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The supposed son of one of the world's most notorious super-terrorists, Pietro Maximoff's heroism is forever tainted by Magneto's villainy. A fallible hero with a mysterious past, he is Quicksilver, the lightspeed champion. The rise and fall of one of Marvel's greatest icons! With a backstory that weaves throughout the history of the Avengers, X-Men and Inhumans, Pietro Maximoff is an integral cog in the Marvel machine. Discover the origins of the hero and his sister, then discover just how far a hero can fall. Collecting Avengers Origins: Scarlet Witch & Quicksilver #1 and Son Of M #1-5.
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Hardcover
First published January 1, 2015
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Sean McKeever
537 books36 followersAfter writing indie comics (such as the ensemble teen-drama The Waiting Place) for six years, Sean got his big break writing an issue of The Incredible Hulk for Marvel Comics in 2001. Since then, Sean has written hundreds of comics for Marvel, DC Comics and other publishers, including notable runs on Sentinel, Inhumans, Mystique, Marvel Adventures Spider-Man, Gravity, Spider-Man Loves Mary Jane, Birds of Prey and Teen Titans.
Best known for delivering introspective, character-driven work, Sean also wrote several weeks of the Funky Winkerbean syndicated comic strip, much of which has been reprinted in the celebrated collection, Lisa's story: the other shoe.
In 2005, Sean won the Eisner Award for Talent Deserving of Wider Recognition.
Sean continues to write comic books; he also writes for the videogame and animation industries.
Best known for delivering introspective, character-driven work, Sean also wrote several weeks of the Funky Winkerbean syndicated comic strip, much of which has been reprinted in the celebrated collection, Lisa's story: the other shoe.
In 2005, Sean won the Eisner Award for Talent Deserving of Wider Recognition.
Sean continues to write comic books; he also writes for the videogame and animation industries.
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April 10, 2024
Marvel's Mightiest Heroes Book 25.
Two stories starring the mutant speedster Pietro Maximoff. In the first we see how he and his twin sister discover they are mutants and join Magneto's Brotherhood of Mutants before reforming their ways to become Avengers. The second story, in the wake of Brian Michael Bendis' 'House Of M', sees Pietro trying to cope with having lost his powers and starting down a dark path.
It's always interesting to consider characters who had their origins as villains but later became well-known heroes and how that occurred. Marvel had a particular penchant for this back in the 60s and 70s, with Avengers like Hawkeye, Vision and Black Widow all starting off as antagonists. The first story here then recounts that same journey for Pietro and Wanda but looking back at that original change for the characters through the lens of modern storytelling.
We see the twins as shunned orphans who are offered a place in the world by Magneto but who discover that his ruthless policies are not in-keeping with their natures. The one drawback to this story is that, due to being intended as in-canon and not a retcon, we never get to see the moment when Pietro and Wanda discover their true relationship to the Master of Magnetism.
The second story, 'Son of M', is by far the better of the two.
We see Quicksilver at a true low point, hated by the heroes of the Marvel Universe for his part in creating the House of M event and de-powered during M-Day by his sister. Depressed and desperate he attempts to regain his powers through the terrigen mists of the Inhumans, forcing him to confront his estranged wife Crystal and his daughter Luna.
What follows is a tragedy forged by Pietro's desperation, his impulsiveness and, worst of all, his misguided attempts to do good. There's a great scene where he confronts the also-depowered Magneto and we get a sense of how the baton of arch-villainy has truly been passed from father to son.
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Two stories starring the mutant speedster Pietro Maximoff. In the first we see how he and his twin sister discover they are mutants and join Magneto's Brotherhood of Mutants before reforming their ways to become Avengers. The second story, in the wake of Brian Michael Bendis' 'House Of M', sees Pietro trying to cope with having lost his powers and starting down a dark path.
It's always interesting to consider characters who had their origins as villains but later became well-known heroes and how that occurred. Marvel had a particular penchant for this back in the 60s and 70s, with Avengers like Hawkeye, Vision and Black Widow all starting off as antagonists. The first story here then recounts that same journey for Pietro and Wanda but looking back at that original change for the characters through the lens of modern storytelling.
We see the twins as shunned orphans who are offered a place in the world by Magneto but who discover that his ruthless policies are not in-keeping with their natures. The one drawback to this story is that, due to being intended as in-canon and not a retcon, we never get to see the moment when Pietro and Wanda discover their true relationship to the Master of Magnetism.
The second story, 'Son of M', is by far the better of the two.
We see Quicksilver at a true low point, hated by the heroes of the Marvel Universe for his part in creating the House of M event and de-powered during M-Day by his sister. Depressed and desperate he attempts to regain his powers through the terrigen mists of the Inhumans, forcing him to confront his estranged wife Crystal and his daughter Luna.
