Fantastic Four to die!
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Posted on: 2010-12-23 05:08 in Comic and Hero-Villain Culture
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A major character whose death is temporary? Wouldn't that be a poorly conceived, cheap, marketing gimmick? A cliche that demonstrates a lack of imagination, a lack of respect for the source material and insults the reader's intelligence? That NEVER happens in comics. (at least not this week)
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Originally Posted by Schismatrix
i predict that whatever the storyline death will be it will be terribly done and very temporary.
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True. Fortunately for Marvel it's happening in about two weeks. |
Originally Posted by Nova Knight
A major character whose death is temporary? Wouldn't that be a poorly conceived, cheap, marketing gimmick? A cliche that demonstrates a lack of imagination, a lack of respect for the source material and insults the reader's intelligence? That NEVER happens in comics. (at least not this week)
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Dr. Todt's theme.
i make stuff...
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Well, there's always Squirrel Girl.
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Originally Posted by Rabid_Metroid
Because without them, they have nobody for Doom to mess with.
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"Tell my tale to those who ask. Tell it truly, the ill deeds along with the good and let me be judged accordingly. The rest is silence." -- Dinobot
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Actually, I want a 12 issue limited series where all the villains get together and try to take down Squirrel Girl once and for all.|
Originally Posted by Wayfarer
Well, there's always Squirrel Girl.
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They can even bring back the fun version of Damage Control by having them start to follow her around, knowing that someone's going to attack sooner or later and cause some property damage.
"I do so love taking a nice, well thought out character and putting them through hell. It's like tossing a Faberge Egg onto the stage during a Gallagher concert." - me
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Yes, yes he is.
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Originally Posted by Desi_Nova
Wrong Hickman.
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But which one of you is the goatee Hickman?
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Originally Posted by TroyHickman
Yes, yes he is.
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i make stuff...
Passing on any "death of" storylines. The shock value is growing stale, Quesada.
"They've got us surrounded again, the poor bastards." - General Creighton W. Abrams
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This statement is always true. Any time you have a Hickman, it's the wrong one; best to avoid having one altogether. |
Originally Posted by Desi_Nova
Wrong Hickman.
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Goodbye may seem forever
Farewell is like the end
But in my heart's the memory
And there you'll always be
-- The Fox and the Hound
The most surprising part of the announcement, for me, was finding out there are still newsstands.
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It's an old-timey way of saying Borders and Barnes & Noble.
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Originally Posted by mousedroid
The most surprising part of the announcement, for me, was finding out there are still newsstands.
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i make stuff...
My prediction:
Doesn't matter who dies, because the others, in order to get X back will set in motion...
A REBOOT.
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That's a good point. Marvel needs a full reboot, and this could be the start of one.
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Originally Posted by Zombie Man
My prediction:
Doesn't matter who dies, because the others, in order to get X back will set in motion... A REBOOT. |
"I do so love taking a nice, well thought out character and putting them through hell. It's like tossing a Faberge Egg onto the stage during a Gallagher concert." - me
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That's what Ultimate was. Too bad it went off the rails so badly.
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Originally Posted by Rabid_Metroid
That's a good point. Marvel needs a full reboot, and this could be the start of one.
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Heh. I've said in the past that I've felt that Marvel needed a "Crisis On Infinite Earths" or something similar.
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Originally Posted by Zombie Man
My prediction:
Doesn't matter who dies, because the others, in order to get X back will set in motion... A REBOOT. |
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i suspect the current management would give us an "Ultimate Inanity on Earths in Crisis to Infinity!" (And beyond.)|
Originally Posted by Nightphall
Heh. I've said in the past that I've felt that Marvel needed a "Crisis On Infinite Earths" or something similar.
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"In this crisis everybody dies!" (And comes back with even less coherent backstories.)
"Like nothing you've ever seen before!" (Assuming you've been blind since birth.)
"Five years in the making!" (In terms of man-hours. We had 150 staffers arguing with each other for over two weeks before we decided to throw out everything they suggested and wing it.)
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WOW ! I am shocked, flabbergasted ,no nay awestruck that a major character in a comic book charaster will die in said book. Yeah right, they need a new schtick this one is old.
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When in doubt just think that The Ultimates 3 and Ultimatium never happened and we have some good series.|
Originally Posted by Ironik
That's what Ultimate was. Too bad it went off the rails so badly.
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I really do like the Ultimate Avengers title so far...
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Seriously old. I'm actually really surprised they would pull this out. It's been, what, two weeks since the last major character died? Marvel is really out of touch with their readership if they think this will get anything but eye rolls out of them.
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Originally Posted by Optimus_Dex
WOW ! I am shocked, flabbergasted ,no nay awestruck that a major character in a comic book charaster will die in said book. Yeah right, they need a new schtick this one is old.
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I've been saying that for years.
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Originally Posted by Nightphall
Heh. I've said in the past that I've felt that Marvel needed a "Crisis On Infinite Earths" or something similar.
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Marvel, and DC, both need to just shut down everything every 10 years or so and completely reboot their universes.
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idk jean grey has been dead for a long time now...i know hope looks alot like her but still!
I don't mind the disjointed continuity when I'm invested in singular series. It's only when the comics I read get dragged into a big event of the season.
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At least Uncle Ben and Captain Mar-Vel have stayed dead.
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Originally Posted by Severe
idk jean grey has been dead for a long time now...i know hope looks alot like her but still!
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Heh. Well, I suggest you avoid Generation Hope in the former case and Chaos War in the latter.
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Originally Posted by That_Ninja
At least Uncle Ben and Captain Mar-Vel have stayed dead.
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