BNP At Home Recommends: House of M (2005)

Writer: Brian Michael Bendis / Artist: Olivier Coipel / Marvel Comics House of M was one of those comics that changed things. It was an event. A spectacle. How could it not be? The X-Men and the Avengers had to come together to decide the fate of a completely unhinged Wanda Maximoff. After she got her husband killed in brutal fashion and delivered the fade to a few of her teammates in Avengers Disassembled, Scarlet Witch became the most estranged hero in the game. Rescued by her dead father, Magneto, they retreat to Genosha where this story really begins.

Xavier The Xecutioner Professor X, Bast praise his tender heart, does everything the most powerful telepath on Earth can do to bring Wanda back to reality. After he struggles to make progress and fails, he resorts to a most unexpected option for a man so filled with hope; do we kill Scarlet Witch or naa? There is so much to unpack during this time of “consideration” but the conversation I’d like to direct your attention to revolves around the polar opposite viewpoints of Captain America and Wolverine. Cap believes there’s always a way, before resorting to killing and Logan aint wit the merciful shits. Coipel’s Steve Rogers is so dam proud.

Gone With The Genosha Wind They address the elephant in the room by going to Genosha to talk to Wanda. On their journey to the razed mutant island, Pietro is livid. We see his loving and protective side go full force and witness a surprisingly meek side of Magneto, who receives the brunt…