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Before the Brotherhood, before his greatest battles with the X-Men , there was a man named Erik Magnus, gathering mutants to join his cause. Does the young Magneto have what it takes to build an army? And what does all of this have to do with The Absorbing Man?

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Magneto #1 - First X-Man in Brooklyn! by imperiousrix on January 29, 2011

Magneto's one of those cases where a "villain" should really have an on-going series.  He has a rich history, an extremely complex moral compass, and a unique personality that could make him an interesting character to follow around from month to month.  Unfortunately, such a thing we many never see, but this one-shot written and drawn by Howard Chaykin has potential.  Is it squandered, or does the "MASTER OF MAGNET" (reference...) get a good self-contained story here?  Ambitious Youth This is a...

4 out of 4 found this review helpful.

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Magneto #1 - First X-Man in Brooklyn! by inferiorego on January 26, 2011

Magneto wasn't always the villain. Before the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants, Magneto was a mutant trying to do good in New York City.  The Good I didn't think I'd like this because Howard Chaykin was doing the art. I've never been a big fan. However, I feel that Chaykin's writing on this book was pretty darn good. He really captured a younger, happier Magneto that doesn't want to wreak vengeance upon the world. Even though the Magneto of now and the Magneto of then have relatively two different...

6 out of 7 found this review helpful.

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Magneto #1 - First X-Man in Brooklyn! by technoman on February 25, 2011

This is kind of a lame story. As a beginning issue of a mini-series, it would be fine but it simply does not work as a 1-shot. I am curious about more of his adventures as a super-hero, but nothing more will be done on that for now. Pros Magneto as a super hero is an interesting idea, and it's cool to see him as a good guy.ConsThe art is really not what it needs to be: Magneto doesn't look like Magneto but just some big white-haired guy, and Cassandra looks like a guy. The story is unexciting as...

1 out of 2 found this review helpful.
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