Event after Event after Event.

[Dread]

Topics like these pop up partly because there are a minority of the fanbase that do grow weary of "events". I have at times. But unfortunately much like in the 90's, they lead to increased sales for Marvel and DC so they're going to keep doing them. I would like a rest eventually, but that's one of those unpleasant realities.

Still, as Elijya has said, there are some comic books out there that aren't involved in it. BEYOND! right now is offering non-event superheroics. THE THING just came out in trade. RUNAWAYS won't be touching CW in the main title for at least another 2 issues, and there are hardcovers and digests of that to chew on. YOUNG AVENGERS, the best thing to come out of DISASSEMBLED, also have some trades. Ultimate books, if you care for any, usually remain mildly interconnected solo's and don't do well with crossover events; you don't have to read USM to get Ultimates, or so on.

Over on DC, Paul Dini is writing enjoyable one-shot mysteries on DETECTIVE. You don't need to be a hardcore Batman buff to enjoy 'em. And there's always Matt Wagner's Batman stuff.

There are so many titles out there who struggle and die off because people won't give smaller books a try. There's always something. Even if events suck. Which they can, don't get me wrong, I'm all but burnt out right now and I'm sure 2007 will just breed more.

 

[hippy fascist]

There are so many titles out there who struggle and die off because people won't give smaller books a try. There's always something. Even if events suck. Which they can, don't get me wrong, I'm all but burnt out right now and I'm sure 2007 will just breed more.

But equally those events that people hate so much bring in big money which allows companies to take a chance on small, low profile books.

It's like the record industry, britney sucks but morons like her provide guaranteed cash for smaller indie bands to get a chance.

You can't have one without the other so take your choice...

 

[Manic]

I think I've bought a total of 4 CW tie-ins: 2 issues of X-Factor (because I read X-Factor, anyway), X-Men: Civil War #1 (then I stopped when I realized I just didn't care), and Heroes for Hire #1 (because I... like kung fu... and hot heroines... and twins!). Otherwise, Civil War can kiss my ass.

I'm with NextWave. Leave us alone, Mark Millar.

 

[Elijya]

I think I've bought a total of 4 CW tie-ins: 2 issues of X-Factor (because I read X-Factor, anyway), X-Men: Civil War #1 (then I stopped when I realized I just didn't care), and Heroes for Hire #1 (because I... like kung fu... and hot heroines... and twins!). Otherwise, Civil War can kiss my ass.

I'm with NextWave. Leave us alone, Mark Millar.

So, aside from the title you're reading anyway, you somehow managed to read the two worst CW tie-ins? Tsk, sorry man

 

[GNR]

I don't mind this next event.WWH has been in the air since Planet Hulk started and only makes sense.But I'm pretty sure they've made it clear this isn't going to be CW epic.It's probably going to just mess with the Avengers books.

 

[Manic]

So, aside from the title you're reading anyway, you somehow managed to read the two worst CW tie-ins? Tsk, sorry man

Well, I decided long before CW that I wasn't going to buy any of them. I picked up the X-Men tie-in just to see how my favorite mutants fit into the whole thing. So yeah, I happened to pick up one of the worst tie-in, there.

As for Heroes for Hire? I'm picking it up simply because I liked the Daughters of the Dragon miniseries. I might end up dropping it, though, if the people in charge don't learn how to organize their freaking panels.

 

[SpideyInATree]

Enough is enough. I'm sick and tired of every comic marvel is putting out now part of some big event, and when that one is finally over, they just start a new one.

Lets take Spiderman for example.

From last year, we had the Other. An epic event that will change Spiderman forever!
We're currently on Civil War. An epic year long event that will change the face of the marvel universe!
Next for him is "Back in Black". An epic even that will come from the ramifacations of his actions in Civil War.
Directly after they're speaking of another event, though nothing has really been said.

Where the hell did all the oneshots or 3part mini-arcs go that have no real relevance to anything in the spiderworld other than a 'well this was the 251 time I defeated Doc Oc'.

Cheese more. Most of the titles are doing this too. Xmen, Avengers, Hulk, FF. Well maybe not FF, but I don't really read that.

One thing that I can agree with people on is that Spider-Man has been taken from one event, life altering experience to the next. It's almost difficult to keep track of what's happened to the guy in such a short amount of time if you don't really read the titles religiously.

If you start with just Sins Past it's just been insanity. Gwen Stacy has Norman Osborn's love children. He becomes a man-spider and has organic webbing, and can now talk to insects. He joins the Avengers. He dies and is reborn with a bunch of new powers. He gets a new suit from Tony Stark. He then unmasks.

And that is all in a two year period, well, a little over two years.

But I'm also with Elijya on this one. If you're really that fed up with it there are a plethora of other comic books out there that don't tie in with giant earth shaking, multiverse tearing events. Take a chance and maybe it'll pay off, if it doesn't...well, what does it really matter? Either way you're going to be pissed off about it whether you took a chance or not.

 

[Arkady Rossovich]

Read some of the older threads,Marvel is essentially just throwing out events to try and catch up to DC.

 

[Mr. Green]

This is a perfect example of why Hulk fans have it so big right now. Planet Hulk has nothing to do with Annihilation or Civil War or anything else. It's the same great Hulk book with no crappy tie-ins. You also have the an awesome event next year with Hulk in the center. Again, Hulk readers won't have to buy any extra titles at all.

