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Named Best Miniseries of 2008 by IGN, X-Men: Magneto Testament follows Max Eisenhardt from 1935 to 1945 as he fights to protect his family and a Romani girl named Magda from the indignities of a Nuremberg schoolyard, the horrors of war-stricken Poland and the unfathomable atrocities of Auschwitz-Birkenau. This heartbreaking and historically accurate look at the childhood of one of the most popular X-Men also features in-depth endnotes and extras providing further historical context, including a comprehensive teachers' guide. Collecting: X-Men: Magneto Testament 1-5
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Man, I wanted to like this so bad but it honestly just pales in comparison to the Magneto backstory seen in the X-Men First Class movie. (I know, this was originally published before XMFC but I didn't read it until now.) Or even to the like, 2 minutes of Magneto backstory in the first X-Men movie.
I did think the author's notes and classroom guide at the end were interesting, and it's obvious that Greg Pak cared a lot about presenting an accurate Holocaust narrative. I guess that's it, though–this felt like any other Holocaust narrative and it didn't really matter that it was about Magneto? Also the art was so... vague that a lot of the time I was sort of confused about which dude even was Max/Magneto.
Oh, you know what, I originally rated this 2 stars because I do feel pretty “meh” about it overall but I think I'm bumping it up to 3 stars because the end matter somewhat randomly includes a comic about Dina Babbitt, who I had not heard of before and whose story is very compelling. I would like to read a whole book about Dina Babbitt, please.
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1 released bookX-Men: Miniseries is a 57-book series first released in 1990 with contributions by Zac Thompson, Lonnie Nadler, and 42 others.
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1 primary bookMagneto Testament is a 0-book series first released in 2009 with contributions by Greg Pak and Carmine Di Giandomenico.
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57 primary booksMarvel Must-Have is a 57-book series with 57 primary works first released in 1981 with contributions by Mark Millar, Brian Michael Bendis, and 52 others.