House of M. The Marvel Universe as you know it will never be the same! The summer's biggest mega-crossover classic begins right here! Mutants! Mutants!! Mutants!!! Does it stand up to the hype? Or does it come crashing down like a house of cards? We had a group of slavering fanboys ask Our Favorite Retailer Ryan Higgins 20-odd questions about the soon-to-be released comic book.
1) So, House of M... the "M" stands for what, exactly? Maddrox, the Multiple Man? Madame Web? Mwolverine?
Although Mwolverine is a good guess, I'm assuming House of M stands for "Maximoff", the last name of Scarlet Witch's adoptive parents. In case you've been living in a cave somewhere, the entire plot of House of M is Magneto uses Wanda's newfound powers of reality alteration to create a world in which mutants rule over humans, much like the reality-altering mini-series of the mid-90s, Age of Apocalypse. Although, I assume if Scarlet Witch and Magneto were ruling the world, she wouldn't call herself Maximoff anymore, would she? Shouldn't she be called Wanda Lehnsherr? Does "House of L" not have the same ring as "House of M"? Time will tell!
2) Are there any gratuitous deaths in the first issue and what do you believe the Bendis Gratuitous Death Ratio (BGDR) will be in the book?
There is not a single death in House of M #1, but I expect the BGDR will be very high as we're dealing with an alternative reality. Anything goes in these sort of situations. Why, maybe while Peter Parker is trying to save Gwen Stacy, somehow he dies! Wouldn't that be shocking? Why, think of all the gratuitous deaths this alternative universe could produce!
And why did I mention Gwen Stacy? It's almost like in this shocking, internet-breaking series, instead of MJ, Peter is still with Gwen! Shocking! Internet Breaking! Amazing! Spectacular! Web Of!
3) Is there any explanation why Beast keeps changing from a cat like creature to a bear like creature to something resembling my Aunt Vera?
Secondary artistic mutations.
4) Does the Third Summers brother get revealed in House of M? If not, is it because Marvel hates me?
No, and why is this plot line still dangling? Is it Gambit? Is it Wolverine? Does anyone even care? Cyclops is a whiney ***** and Havok just sucks. What are the odds that the third brother is going to be awesome? Very low, that's for sure. Mr. Sinister should have just wiped out the whole Summers clan when he had the chance. Maybe Xorn is the third Summers brother...
5) Did Wanda make the radiation on Genosha go away?
Much like Grant Morrison's entire run on New X-Men, it appears that Marvel just forgot about the radiation. It's a damn shame that the entire country of Genosha is just a smoldering pile of non-radioactive rubble with a chain of Hot Topics, as it's an interesting concept. Hopefully after everything returns to normal after House of M (because, let's be honest, we all know it will) they re-establish Genosha as a major plot point for the series.
6) Do you think Spider-Man will turn into an actual spider... again?
If it means he'll actually shoot the webbing out of his ass than his wrists, than yes, I think Spider-Man will turn into an actual spider.
7) Do you get free Lego, or compatible building blocks, with the issue?
This cover is actually the 1-in-15 "Joe Quesada" variant cover. There are a few other variant covers that Marvel is keeping under wraps until the issue actually ships; The 1-in-30 "This Will Get Retailers To Order More Copies" variant, the 1-in-100 "Pays For Your Rent - eBay" variant, and the 1-in-387210 "Does Anyone Actually Care About These ****ing Things Anymore?" variant. I'm sure they're in the process of working out a Second Prin...I mean...Limited Edition Variant Printing Cover Variant Limited Printing Variant Edition Lego Cover Printing as well.
8) What happens if you read this issue again knowing what you know about Wanda? What about if you read it again knowing what you know about Wonder Man? Or Bendis?
If you read this issue again, knowing what you know about Wanda, you come out with pretty much the same thing you came out with reading it the first time.
If you read it knowing what you know about Bendis, you'll be pleasantly surprised. This was a very good first issue, a far cry from Avengers Disassembled, the mess that started this whole story. Of course, being Marvel, I'm just not expecting much out of the whole series. When the most anyone knows about the series is that issue #3 will "break the internet in half," that's not a good sign. Still, it was an interesting first issue. We'll see where it goes from here.
9) Why don't they just bring the Phoenix back to life and get her to mud wrestle with Wanda? Maybe Donna Troy, too.
Mmmm...
Oh, sorry.
10) Now, the Wolverine in this, is it the brainwashed Wolverine from Millar's run, the Wolverine that appears in Astonishing X-Men or some other Wolverine entirely?
