Fear Itself

[sherkahn]

Newsarama has the Marvel press release for their next major event to touch every where in the Marvel Universe. No, not like a bad monkey, but its influence will be felt everywhere.

And spoilers behind the cut.




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"Quesada says that Marvel is at their best when they take stock of the world around us, citing Civil War as an example of a story that examined the world around us.


What, no Wolverine in the picture? How is that possible?
someone pinch me.

whoops, guess who survived Fantastic Four story arc "3"?

Comments

[stolisomancer]

I don't mind a big crossover when it's written well, and Matt Fraction and Stuart Immonen seem like a great team for something big.

I can only hope that it's fast-moving, big-ideas-on-every-page Casanova-style Fraction. His Iron Man is a little too glacially-paced for me.

[darkknightjrk]

Iron Man did have a pretty good pace for a while there, especially with the World's Most Wanted stuff--it just got REALLY slow post-Heroic Age. It still looked pretty good, but more like something to trade-wait for.

[icon_uk]

"Quesada says that Marvel is at their best when they take stock of the world around us, citing Civil War as an example of a story that examined the world around us."

Yeah, because all that played out JUST like the real world would, including never being mentioned less than a couple of years after it was all miraculously undone by magical law-making pixies... or something.

Hm?

[nefrekeptah]

No, it's still mentioned.

I mean, story lines don't revolve around it any more, and most characters have moved on since then, but everyone still remembers it, and it hasn't been retconned.

[his_spiffynesss]

who's the guy with the white hair and ponytail?

[cyberghostface]

Dracula.

[thanekos]

Phobos as crossover villain.

who knew?

still, at least this explains Fear Without Man.

[darkknightjrk]

Well, they do show the God of Fear being a really old man--doesn't stop Phobos from being involved somehow, but maybe not the head villain.

[grimmbear]

Who would have thought the death of Nightmare would lead to this. Can we just have him back and forget the overblown crossover please?

[misterbug]

HULK: (Dawww, That Breakfast Burrito Is Having A Team-Up With Last Night's Family Bucket...Hulk Had Better Seek Out A Big Porcelain Hall Of Justice...)

DRACULA: Hol - er, UNholy crap! I'm actually in this shot, and Spider-Man ISN'T? I...I might be crying a little inside...do I smell costume redesign? Please tell me I smell costume redesign...

CYCLOPS: (Will I never show off my moonwalk skills without a superpowered disaster interrupting?)

STORM: Oh hooray. Yet another story which does NOTHING new to my development as a character. Next week: why don't I cut my hair again, uh?

THING: Looks like I forgot to wear a watch today. Mebbe because I always KNOW what time it is. *

STEVE: Thank the lord Tony passed out. You can never be too grateful for a human shield covered in indestructible armour, except when he's also a cowardly drunk.

THOR: Wait, why do BOTH of my hands feel as if I'm holding a hammer?

CAP: Like all of life's problems, this one can be solved by waving my pistol in the air.

BLACK PANTHER: Yeah yeah, fraidycats, whatever. I'm getting me a Latte...What? Sure I miss my country, but the government pooh-poohed my ideas to install a Starbucks within every 5 metre square radius. Love you too, NY...I love you too.

*PISSTAKER'S NOTE: I find it very hard to make fun of Ben Grimm. Sort of the same way I would for the original Mister T or Winston Churchill. They're all just too damn dignified.

[darkknightjrk]

Mr. T? Dignified?

[stubbleupdate]

I expect to see Trauma

[dorksidefiker]

We can but hope. Unless they do this badly, in which case I hope he stays far, far away.

[okkult3000]

That Dracula redesign makes me hate the whole world.

[badficwriter]

Motto. :'(

[turtlefu]

"Quesada says that Marvel is at their best when they take stock of the world around us, citing Civil War as an example of a story that examined the world around us."

No.
That is a false statement.
I read comics to have fun and read good stories, not read poorly thought-out strawman debates about "real world issues".

[misterbug]

I was just yesterday remembering the sheer POWER of the argument 'One Of Every Kind Of Public Service Worker Rugby-Tackled Me, Then I Noticed Some Smashed Buildings, So Now I'm Not In Favour Of Fighting For People's Rights Anymore, And A Little Bit Tearful, I Give Up, Here Have My Mask, Handcuff Me Fellas, Go Home Everybody, Woops My Girlfriend Shot Me With A Magic Time Bullet, Goodbyeee...'

Ah, Millar. There but for the grace of good judgement go we.

[big_daddy_d]

I just hope that it's contained and not one of those big game changing types..because seriously..I'd like to fuckin enjoy my comics without them always tying into a big event.

[mullon]

I guess The Heroic Age didn't pan out.

[laddical]

So when the Spidey and Scott ads were posted last week, I was told that most of my griping about the Spidey ad was invalid because I was assuming it was 616 Spidey featured in the ad but no, it was Ultimate Spidey.

Except Marvel's now in full promotional gear, including press releases about how topical this whole thing is and how it will affect the whole Marvel Universe and blah blah blah and I still don't see anywhere that indicates that this crossover has anything to do with the Ultimate universe OR that the Spidey ad was meant to be Ultimate Spidey instead of 616 Spidey.

[book_of_daniel]

Bored now.

[dorksidefiker]

Only just now? I was bored two events ago.

[kagome654]

I really like that uniform/costume on Steve. That's all I have to say.

[midnightvoyager]

I disliked it when I first saw it, BUT I believe that was just the particular artist at the time, because I've loved it ever since. The power of an artist.

I say this because... Well, his legs look odd in this particular image. o_O Am I the only one seeing that?

[proteus_lives]

BP looks like a generic ninja.

[darrylayo]

Wow, I said the exact same thing~

How can this be a real Marvel Event promotional image with no Wolverine in it? Perhaps someone cropped him out.

[newnumber6]

Maybe he'll be on the Villains promo.

It'll be a 'Oh no, Wolverine's evil again!' event.

[selke]

The Hulk kind of looks like a constipated Gilbert Gottfried.

[sinorhizobium]

OH GOD...I can't unsee it...O_o

[aaron_bourque]

"Quesada says that Marvel is at their best when . . ." . . . ". . . Civil War" . . . "

uh . . .

Matt Fraction?

[jazzypom]

I don't even. He lost me at The Five Nightmares of Tony Stark and I haven't been back. If it had been Hickman on scribe duties, I'd have been singing a different tune. Hickman can do high minded stuff, and make it epic (although he might be in danger of being a bit one note, but what a note). I mean, yay for it not being Bendis, but Fraction hasn't been good for a while.

At least Immonen (sp) is quick and good so the books should come out and go away quicker? I'll sit this out, thanks.

[remial]

guys, I think this is a fake.

a marvel comic without Wolverine or Deadpool?

come on.

[jeyl]

The male to female ratio for this lovely bunch is 9 to 1.

/headdesk

[twigcollins]

If parity was the worst part of whatever this is going to be, I'd celebrate.

[an-idol-mind.livejournal.com]

Okay, I'm stumped. How was Civil War a story that examined the world around us?

Also, if that event was Marvel at its best, make mine DC.

[feyandstrange]

I am sad that this is not Marvel vs the Yellow Lantern Corps. That might have been readable.

[thatnickguy]

Oh man!

I can't WAIT to not buy this!