Collects House of M !-8, The Pulse Special Edition, and Secrets of the House of M.
I loved spiderman's story in this one ( )

Merideth says: Following her attacks on the Avengers as part of the Avengers Disassembled storyline, Wanda Maximoff (the Scarlet Witch) is rapidly loosing her grip on reality. Taken by her father, Magneto, to Genosha, she remains in an artificial sleep, while Charles Xavier and Dr. Strange attempt to help her. However, Xavier fears that she is growing more powerful, and calls a meeting of the New Avengers, the disassembled Avengers and the X-Men to discuss what to do with her. The teams deliberate if killing Wanda is the right choice. Eventually, the group travels to Genosha, only to find Wanda & Magneto missing. They track them to a ruined church and then in a blaze of white, the world changes.

In this new world, mutants are respected and humans are looked on as inferior. Eric Magnus of Genosha is a world leader, and the world is preparing for a gala celebrating him. Spider-man is married to Gwen Stacy, Carol Danvers is Capt. Marvel, Cyclops and Emma Frost are married, Gambit is a criminal, Steven Strange is a psychologist, Luke Cage is a crime lord, and Wolverine is known as James and is head of S.H.I.E.L.D.

It soon becomes apparent that Wolverine is the only member of the group at Genosha who remembers the world as it was. As he scrambles to find his teammates, he realizes that Charles Xavier does not exist in this reality. As he is pursued by S.H.I.E.L.D., he meets with Luke Cage, who, with the help of a mutant girl named Layla Miller, remembers the world as it was. The two then theorize that Magneto used Wanda's abilities to change reality to his desires, and give the world's heroes what they most want. Wolverine then sets about regathering the X-Men and Avengers, and traveling to Genosha to confront Magneto.

As crossover events go, this could have been worse. The artwork in this is beautiful, softly colored and fluid. The hardcore Marvel Zombie would probably eat this book up with a spoon, along with it's seemingly innumerable spin offs. The interesting part of this title is seeing the various heroes in the alternate world, and therefore getting a glimpse of what it is they truly want. Unfortunately, these moments are small as the overriding plot of getting to Genosha and confronting Magneto sweeps them aside. Of course, to someone with a casual interest in Marvel, like myself, these moments are less compelling. Bendis handles the dialog competently, and the irony of Wolverine being the one who remembers is nicely handled. Overall, not bad, but of limited interest to those without a strong foundation in the Marvel Universe. (cross-posted from MeriJenBen) ( )

Set in the months following the events of "Avengers Disassembled," this arc addresses the team's need to deal with the perpetrator -- and just when something is about to be decided, Wolverine wakes up in an entirely different world in which he is, you know, dating Mystique and basically being Nick Fury. He and a young girl are the only ones who remember the world as it once was and must call everyone back together to fix things. I'm a total sucker for alternate universe stories, and this one is a doozy. After all, everyone's happy: does the world really need to be fixed? ( )

Following the death of the Avengers, an emotionally damaged Wanda Maximoff creates a world where mutants are celebrated and Eric Magnus of Genosha is a powerful world leader. Only Wolverine, who normally has no memory of his past, and a mysterious child remember the world as it was.

Following her attacks on the Avengers as part of the Avengers Disassembled storyline, Wanda Maximoff (the Scarlet Witch) is rapidly loosing her grip on reality. Taken by her father, Magneto, to Genosha, she remains in an artificial sleep, while Charles Xavier and Dr. Strange attempt to help her. However, Xavier fears that she is growing more powerful, and calls a meeting of the New Avengers, the disassembled Avengers and the X-Men to discuss what to do with her. The teams deliberate if killing Wanda is the right choice. Eventually, the group travels to Genosha, only to find Wanda & Magneto missing. They track them to a ruined church and then in a blaze of white, the world changes.

In this new world, mutants are respected and humans are looked on as inferior. Eric Magnus of Genosha is a world leader, and the world is preparing for a gala celebrating him. Spider-man is married to Gwen Stacy, Carol Danvers is Capt. Marvel, Cyclops and Emma Frost are married, Gambit is a criminal, Steven Strange is a psychologist, Luke Cage is a crime lord, and Wolverine is known as James and is head of S.H.I.E.L.D.

It soon becomes apparent that Wolverine is the only member of the group at Genosha who remembers the world as it was. As he scrambles to find his teammates, he realizes that Charles Xavier does not exist in this reality. As he is pursued by S.H.I.E.L.D., he meets with Luke Cage, who, with the help of a mutant girl named Layla Miller, remembers the world as it was. The two then theorize that Magneto used Wanda's abilities to change reality to his desires, and give the world's heroes what they most want. Wolverine then sets about regathering the X-Men and Avengers, and traveling to Genosha to confront Magneto.

As crossover events go, this could have been worse. The artwork in this is beautiful, softly colored and fluid. The hardcore Marvel Zombie would probably eat this book up with a spoon, along with it's seemingly innumerable spin offs. The interesting part of this title is seeing the various heroes in the alternate world, and therefore getting a glimpse of what it is they truly want. Unfortunately, these moments are small as the overriding plot of getting to Genosha and confronting Magneto sweeps them aside. Of course, to someone with a casual interest in Marvel, like myself, these moments are less compelling. Bendis handles the dialog competently, and the irony of Wolverine being the one who remembers is nicely handled. Overall, not bad, but of limited interest to those without a strong foundation in the Marvel Universe. ( )

Coming out of the events of Avengers Disassembled, the Scarlet Witch has clearly gone completely round the bend. Her bend is a bit of a Mobius strip type doozy, as she recreates the whole world in a manner that her warped mind sees fit.

Everything is now different, and only a few realise it, or begin to realise. Those that do have to work out what to do about it. Save her, or annihilate her.

Generally pretty average.

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