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Sally Floyd, Front Line #1
Decimation: Generation M
House of M has changed the world forever. Now, from the ashes of this cataclysmic event comes a new generation... Generation M. Find out exactly how things have changed as a group of mutants brought together by this common tragedy must fight together for a better tomorrow. Collects Generation M #1-5.
120 pages, Paperback
First published June 28, 2006
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Paul Jenkins
1,259 books152 followersPaul Jenkins is a British comic book writer. He has had much success crossing over into the American comic book market. Primarily working for Marvel Comics, he has had a big part shaping the characters of the company over the past decade.
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October 21, 2018
Most of the one-off X-books I read I don't even bother to list here, as they would just further cram up my Goodreads with yet more Marvel.. but this. THIS BOOK!
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Despite the appearances of the X-Men and several now ex-mutants, this is a story of a woman coming to terms with a terrible loss and her resulting alcoholism. This is the story of Sally Floyd, and may I just say, shame on Marvel for not doing more with her after the end of the Bendis era... These are the type of stories that will resonate forever... the ones about people.
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Jenkins, for me, further proves why he is easily one of Marvel's greatest scribes, and should be more highly rated. For more of Sally Floyd check out 'Frontline' spin-offs in Civil War and Secret Invasion.
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My first five-star read on here I do believe, with a so-solid 10 out of 12.
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Despite the appearances of the X-Men and several now ex-mutants, this is a story of a woman coming to terms with a terrible loss and her resulting alcoholism. This is the story of Sally Floyd, and may I just say, shame on Marvel for not doing more with her after the end of the Bendis era... These are the type of stories that will resonate forever... the ones about people.
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Jenkins, for me, further proves why he is easily one of Marvel's greatest scribes, and should be more highly rated. For more of Sally Floyd check out 'Frontline' spin-offs in Civil War and Secret Invasion.
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My first five-star read on here I do believe, with a so-solid 10 out of 12.
April 15, 2022
So house of M really shook up the heroes in the X-Men, everyone knows that. But what about the ordinary, everyday mutants? What happens to them? And what happens when a deranged person see's the House of M situation as a sign to eliminate mutants all together?
I'm not too familiar with Paul Jenkins' work to be honest. But I definitely will be checking out his other stuff as well because of this book. This story is about a woman, Sally Floyd, who is - in a word - shattered. She is depressed, has a drinking problem, and an obvious anger towards the world. Which is understandable due to her tragic past. However, she's a reporter. And a damn good one too. She takes it upon herself to tell the story of mutants who have lost their powers, and how they are affected by this monumental change. However, a serial killer who believes "not enough died", begins to develop a "connection" with her, as he kills innocent ex-mutants all over town.
Of course, at the end of the story, the X-Men swoop in to save the day, but that is very much beside the point. The story of Sally and how she not only helps people tell their story, which eventually gives her the courage to tell her own, is something that you don't see too much of in comics, and especially the big 2. Where their titles usually rely on the bombastic, this was much more subdued and subtle, and it worked very, very well.
If you're into more personal stories contained within the Marvel Universe, you've got to check this one out.
I'm not too familiar with Paul Jenkins' work to be honest. But I definitely will be checking out his other stuff as well because of this book. This story is about a woman, Sally Floyd, who is - in a word - shattered. She is depressed, has a drinking problem, and an obvious anger towards the world. Which is understandable due to her tragic past. However, she's a reporter. And a damn good one too. She takes it upon herself to tell the story of mutants who have lost their powers, and how they are affected by this monumental change. However, a serial killer who believes "not enough died", begins to develop a "connection" with her, as he kills innocent ex-mutants all over town.
Of course, at the end of the story, the X-Men swoop in to save the day, but that is very much beside the point. The story of Sally and how she not only helps people tell their story, which eventually gives her the courage to tell her own, is something that you don't see too much of in comics, and especially the big 2. Where their titles usually rely on the bombastic, this was much more subdued and subtle, and it worked very, very well.
If you're into more personal stories contained within the Marvel Universe, you've got to check this one out.
August 21, 2013
Actually really good, really interesting tour around the mutant world. It's not surprising I like this, you can see the influence of Alias/Pulse here, which I'm a big fan of. But it also does something that I always thought was obvious and a real missed opportunity in X-Men storytelling, which was the stroll through the world. Like Transmetropolitan simply toured a big, beautiful, fucked-up, interesting world, why did no one think that the X-Men universe, for all its extremes and bombastic nature, would be worthy of the same treatment? Isn't it just enough to look at a world in which all these impossibilities are real? And how it all hangs together? And with something as devastating as M-Day, the last thing I wanted to read was how it was simply ignored in the wave of the next exploding peril.
