Issue 3 was awesome! It would totally rock if this could be a big budget sci-fi series (live action preferably, anime if the first isn't possible). Everyone got a chance to shine in this issue, even if they got taken down they went down fighting. The resurrection was no surprise to me since to me it was telegraphed that SS didn't die (why keep the body?), I'm still glad he's back, though. You see, THIS is a war. Not what's happening in CW. THIS is what war is about and still we don't see characters acting like the Infinity Gauntlet had been re-assembled and they're pulling evil versions of the characters to fight with their counterparts. Thank you, Marvel, for having good writers and artists on this instead of doing a crap job of it like you usually do when you're not behind something 100%.
I'm pretty sure those ratings are outdated. That's where he was before his rebirth.
Vanguard: The best I can think of to describe Drax now is basically like a male Gamora. He's not the strongest or most powerful, but he's faster and more agile than before, and probably one of the best fighters around, to boot. Given that Gamora herself nearly killed Thanos a while back, I'm looking forward to how Drax fares.
Nah the handbook raiting was made after the most recent Drax mini, and referred to his re-birth. But i think youre right, he's basically a male Gamora.
i picked up issue one and fell in love. this would make an absolutely sick tvshow/movie. its a galactic war in between the greatest cosmic superheroes there are. thanos is back. i would die if they made this either/or.
For the way I would like to see it? No. CG would be cool, but I think it would fall short. I'm not too fond of the style WB is using on their cartoons. Sometimes they do great stuff in how characters move and such, but it's still a style that doesn't appeal that much to me. This is one of those times where I didn't get the meaning of your post so if it was just you agreeing with me....cool.
I'm glad the heralds are getting paid their due here, too. I like how the United Front basically treats Redshift, Firelord, and Stardust as their heavy artillery. That's the kind of respect they deserve.
Shoot, I like how they BEHAVE like battle fleets protecting planets. What other beings in the universe can hold off entire waves of battleships that don't go absolutely crazy if they go full power? And they aren't even the most powerful of the heralds Galactus ever forged.
I would think there would be more interaction between Gamora and Drax seeing as how they used to be teammates and all. Or at least there should be some form of acknowledgement.
Yeah, that would've been nice. On the other hand, Gamora and Drax aren't really the types to sit around and reminisce. Drax in particular seems to talk to everyone other than Cammi as little as he possibly can.
For the way I would like to see it? No. CG would be cool, but I think it would fall short. I'm not too fond of the style WB is using on their cartoons. Sometimes they do great stuff in how characters move and such, but it's still a style that doesn't appeal that much to me. This is one of those times where I didn't get the meaning of your post so if it was just you agreeing with me....cool.
Yeah, that would've been nice. On the other hand, Gamora and Drax aren't really the types to sit around and reminisce. Drax in particular seems to talk to everyone other than Cammi as little as he possibly can.
Yeah I just wanted them to give us something to acknowledge that yes these are the same characters that worked together on the infinity watch. They dont necessarilly have to talk much but like some good teamwork during a battle or something.
Some little nod to their shared past.
Reposting my statements about ANNIHILATION #3. It rawked. The whole mini does.
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ANNIHILATION #3: I'm not the guy who gives a "pick of the week" or number/letter grades to book. I just give my opinions and usually you can tell if I liked something or hated it, because I'll say so (and negative reviews are ALWAYS longer). But if I did give a pick of the week, it'd be this, easy. While CIVIL WAR struggles with portraying characters properly, everyone in ANNIHILATION acts to form, from Nova to Thanos. While CIVIL WAR is deathly afraid of having villians act badly and heroes act of high moral character, ANNIHILATION revels in such distinctions. And while CIVIL WAR at times becomes lost in trying to tell us, for the 100th billionth time, how horrible America is, was, and will always be so long as Bush and the Republicans are in power, ANNIHILATION is just high space hero drama at it's finest. You don't need to be a space buff to enjoy this, and you needn't have even read every one of the last mini's; the NOVA CORPS FILES should fill you in enough. Basically, if you're bloody tired of CW, ANNIHILATION is the sugar that helps the medicine go down. Hate seeing Speedball become a pariah? Revel in Nova's rise to manhood. Think Wolverine is a bad-ass? Watch Drax fight an entire PLANET full of bugs, moments before it explodes. Hate bad art? Divito turns in his best, even better than his runs on YA and THING.
