Silent War is a six-issue Marvel Comics comic book limited series which began in January 2007. It was written by David Hine , with art by Frazer Irving .
65-565: It is a sequel to the " House of M " and " Son of M " storylines, detailing the war between the Inhumans and rest of humanity after the mutant Quicksilver stole the Terrigen Mists from Attilan . The series was published monthly with the first issue cover dated March 2007. Frazer Irving provided the art, after the original artist backed out, which was fully drawn and colored in Photoshop . In
130-718: A beacon to attempt to contact the Inhumans . An attempt to stop an anti-mutant gang killing a mutant with an organism growing on his stomach goes badly, until Spider-Man intervenes, after which he confronts Pietro (angry with the fact that he still has memories of being married to Gwen Stacy and having a child together from the House of M reality), which leads to Pietro jumping off a roof, seriously injuring himself. Crystal , who Pietro had tried to contact earlier, teleports in with Lockjaw , to find her ex-husband lying hurt, and blames Spider-Man. Pietro wakes and interrupts Spider-Man's attempted explanation to tell Crystal that he had jumped off
195-512: A bloody pulp with large pieces of steel. Suddenly, the Scarlet Witch appears and returns her brother to life. She begins to lash out, saying "We're freaks, Mutants... You chose this over us and you ruined us... Daddy!" She then utters "No more mutants." Everything turns to white once again. In a blinding flash, the world seemingly returns to normal. The Avengers come together to try to make sense of what happened that night, only to be confronted by
260-474: A different mutant dealing with the loss of their powers. Characters who appeared include Chamber , Jubilee , and Blob . Characters who lost their powers included Dani Moonstar , Magneto, and Tag . The storyline also led to the reboot of Excalibur into New Excalibur , a shift in the creative teams of several comics, and the debut of several spin-off series, including X-Men: Deadly Genesis , X-Men: The 198 , Sentinel Squad O*N*E , Ms. Marvel , and
325-516: A dimension-hopping adversary including a dead Spider-Man in what appeared to be the world of the House of M. The "House of M" storyline ties into the following comics: The trade paperbacks collect many of the issues involved with the House of M storyline. Arranged in order, the spines of the books form the House of M logo. Each storyline/paperback contains a mostly standalone side story and can be read individually without any continuity problems. Only
390-485: A distraught Doctor Strange, who states that the "House of M" timeline really took place, and its effects are slowly being felt on a wider scale. They later get an alert from the ruins of Avengers Mansion. Investigating, they find Hawkeye's uniform pinned to a wall with his arrows, suggesting Hawkeye is alive. At the Xavier Institute for Higher Learning , most of the students lose their mutant abilities. Emma Frost scans
455-450: A needle piercing Callisto, as her powers have been augmented to a much higher level than before. As Pietro is in the process of restoring other mutant's powers, Magneto shows up with Callisto in his arms announcing that Pietro has poisoned her. Pietro uses the same tactic he used to steal the gases, creating two time clones and pummelling Magneto into the ground. Pietro, who has been harboring hatred for his father for never acknowledging him,
520-524: A new X-Factor series. The epilogue to the House of M and Decimation story-lines, served to answer the mystery of the strange "energy-cloud" hovering in orbit around the Earth after House of M #8, was revealed in the pages of New Avengers #16–20 In this world, Magneto was attacked by Sentinels in Manhattan in 1979 (taking advantage of Marvel's sliding timescale policy, no heroes were active in
585-557: A permanent solution must be found. Magneto blames himself for twisting his children through the strength of his own dreams and ambitions. Meanwhile, Xavier arranges a meeting of the Avengers , the X-Men , and several lone heroes at Avengers Tower to decide the fate of Wanda Maximoff. Emma Frost concludes that killing Wanda is the only way to end her destructive magic. Captain America argues that
