There was something special about this one. A universe-spanning houseclearing that was, at the time, sorely needed. Before the concept became old-hat, before the revolving door of death robbed most sacrifices of their meaning, this was something that set fans like me back on their heels. Oh, Marvel beat them to the punch with Secret Wars, but SW ended up being just another hero crossover (biggest lasting effect was the introduction of the Venom costume), where CoIE became an event beyond expectations.
There've been awesome events since then, and terrible ones. But in many ways, they all came from here.
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Date: 2010-09-05 04:22 pm (UTC)There was something special about this one. A universe-spanning houseclearing that was, at the time, sorely needed. Before the concept became old-hat, before the revolving door of death robbed most sacrifices of their meaning, this was something that set fans like me back on their heels. Oh, Marvel beat them to the punch with Secret Wars, but SW ended up being just another hero crossover (biggest lasting effect was the introduction of the Venom costume), where CoIE became an event beyond expectations.
There've been awesome events since then, and terrible ones. But in many ways, they all came from here.