Anyway, this picks up right where #2 left off, with Nova's alliance facing down the dreadnought of the Annihilation Wave. Just when they almost...ALMOST had a shot at containing it, a squad of N-Zone metahumans come in to overwhelm them (aside for Drax, who naturally kicks booty). And then Thanos & Annihilus, experimenting on Galactus to find a key to accessing "Power Cosmic", basically turn him into a planet-destroying weapon. The only good news is the energies released by the battle between Ravenous, Ronan, and Firelord have, somehow, resurrected Super-Skrull. And Terrax appears to be totally posessed by Delinquent, all but begging Gamora to finish him off (but she is whisked away by Stardust before she can). The main characters all escape the destruction, but lose much of their fleet, and the alliance crumbles. Ronan, Prax, and Super-Skrull team up to take down the rest of the current Kree regime. Gamora suggests that the only way Nova's resistance against Annihilus can thrive is as a perennial gurellia effort before splitting, as if they never slept together. And the Wave is about 3 months from reaching Earth, which they seem poised to destroy if given the chance. A comment is made of "even if all of Earth's superhumans were actually united, they couldn't beat the wave", or words like it, which was an ironic comment given that CW has divided them all but completely. And Nova, obviously frustrated, vows to "kill the head" of the wave and take out Annihilus once and for all (not mentioned is avenging Quasar, who Annihilus killed before Nova's eyes in his mini). And Drax seemingly sacrifices himself so Cammi and the others can escape the wave. ANNIHILATION is easily the STAR WARS trilogy for Marvel, and it's not overblown and behind schedule like CW became. Before this I barely cared about Marvel's space genre but by the end I may be a devoted fan. Basically, I think at this point, if Nova actually kills Annihilus, he may only be doing Thanos a favor, and I doubt Drax is dead (as Kr'lt proved, as this issue says, death may be overrated in space). As it is, Thanos seems merely to be serving Annihilus because he probably falls in step with Thanos' own death-worshipping plans. Anyway, very awesome issue this week. I really can't wait for the next one, as it should be. A shame CW is taking all of the attention, because ANNIHILATION is a winner. Considering Joe Q has admitted to "not getting the space thing" as a genre, he should get credit for getting it out, even if he's done nothing to promote it for a year. Don't let ANNIHILATION slip you by.
That all said, ANNIHILATION is rocking arse without the delays, the overhype, the massive tie-ins, and the lateness [of CIVIL WAR]. It's not out to cynically try to reinvent the wheel like CW wants to, and it's not afraid of expectations of the genre. In embraces the genre and simply does it well and effectively. However, much like ETERNALS, because CW is clogging the racks, it sells worse than it deserves to.
I cant say enough good things about Drax so far. Drax was awesome in the Nova mini and he's been supremely awesome so far in the main series (especially #3).
Either way I love the guy. He's one of the highlights of the series for me (which means he's probably gonna die... dammit)
I Like Drax a lot as well. Drax in his new form seems HEAVILLY inspired by a video game character (which isn't a bad thing) called Kratos (Game is called God of War). When I was looking through the comic book store, my first thought upon seeing Drax the Destroyer #1 was to mistakenly believe that Marvel had signed a deal to make a God of War comic (Before I looked at the title, obviously)
Not to take away from Drax, because he's awesome period. I've really enjoyed Annihilation so far, I actually just picked up the first three issues of the mini and I love it. I'll probably be going back, picking up the Drax mini, as well as the Super Skrull and Nova lead in minis.
Haha, yeah, he does seem pretty much exactly like Kratos. He's got the dark, checkered past, the death and rebirth, and now, possibly, the death of his child. All he needs now are ashes on his skin and some chains connecting his knives to his arms.
Needless comparisons listed and spoilerized to avoid clutter.
And the "Out to kill a 'God'". How he uses his knifes are very visually similar to how Kratos uses his blades, and he's already pale white, just like Kratos, with red tatoos across his body, just like Kratos, he has a demeanor about him akin to Kratos, he doesn't wear a shirt, just like Kratos... etc etc etc.
Drax seems VERY similar to Kratos, down to his demeanor even (relatively speaking) (Ok, yes, Drax PALE Green not pale white like Kratos ). God of War came out before Drax went through his rebirth. There's a 6-7 month gap between when the game was released and when Drax hit the stands. I'm not going to clutter the thread with videos or pictures and the like, but just type God of War into Google if you are so inclined.
No that it really matters nor should devalue Drax, it's just a funny side note.
ANNIHILATION #6 (of 6)
Written by KEITH GIFFEN
Penciled by ANDREA DI VITO
Cover by GABRIELE DELL’OTTO
Nova and Annihilus face off in a fight to the finish with the fates of two, count ‘em, two, universes at stake. You think that’s bad? Wait until you see what happens when Galactus decides to go to war. All this and Quasar! Need we add that after this issue, Marvel’s cosmic landscape will never be the same?
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It would totally rock if this could be a big budget sci-fi series (live action preferably, anime if the first isn't possible). Everyone got a chance to shine in this issue, even if they got taken down they went down fighting. The resurrection was no surprise to me since to me it was telegraphed that SS didn't die (why keep the body?), I'm still glad he's back, though. You see, THIS is a war. Not what's happening in CW. THIS is what war is about and still we don't see characters acting like the Infinity Gauntlet had been re-assembled and they're pulling evil versions of the characters to fight with their counterparts. Thank you, Marvel, for having good writers and artists on this instead of doing a crap job of it like you usually do when you're not behind something 100%.