Take that Spidey fans! Finally you guys are the ones getting screwed! t:

 

[Darthphere]

Read some of the older threads,Marvel is essentially just throwing out events to try and catch up to DC.

Catch up in what sense?

 

[SouLeSS]

This is a perfect example of why Hulk fans have it so big right now. Planet Hulk has nothing to do with Annihilation or Civil War or anything else. It's the same great Hulk book with no crappy tie-ins. You also have the an awesome event next year with Hulk in the center. Again, Hulk readers won't have to buy any extra titles at all.

Take that Spidey fans! Finally you guys are the ones getting screwed! t:

"Planet Hulk" is an event too though. Thats the thing. Everything is an event now a days, not just a standalone story.

 

[hippy fascist]

"Planet Hulk" is an event too though. Thats the thing. Everything is an event now a days, not just a standalone story.

The problem is that most people say event when actually they mean crossover

 

[SouLeSS]

Batmans 'Face the face' wasn't an event, it was a cross over.
Supermans first OYL arc wasn't an event, it was a cross over.
HoM, Dissasedmbled, CW, Back in black, Planet Hulk, the "hulk comming back and beating the **** out of everyone and everything", so on and so forth are Events.

Maximum Carnage wasn't an event so much as a cross over either. I'm just saying, Marvel for the past twoyears or so hasn't really had that much other than "THIS WILL CHANGE THE MARVEL UNIVERSE FOREVER" crap, on it's major titles. Things like Runaways, Young Avengers, Spidergirl, the Ultimate lineup, so on and so forth are exempt from the major event stuff to a certain degree.

 

[Darthphere]

Batmans 'Face the face' wasn't an event, it was a cross over.
Supermans first OYL arc wasn't an event, it was a cross over.
HoM, Dissasedmbled, CW, Back in black, Planet Hulk, the "hulk comming back and beating the **** out of everyone and everything", so on and so forth are Events.

Maximum Carnage wasn't an event so much as a cross over either. I'm just saying, Marvel for the past twoyears or so hasn't really had that much other than "THIS WILL CHANGE THE MARVEL UNIVERSE FOREVER" crap, on it's major titles. Things like Runaways, Young Avengers, Spidergirl, the Ultimate lineup, so on and so forth are exempt from the major event stuff to a certain degree.

Face the Face and Up, Up and Away were events, we called it One Year Later.

 

[roach]

Event is something that affects the whole universe(Crisis, Secret Wars, Infinity Gauntlet).
A crossover is something that involves two or more books(Acts of Vengeance, Fall of the Mutants, Mutant Massacre) hence the name crossover.

 

[Darthphere]

Event is something that affects the whole universe(Crisis, Secret Wars, Infinity Gauntlet).
A crossover is something that involves two or more books(Acts of Vengeance, Fall of the Mutants, Mutant Massacre) hence the name crossover.

Incorrect.

An event can equal something like Indentity Crisis. Did it really affect anything on a large scale DC Universe wise? No. Planet Hulk is an event, does it affaect whats going on in New York? No.

The crossover defintion you presented is accurate but in most cases, it ties in better with youre definition for event. Since a crossover is a type of event.

 

[Ultimate_Superman]

Face the Face and Up, Up and Away were events, we called it One Year Later.

How were they events they were just follow up stories to IC and 52.

 

[Darthphere]

How were they events they were just follow up stories to IC and 52.

So you dont think skipping a whole year is an event?

 

[Ultimate_Superman]

No because 52 is the event. I mean would you want to read a Batman comic where he is doing nothing but hanging on a cruise ship for a whole year with Tim and Dick.

 

[Darthphere]

No because 52 is the event. I mean would you want to read a Batman comic where he is doing nothing but hanging on a cruise ship for a whole year with Tim and Dick.

OYL was an event. It was a gimmick at its finest. 52 is an event as well. Point is, the cruise ship angle was a result of IC and editors knowing about the OYL jump. Specifically, Up, Up, and Away and Face the Face were part of a line wide DC Comics event.

 

[SouLeSS]

OYL is an event, yes, but the specific story arcs [Face the Face, Up Up and Away] are not, as they don't effect the whole universe, or a good majority of it.

 

[Darthphere]

OYL is an event, yes, but the specific story arcs [Face the Face, Up Up and Away] are not, as they don't effect the whole universe, or a good majority of it.

They are part of the event itself. The question wasnt if they were events themselves, they came to be because of one.

 

[Chris Wallace]

This has been going on since the early 90's.

 

[Elijya]

earlier, Secret Wars is usually considered the first

 

[Chris Wallace]

The difference (& reason I didn't count it) being that Secret Wars & Crisis On Infinite Earths stood alone. They happened, & we didn't see any more such events for a while. Now, you can't catch your breath from one gimmick before the next one hits. Before we could recuperate from House Of M, we got The Other. While we're still rolling our eyes over that, we get Civil War-gimmicks wrapped in a gimmick. While that's still going on, we get the "Who is Daredevil?" mystery & they had to actually take a break from CW for the Storm/Panther wedding (Which I think nobody on these boards was happy about except me.) it's just too much, too close together.