What follows is a tragedy forged by Pietro's desperation, his impulsiveness and, worst of all, his misguided attempts to do good. There's a great scene where he confronts the also-depowered Magneto and we get a sense of how the baton of arch-villainy has truly been passed from father to son.
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September 5, 2015
(This review may contain spoilers).
Having seen Pietro (and Wanda) in Avengers: Age of Ultron and also the first set of comics from this series, I was quite happy to have the opportunity to learn a bit more about him.
I really liked seeing Pietro interacting with and protecting his sister. While it would have been nice to see more of him interacting with other members of the Avengers and X-Men in the first comic, I did like seeing how he viewed Magneto at the start. And I did have a lot of sympathy for both Pietro and Wanda, even without knowing all of the details of their past.
I've seen a few different comics dealing with the aftermath of Wanda's new reality by now, but it was interesting to see it from Pietro's perspective and how he had to cope with no longer having his mutant ability.
While I could see that Pietro was struggling in the second set of comics and clearly couldn't cope with being at the same speed as everyone else, I couldn't see much in the way of his apparent arrogance. And although it was interesting to see him interacting with Crystal, when I learned about their history together, I found myself feeling even more sympathy towards Pietro.
I really liked being able to see more of the Inhumans and also being able to see a bit more of Black Bolt's personality, although I did think he was somewhat cruel. It was nice to see the artwork in the second set of comics change with the different settings, giving each place a different atmosphere.
There were some darker aspects in the second storyline and I'm not sure I completely understood how Pietro's abilities had been changed by the mists... at least not at first. I didn't really know how his time travel worked, though. It would have been good to see it fit better together.
It was awful to see how many of the mutants were affected by the loss of their powers and I did feel a lot of sympathy for them. I could understand their desperation to have their powers back.
I liked seeing Luna and Pietro together, but I felt that Pietro did eventually do right by his daughter, even though he put her in danger in the first place.
Wanda's is the next comic on my Marvel's Mightiest Heroes list to read... but in the future, I would definitely be interested in reading more about Pietro and his sister.
Having seen Pietro (and Wanda) in Avengers: Age of Ultron and also the first set of comics from this series, I was quite happy to have the opportunity to learn a bit more about him.
I really liked seeing Pietro interacting with and protecting his sister. While it would have been nice to see more of him interacting with other members of the Avengers and X-Men in the first comic, I did like seeing how he viewed Magneto at the start. And I did have a lot of sympathy for both Pietro and Wanda, even without knowing all of the details of their past.
I've seen a few different comics dealing with the aftermath of Wanda's new reality by now, but it was interesting to see it from Pietro's perspective and how he had to cope with no longer having his mutant ability.
While I could see that Pietro was struggling in the second set of comics and clearly couldn't cope with being at the same speed as everyone else, I couldn't see much in the way of his apparent arrogance. And although it was interesting to see him interacting with Crystal, when I learned about their history together, I found myself feeling even more sympathy towards Pietro.
I really liked being able to see more of the Inhumans and also being able to see a bit more of Black Bolt's personality, although I did think he was somewhat cruel. It was nice to see the artwork in the second set of comics change with the different settings, giving each place a different atmosphere.
There were some darker aspects in the second storyline and I'm not sure I completely understood how Pietro's abilities had been changed by the mists... at least not at first. I didn't really know how his time travel worked, though. It would have been good to see it fit better together.
It was awful to see how many of the mutants were affected by the loss of their powers and I did feel a lot of sympathy for them. I could understand their desperation to have their powers back.
I liked seeing Luna and Pietro together, but I felt that Pietro did eventually do right by his daughter, even though he put her in danger in the first place.
Wanda's is the next comic on my Marvel's Mightiest Heroes list to read... but in the future, I would definitely be interested in reading more about Pietro and his sister.
November 27, 2015
Kinda tough to review this as it's mostly taken up with Son of M which if you also get the Marvel Ultimate Graphic Novel Collection you will also have. Which makes you think poor Quicksilver hasn't enough serious power to have enough story.
However you do get a bit more of an in depth beginnings for the Maximof twins, from their first origins and before joining the Avengers. Which is very very good.
However you do get a bit more of an in depth beginnings for the Maximof twins, from their first origins and before joining the Avengers. Which is very very good.
June 12, 2016
Interesting look at Quicksilver. It is amazing that he's considered a hero when, from what I can see, he's for himself and his sister. Not the definition of hero in my eyes.
The stories in this collection follow his life without his powers (minus the token early issue). You get insight on it's aftermath on his life and, again, not very heroic. Very self-possessed, Quicksilver does some questionable things.
The stories in this collection follow his life without his powers (minus the token early issue). You get insight on it's aftermath on his life and, again, not very heroic. Very self-possessed, Quicksilver does some questionable things.
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