Jesus, who cares? Do you want a medal or something?
It was never meant to be a surprise, it's been something Bendis has alluded and built to as part of Secret Invasion. I doubt people were "calling it" before Bendis revealed it, and if they did, it was probably more like "I hope this is the event that returns Fury to the MU" (it couldn't have been a year ago because it hasn't even been a year since SI was announced). You'd have a more valid point arguing that [blackout]J'onn's death[/blackout] in Final Crisis was a more predictable plot point.
But in the end, you're really just *****ing about this because it's a Bendis-written comic and you have some kind of personal vendetta against Bendis. You know that, I know that, everyone knows that--and I'm not going to waste any more time on it.
Actually, people were calling this as the event where Nick Fury returned. I was afraid that Nick would simply become head of SHIELD again and return to status quo; some other powers argued that even if that was true, it was worth his return. But, I have sort of enjoyed Nick being in the shadows in CAPTAIN AMERICA too much, I guess.
Oh, I more than admit to a Bendis-Bias. But that doesn't mean that I am always wrong when I criticize his stories. Bendis in many ways reminds me of Wolverine; he was great until he became popular, and it has ruined him (or at least shaved off a lot of his luster).
I got my interpretation from the bit of dialogue between Nova and Surfer (and I don't have the issue in front of my so I'm paraphrasing) were Surfer says "It is done (meaning eliminating the interference) and Nova says "You can do that" to which Surfer replies "The Power Cosmic allows me to...I don't have to explain myself."
Also, I see the decision of the Silver Surfer to become a herald again as the culmination of 40 years of history. For all this time the Silver Surfer has been flitting about the universe saving lives and being introspective. How could he not come to the realization that Galactus could only be tempered through his intervention. For someone with the Surfer's morals the only option is for him to become the herald. He couldn't entrust it to anyone else. At least that's the way I see it.
And the Galactus/Vampire comparison doesn't really stand up. Galactus is a fundamental part of the universe created at the dawn of the current universe. Vampires are little more than a spell created from Chthon's (sp?) Darkhold. Galactus is essentially beyond morality, he simple exists, like inertia or light as a part of the fabric of the current reality. Vampires were created by evil for the purpose of evil. It's like comparing a hurricane to nerve gas.
Yeah, I re-read the issue and it was obvious that Surfer used his Power Cosmic to get rid of the storm. Most of the time I read my comics on the bus ride home from work once before spitting out reviews, so I miss stuff sometimes. Despite the long text, I AM only human.
I suppose that argument holds water, that Surfer wants to use his experience to try to make Galactus as compassionate as possible. It doesn't hurt that theory to consider that most of Galactus' heralds since Surfer; specifically, Terrax and Morg, were essentially ruthless and power-mad. Still, to me it seems like a big step backward. If Surfer is so compassionate, then watching worlds and peoples be wiped out every time Galactus eats and heralding it has to dig at him. Plus, part of me figures it was done because they knew the FF sequel film was coming out. Both Marvel and DC pimp their own films.
Oh, wait, I forgot. Emo is in. Yeah, it's perfect for Surfer, especially since one could argue that ever since his ongoing was canceled in the late 90's, Marvel had some up with nothing for him to do. Hence, old school status quo. It isn't uncommon.
I know about all that stuff about Galactus, but I always saw it as a complicated excuse for why he can never be outright killed or defeated, beyond the fact that he is a popular and well known cosmic figure. Frankly, Marvel 616 has usually acted like hypocrites regarding Galactus. When he tries to eat Earth, oh of course the Four and a billion superheroes pull of no end of miracles to spare the world. But if he goes off to feast on some other planet, they usually don't bat an eye. But, again, while that 80's Bryne story had a lot of cool moments, I just could never buy the logic. Galactus isn't a hurricane; he isn't a random mixture of elements. He has free will; in fact, more than that. He could just allow himself to die to spare the lives of billions of innocents, but doesn't. The survival instinct is too strong. He doesn't take pleasure in it, and goes on about being "above sentiment", but at the same token, he's gone on a few times, "But if Galactus were capable of sorrow, the skies would drown" and all that. Personally I'd rather the reason why Galactus can never be stopped be because he is too strong, rather than claiming he is part of the fabric of the universe. That seems like a cop out and always has to me. That angle didn't exist until that Bryne story, where Reed and the other superheroes basically saved Galactus because, "no living thing should die", even if by living it kills countless more.
Galactus is basically a cosmic vampire. So long as he exists, innocents will die. And heroes can't do anything because a cosmic tribunal in funny clothes tells them not to? Pfft. Just say he's really tough.
Don't get me wrong, I like Galactus as an "OMFG" type threat for space stories, I just never liked the "fabric of the universe" excuse. I don't like coming up with convenient comic book "laws" to explain why a popular character can never die, or why characters who should attempt to stop him don't. It seems too self serving. Greg Pak dreamed up "Hulk Math" to explain why Hulk never killed anyone. Did that really do anything for the character? No. Suspension of belief should be enough. If not, watch CNN. That's just what I think.
and I really dont see how DC is trying to rip off the death of captain america with Batman RIP, especially when theyve said bruce isnt dying, and especially when grant morrison said that this was actually the first story he came up with for his run,which i believe was before cap dying...not to mention the "RIP" part is being heavily hinted at meaning something other than "Rest in peace"
DC revived Jason Todd around the same time as Marvel revived Bucky. Both as villains originally. Just one did better than the other, one revived a franchise, and the other has sort of staggered into oblivion. I sense sour grapes.
Dread, as far as Captain Marvel attacking the Thunderbolts, it's been suggested that he's going after a Skrull infiltrator, not attacking Earth's heroes.
Where has it been suggested.
Oh, on a reread, I did see the tears in Capt. Marvel's eyes. If he was being mind-controlled by Skrull psychics,
that I could buy.
And you miss the point AGAIN!
Here is every Bendis book written in the past few years:
Interesting concept - Possibly a taste of action
Build up
Talking
More build up
Talking
Action
Deus Ex Machina comes out of nowhere and saves the day.
He's a one trick pony, anymore...and that pony sucks. You REFUSE to see it, so don't blame Dread. There are FAR better writers out there you could be defending. Only, you wouldn't have to defend them, because they don't suck.
Glad you see my point.
To be fair, I was expecting SI to be of D- quality and so far it is a stable C+ on average; nothing great but nothing too offensive. I just keep waiting for that show to drop, and believe that often times Marvel allows a writer to make a storyline beyond 6 issues too often. Most stories cannot sustain it. Hell, CIVIL WAR was only 7 parts.
