Wed Aug 20, 2008 — by Rick Marshall

Origin of Magneto in New Marvel Knights Series

Follow-up to "Spider-Man: Reign" and "Silver Surfer: Requiem" examines X-Men villain

I really enjoyed previous Marvel Knights projects Spider-Man: Reign and Silver Surfer: Requiem, as the pairing of writers, artists and subject matter of each miniseries seemed to really catch lightning in a bottle. I'm not sure that these series fit in with past titles falling under the "Marvel Knights" banner, but I know that they felt like a fresh look at both characters -- and that's saying a lot, given the saturation of Spider-Man and Silver Surfer stories the past few years.

I mention all of this because I can't help but look forward to next month's debut of X-Men: Magneto Testament #1, which pairs writer Greg Pak (World War Hulk) with artist Carmine Di Giandomenico, whose work I really enjoyed in Daredevil: Battlin’ Jack Murdock. The five-issue series promises to take a look at the early life of Magneto, and I'm itching to see if the MK crew can capture the same vibe of Reign and Requiem in this one.

Pak told Marvel.com, "Like so many classic Marvel characters, [Magneto] has to grapple with the typical problems of any scrawny outsider: family problems, schoolyard bullies, and first crushes…But every little conflict takes on a terrifying, new dimension as the scope and inexorable advance of the Nazi menace becomes clearer."

The first issue hits shelves September 10, and I've posted the Marko Djurdjevic cover to #1 here, with larger versions of the cover and pages posted after the jump.

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