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Gee... just in case House of M wasn't bad enough, now they're doing "Son of M," a six issue Quicksilver spinoff of HoM.

Gee... doesn't Polaris need at least a "Daughter of M" one-shot?

LOL

Just when it looks like the people running Marvel couldn't do something even MORE stupid...

When, oh when, will it end?

Silly Marvel! They're supposed to do 'Bride of M' first, then 'Son of M'!

About the time a present-day DCU book goes three months without tying into Infinite Crisis or one of its tie-ins.

I'm waiting for "The M-pire Strikes Back" m'self...

Oh, and in the midst of all this, has anyone noticed how M is just being referred to as Monet in the X-Factor previews?

No, I haven't--spill, 'Boot!

Nothing more to spill - I'm just suggesting that they've dropped her codename (ummm... codeletter ) to avoid confusion with the M=Magneto motif going on.

What if they brought back Joseph, Mags' clone, and costarred them in M & M ???

That's reserved for the M twins

While I detest Bendis (except DD) and am not a big fan of Marvel currently...the House of M title is kinda cool methinks. The series? eh.

Son of M is a cool title. I am a Quicksilver fan...yes one of the few. So I am a bit interested in this. Things don't look good for Scarlet Witch or Magneto. If they get killed...I can see Quicksilver going insane...or atlest turning evil (again).

It seems he has no powers by the cover. Everyone seems to be moving so fast around him. I always thought it would be cool if Pietro started losing his speed powers and gained energy powers similiar to his fathers. ohwell I am not buying this anyways.

That wisecracking button and his pal from the M& M commercials? (They worked a while to promote the coming of 2000, but soon lost their novelty here in Australia) Go figure!

She needs a "Thought-I-was-Daughter-of-M-even-though-I-knew-it-was-false-years-ago" one-shot.

Also, does anyone notice that this is sounding like Mad Libs? Mad Libs, Son of Mad Libs, more Mad Libs.

That's rough since the 52 book, which spins out of IC, will be going on for the next year.

SON OF M #1

The Spider-man scenes were well-written and evocative. Though I'm surprised the parallel of Peter Parker's 'dream life' haven't been overtly compared to Pietro's. Spidey's dream of a family with a woman he can never have, ignoring the one he does have is in marked contrast to Pietro's dream of 'blessed' singlehood, his own wife and child no where in sight.

Said wife does pop up on the last page of the issue, asking 'What have you done to my husband'? I'm eager to read Spidey's answer and Pietro's response to Crystal (he fell off that roof, but since there's five more issues, I'm making the wild assumption that he survives).

The gritty art suited this issue, but I don't much like this penciller's Crystal. The colors for her are off, too. Always good to see Lockjaw, though.

Where's "Uncanny M-Men", "M-Factor" and "M-calibur"?

#2 preview: http://www.newsarama.com/marvelnew/Jan_previews/Jan11thpreviews.htm

I read #1. It was ok. Not sure how long the heroes will keep their memories but I hope not long.

The art didn't do much for me. But i like the focus on Quicksilver and now the Inhumans. The reason I am glad Marvel is doing this is because usually a character like Quicksilver will be ignored and we would have to connect the dots ourselves on his next appearance.

Sure they are banking of the "M" thing but it's to tell a good story about a usually ignored character. Resolution...imagine that.

SON OF M #2

Great art, mostly. Loved Martinez's Crystal and Pietro (though I wasn't sure of his Crys in #1). She's clearly modeled after the Jae Lee rendition. I like what they did with her eyes... More beefcake shots of Pietro-- he reminds me of the guy who played the doctor in TALES OF THE CITY... and the husband in ONCE AND AGAIN.

Martinez's Medusa was beautiful, too- bedecked in Asian (Chinese? Tibetan?) finery. Lately, Medusa seems so... constrained. Perhaps she's adapted to her position. But I halfway expect a nice, juicy breakdown scene. Time to revisit the 'dame' in Madame Medusa...

Luna is six? Doesn't quite jibe with other Marvel character ages, but I guess keeping her roughly around Franklin's age (how old is he again?) makes sense. I *much* prefer her as a friend for him than Rachel Summers.

Pietro couldn't come up with a better plan than konking a sleepy guard over the head to sneak into the chamber of the Terrigen mists? Didn't he learn anything in his time as an Evil Mutant or as an Avenger/X-Factorer?

That last page-- what the madrox is going on?

I am enjoying this one- even if it did grow out of HOUSE OF M.

