Man o' man! This was a seriously depressing story. This issue Magneto . . or rather Max Eisenhardt . . has come to Auschwitz. So we see all the struggles and oppression he has to endure there. This story, I believe, takes place over the next 2 or 3 years that he's there. Greg Pak does an excellent job of expressing the depression and hopelessness of the situation here. You can truly feel the anguish permeating off of the page. While reading it it's hard not to let your mind wander and put yourself in the place of these people. I'm not sure that I would've had the strength to endure this type of treatment . . or to watch my loved ones . . friends, and acquaintances . . disappearing and wasting away before their eyes. Anyways, Max does, somehow, hang on and survive. Although I'm sure that the guilt he feels is overwhelming. But at the end . . . one day when he's walking between the fences, he catches a glimpse of a reflection off of a shiny surface. It turns out to be the jewelry that he had given Magda years earlier. They see each other across the courtyard, and through a few fences, but now . . they both know that the other still exists. He can't delay long . . he's soon whisked away. But I believe now . . he has a glimmer of hope. The question is . . what's he going to do about it? Carmine Di Giandomenico is the artist. His art isn't overly flashy or crisp, but . . it really gives this book it's feel. For the redefined history of Magneto . . I think that this book is right on the mark. But man . . it's depressing.
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