Wolverine, much like his counterpart in the wilds of nature, can actually split himself into perfect duplicates. It's a little known fact that there is actually only one wolverine in the world...all the others are just copies. This is how Wolverine can be a mass(off panel)murderer, in the Savage Land, and trapped in the X-Men Mansion, all at the same time! Why, if I'm not mistaken, Wolverine actually appears in a few panels of last week's Rann/Thanagar War #1! So, not only does Wolverine get knives that shoot out of his hands, he gets to bang all the hot X-Women AND split into multiple copies of himself? Man, if I was Multiple Man, I'd be PISSED.
11.) These aren't the Avengers! I hate them! I hate Bendis! I hate you all!
Yes, yes, these aren't the Avengers you're looking for... It seems that this is going to be the Avengers for a while (well, at least until Bendis stops writing the book) so get used to them. I'm sure Hawkeye and Vision and Ant Man will be back before you can say " Damnyoubendisyoukilledmychildhoodheroeswhydoesmarv
elhatefreedom!"
12) Do you think this series will end with Wanda being a good witch or a bad witch?
Wanda isn't really a witch at all, but a traveling gypsy. For some reason. Anyway, I assume she'll make the "ultimate sacrifice" at the end and use her remaining power to restore the universe to the way it's supposed to be. Then, a few years down the road when Morgan Le Fay changes the world into a medieval world, Wonder Man will use his ionic powers to bring Scarlet Witch back to live. Ah, the circle of life.
13) Will this kick "Infinite Crisis'" ass up and down the street, or would it have a better chance if it had been named "Infinite M"?
As long as it's not called "Identity M", we're ok.
14) Does everyone still think Thor is just delusional? Is he still locked up in Banner's old cell?
I can only hope that Thor is right and everyone else is wrong and he kicks Ultimate Captain America's ass up and down the SHIELD hellicarr...
Wait, this is the wrong universe! Aarg, oh no, Wanda has transported this column into the Ultimate Universe by accident! What strange new powers and abilities will Ultimate Ryan have here? Why, I'm able to make Ultimate snarky comments about superhero comics! Look, I do things just like I did back in the normal universe, except now I do them Ultimately!
15) When does Onslaught show up?
Oh god, oh no. We just had to sit through another Age of Apocalypse mini-series, do we really need another Onslaught mini? Can't Marvel move on? If EvilWandaWorld Onslaught shows up and sends all the heroes to a crazy new world (read: the real Marvel Universe), I'll flip out and uppercut someone.
16) What role will the Young Avengers play in House of M?
All snark aside, Young Avengers is a good book. Allan Heinberg seems a capable writer with a good sense of continuity and characterization, not unlike what Geoff Johns was doing for DC a few year ago. I hope he's able to keep it up and hopefully Marvel will let him on a few other books, lightening the load off of Bendis' plate a bit.
17) If Vision's a robot, how the hell did he knock up Wanda?
Ask that question again, knowing what you now know about Wanda. No, seriously. She altered reality so Vision was able to make her pregnant. Except they weren't really her kids, they were actually magical creations of Wanda, taken over by Master Pandemonium! Ah, John Byrne, where would we be without you?
18) Will people think that Wanda is actually having a bowel movement on that first page? 'Cause... um... I did.
I'm lucky that I didn't, because if you read it again knowing that Wanda is having a bowel movement...
19) Does Colossus actually do anything in this issue?
Colossus spends the entire issue mourning the loss of his "little snowflake", saying random words in Russian, painting and throwing Wolverine around the room a bit.
20) Now, the Magneto in this, is he Xorn, not Xorn, or Xorn's brother Xorn impersonating Magneto pretending to be Xorn to infiltrate the X-Men for some vague reason involving disintegrator communion wafers and mutant werewolves?
My best friend's sister's boyfriend's brother's girlfriend heard from this guy who knows this kid who's going with a girl who saw Magneto and Xorn together at 31 Flavors last night. I guess it's pretty serious.
__________________ Can a woman really be mayor? Or will she just menstruate all over the city?
no problem
I absolutely love that pic. I wish that was the real House of M cover, not just a variant. The real one has people in stupid poses with wolverine at the front . Might as well be House of Mwolverine
__________________ Can a woman really be mayor? Or will she just menstruate all over the city?
the HOM is normal marvel universe. wanda is changing the regular univese. the writers have said that it will seem like an alternate reality but it really isn't
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..cool..thanks..
. Might as well be House of Mwolverine
