Originally posted by Galan007
Aside from Annihilation, what's the last good, full-blown event Marvel's had in recent years?Nothing comes to mind...
Most of the best events/cross overs Marvel's put out have been confined to like a single character or shared line of books, yeah.
Honestly, I blame most of the crap on Bendis. The guy's been in charge of Marvel's biggest cash-cow (The Avengers franchise) for way too long and should have gracefully bowed out during the Heroic Age. Fraction isn't helping any, either. He should have stayed on Iron Man back when he was writing Eisner Award winning material.
Agreed.
Where single books are concerned, I still believe that S.H.I.E.L.D. is superior to anything Marvel is publishing these days... With F4/FF coming in at a close second/third respectively *thanks Hickman*.
...Then there's a few feet of shit.
...Then there's Avengers Academy.
...Then there's 20 feet of more shit.
...Then there's all the other crap they're publishing.
IMHO.
Originally posted by Galan007
Agreed.Where single books are concerned, I still believe that S.H.I.E.L.D. is superior to anything Marvel is publishing these days... With F4/FF coming in at a close second/third respectively *thanks Hickman*.
...Then there's a few feet of shit.
...Then there's Avengers Academy.
...Then there's 20 feet of more shit.
...Then there's all the other crap they're publishing.
IMHO.
Is it an odd coincidence that SHIELD , F4 and FF are all written by Hickman ? Btw , Manhattan Projects is also pretty good , at least from the reviews that I have read .
Originally posted by JakeTheBankI might become a fan if that were to happen.
I'd really like to see Hickman or Waid take over Avengers after Bendis finally leaves.
Originally posted by TheGodKillerLets face it... Hickman is the shit.
Is it an odd coincidence that SHIELD , F4 and FF are all written by Hickman ? Btw , Manhattan Projects is also pretty good , at least from the reviews that I have read .
Originally posted by Galan007
Aside from Annihilation, what's the last good, full-blown event Marvel's had in recent years?Nothing comes to mind...
They go for the cash grab. Joey Q has said repeatedly that critical acclaim is great and all, but critical acclaim < sales. I think his time at Valiant plays a lot into his thinking.
Gotta agree, since Annihilation we've got Hickman and Spider-Island, pretty much all the other great runs -such as Pak's Incredible Hercules- have died since. I suppose it's worth mentioning that Brubaker's Cap was still hot after Civil War, but it's more tame now.
Avengers has been a deception for years now, I almost feel like becoming a FF fan instead.
Originally posted by Galan007Reading a few Amazing Spider-man books before the event helps to understand it better. Not to mention that since like ASM 600 all books were pretty awesome. The gauntlet, grim hunt etc.
Hilarious. Just found out that I already have Spider Island downloaded, and didn't even know it.Will be reading soon.