Changing Mutant Reality: Generation M #1

Mutants! Everybody loves mutants! I don't mean the radioactive horrors of '50s monster movies, but Marvel Universe Meta-Human, costume-wearing mutants. Marvel mutants have long been portrayed as a mistrusted minority, hated and feared by the world for being born "different." In recent years, things had been on a bit of an upswing for Marvel's gene-freaks. Mutants were popping out of the woodwork. There were so many mutants around that they were being accepted by the public as a fact of everyday life. Some mutants were even respected celebrities.

Unless you've been hiding under a rock, or (even worse) just not reading enough comics, you know that Marvel's recent House of M series/event/crossover changed all that. When Wacky Wanda (AKA Scarlet Witch) got ticked off at her dear old pop, Magneto, she altered reality to wipe out 90% of all mutants. In an instant, thousands (or even millions?) of mutants just didn't have powers anymore.

Some mutants are relieved to suddenly find themselves "normal." Other mutants are really annoyed to lose their super-cool powers. And some mutants just happened to be flying hundreds of feet above ground. Ouch. Generation M #1, by Paul Jenkins and Ramon Bachs, is the first issue of a five-part series that takes a hard look at the consequences of the "Decimation."

What makes Generation M particularly interesting is that we get to see the repercussions from a very ordinary point-of-view. Sally Floyd is a reporter who has experienced some really tough breaks. She is just beginning to get her life back together when M-Day hits the Marvel U. Amidst the booming anti-mutant backlash, Sally realizes that thousands of Ex-mutants are hurting. Someone has to bring their tragic stories to the public. Someone has to give them a voice. Sally is just the person for the job, but you know it won't be that easy.

If you are even a casual reader of Marvel's merry mutants, you shouldn't pass up Generation M #1. If you aren't an X-Men fan, you should try this out and see what all the fuss is about. This book is right at the heart of a major, universe-changing, Marvel event. Don't miss out! Run to Four Color Fantasies and try this comic now, while it is the guaranteed Book of the Week!