Reviewed by: James ‘OHMYGAWD!’ Hatton
Title: One Day In The Life of Pietro Maximoff – Homo Sapiens
Published by: Marvel Comics
Writer: David Hine
Artist: Roy Allan Martinez
Color Artist: Pete Pantazis
Letters: Dave Lanphear
Editor: Tom Brevoort
Publisher: Dan Buckley
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It would probably suck.
Welcome to the Son Of M, the book about a once Avenger, a once mutant terrorist, and a once mutant. Quicksilver has lost his powers due to what he’s done to Scarlet Witch… at least that’s what we assume. There seems to have been little rhyme or reason to those that kept their powers and those that didn’t except that Quicksilver and Magneto both are done, so maybe somewhere deep inside of Scarlet Witch she chose who was going to get it, due to what had been done to her.
So how do you go from being one of the fastest mutants on the planet and move on to living like a human?
STORY
There are a lot of stories that are left to be told from House of M. Logan has remembered everything, and we don’t know what that means. Scarlet Witch has disappeared and nobody is sure of her mental state. Then there were two very different characters, who I’m sure have met in the past, but I can’t imagine them having too much of a friendship.
Quicksilver and Spider-Man
At the end of Spider-Man’s journey through House of M, he loses everything. His wife… Gwen Stacy. His son… His career of world supestardom… All of that gone. Then again, the creation of it is also Quicksilver’s problem. So what happens?
They have a little talk, and things don’t end as well as they could. Nothing major, nothing severe, but it’s well told. Pietro is a complex character who has run the gamut of emotions. He’s never been that friendly or even had the best intentions in mind, but as a character, he is as complex as any other character in the Marvel Universe. That’s what makes this book intriguing. Quicksilver has rarely had a time in the spotlight, and now that he has, it’s because he is no longer the Quicksilver we remember.
By the end of the issue, we realize that Hine is going to be reaching deep into Pietro’s past, starting with Spider-Man and, next issue, the Inhumans.
ART!
The art that we are given for Son of M is thin-lined, and the perfect hybrid of dark and clean. The line thickness is thin and there is a gritty quality that works perfectly. The coloring is a muted and subdued, which I was worried about until we see Spider-Man, and the red pops so strong that I stopped really noticing the subtleness. Then I noticed Quicksilver in his costume (which is kind of creepy if you think about it), and his blue pops just as strong.
See, I actually pay attention to things… who knew!?
OVERALL!
Son of M is a good book. God that sounded lame. Like a twelve year old’s book report. Well then, let’s move on… Son of M is a DAMN good book. There, much better, like a thirteen year old book report.
David Hine has been my Marvel go-to-guy. It was Brian K Vaughn before him, and he’s now the second coming of Bendis. So Hine ranks pretty high in my book, and I expect any book that he does is going to woo me and wow me. Son of M wow’d me.. not so much the woo, but woo takes gratuitous nudity.
If you enjoyed House of M, you are going to enjoy Son of M.
If you hated House of M, you might still actually enjoy Son of M.
If you were indifferent to HoM, then why are you really even here?
