Why is no one talking about House of M #7?

[OK-COMPUTER]

I know this board always moves very slowly, but there must be some Marvel fans who read HoM #7 and want to talk about it. I won't spoil the shock ending, but it was DEFINITELY shocking, especially if Marvel lets it have a lasting effect on their universe instead of forgetting about it in a month. This was the issue that Bendis said would "break the Internet", so how come nobody's talking about it?

[green_gooey]

i'd talk about it but i don't get the issue until next week.

[rpgguy_1o1]

im just not a big fan of those massive crossovers

[m84j]

I've not really been paying attention to House of M at all. I did however take a look at that whole Blue Beetle Prelude to Infinite Crisis thing and I'm not really getting all the hype. Yah something BAD is gonna happen. What exactly? Oooh they're not gonna tell us, but it's BAD. Kind of a boring premise thus far.

But could someone send me a pretty good explanation of HoM plz? I'd like to know what it's about and what happens. :)

[MofoEd]

Well I have been reading much comics lately, and doubt I will pick it up, I have been out of it for awhile, last thing I read was HUSH from batman. So what's is the HoM, I wanna know :D

[green_gooey]

magneto uses wanda to remake the whole world. a couple heroes get their memory back and try to take out magneto. you can actually just get the main series and still understand what's happening.

[OK-COMPUTER]

I've been reading the main HoM miniseries, and some of the tie-in series as well. Marvel had been hyping the series as something that would CHANGE THE MARVEL UNIVERSE FOREVER, and after about five issues of the main series I felt kind let down. Gee, they brought Hawkeye back from the dead. How original :rolleyes: , was my initial reaction. And the Spider-Man and Fantastic Four tie-in miniseries were just boring. Then I read HoM #7 and WHAM!!!!!, I get blindsided with something I definitely did not see coming. It's almost like they intentionally put in the predictable Hawkeye resurrection and published tons of pointless tie-in issues to sort of lull fans into a sense of boredom with the whole "event", knowing that the ace they had in their sleeve all along would force all the naysayers and haters to eat their words. It's actually pretty brilliant, when you think about it...

[Psymon]

I actually stopped reading it after #4 or 5 because of the reasons you mentioned in your first post, but because of this thread I just downloaded them and definately not what I had expected!

Green Gooey's explanation works for issue 1-6, but in 7 it changes ;)

I doubt they're gonna let the ending have a lasting effect on the Marvel Universe as it is now, that would mean no more X-Men, no more Wolverine... but the whole Human-mutant relations being set back could very well happen after all this.

[SaberXXIII]

I reread the issue like 5 times. But I don't know how they're going to conclude this in 1 issue.

[green_gooey]

Green Gooey's explanation works for issue 1-6, but in 7 it changes ;)

this makes me happy i got some of the other comics then.:D

[Psymon]

this makes me happy i got some of the other comics then.:D

No, you still don't really need to read the other comics... can't really say anything without spoiling it, I almost already spoiled it with the last part of my previous post ;)

[SaberXXIII]

You guys should read Joe Q's response to the events in his latest interview at Newsarama

http://www.newsarama.com/JoeFridays/JoeFridays21.html

[OK-COMPUTER]

I reread the issue like 5 times. But I don't know how they're going to conclude this in 1 issue.

They're not. I think #8 will deal with the mainly with the aftermath of what happened in #7, and there's also the "House of M: Decimation" stuff coming out next month. HoM was never intended to be a story that was neatly wrapped up at the end, it was meant to have lasting consequences on the entire Marvel Universe, which it looks like it definitely will. Think of it as Marvel's version of DC's "Crisis on Infinite Earths", which came out 20 years ago and the effects of which are still being felt.

House of M has turned out to be BIG. Way bigger than other "event" storylines like Age of Apocalypse or Onslaught.

[Bolverk]

I want to know what happens OK-COMPUTER. Will you tell me what Wanda says at the end of the issue that is such a shocker?

[Psymon]

I want to know what happens OK-COMPUTER. Will you tell me what Wanda says at the end of the issue that is such a shocker?

PM send, hope I'm good enough too ;)

[Chugga]

Can you forward that PM....I'm interested to find out exactly whats so special about this series

[Psymon]

PM sent to Chugga too... (well not yet, gonna write it now ;) )

[OK-COMPUTER]

Psymon, I'm glad I was able to change your mind on this series with this thread. I was gonna stop reading it too after #4, but then my faith in Bendis as a great writer convinced me to stick with it, and now I'm obviously really glad I did.