I haven't been following Marvel in some time, so I'm completely out of the loop on this House of M business. But a friend recently loaned me SON OF M #1, and I enjoyed it quite a bit.

It's always interesting to see a hero hit rock bottom. Sooner or later, they've got to climb out of that well of despair (if they are truly heroes, they will), and Pietro certainly has hit rock bottom in this issue. In fact, he's gone straight through the bottom. The opening narration, when he contrasts what his speed meant to him with the visuals of his present life as a derelict alcoholic, was touching. It also helped bring me up to speed (so to speak) very quickly without revealing too much information.

Spidey's appearances were also effective. Again, I have no idea what's been going on in M land, so Spidey's narration in which admitted that he was with the woman he loved -- and it wasn't MJ -- floored me. That must have been Gwen Stacy in the flashback, even though it looked nothing like her; she was Spidey's first true love, after all.

The interaction between Spidey and Pietro was also very moving. One can see just how far Pietro has fallen (literally), yet he still manages to be self-absorbed. He doesn't consider how his actions have affected Spidey or the mutant guy, or anyone else.

And then the last page is a classic Marvel teaser: Crystal shows up and immediately jumps to conclusions. I haven't seen # 2 yet, so I don't know how long she and Spidey duke it out before realizing it's all a misunderstanding (or perhaps writer David Hine will suprise me and not go that route at all).

But, for the first time in a long time, I am interested in seeing the next issue of a Marvel comic.

The thing with Quicksilver is he's complex. Steve Engleheart made him a bad guy in a pretty good story way back in the day.

I do admit it was a bit of a stretch character wise but Pietro just makes a good villain.

Later it was explained as manipulations by Maximus that made Pietro "mad". But Pietro has always been mad. He's an anti-hero. By now I am not too worried he's powerless. Though I do think he would fare better if he had some energy powers similiar to his father's instead of super speed.

Is #2 out yet? You guys think Pietro will regain his old powers? Get new ones? Or remain powerless?

#2 did have one glaring mis-step. Spidey's "You're Crystal, right..." like he didn't know her.

C'mon- he and Johnny Storm were buds when Crys and the Human Torch were an item.

AND they're both Avengers!

And Spiderman doesn't know the Inhumans live on the moon? Weak.

Mystery Lad, lately I've been seeing that alot in Marvel comics. Characters who know each other act like they barely do. Writers need to come up with a better way to introduce the characters.

SON OF M #3

Is 'grey' Quicksilver on the level? Or is Pietro being manipulated? This is like an inexorable tragedy. When Pietro stabs Goren, the doom of his fate seems sealed. Or does it? Greysilver said "this is the way it always happens". Meaning this sequence has been repeated more than once. Will Quicksilver find a way to change the pattern? To undo his actions?

If not, welcome Quicksilver to the ranks of super-villains. He'd be unbelievable as a hero after this issue.

The Inhuman with the eyestalks is up to something. He's either investigating Quicksilver or manipulating him. Perhaps he can implant visions to be activated later. Was he too good to be believed in previous issues?

Jolen has a thing for Crystal? I don't blame him. Wonder if she knows that he's a murderer? One who was taking orders from someone on Attilan? (That plot really needs to be resolved somewhere.)

She seems to enjoy Jolen's attention, her protestations to Pietro, aside.

However this mini ends, I hope it resolves the state of the marriage of Pietro and Crystal. Each one has treated the other badly at one time or another. Time for it to end, I think. Poor Luna, though. She's such a cutie. I hope this child has a future in the Marvel Universe. I liked her outfit. It fit a girl named Luna.

I didn't like to read that Luna's the only one who plays with Lockjaw. Crystal doesn't? She used to... in fact, her playfulness was always a big part of her character. Has she grown too grim and serious, like her sister? The royal family needs to get back to Earth. Perhaps literally. Let a little light in, Marvel.

Notice that it's Quicksilver-blue who departs Attilan with Lockjaw and Luna, but he appears to be wearing grey in that dingy room where he exposes himself and his daughter (and Lockjaw?) to the crystals he killed to steal.

Theft, murder, kidnapping and child endangerment (and turning a pet against it's owner?)... sound like the list of the acts of a super-villain to me. Will the remaining issues turn things around for Pietro?

I hope so.

Whoa. This issue it got really interesting. I think this entire series is in fact the set up as Pietro as a major villain personally...or his death. Or Pietro as a complicated hero/villain type which I enjoy.

Hope nothing happens to Luna. I hate seeing young interesting characters sacrificed.

This issue was very well written. Certainly the most interesting.

So ya think Luna is gonna get powers? I hope so.