Fill me in on 2 years of garbage!

redstatecap
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Fill me in on 2 years of garbage! Jun 15, 2009 23:02:30 GMT -5

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Post by redstatecap on Jun 15, 2009 23:02:30 GMT -5

As I might have mentioned, I haven't picked up a comic in nearly 2 years. Haven't had any ill effects, either!
Anyway, I just ran across mention that the Wasp was killed by Thor a while ago.
And Spider-Woman the quintuple-agent was a Skrull. And Mockingbird. And Captain Marvell.
So, at the risk of causing my head to explode, what all has been going on in the Avengers family?
And what was the reaction to all this? I mean, are the fanboys still lapping it up?

RSC

woodside Avengers Founding Member Posts: 734	Fill me in on 2 years of garbage! Jun 16, 2009 7:39:34 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by woodside on Jun 16, 2009 7:39:34 GMT -5 See here, oh crimson one: vplexico.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=newavengers&action=display&thread=2557&page=1 Beyond that, I'll fill you in after I get home from work. If you're nice.
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redstatecap Avengers Founding Member Posts: 740	Fill me in on 2 years of garbage! Jun 16, 2009 11:21:19 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by redstatecap on Jun 16, 2009 11:21:19 GMT -5 I heard something about Spidey and a demon? And if Mockingbird was supposed to have been a skrull, why didn't she revert when killed? There was a funeral and everything as I recall.

scottharris
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Fill me in on 2 years of garbage! Jun 16, 2009 12:31:20 GMT -5

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Post by scottharris on Jun 16, 2009 12:31:20 GMT -5

Jun 16, 2009 11:21:19 GMT -5 redstatecap said:

I heard something about Spidey and a demon?
And if Mockingbird was supposed to have been a skrull, why didn't she revert when killed? There was a funeral and everything as I recall.

Aunt May got shot and so Peter made a literal deal with the devil (Mephisto) to save her. In return, his marriage to Mary Jane was erased from history. Now if only they could erase Carnage as well.

Don't ask about Mockingbird, because nobody knows the answer to this question. Everyone has asked it, nobody knows. I think Marvel gave an explanation but I'm not sure why they bothered, because even they don't have a real answer. A better question is this: what's the point? The return of Mockingbird is one of the most puzzling decisions in years. I just can't figure out any reason in the universe to bring her back. Her return is even more meaningless than her death was, which is really saying something, but I don't think anybody cared about either except for the one writer who convinced Marvel to bring her back. I just don't see the point in this resurrection.

On the other hand, Mockingbird's entire existence was arbitrary anyway. Her marriage to Hawkeye was random, her death was random and this return is random. So I guess it does make sense after all.

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redstatecap Avengers Founding Member Posts: 740	Fill me in on 2 years of garbage! Jun 17, 2009 0:32:09 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by redstatecap on Jun 17, 2009 0:32:09 GMT -5 And Norman Osborne is back? How the heck did that happen?