Graphic Novels- Magneto: Testament

Magneto: Testament
Any long time reader of X-Men comics is well aware of Magneto. Foil to Chales Xavier through most of his story arc, Greg Pak decides to present a brand new look into his life growing up in Nazi Germany. Before his powers fully manifest themselves, Magneto is shaped by the events that took his family and shook his faith. Pak does a marvelous job exploring these events.



Artwork
Carmine Di Giandomenico does a magnificent job enhancing Pak's words using grays, blacks, and whites with a splash of red and limited use of other colors. His use of shading speaks to the darkness that was in so many men's hearts during that time period.

Pak, Greg (Author) and Di Giandomenico, Carmine (Illustrator) (2009). X-Men: Magneto Testament. New York: Marvel.

ISBN: 978-0785138235. Paperback: $17.95.

Awards:

Named to the Great Graphic Novels for Teens List in 2010

GN Award for Best Mini-Series (2008)