Its the end of the world as we know it... and I feel fine.
It seems as good a time as any for a family reunion which provides some of the more heartfelt scenes Magneto has had in quite some time. It shouldn't have taken 15 years in the 616 comics since the last emotional reunion between Lorna and Magneto to have another full fledged one that actually deals with issues between them, but its good to finally see it take place before the end. Bunn really manages to so far nail what had made Lorna and Magneto's relationship interesting and unique from his historic ones from the twins whose family connections to Magneto and Lorna were rendered defunct for the time being which is certainly something in the background likely also weighing on both Lorna and Magneto.
The Magneto deals with his back story with Namor going back to the Silver Age Brotherhood days to the modern era. Namor acts the catalyst for how Magneto feels he must see this war as one where the other worlds are genocidal foes.
Continuity points: For this issue there are plenty and handed out for this issue for references to Lorna and Magneto's time on Genosha as well as Lorna's Malice era affiliation with the Marauders close and of course seeing the original Brotherhood meeting Namor.
Lorna mentions to Magneto she would have like to have seen this time where the new Genosha could have gone... and Magneto mentions you still can. The masses stand around as virtual spectators basically putting their hopes in Magneto to save their world. Magneto plans on basically going on a suicide mission to save the Earth by destroying the other and in the end we see rather advanced sentinels appear from the alternate Earth.
This issue was on fire by in large and we get to see Magneto in a role this time as defender of the whole world mutants and humans. The artistic visuals were for the most part quite well done in getting down the emotion and the gravity and scope of the situation as well as depicting the emotional filled scenes early on. Yes, some are unevenly done, but it didn't take away from the comic that much from me. The seven pages of flashback with Namor were perhaps one too many, but they still added to the story and gave it its background. The public response to Magneto was interesting as the old saying goes people will latch onto anyone to save them and their family and historically that has been the case.
We see Magneto's legacy playing out in this final arc... is this all leading to an end for Magneto or a new beginning? We don't know yet.
In all this was a great issue, a must buy for the week and if the next few issues lives up to what in my view is its current potential it could go down as one of the top Magneto mini story arcs in quite a few years.
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