There is, I should mention, a serial killer storyline, because it seems like everything needs at least one nowadays, or the plot is considered turgid. Up the body count. But the storyline in this seems almost an irrelevancy, a distraction. It'd have been better to leave it out altogether. Yet everything else is gold, or at least silver. Very good. Just looking at the side characters, those people the core X-Men team blow past or chew up and spit out. What are they doing now? What are their lives like? And what are the real consequences of M-Day? Just much better writing than about 90% of what goes under the X-Men name. This is definitely one you should pick up, it'll at least be interesting.
There is, I should mention, a serial killer storyline, because it seems like everything needs at least one nowadays, or the plot is considered turgid. Up the body count. But the storyline in this seems almost an irrelevancy, a distraction. It'd have been better to leave it out altogether. Yet everything else is gold, or at least silver. Very good. Just looking at the side characters, those people the core X-Men team blow past or chew up and spit out. What are they doing now? What are their lives like? And what are the real consequences of M-Day? Just much better writing than about 90% of what goes under the X-Men name. This is definitely one you should pick up, it'll at least be interesting.
February 16, 2022
Finally read, thanks to the back issue bin at The Book Nook, Decatur, GA. I'm a fan of scripter Paul Jenkins, who lives somewhere in the metro ATL area since this was published. In this, the protagonist is a traumatized journalist, and the story leads on to a similar Home Front series in the Marvel Civil War - which I hope to reread next. These miniseries/ longer tales of civilians affected by superhero stories go back to Marvels by Busiek and Ross, with own journalist narrator. I like this more than many mutant stories, mostly due to these particular talented creators.
Recommended.
Recommended.
April 1, 2022
Lo mejor de esta historia fue la profundidad de su guion y los relatos de cómo el Día M afectó a la población mutante.
Nos adentramos de fondo en las consecuencias trágicas de este evento. El giro del final es doloroso, pero la conclusión de este comic fue satisfactoria.
Lo disfruté muchísimo. Es un buen comic sobre mutantes, en el que la protagonista no es mutante pero se interesa por ellos por lo que son: personas con derechos, sueños, alegrías y tristezas.
Brillante.
Nos adentramos de fondo en las consecuencias trágicas de este evento. El giro del final es doloroso, pero la conclusión de este comic fue satisfactoria.
Lo disfruté muchísimo. Es un buen comic sobre mutantes, en el que la protagonista no es mutante pero se interesa por ellos por lo que son: personas con derechos, sueños, alegrías y tristezas.
Brillante.
January 12, 2023
Another story set after the events of House of M. This is a story about the ordinary mutants, the less powerful, the rugged ones, and most of all about the human reporter Sally Floyd. Sally Floyd is dealing with the traumatic loss of her mutant daughter, her husband's abandonment of her, and recurring alcoholism. She is a broken human, jaded by the pessimistic environment and the rabid anti-mutant sentiment in the country. Despite all of this, she is a powerful woman who isn't afraid to speak truth to power, often against Congressman Eugene Sykes who is an ardent proponent of the Mutant Registration Act and a virulent bigot. She hands it to him a couple of times in brilliantly written, fleshed-out arguments and quips. You know she won the argument because he basically lashed out and called her a communist, lmao. Anyways, the story follows that she starts a column to give a voice to the millions of depowered mutants. However, she starts receiving horrible photographs of mutant homicides with the words "Not Enough Died". That's when the stakes get real as the already dwindling mutant race shouldn't have to suffer more deaths. She seeks help from numerous mutants in her quest to identify the killer. Although the art was kinda rough, emotions were portrayed really well and Sally's depression was palpable throughout the pages. The one thing I didn't like was the identity of the killer. It felt so random and left me thinking it should've been somebody else.
August 18, 2024
This THE comics to read after House of M.
The story follows a journalist, Sally Floyd, who appears to be a perfect new main character. From issue 1 to 5, she touched me and I learned to know her. But the most important is that she puts us in the center of things. She used to write the stories of mutants and now she writes the stories of unpowered mutants. Some who found a tragic end, some who has to grief, a lot of them who are 'nobodies' in the marvel comics. Some mutants who were there without us even knowing.
Those comics are essential to me to get the events and repercussions of the M-Day, and how it impacts mutants lives, in a close as if you were into this world. I highly recommend it.
The writing was amazing, especially the narration from Sally, which I found crashing and so human.
The story follows a journalist, Sally Floyd, who appears to be a perfect new main character. From issue 1 to 5, she touched me and I learned to know her. But the most important is that she puts us in the center of things. She used to write the stories of mutants and now she writes the stories of unpowered mutants. Some who found a tragic end, some who has to grief, a lot of them who are 'nobodies' in the marvel comics. Some mutants who were there without us even knowing.
Those comics are essential to me to get the events and repercussions of the M-Day, and how it impacts mutants lives, in a close as if you were into this world. I highly recommend it.
