Specter313
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Ooh, a Bendis-less All-New X-Men crossover. I might check that out.
Man... I'm glad I'm skipping all of the X-Men comics tying into Battle of the Atom.
Wow, they're actually dealing directly with the Howlett family stuff for once in a Wolverine comic. That's surprising; usually it's pretty easy to forget Origin ever happened. I'm looking forward to it.
The Squirrel said:It's Doc Ock, of course he was going to build arms at some point. I'm excited for it. Hopefully Wood's X-Men series doesn't tie to heavily into Atom since it just started.
Marvel has yet to publish anything of my interest in 2013. I don't know why I keep reading, really. The ultimate Universe turns into a borefest, Spider-Man hasn't had a good book in a decade and the rest is jut not my cup of tea. Am I the only one who thinks that what we got in the 90ies was better than this?
Probably...
"Thor, God of War"? Infinity just got a lot more interesting to me...
He could be doing the greatest job known to man, but Bendis is on my "never read again" list. I've tried and been disappointed in too many of his comics at this point to bother giving him more chances.You say that like he's been doing a bad job. He's not had this much praise on a book since Daredevil. My question on that crossover is, why create a 3-part story based out of stand-alone oneshots written and drawn by nobodies, and then price them at $5 a pop? Those won't sell worth crap unless they get some awesome promotion soon.
I meant more Wolverine's past dealing with him personally. Grabbing a new villain from Origin is one thing. Actually going back to the Howlett estate and having him reconnect with his past in a tangible way seems more intimate and sentimental, which isn't usually Wolverine's wheelhouse.Dog's been in Wolverine & the X-Men for months. Granted, he kinda sucks as a character now (so disappointed) but he's there.
I had the same thought. Plus, I like Andy Diggle a lot.Might check out that Captain America: Living Legend mini. But even now, about a year into Remender's wildly different Cap story, I'm still kind of feeling some fatigue for Cap stories featuring returned WWII threats. Granov's art sure is pretty, though...
UNCANNY X-MEN #13
BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS (W) CHRISTOPHER BACHALO (A)
Cover by ED MCGUINNESS
Variant Cover by CHRIS BACHALO
X-MEN: BATTLE OF THE ATOM, PART 8!
Wolverine, who just lost his healing factor, takes a mortal hit!
And a surprise ending that changes everything in the X-Men Event of 2013!
32 PGS./Rated T+ $3.99
Yep BC was right. Wolverine is dying and Ultimateverse is coming to an end. It's all happening like they said it would.
I used to read just about everything Marvel put out. Now, I can't believe how much crap they are churning out every month. Marvel's direction of late has been wild but not in a good or interesting way. The books are in the worst shape since the 1996 bankruptcy.
I'm looking at the previews and see books that I'll be dropping left and right starting with that awful "secret origin of Tony Stark" Iron Man title. No more of that disgrace.
I had to drop Captain America... awful with no signs of letting up.
Looking at October, I'm down to getting these books after cutting so many...
INFINITY
NEW AVENGERS
SECRET AVENGERS
AVENGERS A.I.
UNCANNY AVENGERS
GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY
THUNDERBOLTS
AVENGERS ARENA
DAREDEVIL
ALL-NEW X-MEN
CABLE AND X-FORCE
WOLVERINE
And that's it. I used to get dozens of titles but just couldn't take it or wait out the bad arcs any more. Doc Ock Spidey, Venom's constant demonic crap, Cap stuck in ZolaVerse or what the hell, Hickman's insane Avengers run, Thor being written like he is God complete with answering prayers, etc.
Speaking of prayers, I pray Marvel gets their act together and maybe replaces Axel Alonso as Editor-in-Chief because it's clear he has not had a clue and was not ready for the job.
I'm not saying he's dying in that issue. Him losing his healing factor due to time travelling in AU was a part of BC's scoop. It's all coming together like they said it would.Yes, because they would completely spoil something like Wolverine dying in a solicit.