650-460: Is a 2006 American comic book limited series , a follow-up to Marvel Comics ' 2005 " House of M " storyline, starring the depowered Quicksilver . Quicksilver was one of the many mutants to lose his powers as part of the Decimation , for which he was partially responsible. Following his sister's nervous breakdown, Pietro convinced Wanda that she could undo her wrongs by using her powers to turn
715-451: Is a psychologist; Carol Danvers is Captain Marvel, America's most beloved superhero; Gambit is a criminal; and Steve Rogers is an aged veteran. As the vignettes of their lives are followed, it becomes readily apparent that none of them remembers the change. Wolverine recalls all of his lost memories and knows this new world is a lie. He finds the world has changed into one where Homo superior
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#1732854547606780-429: Is also powerless and does not know where Wanda or Quicksilver have gone. The heroes can only guess what has caused the majority of the mutant population to lose their powers. Xavier is still missing, and Cerebro and Doctor Strange are unable to detect the Scarlet Witch. Hank Pym warns that all these powers could not simply vanish, but are contained somewhere and that because every action has an equal and opposite reaction,
845-698: Is an Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. but remembers the world from before 'House of M'. Cage reveals that a little girl named Layla Miller told him almost exactly the same thing days ago. The heroes begin visiting the Avengers and X-Men in their new lives as Layla awakens their true memories. Wolverine and the Human Resistance awaken many heroes to the truth, including Cyclops, Spider-Man, Shadowcat , Doctor Strange, Iron Man, She-Hulk , Daredevil , Rogue , Mystique , Nightcrawler , Toad , and Spider-Woman . Hawkeye becomes distraught over learning of his death and briefly leaves
910-462: Is denied since he is of human blood, and Terrigenesis is reserved only for those of pure Inhuman stock to decrease the chance of a detrimental mutation. It is also explained to him that Luna will not ever be allowed to partake of the Mists due to her being of partial human genetics. Luna introduces Pietro to a "Communicator," who tells Pietro much about the process of Terrigenesis, leading to him breaking into
975-708: Is now fueled by his father killing him during the events of House of M . Meanwhile, Videmus admits to allowing Pietro to escape with the Terrigen Crystals. He believes that the Inhumans have grown weak and dull with their luxurious, unchallenging lifestyle, and that by losing the Terrigen Mists they will grow strong again through adversity. Black Bolt punishes Videmus by forbidding him to ever make mental contact with another being ever again and forcing him to live in solitary confinement. Leaving Callisto behind for Pietro and
1040-512: Is permitted). Because of this, the world is a racist society, with mutants controlling governments, businesses, and culture, and humans (or "sapiens") are looked down on as inferior (essentially a reversal of the status quo in the mainstream Marvel Universe, where mutants are looked down on and despised instead). Some exceptions apply to "sapiens" who live with privileges like Carol Danvers (Ms. Marvel in Earth-616 continuity, but Captain Marvel in
1105-530: Is pulled back. Manipulated by his older self, Pietro begins working to take the Terrigen Crystals back to Earth and restore the mutant population. He gains Luna's loyalty, promising to bring her to Earth with him, and learns of Lockjaw's loyalty to Luna. Pietro manages to get a container full of Terrigen Crystals to the past, and uses Lockjaw to take him and Luna back to his apartment in New York. Luna instructs Lockjaw not to let Crystal find them before he heads back to
1170-625: Is the dominant species instead of Homo sapiens . Mutants rule humans—and Magneto and his "House of M" rule mutants. Wolverine seeks help from his fellow X-Men and Avengers. Unable to find Professor X, Wolverine goes looking for Spider-Man and Tony Stark . He is confronted by his "teammates" in the Red Guard, elite mutant soldiers of S.H.I.E.L.D. Wolverine escapes and finds the Human Resistance Movement led by Luke Cage . Cage has gathered other non-mutant crime-fighters to protect humans from