The writing was amazing, especially the narration from Sally, which I found crashing and so human.
July 7, 2019
Paul Jenkins does broken well. In those story, our protagonist is shattered. It’s a tale of a hard boiled, alcoholic journalist reporting on the decimation following M day as she deals with her own personal grief.
The art is dark. Not in a metaphorical sense either... I mean I had to squint to see some of the panels. It was good, but a bit tough to see.
The last couple pages were emotional gut shots. Definitely some powerful stuff. It was moving enough to overshadow some of the weaker plot developments.
Not exactly an exciting comic book mini... but interesting and poetic nonetheless. Themes relate to sorrow, grief, acceptance and confronting demons. Par for the course, when we’re dealing with Jenkins. A fast, fulfilling read. I recommend it.
The art is dark. Not in a metaphorical sense either... I mean I had to squint to see some of the panels. It was good, but a bit tough to see.
The last couple pages were emotional gut shots. Definitely some powerful stuff. It was moving enough to overshadow some of the weaker plot developments.
Not exactly an exciting comic book mini... but interesting and poetic nonetheless. Themes relate to sorrow, grief, acceptance and confronting demons. Par for the course, when we’re dealing with Jenkins. A fast, fulfilling read. I recommend it.
September 27, 2024
Paul Jenkins crafts a really interesting follow up to House of M. As part of the subsequent Decimation, this miniseries introduces Sally Floyd (who’d come back soon after in Civil War Front Line). She is a reporter and the five issues chronicle her efforts in exploring the ex-mutants in the ease of Wanda Maximoff’s actions. Not only is it interesting to see how many mutants were affected, but there is also a thrilling and dark mystery at the center. The aspect I was most struck by, however, was the strong emotional beats in the latter half of the book that give depth to Sally’s character and tie together broader themes of society. I really enjoyed it, although I don’t know that I’ll explore every House of M spin-off.
November 2, 2017
Continuing the great X-read of 2017…
Now this… This is good. Like really, really good. It is a truly human story set among the ashes of the big crossover event, a story that has a tremendous heart.
Sure, it strays a bit into cliché with the serial killer plot and the too-easy wrap up at the end (those two elements being what keeps it from attaining five stars for me) but it really is something different for the x-books and different in a really fabulous way.
Tons of character depth and worldbuilding somehow wrapped up in a quiet, emotional story.
Definitely worth the read and one of the better things to come out (so far in my reading) of the House of M crossover.
Now this… This is good. Like really, really good. It is a truly human story set among the ashes of the big crossover event, a story that has a tremendous heart.
Sure, it strays a bit into cliché with the serial killer plot and the too-easy wrap up at the end (those two elements being what keeps it from attaining five stars for me) but it really is something different for the x-books and different in a really fabulous way.
Tons of character depth and worldbuilding somehow wrapped up in a quiet, emotional story.
Definitely worth the read and one of the better things to come out (so far in my reading) of the House of M crossover.
October 23, 2021
Miniseri yang merupakan tie-in pada dua peristiwa besar yang terjadi di jagat X-Men (House of M dan Decimation) ini merupakan kisah tentang Sally Floyd, seorang wartawan di media bernama The Alternative. Sally yang pernah mengasuh kolom bertajuk The Mutan Diary kini membuat kolom baru dengan judul The Ex-Mutant Diary yang meliput kehidupan para mantan mutan setelah peristiwa M-Day. Dibumbui oleh adanya seorang pembunuh berantai yang mengincar dan membunuh para mantan mutan, kisah di miniseri ini juga menceritakan kehidupan pribadi Sally Floyd tentang bagaimana hubungannya dengan para mutan sebelum dan sesudah M-Day dan juga tentang bagaimana ia kehilangan suami dan Minnie, anak tunggalnya.
February 10, 2020
This is one of those amazing stories that just sucks you in and won’t let you go. The art work is though the roof! And the human side of M day is so powerful that you actually get to see how the de-powered mutants, and regular humans now have to figure out how to live together again. It short if you read just one marvel series this year this is the one to read.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
March 9, 2021
A graphic novel dedicated to the aftermath of Wanda whispering “no more mutants” at the end of House of M and wiping out (I think) 99% of mutants. It stands alone in that it doesn’t center super heroes like the avengers or X-men. Instead, it focuses on a journalist investigating the ex mutant situation while dealing with her personal demons (and a serial killer killing ex mutants).
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
March 24, 2018
Where the hell did this come from?!?!? This was amazing! It was so emotional, Sally writing about ex-mutants and their struggles, their pain, really humanized them and gave insight to the rest of the world.
And Minnie’s story, wow. Tears.
And Minnie’s story, wow. Tears.
May 14, 2017
this wasn't terrible, but it doesn't really feature mutants...
September 13, 2018
Interesting take on the resulting chaos of M day. The human element told via the journalism of a troubled soul.
