Original Sins #5

[flint_marko]

Fury tells Dugan how the Infinity Formula in his blood has worn out, and that he's dying. Dugan says the formula in his blood is still working, and says he can give him some until Fury finds a way to fix things. Fury says there's something he needs to show him.


Fury says it happened in 1966, when SHIELD was still in its early days.




Fury says he needed Dugan to be his conscience.

Comments

[wizardru]

There's a fundemental flaw with your theory, though: it has been clear for some time that the Marvel comics and Marvel's other endeavors DO NOT feed into each other. A successful TV show or movie doesn't magically bring readers in, nor do readers of the comic suddenly complain that the two don't match. There is very little crossover, in terms of each's success. Remember how they rebooted Iron Man after the first movie and how the newer incarnation was MUCH more influenced by the MCU style (and yet was still firmly entrenched in 616 continuity)? The second and third movies have zero impact on sales. Thor sales didn't spike when the movies came, nor Cap nor Spidey nor Wolverine.

Part of the problem is that many adult fans of the movies simply aren't going to seek out a comic book store (never mind that it can be a chore....I was in DC the other week and according to google, the closest comic shop was in Virginia). The other problem is comics are EXPENSIVE. If a 13 year-old has a limited allowance, he can spend $12 to see Guardians of the Galaxy or he can...but three comics. In most cases, he's going to the movies.

Killing Wolverine is no different than killing Cap, wiping Iron Man's brain after making him a hunted man, having Thor turn into a frog, killing Professor X or any of a bunch of other stunts that won't really stick.