1235-755: The Blob , the longest-running character to be affected. Their main adversary Magneto also lost his abilities, and two members of the Avengers, Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch. Magneto and Xavier have since been repowered, whilst Polaris and Quicksilver have either gained new powers (sometimes much like their old powers) or regained lost powers by other means, within a span of well under two years. Other reasonably popular mutants have also been repowered by technology, such as Wind Dancer and Jubilee. Other consequences include: The Exiles begin their Worlds Tour in Exiles #69 to chase down Proteus who has been reborn in this new world. It
1300-501: The House of M miniseries itself deals with the main storyline. The Marvel Cinematic Universe miniseries WandaVision is inspired by the House of M storyline. Wanda Maximoff creates an alternate reality after Vision 's death, although she only affects one town, Westview , instead of the whole world. Her children also appear in both WandaVision and Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness . Son of M Son of M
1365-628: The Soviet Super-Soldiers ( Crimson Dynamo , Darkstar , Red Guardian , Titanium Man , Ursa Major , Vanguard ), Vashti Cleito-Son, and Warlord Krang . Set right after Civil War: House of M , this miniseries depicts how the Hood assembles a gang of the deadliest "sapiens" super-criminals: Madame Masque , Absorbing Man , Batroc the Leaper , Blizzard II, Chemistro III, Cobra , Constrictor , Crossbones , Nitro , Sandman , Titania , Wizard , and
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#17328545476061430-580: The Wrecking Crew ( Bulldozer , Piledriver , Thunderball , and Wrecker ). In the run-up to the 2014 " Spider-Verse " storyline, the Superior Spider-Man ( Doctor Octopus 's mind in Spider-Man's body) found himself temporarily trapped in the year 2099 with his attempts to return home via a dimensional portal resulting in him witnessing various alternate worlds where other Spider-Men had been killed by
1495-452: The "Secret Invasion" crossover. This four issue mini-series would not be written by David Hines and retcon the entire ending of the "Silent War" series. Written by Joe Pakaski, it outright ignores Hines' plot threats as Maximus is shown in a heroic light (per plans by Hickman to have the character become a good guy in his upcoming Fantastic Four run), Attilan intact, and Medusa and most of the population not under Maximus's telepathic control and
1560-454: The 1970s). At the end of the attack, Magneto revealed an alleged international anti-mutant conspiracy involving Richard M. Nixon . As a result, Magneto was granted sovereignty of the island of Genosha as the leader of the world's mutants. Another result was that the protection of mutant life was judged to be the first worry of all laws (as a result, stem cell research on mutant embryos is illegal, but stem cell research on altered human embryos
1625-517: The Earth. The character later appeared in "World War Hulk", with Medusa and Gorgon by his side. Gorgon is portrayed in his regular form not his "evolved" form from "Silent War" and Black Bolt, not Maximus, is referred to as the leader of the Inhumans. Later in the story however, the events of "Silent War" are referenced when victims of the opera house massacre speak in support of the Hulk when he forces Black Bolt and
1690-473: The Fantastic Four's headquarters, Reed informs the Inhumans that the mutants have lost their powers again; the effect was only temporary. Furthermore, he severs ties with the Inhumans because of their declaration of war. In an epilogue, Pietro spends a long time exposing himself to the Terrigen Mists with no other sustenance, absorbing into himself their power to mutate others. He then jumps forward in time to
1755-971: The Galaxy (vol. 2) #1-12, Nova (vol. 4) #13-22, Nova: The Origin of Richard Rider , and War of Kings Saga ), 1192 pages, April 2017, ISBN 978-1-302-90446-3 House of M Cable & Deadpool #15-18 Captain America (vol. 5) #10 Civil War : House of M #1–5 Decimation: House of M – The Day After #1 Excalibur (vol. 3) #11–14 Exiles (vol. 1) #69–71 Fantastic Four : House of M #1–3 House of M #1–8 Director's Cut #1 House of M Sketchbook House of M: Avengers #1-5 House of M: Masters of Evil #1–4 Incredible Hulk (vol. 3) #83–86 Hulk: Broken Worlds #1 Iron Man : House of M #1–3 Mutopia X #1–5 New Thunderbolts #11 New X-Men (vol. 2) #16–19 The Pulse #10 The Pulse: House of M Special #1 Spider-Man: House of M #1–5 The Uncanny X-Men #462–465 Wolverine (vol. 3) #33–35 Secret of
