Avengers vs. X-Men: 2012 Event - Part 2

[TheCorpulent1]

I've gotta re-read Heroes Return. It's been years. Wasn't Spider-Man and Dr. Doom pretty key in that along with Thor?

I don't remember Spider-Man having much to do with it. I know Doom tried to hitch a ride with the heroes and Thor went out to stop him, which wound up in Doom getting knocked back to the Heroes Reborn Earth and Thor getting spit back into the main universe in a random-ass place. Thor fell in love with some woman in the place he woke up, but I think she turned out to be one of the Enchanters in disguise or something.

It's been a while since I read any of this crap too.

 

[roach]

Wow, check out Scott with Cap

This is how heroes face threats

 

[runawayboulder]

I vaguely remember Spider-Man being the only Marvel hero from the 616 get wrapped up in the story. He was key in the first couple of issues but then faded in the background. I think Marvel wanted only him there because Pete had just returned as Spidey.

I also remember Thor and Doom having a smackdown that caused them to fall in a wormhole or something. Thor was MIA for a short time before Busiek and Perez relaunched the Avengers. I think Doom totally fell of the grid for a year before he popped up in FF again.

 

[TheCorpulent1]

Yeah, there was a Thor Annual that showed what happened to Thor and I believe Doom got a whole mini-series about what happened to him. That started with him crashing down on the other Earth and immediately killing a lion with his bare f***ing hands.

 

[Havok83]

I vaguely remember Spider-Man being the only Marvel hero from the 616 get wrapped up in the story. He was key in the first couple of issues but then faded in the background. I think Marvel wanted only him there because Pete had just returned as Spidey.

I also remember Thor and Doom having a smackdown that caused them to fall in a wormhole or something. Thor was MIA for a short time before Busiek and Perez relaunched the Avengers. I think Doom totally fell of the grid for a year before he popped up in FF again.

Are you sure? Bc I just looked ant Ben Reilly was Spiderman in Amazing Spiderman 415 and Spiderman 72 as he fought some sentinels with Peter as a photographer taking pictures of the event and tending to a pregnant MJ

ETA: I see you are strictly talking Heroes Reborn and not Onslaught

 

[runawayboulder]

Yeah, I'm sure. Heroes Reborn was a full year before the Heroes Return 4 issue mini and during that time was the end of the Clone Saga: Revelations.

 

[runawayboulder]

Come to think of it, the Clone Saga was supposed to end earlier than it did (with the Blood Brothers arc I think) but EiC Bob Harras told the Spidey team to hold off until Onslaught took place. He didn't want the 2 stories competing with each other for sales.

 

[Panthro]

Wow, check out Scott with Cap

Ah the good old days, when heroes were actually heroes...

 

[JewishHobbit]

That one image makes me nostalgic for when heroes weren't the villains.

 

[TheCorpulent1]

"We're Earth's last line of defense, people. Win or lose... we go out together."

 

[JewishHobbit]

That's sad thinking about the current event.

 

[Brainiac 8]

God I loved that story. The months of build up were just as awesome too.

And Iron Man forcing Doom to sacrifice himself was such an awesome moment.

 

[runawayboulder]

The Onslaught story was a large payoff to the long running traitor plot. The whole traitor thing was tiresome and I was glad to see the end of it. The best issues from the buildup were X-Men #53-54 and Uncanny #334.

 

[Spider-Nerd]

The onslaught story is the one major story from the 90's that I never read. Anyone care to type up what issues collect the story?

 

[Havok83]

http://www.uncannyxmen.net/db/time/showquestion.asp?faq=10&fldAuto=64

The Phase 1and 2 books are the most essential which highlight the main action, whereas Impact deals with side stories which result from that. If you are on a budget, Id start with Onslaught: X-men and then read the issues of Uncanny, Xmen, FF and Avengers listed here, concluding this with Onslaught: Marvel Universe

 

[Spider-Nerd]

http://www.uncannyxmen.net/db/time/showquestion.asp?faq=10&fldAuto=64

The Phase 1and 2 books are the most essential which highlight the main action, whereas Impact deals with side stories which result from that. If you are on a budget, Id start with Onslaught: X-men and then read the issues of Uncanny, Xmen, FF and Avengers listed here, concluding this with Onslaught: Marvel Universe

Thank you sir.

 

[The Englishman]

http://www.uncannyxmen.net/db/time/showquestion.asp?faq=10&fldAuto=64

The Phase 1and 2 books are the most essential which highlight the main action, whereas Impact deals with side stories which result from that. If you are on a budget, Id start with Onslaught: X-men and then read the issues of Uncanny, Xmen, FF and Avengers listed here, concluding this with Onslaught: Marvel Universe

I'd actually start reading it from Uncanny X-Men #334, Then X-Men #54 then Onslaught:X-Men..

 

[The Englishman]

Wow, check out Scott with Cap

Those were the days, I wish we could bring them back...

 

[Havok83]

I'd actually start reading it from Uncanny X-Men #334, Then X-Men #54 then Onslaught:X-Men..

That would actually be a good idea

 

[DJ_KiDDvIcIOUs]

I know I'm in the minority but I just picked up AvX 6-10 and I'm really liking it. Don't see what all the fuss is about

 

[Havok83]

I know I'm in the minority but I just picked up AvX 6-10 and I'm really liking it. Don't see what all the fuss is about

I dont even know where to begin....

 

[runawayboulder]

Eh, 6-10 were better than 1-5, I'll give you that. So far the best issues of the event have been #8 and #9. #6 and #7 were so-so. Issue 10 was kinda boring.

 

[Brainiac 8]

That would actually be a good idea

Yea, some of the build up was great and are worth reading beforehand.

Onslaught silently taking over the Sentinal Program
Juggernaut being trapped in his gem
Wolverine, Bishop, and Iceman being ambushed by one of Onslaught's henchmen
(Not to mention that the Onslaught story outed Dark Beast as a fake after months of him pretending to be normal Beast.)

 

[The Englishman]

Yea, some of the build up was great and are worth reading beforehand.

Onslaught silently taking over the Sentinal Program
Juggernaut being trapped in his gem
Wolverine, Bishop, and Iceman being ambushed by one of Onslaught's henchmen
(Not to mention that the Onslaught story outed Dark Beast as a fake after months of him pretending to be normal Beast.)

X-Men #50 was a great issue where Iceman, Cyclops, Storm and Wolverine are kidnapped and have to face Post and Bobby has his chest shattered....

 

[Brainiac 8]

X-Men #50 was a great issue where Iceman, Cyclops, Storm and Wolverine are kidnapped and have to face Post and Bobby has his chest shattered....

That's the issue I was thinking of...but for some reason I thought that Bishop was involved.