karamazov80 Posted November 6, 2014 Share Posted November 6, 2014 Will a few months suffice? Because that's the most you can hope for with modern comics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mnemosis Posted November 6, 2014 Share Posted November 6, 2014 I don't understand "event fatigue" really. If there are an asinine number of tie ins that you NEED - like DCs Countdown or Final Crisis where key events happened outside of the main title - then ok, yah, I get it. But when it's done right, the stories can be fun and the tie ins can just be a nice bonus to heighten the experience Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JediJohnson Posted November 6, 2014 Share Posted November 6, 2014 I don't think this will be a reboot a la DC. Marvel has been consistent and proud of their continuity universe. Based on their 10 year sliding scale, and that they work changes into events, they doesn't need a reboot and they know it. This will be more of a "crisis" event; changes will come out of it, sure, but it won't make any stories "invalid" or non-canon like DC did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lobsterman Posted November 6, 2014 Author Share Posted November 6, 2014 in 1963 we started reading about a marvel universe we've come to know as the 616. But... after all the time travel and alternate realities and whatnot... is that STILL the world were reading about? What is the sound of one universe clapping, grasshopper?!? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zexion_Armando Posted November 6, 2014 Share Posted November 6, 2014 So Secret Wars 3 is being represented as a war of nations: each reality that's had a teaser will get their own section of landd to hold, and will be forced to fight others. AoU vs Zombies probably means their respective realities will be one of the first major fights, due to them being the most hostile. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mnemosis Posted November 6, 2014 Share Posted November 6, 2014 Yeah, I saw the war world map. Hmmm... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JediJohnson Posted November 6, 2014 Share Posted November 6, 2014 http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=56894 Nice way to celebrate 75 years Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nessex Posted November 6, 2014 Share Posted November 6, 2014 All New?!?!? So far this event has promised the return of stories from decades ago.... but sure - let's call it 'All New'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glantern Posted November 7, 2014 Share Posted November 7, 2014 Hey, All-New X-Men was made up of the least new members possible, so maybe Marvel doesn't know what "All-New" means... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stack32 Posted November 7, 2014 Share Posted November 7, 2014 At this point I think Marvel just uses a random collection of words from old titles to come up with new ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karamazov80 Posted November 7, 2014 Share Posted November 7, 2014 At this point I think Marvel just uses a random collection of words from old titles to come up with new ones.Yeah, looks like they've developed a Marvel Versificator a la 1984's device. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterPL Posted November 7, 2014 Share Posted November 7, 2014 The Marvel hype machine has always been groan-inducing but, man, this is getting ridiculous. It's bordering on satire. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
battlecat Posted November 7, 2014 Share Posted November 7, 2014 "All-New X-Men" is a play on words -- the old team from back when they were new, shoved into current stories. And of course it's also referencing when they switched out the "Uncanny" qualifier for "All-New, All-Different" back in the '70s. I guess it's silly that they've used it on other titles since then, but I still think it's a clever name for the X-Men book. Also there's no way Marvel editorial isn't in on the joke of their constant renumbering/renaming thing at this point, I mean they released a comic called "All-New Marvel NOW! Point One #1.NOW" a while back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karamazov80 Posted November 7, 2014 Share Posted November 7, 2014 Mnemosis doesn't understand you, PL. I don't understand you either! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mnemosis Posted November 7, 2014 Share Posted November 7, 2014 THAT'S NOT WHAT I SAID! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterPL Posted November 7, 2014 Share Posted November 7, 2014 I spent yesterday looking at dozens of classic Marvel covers and I could hear Stan Lee dictating each one of them in his trademark, sales-pitch voice: PAGE AFTER PAGE OF PULSE-POUNDING FURY! DOUBLE-SIZED DYNAMITE FROM THE HOUSE OF IDEAS! KING KIRBY IS BACK-- AND GREATER THAN EVER! PERHAPS THE MOST ACTION-PACKED CAP THRILLER OF 'EM ALL! WHEN WAKES The SLEEPER! THE COMING OF The MAN BRUTE! NOW BEGINS THE NIGHTMARE! PLEASE! YOU MUST NOT REVEAL THIS ISSUE'S SHATTERING SHOCK ENDING! WOW-EEEEE! JUST WAIT'LL YOU MEET OL' MATT MURDOCK'S SWINGIN' TWIN BROTHER! ENTER THE LEAP FROG! IT'S ONE OF OUR LEAST INSPIRED TITLES... BUT THE STORY'S A BLAST!! "STILT-MAN STRIKES AGAIN!" All this marketing jargon reminded me why I never read Marvel as a kid. Every cover was like a loud, annoying infomercial begging me to buy that issue. It was in-my-face guerilla salesmanship and I didn't appreciate it. I know nostalgia's a powerful drug and clearly that's what Marvel's banking on heavily for Summer 2015 but as someone who's only recently gotten into Marvel Comics, this event is doing nothing to pique this reader's curiosity. But hey... Excelsior! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karamazov80 Posted November 7, 2014 Share Posted November 7, 2014 Sorry PL, but I'm going to have to permanently ban you from future meetings of the Merry Marvel Marching Society. http://youtu.be/pB_v5w9NwUU Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lobsterman Posted November 26, 2014 Author Share Posted November 26, 2014 http://www.comicvine.com/articles/a-new-team-of-avengers-assembles-for-avengers-ultr/1100-150520/ So is Marvel just tossing out continuity completely in favor of ongoing time stream mashups that can be rebooted at any time depending on the movie calendar? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mnemosis Posted November 27, 2014 Share Posted November 27, 2014 Balls. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterPL Posted January 16, 2015 Share Posted January 16, 2015 According to Marvel.com, THE ANNOUNCEMENT TO END ALL ANNOUNCEMENTS is coming on Tuesday, January 20th at 3PM EST. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiniFiend UK Posted January 16, 2015 Share Posted January 16, 2015 According to Marvel.com, THE ANNOUNCEMENT TO END ALL ANNOUNCEMENTS is coming on Tuesday, January 20th at 3PM EST. DC have bought them out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JediJohnson Posted January 16, 2015 Share Posted January 16, 2015 According to Marvel.com, THE ANNOUNCEMENT TO END ALL ANNOUNCEMENTS is coming on Tuesday, January 20th at 3PM EST. DC have bought them out Marvel buys DC and reboots all of the DC books, 1st with a set of summer Marvel annuals co-starring a DC character who will then get their own series based on reader voting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hellpop Posted January 16, 2015 Share Posted January 16, 2015 Jim Shooter claims they did almost buy DC once, decades ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mnemosis Posted January 16, 2015 Share Posted January 16, 2015 I think the Ultimate Universe is finally dying Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
undeadpool Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 This is LITERALLY everything you need to know about Secret Wars, where Marvel is going and why Jonathan Hickman's Avengers and New Avengers is truly genius work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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