August 26, 2019
This comic is really fantastic.
May 27, 2022
this book was at first ho-hum. Interesting view, and idea. However they final story, was amazing, moving and tied all the loose ends together. Worth checking out.
February 29, 2024
Solid 3.5 journalistic story in the Decimation era, that was betrayed by the slapdash-ed ending.
June 27, 2024
Set during Decimation, Generation M centers on the event from the point of view of a human reporter, Sally Floyd that allows this story to explore the power of suppressing narratives.
September 9, 2024
4.5/5.0
August 28, 2025
Excellent. I love how it focuses on sally floyds perspective to tell a really unique story.
October 20, 2025
Not your traditional Marvel superhero comic, but incredibly meaningful and well written. This one will stay with me for some time.
July 26, 2025
While the main book of Decimation is mostly garbage, this side story, where we see the post-House Of M depowering of mutants through the eyes of a human news reporter is surprisingly good. It involves a journalist struggling to be sober after the death of her mutant daughter (who was killed by her own powers, not The House Of M event), interviewing depowered mutants about their lives. While there are some appearances from the main X-Men roster, this mostly deals in lesser, and often former, X-Men characters whose depowering was a mercy for readers. Stacy X, Jubilee, and Beak are much stronger characters as former mutants than they ever were as actual X-Men characters.
The real life aspects of the story (grief, addiction, and recovery) come across as honest rather than sensational, and the mutant portion of the story feels less contrived than in other titles.
I recommend this for fans of Marvel's The Pulse, and those who enjoy when a comic book universe is explored through the lens of everyday journalists.
The real life aspects of the story (grief, addiction, and recovery) come across as honest rather than sensational, and the mutant portion of the story feels less contrived than in other titles.
I recommend this for fans of Marvel's The Pulse, and those who enjoy when a comic book universe is explored through the lens of everyday journalists.
February 25, 2013
Paul Jenkins writes a truly sad tale of what happened to many lesser known or completely unknown mutants in the Marvel Universe after the event known as M-Day. He crafts this tale very well as readers feel for characters we don't even know. That's an impressive piece of work. The story centers n Sally Floyd, a reporter with an even more depressing past. And that's a huge part of the book. Its really depressing but it has to be to tell this story. This is not the book to read to have a good time but it is a good read. The art by Ramon Bachs was, in a word, ugly. At times it fit the needs of the script but there were to many faces that looked odd and out of place. It was not a good example of comics art. Overall, a good story that would have been better with a better artist.
October 4, 2016
daaaamn
this was so badass
i loved the new spin on the mutant world, i never got a perception of society from the non-mutants, and honestly didn't think i'd like it but this rocked.
the whole toll this comic took works great: the periodical instalment point of view, sally being broken yet such a strong character, the mystery, the killings, the mutants i for once ached for instead of envying.
i'm so happy i read this, really, the xmen made a tiny appearance and it still managed to be amazing the whole time? that's unbelievable.
this was so badass
i loved the new spin on the mutant world, i never got a perception of society from the non-mutants, and honestly didn't think i'd like it but this rocked.
the whole toll this comic took works great: the periodical instalment point of view, sally being broken yet such a strong character, the mystery, the killings, the mutants i for once ached for instead of envying.
i'm so happy i read this, really, the xmen made a tiny appearance and it still managed to be amazing the whole time? that's unbelievable.
April 15, 2013
I enjoyed the Sally stories during the major events. I've never really been sure where her character started so it's nice to see some of this stuff.
This is definitely a better Marvel Reporting story than some of the others. I always feel like the Reporting stories during the big events are a little cheap. I think maybe because this one is done after the event and is monitoring the fallout, it actually plays better.
This is definitely a better Marvel Reporting story than some of the others. I always feel like the Reporting stories during the big events are a little cheap. I think maybe because this one is done after the event and is monitoring the fallout, it actually plays better.
May 27, 2015
I love what Jenkins did with this book and I have always been a fan of the human perspective chronicling what's going on in a world full of super powered beings. In this case though, the events of the House of M has changed that world irrevocably, and the consequences are affecting both mutants and humans. Sally Floyd is an interesting character since she carries a lot of baggage, but perhaps that's what makes her the best person to center this story around.
November 6, 2015
From the point of view of a female human reporter, this take on the aftermath of M-Day felt very down to earth and humanistic. I enjoyed it on some level because as an X-Men reader, we rarely think about how humans feel when there are mutant problems. This Volume was a good example to remember that sometimes problems affect those we would never think of.
On the other hand, this Volume was slow and dragged a bit, making it feel a bit too long.
Recommended and not recommended. Your choice.
On the other hand, this Volume was slow and dragged a bit, making it feel a bit too long.
Recommended and not recommended. Your choice.
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