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Post by pacino on Feb 21, 2014 8:10:29 GMT -5
How about we just have a discussion about the event instead of nitpicking events in general? I like that recently in FF they kind of breached on this subject, very tongue in cheek where the watcher basically used the paradox of watching/interfering against the rest of the watchers. I'm very excited to see how this pans out, I didn't really even consider that it could be a watcher that wasn't Uatu that died. There are so many possibilities this can play it, it could also be someone killed the watcher while attempting to gain access to the data he's collected over time to find some sort of exploit/weakness against whomever. I like this speculation game. Also, I hope at some point someone drops a "Who watches the watchers?" (even though I doubt that will happen given the strained relationship with "the original writer") Agreed. Correct me if I'm wrong, but didn't someone try something similar in the first Marvel Point One (trying to access The Watcher's data)? I wonder if that will ever be touched on or if that was just a set-up device for the story so they could tell multiple little one-and-dones. And yeah FF did do that. I totally forgot about that, thanks for bringing that up. And what if it isn't Uatu? Yeah, there's a lot of possibilities for this. It's going to be interesting to say the least. Yes, two people tried to steal his info but I dont remember who |
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Post by CaptainSuperior on Feb 21, 2014 8:28:05 GMT -5
That was in the Marvel Now Point One issue was it not?
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Post by Zooma on Feb 21, 2014 10:25:36 GMT -5
How about we just have a discussion about the event instead of nitpicking events in general? I like that recently in FF they kind of breached on this subject, very tongue in cheek where the watcher basically used the paradox of watching/interfering against the rest of the watchers. I'm very excited to see how this pans out, I didn't really even consider that it could be a watcher that wasn't Uatu that died. There are so many possibilities this can play it, it could also be someone killed the watcher while attempting to gain access to the data he's collected over time to find some sort of exploit/weakness against whomever. I like this speculation game. Also, I hope at some point someone drops a "Who watches the watchers?" (even though I doubt that will happen given the strained relationship with "the original writer") Agreed. Correct me if I'm wrong, but didn't someone try something similar in the first Marvel Point One (trying to access The Watcher's data)? I wonder if that will ever be touched on or if that was just a set-up device for the story so they could tell multiple little one-and-dones. And yeah FF did do that. I totally forgot about that, thanks for bringing that up. And what if it isn't Uatu? Yeah, there's a lot of possibilities for this. It's going to be interesting to say the least. You are right, but it was so forgettable, I don't remember who it was. Side note: Uatu cant die now, he has a wife and kids!? After years of nothing, he gets some character development, just to be killed off.... |
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Post by Raider30 on Feb 21, 2014 10:58:12 GMT -5
Agreed. Correct me if I'm wrong, but didn't someone try something similar in the first Marvel Point One (trying to access The Watcher's data)? I wonder if that will ever be touched on or if that was just a set-up device for the story so they could tell multiple little one-and-dones. And yeah FF did do that. I totally forgot about that, thanks for bringing that up. And what if it isn't Uatu? Yeah, there's a lot of possibilities for this. It's going to be interesting to say the least. You are right, but it was so forgettable, I don't remember who it was. Side note: Uatu cant die now, he has a wife and kids!? After years of nothing, he gets some character development, just to be killed off.... Oh I'm sure they'll figure out a way to avoid killing him forever, they usually do. His pregnant wife will probably give birth to him as a sort of life renewal process and everyone will have a good chuckle in the end.... -Beau |
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Post by CaptainSuperior on Feb 21, 2014 11:24:11 GMT -5
Perhaps the Watcher will do a mind swap with the ancient dragon that has Madripor on its head and he can just fly around all the time and watch everyone. He would relocate his Watcher home to the top of his head, where his wife and new son would ride along with him. I mean really a worse story could be told, look at Fear Itself.
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Post by Zooma on Feb 21, 2014 14:56:02 GMT -5
You are right, but it was so forgettable, I don't remember who it was. Side note: Uatu cant die now, he has a wife and kids!? After years of nothing, he gets some character development, just to be killed off.... Oh I'm sure they'll figure out a way to avoid killing him forever, they usually do. His pregnant wife will probably give birth to him as a sort of life renewal process and everyone will have a good chuckle in the end.... -Beau That makes complete sense. |
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Post by wylietimes on Feb 21, 2014 22:45:29 GMT -5
I normally steer away from events bit with Scott Lang and Winter Soldier as main characters, I will probably be getting this.
