As fans of the Fantastic Four know, "3" has been the big event arc in the comic for the past few months. FF fans were told one of the founding members of the group was slated for the Great Beyond by arc's end--I was kinda hoping it would be the two annoying kids, but alas...(Note, I am NOT going t reveal who for those who haven't read the issue yet.) Marvel went so far as to seal the book in a bag to preserve the secret, which in the age of the Internet is impossible it seems, because a number of blabbermouths spoiled the surprise on a couple social networks a day or two before. Annoying.More annoying was the book itself. I am pretty jaded and even sick of the kill-a-hero events that have been a staple in comics for too long now. They usually don't stay dead--fortunately. Captain America came back. Superman came back. Batman and Green Arrow came back. The Green Lantern and The Flash? Yep, came back. Aquaman, Martian Manhunter, Bucky, Jade, Thor, Robin. Even Aunt May climbed out of her four color coffin. So it means very little, when it should mean something.
It meant less in this issue because the story ended abruptly after issues of build up, with the following page where one of the other members boo-hoos with the kids made it feel like something was missing in between. It bugged me. I don't know if this is the fault of the writer or Marvel because there were six of more pages of useless ads and space filler promo directly after, which makes it even more annoying because it is a $3.99 comic book. If those pages had been used for story this might have ended with a bang instead of a whimper. An expensive whimper (and while I am at it, kudos to DC for drawing the line at $2.99, which is expensive enough for a comic book, and actually dropping prices on some titles.) I'm sure the aftermath will drag on for a while, and I am sure the character who "died" will be back in time. Any guesses on which character gets to die next? I'm thinking maybe Charlie Brown goes to kick the football and breaks his neck...now THAT would get fans talking...
It meant less in this issue because the story ended abruptly after issues of build up, with the following page where one of the other members boo-hoos with the kids made it feel like something was missing in between. It bugged me. I don't know if this is the fault of the writer or Marvel because there were six of more pages of useless ads and space filler promo directly after, which makes it even more annoying because it is a $3.99 comic book. If those pages had been used for story this might have ended with a bang instead of a whimper. An expensive whimper (and while I am at it, kudos to DC for drawing the line at $2.99, which is expensive enough for a comic book, and actually dropping prices on some titles.) I'm sure the aftermath will drag on for a while, and I am sure the character who "died" will be back in time. Any guesses on which character gets to die next? I'm thinking maybe Charlie Brown goes to kick the football and breaks his neck...now THAT would get fans talking...
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Always an interesting blog from you. I agree, stop killing off comic heroes, enough darn violence in the real world. The hype is crrazy and I guess thats what the publishers want, but quit it.
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