1820-594: The House of M #1 What If? House of M #1 " House of M " is a 2005 comic book storyline published by Marvel Comics , consisting of an eight-issue comic book limited series with a number of crossover tie-in books written by Brian Michael Bendis and illustrated by Olivier Coipel . Its first issue appeared in June 2005 as a follow-up to the events of the Planet X and Avengers Disassembled storylines. The Scarlet Witch , her twin brother Quicksilver , and their father (at
1885-404: The House of M and the heroes continues with great ferocity. While the chaos ensues, the Scarlet Witch disappears from the battlefield only to be discovered by Doctor Strange in a tower with her children. The two begin to talk as Doctor Strange attempts to discover the origin of the madness that is happening. Wanda reveals the answer to him in a flashback from when Quicksilver confronted Magneto about
1950-431: The House of M's abuses of power. Wolverine is shocked to see one of the members is Clint Barton ( Hawkeye ), a hero who had died in the real world. Wolverine explains why he knows this world was created by the Scarlet Witch. He theorizes Magneto used her to create a world where everyone's deepest wish was granted. Magneto got the mutant supremacy he always wanted. Spider-Man got a life of happiness and contentment. Wolverine
2015-492: The Inhuman race, taking Medusa as his queen. Luna , who was responsible for freeing Maximus from his psychic prison, goes to Black Bolt asking him what she should do. Black Bolt opens his mouth to answer. The final page of the issue is completely black. Hines had envisioned a trilogy of mini-series featuring the Inhumans with "Son of M" and "Silent War" being the first two installments of the trilogy. However, Hine's third book with
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2080-466: The Inhumans would never come to be and the ending of "Silent War" would be invalidated in subsequent appearances of the characters. The Inhumans would not appear again until the "Planet Hulk" saga prelude (Hulk #88-92), which featured Black Bolt (imprisoned at the end of Silent War) free and running about and conspiring with the rest of the Illuminati to kidnap Hulk and send him out into outer space away from
2145-459: The Inhumans. Pietro explains the basis of his plan concerning the Terrigen Crystals, and tells Luna he is going to give back her birthright, exposing her to the Mists. In Genosha, Pietro plans to restore the powers of any mutant left there. He and Luna first encounter Callisto and restore her mutant ability of "super sense". Pietro and Luna go on to find other mutants that Pietro will "help". Shortly after, it begins to rain, and each drop feels like
2210-684: The June 2005 period, with the first issue selling over 233,000 copies. The final issue, House of M #8, ranked third in sales for the November 2005 period with sales of 135,462. In addition to the main eight-issue limited series, House of M was preceded by a story in Excalibur #13–14, and had several tie-ins to ongoing series, including Uncanny X-Men , New X-Men: Academy X , The Incredible Hulk and Wolverine , and several miniseries: Fantastic Four : House of M , Iron-Man : House of M , Mutopia X: House of M , and Spider-Man: House of M . Bendis,
2275-591: The Terrigen Mists are unhealthy for non-Inhumans. The Inhumans demand the return of the Terrigen Crystals, but the US agents refuse, citing national security concerns. Much to their astonishment, Black Bolt responds by declaring war on the United States, and destroys their choppers. Pietro, Luna, and Lockjaw teleport to Pietro's California home. Pietro informs Luna that he still has enough Terrigen Crystals for him and Luna. He then instructs Lockjaw to take Luna back to Crystal. At
2340-482: The World of M) and Peter Parker ( Spider-Man ). Danvers is widely known to be a "sapiens," while Spider-Man is believed by the House of M world at large to be a mutant. Given that the House of M reality was created by the Scarlet Witch and Charles Xavier , combining their powers to give the assembled New Avengers and X-Men their hearts' desires, it appears that Magneto's heart desire was threefold. Primarily, he wanted