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Post by IncredibleD on Feb 22, 2014 0:41:41 GMT -5
I'm usually not a big fan of events, but it looks like something i would be interested in.
And its got Jason Aaron who is one my favourite writers at the moment, so i may be checking this out.
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Post by thwip on Feb 25, 2014 1:34:04 GMT -5
I haven't read a bad comic from Jason Aaron yet so I will definitely be picking this up.
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Post by JediHunter66 on Feb 25, 2014 11:12:51 GMT -5
There crossovers not events By your definition of events (Infinity, Inhumanity and Original Sin*) Trinity War, Forever Evil, Court of Owls, H'el on Earth, Rotworld, Zero Year, The Culling, the myriad Green Lantern events and many more should all count. Each have a main book/issue(s) detailing the status quo for the event and then use tie-ins to fill-in or finish the rest of the story. The difference is that DC usually uses Annuals instead of a series book, but otherwise the practice is generally the same. Both DC and Marvel do events. It sells comics and gets more people interested in picking up titles they otherwise wouldn't. It's just a part of the industry. It's neither good nor bad. It's up to the consumer to vote with their wallets whether or not they want to take part in the event. So while I get and respect your stance as a fan of DC's work (as I am a fan as well), taking the "Well what do you know another Marvel event" approach when bringing up the topic for discussion is probably not the most appropriate course of action. As for the event itself, I'm certainly excited to see how it turns out, especially with Jason Aaron/Mike Deodato working on it. *The official name of the event I'm not someone who's hugely into events but like you said they make sense for the publishers to do. I personally dont read DC events just because the only books I read from DC are Batman and Green Lantern but if I were to read DC events I would probably skip the tie ins on other titles entirely and just do the main event books themselves. The plus about events is the tie ins arent necessarily needed just an added bonus for more content. But I normally only buy tie ins to books I'm already reading. Sometimes I'll dabble into others though. |
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Post by JediHunter66 on Feb 25, 2014 11:18:54 GMT -5
You are right, but it was so forgettable, I don't remember who it was. Side note: Uatu cant die now, he has a wife and kids!? After years of nothing, he gets some character development, just to be killed off.... Oh I'm sure they'll figure out a way to avoid killing him forever, they usually do. His pregnant wife will probably give birth to him as a sort of life renewal process and everyone will have a good chuckle in the end.... -Beau I was thinking the same thing, something along the lines of the baby comes and he's somehow rejuvenated or his essence goes into the baby. |
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Post by Bob Reyer on Feb 25, 2014 12:56:29 GMT -5
As i hear more of the particulars, I'm getting less excited by the minute. (Is that actually a thing you can do?)
"Everything you know is wrong!"..."There will be long-term permanent ramifications for characters' lives!"..."It will shock and disturb readers!"...
*Y-a-w-n* Another senses-shattering, world-changing event; what happened to the murder mystery with B-level characters that seemed to be at the heart of this when it was first talked about?
(I know, it's still in there somewhere, but really! Someone else bitten by the radio-active spider, Cap with false memories; we had this series years ago--it was called "What If...?" !)
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Post by joestate on Mar 11, 2014 12:15:27 GMT -5
They are saying the Tie-ins for this event are going to be stand alone from the main event, and will be the people in their respective books dealing with the big secrets that were stolen from the watcher being brought into the open. So I'm happy that I won't have to pick up the books I don't normally care about to stay in the loop.
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Post by CaptainSuperior on Mar 11, 2014 13:01:16 GMT -5
When it comes to tie-in issues I promote the use of, "The Rule of Thumb". Before I buy a tie-in issue I will "thumb"  through it at the LCS to get a general concept of just how closely the story actually is connected to the event. This has saved me from purchasing many extra tie-in books that had jack crap to actually do the the event. So just remember "The Rule of Thumb" my avivid comic readers! |
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through it at the LCS to get a general concept of just how closely the story actually is connected to the event. This has saved me from purchasing many extra tie-in books that had jack crap to actually do the the event. So just remember "The Rule of Thumb" my avivid comic readers!