X-Men: Magneto Testament #1

inferiorego's X-Men: Magneto Testament #1 - Part 1 of 5 review

This should have been my pick of the week.....

It took me a while to read this one, and I regret the fact it took me so long. Let me start by saying this book delves into a dark part of world history that many people try to avoid talking about. Not the whole WWII aspect, but more along the lines of the attempted genocide of the Jewish people, and the Nazis rise to power. Max (Magneto) is a teenager in this book and so far, the book is much more about the world around him and less about how he became Magneto, which I am fine with. Pak did his research on this and tries to stay as honest as possible when delving into the Nazis rise to power. So far, since it's 1933 before the Nazi regime ruled, the Nazi party is just started to gain some control and Pak does not pull punches. I applaud him for making this book an accurate portrayal of life back then. I was honestly moved by this book, I love history and the MCU and real World History (NOT Real World the Mtv show) meld together. This book is insightful to how the Jewish people were treated prior to the death camps and murders, and it is incredibly scary to know that these crimes actually existed in our world. I am very excited for the next issue and hope that Pak keeps in tune with history and stays true to it.

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X-Men: Magneto Testament #1 - Part 1 of 5 by pania on October 05, 2008
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X-Men: Magneto Testament #1 - Part 1 of 5 by kieran_marvel on September 13, 2008
SPOILERI loved this. As much as i disliked the front cover ripping off the Star Wars episode 1 posters of Anakin with his shadow i have to admit, it works here with Max and Magneto in the puddle. Its pretty cool and the red works well, so kudos to Marko on that. I watched X-Men the movie last night and to think that Magneto was this boy is extraordinary. Having crushes on girls just doesn't seem like the man who says "These homosapiens despise us Charles" The boy who would grow up to become the ...
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