2405-466: The battle, Pietro tries to slip away with the Terrigen Mists, but is shot by an American special forces unit. Lockjaw comes to the rescue by teleporting Pietro and his daughter away, but they leave the Terrigen Crystals behind, which the government agents promptly seize. During the fight with the Inhumans, Unus the Untouchable loses control of his forcefield and suffocates himself to death, proving that
2470-564: The blame for the unnecessary casualties and is turned over to O.N.E. While in captivity, Gorgon is exposed again to the Terrigen mists by an American scientist. The second transformation is more disastrous, turning Gorgon into a feral beast. Black Bolt then leads a contingent of Inhumans to rescue the mutated Gorgon, attacking the Pentagon and reclaiming the crystals. S.H.I.E.L.D. responds to Black Bolt's attack by sending Marines who have been exposed to
2535-509: The destruction of the mutants over the alteration. The Skrull queen, still disguised as Jessica Drew , considered the resulting "Decimation" to be a boon to the Skrulls' plans as they could now divert the part of their forces intended to deal with Earth's mutant population to other areas. The five-issue limited series House of M: Avengers debuted in November 2007, written by Christos Gage and drawn by Mike Perkins . The series spans from 1979 to
2600-410: The disappearance of Charles Xavier and the timing of Magneto's rise to dominance before other superheroes had appeared on the scene to challenge him). And thirdly, a massive speeding-up of the natural evolution of Homo sapiens into Homo superior ; until, by the modern era, they accounted for almost 50% of the global population, providing him with a power base sufficient to take over the governments of
2665-422: The entire universe. The universe where House of M takes place is designated as Earth-58163 . Wanda Maximoff , also known as the Scarlet Witch, is living on the devastated island of Genosha under the care of Professor Charles Xavier and her father (at the time) Magneto . Professor X informs Magneto that his telepathic powers will no longer be enough to hold back Wanda's reality-warping abilities and that
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2730-463: The entire world to acknowledge that his paranoid fantasies about baseline humans wanting to exterminate mutants were true (hence the Sentinel attack over New York in 1979, which concluded with the release of evidence that the world's human leaders were involved in a genocidal anti-mutant conspiracy). Secondly, he wanted to be acknowledged as a heroic figure and the rightful leader of all mutant-kind (hence
2795-444: The fate of Wanda. It turns out that Quicksilver himself was the one responsible for the creation of the alternate world, suggesting to Wanda to make everyone happy in an almost-perfect world. After this revelation, Emma Frost tells Doctor Strange to ask about the fate of Charles Xavier. Before she can answer, Wanda is struck in the back by an arrow. The attacker is Hawkeye, who begins to break down emotionally to Wanda about his death in
2860-449: The floor, sobbing, and Magneto glances over at his sleeping daughter. Xavier takes the two groups to Genosha, only to discover that Wanda is missing. Suddenly, the members of the group start to disappear one by one. Spider-Man is soon the only one left and becomes engulfed by a white light. When the light departs, the world has changed: Spider-Man is a celebrity married to Gwen Stacy ; Cyclops and Emma Frost are married; Doctor Strange
2925-406: The group should seek alternate methods of dealing with Wanda, including suppression of her powers and her insanity. The X-Men argue that if word gets out that a mutant with the ability to change reality went insane, it would "send human-mutant relations back to the stone age." As the conversation progresses, it is revealed that Professor X asked Doctor Strange to help Wanda, but unfortunately neither
2990-483: The group. The rest travel to Genosha for a final confrontation with Magneto. Back in Genosha, Magneto receives representatives from around the world to commemorate the mutant triumph over humanity. The heroes attack Magneto and his family directly, while Cloak , Emma Frost, Doctor Strange, and Layla search for Xavier. They find a gravestone with Xavier's name, but Cloak discovers nobody buried beneath it. The battle between
