Richard's Reviews > House of M

Just like the Civil War event, this huge Marvel comics superhero event is fairly bloated and overcrowded, with messy developments that are nowhere near as worthy of the great premise as they should be. It wallows a lot in it's own clever ideas but it's too much in a too short amount of time to really craft a truly engaging story.

It has such a great alternate universe idea of mutants essentially ruling the world but such a big idea needs to be really explored. It only lasts like 6 issues so it's not very exciting when the real universe is finally restored. But I appreciate that the events in this book were really game-changers for the entire Marvel Universe, with repercussions felt even today.

I've also never really enjoyed the idea of the X-men being in the same world as the rest of the Marvel universe. A defining trait of the X-men is the persecution they endure at the hands of regular humans afraid of their abilities. So why aren't the Avengers treated the same way? Why is Mr. Fantastic treated with respect, but Professor X treated as the "other?" Why does Spider-man, with his altered DNA, not have to face the same discrimination that Cyclops does? How can people tell the difference? I've never understood that. But that's my personal nit-pick, and aside from that, I really wanted to enjoy this more and it's a really cool idea that forever changed the Marvel Universe.