Marvel Just Killed Thanos (Comic Book)

Organic Damage said:
I wonder who's really to blame for this phenomenon. The writers' fear of losing fans and sales, or the fans fear of change?

The lack of permanent consequences in mainstream superhero comics is kind of what turned me off them. Astro City, Top 10 and some MIllar stuff is as far into capes & tights as I can get anymore. Haven't checked out Invincible yet though.
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I think its both. While they are afraid to risk proven cash cows, when they do try reboots they're generally not well received. Those are a bit of a half measure though. I'd prefer NEW characters over twenty different versions of Spiderman, but I get why they do it.

I prefer alternate continuity myself. Something like the ultimates lets them take established characters in a new direction, and even have lasting deaths, without being saddled with 50 plus years of continuity. The first two volumes of the Ultimates still rank among my favorite comics ever.

If you like the superhero stuff, give Invincible a shot. Just be aware it takes a little bit to get going. A fun take on Superboy transitioning to Superman. I won't get into too much detail because the plot is filled with twists and turns and is very exciting. They can take risks because they're developing the world as they go, so no cries of you CAN'T kill Dudeman, he has seventy five years of history!

Its by Kirkman who also writes the walking dead comic. Which if you haven't read it, is hands down the best zombie comic ever made and is MUCH better than the crappy tv show. In fact TWD is probably my favorite comic EVER, which is really saying something. And Invincible is in my top ten as well, probably even top five.
 
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Mike said:
I think its both. While they are afraid to risk proven cash cows, when they do try reboots they're generally not well received. Those are a bit of a half measure though. I'd prefer NEW characters over twenty different versions of Spiderman, but I get why they do it.

I prefer alternate continuity myself. Something like the ultimates lets them take established characters in a new direction, and even have lasting deaths, without being saddled with 50 plus years of continuity. The first two volumes of the Ultimates still rank among my favorite comics ever.

If you like the superhero stuff, give Invincible a shot. Just be aware it takes a little bit to get going. A fun take on Superboy transitioning to Superman. I won't get into too much detail because the plot is filled with twists and turns and is very exciting. They can take risks because they're developing the world as they go, so no cries of you CAN'T kill Sideman, he has seventy five years of history!

Its by Kirkman who also writes the walking dead comic. Which if you haven't read it, is hands down the best zombie comic ever made and is MUCH better than the crappy tv show. In fact TWD is probably my favorite comic EVER, which is really saying something. And Invincible is in my top ten as well, probably even top five.
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I like Kirkman, I was collecting TWD before zombies became a thing, but I've sort of fallen off lately. Since I stopped watching the TV show I might pick it up again though.

Alternate continuities are cool. I liked a lot of the stuff they did in the 90s where Alan Moore and Grant Morrison did trippy limited runs on established franchises like Swamp Thing and Animal Man. Of course that stuff always gets retconned away or forgotten in the canon.
 
Mike said:
I think its both. While they are afraid to risk proven cash cows, when they do try reboots they're generally not well received. Those are a bit of a half measure though. I'd prefer NEW characters over twenty different versions of Spiderman, but I get why they do it.

I prefer alternate continuity myself. Something like the ultimates lets them take established characters in a new direction, and even have lasting deaths, without being saddled with 50 plus years of continuity. The first two volumes of the Ultimates still rank among my favorite comics ever.

If you like the superhero stuff, give Invincible a shot. Just be aware it takes a little bit to get going. A fun take on Superboy transitioning to Superman. I won't get into too much detail because the plot is filled with twists and turns and is very exciting. They can take risks because they're developing the world as they go, so no cries of you CAN'T kill Dudeman, he has seventy five years of history!

Its by Kirkman who also writes the walking dead comic. Which if you haven't read it, is hands down the best zombie comic ever made and is MUCH better than the crappy tv show. In fact TWD is probably my favorite comic EVER, which is really saying something. And Invincible is in my top ten as well, probably even top five.
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Invincible is THE best superhero comic book ever written.
 
Organic Damage said:
I like Kirkman, I was collecting TWD before zombies became a thing, but I've sort of fallen off lately. Since I stopped watching the TV show I might pick it up again though.

Alternate continuities are cool. I liked a lot of the stuff they did in the 90s where Alan Moore and Grant Morrison did trippy limited runs on established franchises like Swamp Thing and Animal Man. Of course that stuff always gets retconned away or forgotten in the canon.
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Yeah I used to have the the attitude of "I don't WANT some gritty version of all my favorite characters! Default versions only!"

But when I let that go in my early twenties I started finding a lot of stuff I liked. ImI years behind on all of Kirkmans stuff at this point, I need to get caught up at some point. Id like to get back into Marvel again, but every time I hear about anything they're doing it sounds awful. I dont like the direction they're taking things. Honestly I wish they'd make a new imprint dedicated to recreating their 80s stuff.

I'm a big fan of eighties era Marvel and most of my favorite stuff is from that time period.
 
Jumpy said:
Invincible is THE best superhero comic book ever written.
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Yeah, it really is. The arc that comic has where it just gets better and better and always keeps you guessing what will happen next. It's for sure at the very least the best Superman comic ever written, by a large margin.
 
The Conquest fight is the best comic fight scene ever imo.
 
OvaryHugger said:
Dude because of you I read 30 plus issues of this series, hated it. Expected it to get better. Hated it.
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You even got to the point where you find out who kills
the Guardians of the Globe
???

Sorry you didn't like it, man. The first couple volumes are standard superhero fare, but after that reveal the book just gets better and better, imo.
 
Comics are usually ahead of the movies. And MCU is different from the comics.

Btw who sliced his head?
 
MMouse said:
Comics are usually ahead of the movies. And MCU is different from the comics.

Btw who sliced his head?
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they havent revealed that yet. Right now its someone named Requiem and no one knows who she is. Most think Gamora
 
They'll just use Dragon Balls to bring him back later.
 
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