KnightWing Posted September 3, 2014 Report Share Posted September 3, 2014 I remember Secret Invasion most for getting in heated arguments with people who thought it was better than Final Crisis. Ick. And I didn't even like Final Crisis that much. Secret Invasion was a really interesting idea that they dropped the ball with. When Bendis went on record as saying, "Now, Secret Invasion was nothing, it was all just a prelude to Dark Reign", I said, "That's it. I'm out." That's funny. I never heard that quote, but I seriously felt like I heard Bendis saying that as I read the final (idiotic) pages of Secret Invasion. And I was pissed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dc20willsave Posted September 3, 2014 Report Share Posted September 3, 2014 Agreed there. Dark Reign was an interesting idea but to do two years of build up for something that, in the long run, was wiped away within a year is just stupid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Molly Posted September 4, 2014 Report Share Posted September 4, 2014 If nothing else, Dark Reign gave us more of the glory that is Ares as an Avenger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stavros Posted September 4, 2014 Report Share Posted September 4, 2014 I actually liked Dark Reign quite a lot, it felt like the natural conclusion to stuff they'd been running since Civil War. As Preston says, Dark Avengers was a really fun book to have spinning off the back of Thunderbolts. It wasn't until Avengers vs X-men that I really lost all patience with Marvel's big events and reduced right down to a few core titles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnightWing Posted September 4, 2014 Report Share Posted September 4, 2014 Dark Reign in itself was a great idea and it worked out well. The problem was how they got there. "So, uh, Norman Osborn is now the publicly-supported leader of the free world. WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT, THAT MAKES COMPLETE LOGICAL SENSE. SHUT UP." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Posted September 4, 2014 Report Share Posted September 4, 2014 I liked Dark Reign for what it was. It was the utter disposability of the previous storyline which led directly into the next one, where Bendis (I'm fairly certain this was on Word Balloon) talked about how Secret Invasion was a nothing story, how this next story was the real story, how the only reason he even deigned to tell SI was so that he could get to DR, after well over a year of incredible hype and drama and "nothing will ever be the same again" that accompanied SI, that severely turned me off. I mean, comic events are ridiculously overblown anyway, but that was the straw for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dc20willsave Posted October 5, 2014 Report Share Posted October 5, 2014 Rich Johnston stirs up some shit. Turns out, Fantastic Four is gonna get canceled. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Molly Posted October 5, 2014 Report Share Posted October 5, 2014 For fuck's sake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donomark Posted October 5, 2014 Report Share Posted October 5, 2014 Betrayed us all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Venneh Posted October 5, 2014 Report Share Posted October 5, 2014 NYCC is this week. Either they announce the cancellation and re numbering, or they announce the cancellation cancellation. It's the triple size final issue that's giving me pause. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Venneh Posted October 6, 2014 Report Share Posted October 6, 2014 http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=56038 Squirrel Girl ongoing. It's a real thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dread Posted October 9, 2014 Report Share Posted October 9, 2014 There's a press event announcement tonight at 7PM ET (half an hour from the moment I post this) that Marvel promises will be the biggest announcement of 2014. The cancellation of FF and X-Men, combined into one book: Fantastic X! X-Four? I dunno. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stavros Posted October 9, 2014 Report Share Posted October 9, 2014 They're combining those books to release their own line of beers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koete Posted October 9, 2014 Report Share Posted October 9, 2014 All-New Jesus Christ #1. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missy Posted October 9, 2014 Report Share Posted October 9, 2014 Fantastic X-Fource Fantastic X4 Fantastatix Four-Men Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dread Posted October 10, 2014 Report Share Posted October 10, 2014 Nawww....it's just a new Secret Wars by Hickman and Ribic. Snoooooooze! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stavros Posted October 10, 2014 Report Share Posted October 10, 2014 With my interest level this might as well be an actual secret. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missy Posted October 10, 2014 Report Share Posted October 10, 2014 Time ran a look at all of Wolverine's costumes over his 40 years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stavros Posted October 10, 2014 Report Share Posted October 10, 2014 How come I've never heard of noseless Wolverine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Posted October 11, 2014 Report Share Posted October 11, 2014 Because you've lived a far better life than I have. God, that shit was stupid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dread Posted October 11, 2014 Report Share Posted October 11, 2014 That brown costume has always been the best. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missy Posted October 11, 2014 Report Share Posted October 11, 2014 Dan and Des speak the truth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stavros Posted October 11, 2014 Report Share Posted October 11, 2014 I don't mind the blue and yellow, but that's because that's the era I grew up with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Posted October 13, 2014 Report Share Posted October 13, 2014 Rich Johnston stirs up some shit. Turns out, Fantastic Four is gonna get canceled. NYCC is this week. Either they announce the cancellation and re numbering, or they announce the cancellation cancellation. It's the triple size final issue that's giving me pause. Marvel has stopped pretending this isn't happening. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koete Posted October 13, 2014 Report Share Posted October 13, 2014 I'm guessing this has something to do with All-New Secret Wars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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