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Post by Deep Figure Value on Jan 23, 2009 16:35:16 GMT -5
So recently, I felt that the new direction that Thunderbolts took kinda fizzled out, especially with Secret Invasion and all that jazz.
I haven't been buying books lately (as I'm dirt poor and the last con I went to I wound up getting three weeks previous books for a buck a pop), but I had to sit in the shop today and see what came of the Dark Avengers. I was intensely skeptical, but am pleased to say that I was thrilled with the direction this seems to be headed. This book feels like the perfect follow up to Norman leading the Thunderbolts. And I love Mike Deodato, if anything, for the return of Tommy Lee Jones as Norman Osbourne.
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Post by theforrestgriffin2 on Jan 23, 2009 16:49:20 GMT -5
I read this too. I thought it was very well done. I was very suprised by the team members * sentry and Ares. I didn't think they would go with Osborn. I also liked the osborn and venom part.* I will be following this line for sure.
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Post by Deep Figure Value on Jan 23, 2009 16:55:53 GMT -5
At the same time, I think there is a bit of overload on "Avengers" titles right now, especially with Bendis on all three of them. At this point, I think it'd be a safe move to eliminate "The Mighty Avengers", and repackage "The New Avengers" as "The Avengers".
However, if I ran Marvel for a day, their continuity might just start to make a shred of sense again, and lord knows we can have that. Secret Invasion killed any ability to read either "Avengers" title with any sort of streamlined continuity. It was all over the damn place.
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Post by theforrestgriffin2 on Jan 23, 2009 17:03:59 GMT -5
At the same time, I think there is a bit of overload on "Avengers" titles right now, especially with Bendis on all three of them. At this point, I think it'd be a safe move to eliminate "The Mighty Avengers", and repackage "The New Avengers" as "The Avengers". Agreed but I doubt they will eliminate the mighty avengers line. But with some of the members now gone from the ma I think it would be smart to end it.
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Post by T R W on Jan 23, 2009 17:08:09 GMT -5
I'll pick this up when I grab my pull box. I haven't read anything from December or Jan yet. I do wish they would drop Mighty Avengers and nerw Avengers and just market the avengers. And yes, Secret Invasion absolutely destroyed those titles.
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Post by Deep Figure Value on Jan 23, 2009 21:31:28 GMT -5
At this point, I think I'd even take a renumber, if for nothing more, than to get things back on track.
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Post by The Sam Kinnison Corps on Jan 25, 2009 14:39:06 GMT -5
I really wasn't too surprised by any of the picks, but it makes sense. And yes, total Avengers overload, especially with the Initiative series still going.
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Post by Deep Figure Value on Jan 25, 2009 16:55:31 GMT -5
I really wasn't too surprised by any of the picks, but it makes sense. And yes, total Avengers overload, especially with the Initiative series still going. That should have stayed a mini, looking back. Or even a limited.
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Post by T R W on Jan 25, 2009 23:34:17 GMT -5
Yeah, Avengers Initiative is terrible.
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Post by K5 on Jan 28, 2009 1:32:08 GMT -5
i thought the comic was excellent, i like the addition of wolverine's son. but norman osborn is waaay to all over the ing place. he's involved in a lot of different storylines right now.
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Post by Deep Figure Value on Jan 28, 2009 7:08:21 GMT -5
i thought the comic was excellent, i like the addition of wolverine's son. but norman osborn is waaay to all over the ing place. he's involved in a lot of different storylines right now. Well, he is this year's Tony Stark...
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Post by K5 on Jan 28, 2009 12:46:30 GMT -5
yea, i enjoy it and i don't. i like the work they're doing on sentry and bullseye with osborn.
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Post by The Sam Kinnison Corps on Jan 30, 2009 0:22:13 GMT -5
Yeah, Avengers Initiative is terrible. I couldn't make it through the newest issue. Surprised I could finish Might Avengers . . . I can't stand Slott.
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