"House of M" offers some of the best character writing you will see in a Marvel comic.  Right from the beginning we are thrust into a difficult choice.  Do we allow ourself to get caught up in the mayhem and want to kill Wanda, like Wolverine and Emma Frost, or do we go the humane route like Spider Man and Captain America and try to help her find herself again.  It's a disgusting choice to have to make as a reader, but everyone who reads will find themselves siding with one faction.  Even after all that, the best writing is still that of Wanda Maximoff.  Bendis does a great job of making you understand where Wanda is coming from and why she is on the verge of destroying the world.  Her father is a tyrant and never afforded her any time while she was growing up and this is clearly shown in Bendis' writing.  Wanda's constant "imagining" of her giving birth and playing with her children shows her need to have children and raise them right.  To give her children a "normal" childhood that she was never given.

"House of M" is considered to be one of the most important Marvel storylines in recent history and for good reason.  This storyline completely shakes up the Marvel Universe and will have an impact for years to come.  This earth shattering event should be read by all Marvel fans.  If you're wondering why the X-Men are grieving over every mutant death or why Hope was worth going to war over in "Messiah War" than this is the storyline you need to read!

House of M TPB The Marvel event of the decade is here! The Avengers and the X-Men are faced with a common foe that becomes their greatest threat: Wanda Maximoff! The Scarlet Witch is out of control, and the fate of the entire world is in her hands. Will Magneto help his daughter or use her powers to his own benefit? Starring the Astonishing X-Men and the New Avengers! You know how sometimes you hear the phrase: and nothing will ever be the same again? Well, this time believe it, buster! Nothing will ever be the same again! Collects House of M #1-8, and Pulse House of M Special Edition Newspaper.

House of M: Uncanny X Men The return of Captain Britain! Brian Braddock is released from his duties as protector of the Omniverse to deal with a threat of even greater proportions - as if that was even possible! Meanwhile, Psylocke and Rachel find themselves trapped in a situation with no way out! Collecting Uncanny X-Men #462-465, and Secrets of the House of M.

House of M: New X-Men -- Academy X When orders come down that a leader of the human resistance in Japan must be assassinated, S.H.I.E.L.D.'s highly trained Hellions squad is called in to do it. But when a team of future mutant leaders called the New Mutants find out about this, they must intervene to put an end to a guaranteed disaster of global portions! Collects New X-Men: Academy X #16-19, and Secrets of the House of M.