Post by thew40 on Feb 21, 2007 23:52:31 GMT -5
Just an observation in regards to the current state of the Marvel Universe.
"Civil War" was/has been/is the culmination of many various events in the overall MU. "Secret War," "Avengers Disassembled/New Avengers," "House of M," "Decimation," "The Other," and "Planet Hulk" all tied heavily into "Civil War."
Furthermore, storylines such as "The Bride of the Panther," "Annhilation" (to an extreme extent), "Wolverine: Enemy of the State," and "Winter Soldier" have also weighed in on "Civil War." One could even argue that the Waid run on "Fantastic Four" and the Whedon run of "Astonishing X-Men" brought certain elements to the MU table.
But it is interesting to note that "Civil War" has spun out a lot of changes. With these changes come storyarcs and even more crossovers and events - "Back In Black" and (most likely) "One More Day" for Spider-Man; "The Initiative" for most of the "Avengers" titles; and (of course) "World War Hulk."
Not to mention the Black Panther/Storm/Fantastic Four stories to come AND the next big X-Men event/crossover later this year.
I'm certain that people will quickly complain that Marvel is causing us to spend our money once more. I, of course, won't be reading all of these books as I feel the need to cut down on "personal" costs, as I'm facing a wedding next year and yet another go at college in the fall. That being said, I really have to hand to Joe Quesada on the amount of interactivity within the Marvel Universe.
I love to see the Marvel Universe work like this, with massive parts and pieces all linking into each other. It brings a sense of unity and realism to this fictional world.
~W~
"Civil War" was/has been/is the culmination of many various events in the overall MU. "Secret War," "Avengers Disassembled/New Avengers," "House of M," "Decimation," "The Other," and "Planet Hulk" all tied heavily into "Civil War."
Furthermore, storylines such as "The Bride of the Panther," "Annhilation" (to an extreme extent), "Wolverine: Enemy of the State," and "Winter Soldier" have also weighed in on "Civil War." One could even argue that the Waid run on "Fantastic Four" and the Whedon run of "Astonishing X-Men" brought certain elements to the MU table.
But it is interesting to note that "Civil War" has spun out a lot of changes. With these changes come storyarcs and even more crossovers and events - "Back In Black" and (most likely) "One More Day" for Spider-Man; "The Initiative" for most of the "Avengers" titles; and (of course) "World War Hulk."
Not to mention the Black Panther/Storm/Fantastic Four stories to come AND the next big X-Men event/crossover later this year.
I'm certain that people will quickly complain that Marvel is causing us to spend our money once more. I, of course, won't be reading all of these books as I feel the need to cut down on "personal" costs, as I'm facing a wedding next year and yet another go at college in the fall. That being said, I really have to hand to Joe Quesada on the amount of interactivity within the Marvel Universe.
I love to see the Marvel Universe work like this, with massive parts and pieces all linking into each other. It brings a sense of unity and realism to this fictional world.
~W~