Hexx wrote:Mafro wrote:Hexx wrote:The problem is it had no story of its own. It's just a massive series of teases for other comics - most which have been heavily solicited and promoted - but at premium price point
I always got the impression it was going to just be the same as a Point One issue with a collection of stories and teases of future books and that's pretty much what it was.
Wolverine literally smashing back into continuity in a beer truck was funny as strawberry float. Looking forward to seeing how the hell he got out of that adamantium though.
It was obvious something like this was going to happen with the movie next year, but it's cool to see the Infinity Stones tying together all the various parts of the universe.
Intergalactic Empire of Wakanda holy gooseberry fool If Aaron isn't on Avengers next then I'll be absolutely shocked, that series has been pretty poor since Waid took over and Ultimates totally felt like the main Avengers book since Secret Wars anyway. Wouldn't mind seeing Aaron on the Wolverine solo either.
Infamous Iron Man #12 was an absolute shocker, last issue of the series and 70% of it was Mephisto breaking the fourth wall with a snarky monologue to the readers. What? And now I have to buy Invincible Iron Man to find out what happens next. Nah.
It's hard not to compare it to Rebirth (which was half the price)
Rebirth felt like an apology (long term) fans "You didn't like our direction, so we're changing - here's how.". It was also wrapped up in a story of one person struggling to get back.
Legacy felt more "You say you didn't like what we're selling, but we know best. So we're gonna carry on, but present it differently. You will like it now". It didn't feel like a fresh start - it felt like repetition. Again. The narrator (not revealed to the end) felt like another "spectacular reveal to break the internet" rather than an interesting story point.
I don't know, I've got such a negative view of Marvel in the last few years - maybe it wouldn't ever had properly tempted back
I don't follow DC at all so I didn't read Rebirth. Marvel haven't really had a clue what they're doing since Secret Wars ended and have just kinda been on autopilot (giving Bendis another major crossover event what the strawberry float were they thinking?). Hopefully things will pick up for them next year if the new creative team rumours are true (Coates on Captain America, Aaron on Avengers etc. and you've got people like Donny Cates taking over Dr Strange and Thanos. Said this before but current Marvel is the worst it's been in years, you probably have to go back to pre-Bendis New Avengers era for the last time the overall quality was this poor. It's really sad comparing it to stuff like the first Marvel NOW! relaunch that was just five years ago and was probably the best period they've ever had.
Winckle wrote:The only Marvel I read is The Unbeatable Squirrel girl. I used to read Spider-Man and Ms Marvel, but the stories kept getting interrupted by events so I stopped. I also read The Vision, which I thought was the best thing I'd read in comics in a long time, but then Marvel let DC poach the writer so cool.
With DC I read nearly everything each week.
You should check out Gwenpool if you like Squirrel Girl, volume 1 is only £3.60 for the digital version on Amazon. I was put off it because I was expecting it to be some wacky Deadpool rip-off but I bought it on a whim after seeing tons of people praising it in the comics thread on GAF and it's excellent.
I just cut my Marvel list down to stuff that wasn't involved in crossover events at all (Black Panther, Infamous Iron Man, Thanos, Gwenpool, Black Bolt)