novel to let it "stand alone" without reading the other related house of M titles (spider-man, wolverine, x-men et al) ... I became interested enough to go ahead and pick up the wolverine and iron man/avengers house of m tie ins after reading House of M but I have the distinct feeling the other titles will be a bit of a let down for me only because I already know how the whole meta-plot ends after finishing hosue of m...
I think a far better approach would have been to combine ALL the related house of M books into one entire whole - then break that whole down into several graphic novels that move sequentially, piece by piece, covering events as they occur in a chronological order... if you do want to give house of M a try, strange as this sounds I'd suggest the following.... stop reading house of M around the same time Professor X mysteriously vanishes and Wolverine "wakes up" wondering WHAT the hell just happened ... at that point read any other house of M titles you'd be interested in (apparently wolverine and iron man/avengers got good reviews though I have yet to read those two titles)... and after you're done with that THEN go back and finish house of M so you're not dealing with "plot spoilers" ahead of time and you don't feel like you're reading half a graphic novel instead of a whole one with several "chunks" and "gaps" missing. It's quite possible that after reading those two other graphic novels...maybe "spider man house of M" too (spidey is also featured prominently in house of m ) ... that the house of M will be worthy of the praise heaped upon it by other reviewers but to me, right now it just seems... well, incomplete, for lack of a better word. Yes I know Marvel wants to make money just like any other organization but seriously, I think the way they organized the graphic novels for this whole thing is (very) wrong.
UPDATE - After reading "House of M Wolverine" and "House of M Fantastic Four / Iron Man" I'm inclined to have a more favorable view of this graphic novel, enough to bump it up to 3 stars if amazon would let me , although my earlier criticisms still stand... definitely purchase House of M Wolverine, purchase House of M Fantastic Four / Iron Man if you can get it at a reasonable price say nine dollars or so (the alternate version of the "Fantastic Four" - really Doctor Doom and his imitation of the FF but a fascinating read, Iron Man part was okay but not great)... read one or both of those graphic novels that THEN finish reading House of M (after pausing halfway through House of M at the part I mentioned above to read the Wolverine and FF/Iron Man House of M graphic novels - sounds ridiculous I know but that's really the only way you're going to enjoy House of M, otherwise it just leaves you feeling like the story was incomplete)... I may end up adding Spider Man, Hulk, Uncanny X-Men and New X-Men House of M titles to the recommended reading list too - recently ordered them so they haven't arrived yet.
Book Review: happy customer
Summary: 5 Stars
The book was everything I had expected it would be. This story arc would make for a great movie if it wasn't so complicated with so many characters and histories. Definitely a quality read if this is your style of fiction.Book Review: house.......
Summary: 5 Stars
The house of M is a great new way to look at things and it give u insight on the civil war that follew it
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