3055-633: The lead writer for the House of M event, stated that the series would "shake the world and break the Internet wide open." Before the event, Bendis also mentioned in several interviews that the event would have a lasting effect on the Marvel Universe , but remained tight-lipped as to how. The crossover was followed by a one-shot called House of M: Decimation – The Day After , a series called Son of M that depicts Quicksilver dealing with his loss of powers, and Generation M , which devoted each issue to
3120-486: The mists to assault the Inhuman capital on the moon, Attilan . These Marines possess abilities on par with the Inhumans, but are also dying due to cellular instability. In the last issue of Silent War , the Marines again assail Attilan and are repulsed. In reality, this battle was a feint designed to allow one Marine to explode within the confines of the city, destroying lunar Attilan. Black Bolt's mad brother Maximus infects
3185-478: The opening stages of the war, Black Bolt ordered a strike on America led by Gorgon . Although the initial mission was only to order the return of the Terrigen crystals, Jolen , a young member of the Inhumans who has plant like powers, kills innocents in a concert hall. The Inhuman task force attempts to flee the scene, but they are stopped and defeated in battle by the Fantastic Four . Gorgon surrenders and takes
3250-608: The other heroes, that he was protecting her, but Magneto replied Pietro had only used Wanda and himself. Furious, Magneto killed Pietro. Wanda revived her brother and declared "No more mutants", changing the world back to its original form and causing approximately ninety percent of the mutant population to lose their powers, leaving the mutant race on the brink of extinction. Pietro was among those affected, resulting in his falling into depression, both because of his loss of power and over his betrayal of mutantkind. Pietro struggles to deal with life as an ordinary human, and desperately uses
3315-410: The other mutants to take to a hospital, Magneto takes his leave. Callisto is diagnosed as having taken a DNA altering drug. Hearing of this, Black Bolt turns to the Fantastic Four for help in retrieving the Terrigen Crystals. The US government, alarmed at the possibility of a mutant resurgence, is also interested in seizing them. The Inhumans ambush the restored mutants when they arrive at Genosha. During
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#17328545476063380-501: The plot point of Luna and Black Bolt the only Inhumans free from Maximus's evil mind control. The series has been collected into a trade paperback (144 pages, October 2007, ISBN 0-7851-2425-X ). The series is also included in War of Kings Prelude: Road to War of Kings Omnibus (hardcover omnibus, collects Son of M #1-6, X-Men: Deadly Genesis #1-6, Silent War #1-6, Secret Invasion : Inhumans #1-4, Guardians of
3445-512: The present day and acts as a prequel to the original House of M miniseries, showing the formation of Luke Cage's Human Resistance Movement. The 2008 miniseries Civil War: House of M depicts how Magneto took over the world and made mutants the dominant race, as well as confirming that Xavier is indeed dead in this reality. It also features House of M versions of Bolivar Trask , Bucky Barnes , Burner , Dragoness , Gateway , Graydon Creed , Lifter , Mimic , Nuke , Randall Darby , Slither ,
3510-433: The question remains as to what the reaction to these events will be. A colossal red ribbon of energy begins to orbit Earth. The "House of M" storyline resulted in the reduction of the mutant population from millions to hundreds. Only two current members of the X-Men ( Polaris and Professor X) suffered this fate, as well as the former X-Man Chamber . Several minor allies and enemies were depowered including Callisto and
3575-482: The real timeline. After a heated exchange, Hawkeye is killed for the second time as one of the Scarlet Witch's antagonized sons uses his mutant powers to "erase" the Avenger. Meanwhile, in the memorial garden, Magneto confronts Emma Frost and Layla Miller, who reveal the truth to Magneto about all that has happened. He then unleashes his wrath on everyone, especially his son Quicksilver. He kills Quicksilver by pummeling him to
3640-467: The rest of the Illuminati to fight to the death in a makeshift arena. It would later be established in "Avengers: Illuminati Secret Invasion Special" that Black Bolt had been replaced with a Skrull; Jonathan Hickman would later establish in his Fantastic Four run that Black Bolt was replaced before the events of the Planet Hulk prelude. Marvel would later launch "Secret Invasions: Inhumans" in 2008, for
