I am so so happy, this is a dreaaam setup!! Orcrist looks like it BELONGS there. My favorite part is that my boyfriend's setup is black & red, with his swords n axes and Berserk art above his monitors. Our opposite aesthetics right next to one another makes me SO happy 🥰 but anyway this is your sign to go to Michael's. Art on the desks by Margaret Morales 🥰 and the FFXIV Elpis concept art!!

Your go-to Ft. Myers nail salon is prepared to assist you in rocking some new and continuing nail styles that have been having a great year. Now let's examine them!

NAILS IN PANTONE

Though pastel nails will never, ever, ever go out of style, spring is the ideal season to wear these lovely mild colours. At your neighborhood Ft. acrylic nail supply store Myers nail salon, you can get fingers that are topped with stylish cuteness.

Nail Jewels

No matter what, this fashion that was inspired by Cardi B looks hot and elegant. Jewel nails draw attention like no other style, whether you're meeting hundreds of admirers or simply going to the grocery store. Prepare for a more prolonged session.

French manicure with color blocks

This beautiful mani features turns the conventional French manicure on its head by using a lighter base color and a darker tip. You can also flip it for a unique interpretation of this lovely alternative for a French manicure that is all about the color. Use complementary or even unrelated colors, or keep the tone range consistent. You may wear this style however you like; use the same two colors all over, alternate one set of colors on each hand, or change them up on each nail.
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Zoological prints

Although animal designs are always in style, the creatures that are most popular in 2021 are the ones that will have you saying "moo!" Move forward, leopard, that's right. The cow is currently the hottest print for your digits, beating the cheetah and other designs. Ariana Grande and Kendall Jenner are just a couple celebrities who are sporting this sassy look, so if you want to join them, make an appointment with your Ft. Myers nail salon tech right away.

The Zigzag Nails

It's surprisingly easy to make chevron nails at home, commonly referred to as zigzag nails. But if you want to be sure they're finished perfectly, go to the Ft. Myers nail salon of your choosing and have this striking and bright print expertly applied. In order to look polished and finished, this magnificent trend incorporates elements from several previous trends while maintaining a single color scheme. It's a piece of art that you can create at home, but for trickier designs, schedule an appointment with your favorite Ft. Myers nail technician and get creative!

Green Fingernails

Green is this season's favorite manicure color, perfect for the minimalist who wants just one chic shade! A 2021 manicure will look great with green nails in any shade or tone, from mint to olive to wintry pine. If you're not entirely sold on nail wholesale supply near me the green trend, try this with just an emerald tip and a generally bare foundation before going all-in.

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House of M and the following Decimation were two Marvel storylines in 2005. While they touched most major members of the Marvel Comics Universe, those mainly impacted were the X-Men (and their mutant friends). The result of House of M, which is explored in Decimation, is the Scarlet Witch using her reality warping powers and obliterating the mutant population via depowering them. She says three words and that’s it. No More Mutants. These words set off an entire era of X-Men comics and defined the line for years to come. Was it a powerful creative choice or was it an editorial mandate or both? How does it compare in tone and relevance to the modern X-titles? The answers honestly may be a bit surprising depending on your history with comics. For me I definitely buy the idea that this was editorial sidelining the merry mutants due to the (lack of) ownership of their film rights. However the landscape that emerges is surprisingly interesting and refreshing, at least at the start. House of M and the subsequent Decimation.

Background

I want to give a bit of context about where I am coming from for this review. I have never read these stories nor the following comics until the year 2019. However I have read most everything prior to 2005. This gives me an interesting perspective because I have heard extremely mixed reactions to this story and era. I am very excited to approach it though since it does seem to be quite radically different from any prior status quo and is distinct from the modern comics in just about every way. Along with House of M I have currently read the first seven issues of X-Factor and New Excalibur as well as The 198. From these titles I was able to get a pretty good feel for the beginning of this era and was honestly pretty captivated by it at the best of times.

House of M

I was not impressed with the actual eponymous miniseries from Brian Michael Bendis and Oliver Coipel. The story and art were both fine, but I didn’t feel particularly moved by any of the emotion or excited by the action. The best I could say is that the concept of a world where these characters get their every wish is a bit interesting and fun overall. I found most of the joy in the initial introductions and exploration of the alternate lives of the classic heroes. It felt akin to Age of Apocalypse or Heroes Reborn, and the novelty always works for me when it is done with a bit of care. Past that the plot left me with very little until of course right at the end. No matter the quality of the book, the ending is uniquely impactful at least among X-Men comics due to the reshaping of the entire line. Lowering the mutant population down to near irrelevancy is a radical shift from the past assertions and predictions of the future for mutants. Before we have always seen many futures that involve mutant domination or the complete reverse, but never a mass ‘curing’ like this. It arguably muddies the whole mutant metaphor in some ways. Terrible events of course occur that radically reduce the number of certain oppressed groups, such as the AIDS Epidemic and the gay community. The key difference here is that the mutant population is brought down by over 90%, but those individuals are still alive. It almost resembles a version of sterilization based eugenics that have been done throughout the history of the US, but that’s a pretty thin comparison at times I think. It feels like a very comic book magic based situation, which is not an inherently bad thing. The X-Men sometimes are at their best when the metaphor is used quite loosely and can be applied to a variety of experiences. Of course you run the risk of being too generic or making too broad of generalizations, but you’ll always need a good writer for a good story, you know what I mean? The status quo of the mutants having less numbers and thus less power has potential, and is a stark contrast to everything published post House of X/Powers of X. Also the idea of radical bigots identifying a sub group within an already minority community and viciously pushing for their eradication is pretty relevant in the year 2023. There’s never going to be perfect showcases of these types of themes in a Marvel superhero comic (especially when they are created by such a predominantly white cis heterosexual male demographic), but this setup at least feels new. Finishing House of M, I was more excited to explore the world of the X-Men than I had for the last probably 10 years of publication history.

Decimation

After the Scarlet Witch did her deed, the subsequent storylines in most X-Books was branded as Decimation and were centered on the mutants dealing with the fallout of their population reduction. I read three series to start and I believe I did them in chronological -ish order. The first was X-Men: The 198, a limited series about the Xavier mansion becoming a government internment camp for the surviving mutants. This one had some of the highest highs, but many of the lowest lows as well. I followed that with 7 issues of X-Factor and New Excalibur. These are both establishing legacy teams in a way that is comparable to their past roots, but revamped for the new era. Bringing back longtime writers Peter David and Chris Claremont may not seem like the best way to refresh the line, but it felt to me like they had matured as writers and were ready to deal with a more dire tone.

Conclusion

The initiative to bring the number of mutants way down, whether editorially backed or not, is an opportunity to explore some new stories. An intimate mutant network should help to make the multiple books in the line feel more connected and impactful to each other. In the best case scenario it would also help facilitate overarching storylines that exist in this shared world. I have no idea if the books will pay any of this off, but I have a renewed enthusiasm to delve into the X-Men universe of this time. Check back here in the coming days to find more in depth looks at the books in this article and any of the subsequent stories I find to be as interesting as this kickoff.
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