BigDuke
Reservist Avenger
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Post by BigDuke on Sept 24, 2008 15:56:57 GMT -5
It's been a whils since I posted around here, but felt compelled to warn my fellow Avengers fans about this issue.
With apologies to the fans of Mr Bendis, I have to warn my fellow Avengers fans to really review this issue before you spend your money on it. I unfortunately spent mine. Then I read it. The entire issue is a House of M and the skrull plan spin off except for the last couple pages where the Annihilation wave is mentioned. Not only does this issue do nothing to advance the story of the Invasion, it pays homage to a previous big event that was questionable in its quality at best.
Forgive my negativity. I have tried to be tolerant of stuff that was sub par and looked for the good in stuff that didn't really please me. But I have to speak out against this issue.
Vote with your dollars. Boycott this issue. But at least look it over before you buy so you can decide if this is what you want for your $3 from an Avengers book.
I'll get off my soapbox now.
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Post by woodside on Sept 24, 2008 22:47:12 GMT -5
I think it's silly to ask for a boycott.
1st, the comic made no effort to hide the fact that it was connected to two major events in the MU -- Annihilation and House of M. Questionable quality though they maybe, they tie into the Skrull's agenda for Earth.
2nd, not many people from here are going to buy it anyway.
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Post by dlw66 on Sept 25, 2008 8:01:37 GMT -5
I think it's silly to ask for a boycott. ...not many people from here are going to buy it anyway. By my own personal boycott of New Avengers since around #27, and of Mighty Avengers altogether, I reckon I've saved about $100. I've put that money toward books on comics history, and extra magazines from TwoMorrows. I also picked up the Batgirl figure from DC Direct in the Alex Ross Justice line. So I'm happy being ignorant of all of this crossover stuff... |
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Post by freedomfighter on Sept 25, 2008 14:18:00 GMT -5
It's been a whils since I posted around here, but felt compelled to warn my fellow Avengers fans about this issue. With apologies to the fans of Mr Bendis, I have to warn my fellow Avengers fans to really review this issue before you spend your money on it. I unfortunately spent mine. Then I read it. The entire issue is a House of M and the skrull plan spin off except for the last couple pages where the Annihilation wave is mentioned. Not only does this issue do nothing to advance the story of the Invasion, it pays homage to a previous big event that was questionable in its quality at best. Forgive my negativity. I have tried to be tolerant of stuff that was sub par and looked for the good in stuff that didn't really please me. But I have to speak out against this issue. Vote with your dollars. Boycott this issue. But at least look it over before you buy so you can decide if this is what you want for your $3 from an Avengers book. I'll get off my soapbox now. Thanks for the warning, but several years of Bendis, Quesada, Didio et al have left me with a "look before you buy" attitude with virtually 90% of Marvel's titles and 70% of DC's titles. caveat emptor is the way of life with current comics... |
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Post by Dr. Hank Pym on Sept 25, 2008 16:55:53 GMT -5
Thanks for the warning, but several years of Bendis, Quesada, Didio et al have left me with a "look before you buy" attitude with virtually 90% of Marvel's titles and 70% of DC's titles. caveat emptor is the way of life with current comics... I've been that way for years now, not just with current comics... then again, there was a point where Busiek Avengers was all I bought. The middle of his run was when I stopped reading (Though not for the reasons that I don't read books today,) and after learning what was going on afterward I decided to not read new ones any longer. |
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Post by freedomfighter on Sept 25, 2008 22:26:08 GMT -5
Thanks for the warning, but several years of Bendis, Quesada, Didio et al have left me with a "look before you buy" attitude with virtually 90% of Marvel's titles and 70% of DC's titles. caveat emptor is the way of life with current comics... I've been that way for years now, not just with current comics... then again, there was a point where Busiek Avengers was all I bought. The middle of his run was when I stopped reading (Though not for the reasons that I don't read books today,) and after learning what was going on afterward I decided to not read new ones any longer. well if it's a new book I'm enjoying, I don't bother with this reading it first. The Black Panther is a book I'm looking forward to and am not flipping through beforehand- don't want to ruin my enjoyment of it. Captain Britain was the same way until Marvel short sheeted me on issue 4 and now I'm left unfulfilled. But any of marvel's event books, anything written by Ellis or Morrison or Millar, I always flip through first. I don't think I've enjoyed a Millar book since his fill in run on the Flash. And Bendis? Oy... I could put a down payment on a compact car with the number of books he's written that I've looked at and said no thanks. So Bendis is actually responsible for the collapse of the economy. People at marvel would have my money if not for him ;D |
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