Magneto: Testament

I recently finished reading Magneto Testament. This story was a very hard read as it covered in depth the atrocities and horrors of the Holocaust.

The story is called Magneto Testament but it appears to have absolutely nothing to do with the Magneto that we know, except for the fact that he had historically been affected by the holocaust. I’m not sure how old Magneto was before he realized he had powers, but in this comic, they were never a factor.

This story could have easily just been called “Memoirs of a Jewish boy in Auschwitz.” The story was very heavy and educational as well as emotionally draining. It is so hard to read about the horrible things that the Nazis did to the Jewish people, gypsies and whomever they deemed undesirables. It is very troubling and difficult to read this. It makes you angry at the lack of humanity Nazis displayed. Its sickening.

I’ll reiterate that this really had nothing to do with magneto as I know him. In fact the guy’s name wasn’t even Eric. I’m really not sure why they called this story Magneto or why they associated it with him because it really doesn’t follow his story as far as I can tell. But remember, I’m a comic book noob and the argument could be made that this was his backstory before he actually became Magneto. But I think that his name was used just for the recognition because this story was good enough to stand all on its own.

My only real complaint about the limited comic book series is that I was expecting that at some point Magneto would become Magneto and rain metal hellfire upon that Nazis! But that moment never happened and I found that rather disappointing. Aside from that, this was a very good read and I do recommend it. Just be aware that it is very heavy and emotional reading.

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