But why are you PMing people who ask me questions?!!??!??!!!! Next time you start a thread I'm gonna come in and hijack it out from under your nose. :mad: ;) :D (Unless you couldn't tell, that last bit was dripping with sarcasm. I'm not angry in the slightest. :) )

[UNICRON 3000]

Well you shouldnt just change your mind just because a few people say its not great. Cause everyone I know including me loves the comic and its not as bad as some of the people hear say. Oh and when Hawkeye came back I didnt see it coming, But i was happy cause Hawkeye has always been one of my favorites in marvel. And the Iron Man comic For the House of M series i prighty good to.

[BlackToe]

Yeah...now I wanna know.....Not that I'm keeping up with the story-line or anything....it just seems important.

[-megalithanod]

im just not a big fan of those massive crossovers

That is the reason I stopped collecting Marvel comics for the most part - I liked one or two titles, and then a crossover would happen dragging me into others that I didn't really want to get into.

[OK-COMPUTER]

Yeah...now I wanna know.....Not that I'm keeping up with the story-line or anything....it just seems important.

I just sent you a PM explaining the BIG SHOCKER.

[thegeeklife]

Someone mind sending me the shocker as well?



Thanks.

[Chugga]

You can actually go to google and search for: house of m storyline and the first link you get is wikipedia or something like that. It gives the entire story in depth. Someone sent me the spoiler so I figured I might as well read up on the storyline just to get a better feel of it.

[MofoEd]

The Wikipedia, gives you anice summation of what has happened. So far it seems to be a good storyline. Seems a little less confusing than the Infinite Crisis for DC. But yeah quite a shock for Marvel. Guess I wait for a TPB to come out so I can read the details.

[GhostinthaMachine]

Infinite Crisis is in no way friendly to DC newcomers. Hell, maybe even to guys that have been into DC for years.

I was interested in House of M, but I kept reading it being referred to as "House of Meh". Were the first six issues not good?

[GoLoaf]

I bought into the whole HofM crossover. I've been picking up EVERYTHING. Hind sight tells me that I should have just stuck to the main House of M series and I would have been fine.

The end of #7 definitely left my jaw on the floor. I'm excited to see what they do with this. I like Quicksilver's role in the whole thing, too (as highlighted in #7). Also, I think the crossover madness with continue post-#8. I've learned my lesson and will be sticking to the the main Decimation book only.

[GoLoaf]

Infinite Crisis is in no way friendly to DC newcomers. Hell, maybe even to guys that have been into DC for years.

I picked up IC because of all the hype, and plus one of them had a Jim Lee cover. It confused the heck out of me, that's for sure. And that's coming from a non-DC guy.

Anybody no where I could find a good IC break-down?

[GhostinthaMachine]

Give me a minute to compile some links.

[GhostinthaMachine]

Ok, I know this is a lot, but you could probably just skim most of it and get the gist.

I have no doubt you could read the Wiki on Crisis on Infinite Earths, but I liked this article.

If you have other questions about characters or why someone did or said something, I can probably answer them.

Crisis on Infinite Earths Breakdown Part 1 (http://www.moviepoopshoot.com/comics101/8.html)

Crisis on Infinite Earths Breakdown Part 2 (http://www.moviepoopshoot.com/comics101/9.html)

Wiki on Identity Crisis (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Identity_Crisis_%28comics%29)

Wiki on The OMAC Project (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_OMAC_Project)

Wiki on Villians United (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Villains_United)

Wiki on Rann-Thanagar War (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rann-Thanagar_War)

Wiki on Day of Vengeance (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Day_of_Vengeance)

[GoLoaf]

Thanks, Ghost. I'll take a look-see!

[OK-COMPUTER]

I was interested in House of M, but I kept reading it being referred to as "House of Meh". Were the first six issues not good?

It's not that they weren't good, but they didn't really seem to be leading up to anything. After the Hawkeye "resurrection" in #4, a lot of people thought that was going to be the big universe-altering event, and felt pretty let down. If only those same people had stuck with the series through to the end (what a weird idea!:rolleyes: ), then they would have realized that the first six issues were setting the stage for a HUGE seventh issue. And there's still one more!

I think a lot of people online were judging the series on the merits of some of the tie-in issues, most of which were definitely boring and pointless. But if you read JUST the main mini-series, then you might appreciate the story, and it's huge impact on Marvel continuity, even more.

[BlackToe]

I didnt know Scarlet Witch was that powerful to change reality...So I checked up on her background in Marvel Uniververse and found out that a HUGE part of her powers stem from a old god.( And that god was even in Conan alot of times)......that was interesting to know.

[GhostinthaMachine]

Where did you read that background at?