3705-460: The roof. Crystal teleports him to the Inhumans' home for medical attention, believing he had become suicidal upon the loss of his powers and unaware of his true connection to the events. After treatment by an Inhuman healer, Pietro is reunited with his daughter Luna . Deciding that he can not stand life as a human, Pietro asks Black Bolt for permission to undergo Terrigenesis, exposure to the Inhumans' power-granting Terrigen Mist . Pietro's request
3770-497: The sacred Terrigen Caves and knocking out a guard so he can go dive into the misty cave waters. Pietro returns to his room thinking that the exposure had no effect, only to be greeted by an older version of himself. The older Pietro explains that the Mists did give him powers — he has time-jumped fourteen days into the future, but the time-travel has a degenerative effect on him, hence his haggard state, and he can only move forward in time and only remain there for short periods before he
3835-501: The time) Magneto play major roles in the series. Like the Age of Apocalypse (1995–1996) storyline, House of M replaced the Earth-616 as the main reality for a brief time until Scarlet Witch reverted it to normal. The events of the storyline were later indicated to have occurred on Earth-58163. The first issue was released in June 2005, with the series concluding in November 2005. The first two issues were ranked first and second in sales in
3900-427: The whole world with Cerebro for mutant activity. She learns the number of mutants in the world has dropped from millions to a few hundred. Spider-Man is distraught and angry with the fact that he still has memories of being married to Gwen Stacy and having a child together. Meanwhile, Wolverine awakens remembering everything about his past. The X-Men fly to Genosha looking for Magneto and his children. They find Magneto
3965-451: The world and use them to oppress baseline humans. It is unclear whether the Scarlet Witch altered the entire Marvel Universe , or merely the structure and history of Earth, a fact further complicated by the events of Secret Invasion . The Skrull Hank Pym stated there was no way the Skrull army could win against such a vast number of mutants, at least possibly implying that the Skrull army
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#17328545476064030-496: The world into a world of peace. Wanda warped reality into the House of M, a world where mutants were the majority, humans the minority, and Magneto was the ruler. During a battle between Magneto's forces and heroes having regained their memories, a mutant named Layla Miller was able to restore Magneto's memories of the original reality. Enraged, Magneto confronted Pietro, angry that he had done all of this in his name. Pietro said he believed his father would have let Wanda be killed by
4095-482: Was left intact by Wanda's reality warp. Also, Xavier's supposed death in this reality, which conflicts with his reported off-planet actions, further confuses the issue. There is a Kree ambassador called Genis-Vell that appears within this illusory reality, and the Kree are shown to be peacefully collaborating with Earth, indicating that such was the Scarlet Witch's power that she was indeed capable of rewriting all of reality,
4160-564: Was strong enough to combat her magic. Wolverine speaks up, saying that there is no other way—Wanda must be killed. The rest of the group decides that they must talk to Wanda in person before making their decision. Back in Genosha, a distraught Quicksilver rushes to Magneto and reveals that he was just in New York City where he heard that the X-Men and Avengers are planning on killing Wanda. Magneto does not know what to do and, clearly upset, asks: "What would you have me do?" Quicksilver falls to
4225-520: Was their first stop of six. In a May 5, 2008, interview, Brian Michael Bendis indicated that the events of "House of M" play into the " Secret Invasion " storyline. The activities of the Skrulls during House of M were covered in New Avengers #45, in which it was revealed that the Skrull agents were able to retain their memories after Wanda alters reality, her powers seemingly unable to detect their true natures and desires, and had attempted to instigate
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