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Okay so this is a Vol #4 and I read it without reading the previous (blame my library tho, mate, they have a PITIFUL selection of comics) but I still really really enjoyed this one! It had an epic plot and much explosions and S.H.I.E.L.D did some double crossing and everyone was pretty morally grey so whoooooo. I'M A FAN. Plus it had so many epic characters in it. Including: Iron Man, Spider Man, Spider Girl (Woman? Idek), Captain Marvel, Captain America, Wolverine, Magneto briefly, and Luke Cage!! This is my first comic with Luke Cage in it AND HE'S PRETTY EPIC. (Note to self: watch the show sometime when your TBR isn't threatening to fall on your head.)I quite liked the plot because it was sooo full of action. And explosions. Like, dude, there is nothing more aesthetically pleasing than comic heroes strutting away from an explosion. #nice Plus everyone got pretty damaged fighting this Super Fiery Unknown Super Thing That Is Probably Going To Explode The World.I squint at the ending though. It just...I mean, wut?? It didn't seem fair what happened to Magneto! HE DIDN'T EVEN ASK FOR ANY OF THAT. And the battle ended pretty fast.BUT OTHERWISE, HEY THIS WAS GREAT. Much better than the shoddy Thor cacophany I just read. So gold sticker. (Although Idek which Avengers were old or new. READ THE FIRST VOLUMES, CAIT, THAT'LL HELP.) (Someone talk to my library about their comic-buying life decisions. I mean, who buys vol #4 and not the fist #3?? WHO??)

NOTE: This is a slightly expanded version of my original review for Issue # 1 of THOR: GOD OF THUNDER, a review which I originally posted on Amazon back in November of 2012 but then took down due to trolling. (Mostly DC trolls) Nonetheless, after consuming this entire first volume, my initial reaction to this new series still stands.With all due respect to Jack Kirby's Thor and to Brian Azzarello's recent work on "The New 52" WONDER WOMAN, based on this first volume of THOR: GOD OF THUNDER, VOL 1: THE GOD BUTCHER (the latest TPB in the "Marvel NOW!" reboots), Jason Aaron has FINALLY made goldilocks a compelling and intriguing character in his own right. More importantly, He-Who-Weareth-His-Mother's-Drapes is also more entertaining than ever.And yet, though it opens on a boisterous note with the youngest, earthiest version of Thor rowdily carousing in an Icelandic tavern, this first volume wastes little time in literally raising hell:Alarmed by the horrified shrieks of otherwise desensitized Vikings, a suddenly sober Thor must immediately investigate the mysterious appearance of a corpse unlike any that has ever washed up on the bloody shores of Iceland--the corpse of a god who has obviously drifted too far from his own shores. How could this mysterious dead god have drifted so far? Could there be more dead gods on the way? More importantly, what terribly powerful entity could have possibly killed a god to begin with and why?And so begins an unprecedentedly high-stakes murder story that promises to consume Thor through three different time frames: the aforementioned younger, drunker, earthier Thor of the past, a more cosmic and responsible--though still hard-drinking--present-day Thor, and a grayer, even lonelier, more battle-tested--if not necessarily any less intemperate--kingly Thor of the future. Coupled with the daunting mystery of a god-murdering serial killer, on the surface this multiple-time frame structure might seem like too much epic to cram into just one volume of a Thor comic. It's not.Despite the story-line's vast scope and fast pace, Aaron's skill as a writer keeps you hooked where a lesser writer could have easily confused the living hell out of you, or at best inspired some serious eye-rolling: ***SPOILER ALERT*** as the story keeps leaping forward in time, not only do we witness how the mounting body count keeps raising the stakes on Thor's investigation, we also see the increasingly calamitous effects that these events will have on Thor himself, making us wonder as to the exact nature of the role that Thor has played throughout the ages in all of this mayhem. Has he played too big of a role? Or not enough of one? Maybe both. ***SPOILER OVER*** If one thing is certain about this first volume, it's how the story keeps pulling us in opposite directions, compelling us to want to know what will happen next, while keeping us guessing as to how we got there.Oh, and similar to recent versions of the character, Aaron's ale guzzling Thor is also a likable chap. Though nowhere near as "cuddly" as the disposable movie-version, this Thor is still appropriately boastful, charmingly vain, and generally laid-back (he is a god, after all). Yet he never comes off as aloof, cloying, or goofy. On the contrary, he's actually kind of cool. ***SPOILER ALERT*** What's more, in one unexpected sequence, where he responds to a prayer that has been personally directed to him by the child of a godless people, ***SPOILER OVER*** Thor also proves himself a genuinely intriguing god: not only does he take his job seriously, after all, but the G.O.T. might actually CARE. Like I said, intriguing.Speaking of which, though atypically lavish and photo-realistic for a comic book, the beautiful artwork on display here never devolves into novelty or spectacle for its own sake. On the contrary, swathed in lush shadows and bloody hues, Esad Ribic's intriguing mix of cinematic visuals and vaguely Disneyesque character work not only keeps pace with the script's magnificent style, it also amplifies the story's more rambunctious qualities, keeping the proceedings ominous yet that much funner to experience.Aaron and company clearly know what they're doing here, people. Kudos also goes to Marvel, which was wise to hand the responsibility of launching a new Thor series to a creative team that is spearheaded by Aaron's prodigious writing ability: though I'm obviously not impervious to gimmicky publishing events like "Marvel NOW!" (Marvel's attempt to out-headline DC, which, as you might have heard, recently underwent a major reboot itself with its "New 52" titles), I would have NEVER purchased a Thor comic if the talents of a writer like Jason Aaron had not been involved. Dig? I mean, a traditionally humorless, drapes-wearing version of Wonder Woman but male and with a big magic mallet in lieu of a magic lasso? Normally I would take a pass.Verdict: Buy this NOW! For my money, THOR: GOD OF THUNDER, VOL. 1: THE GOD BUTCHER lives up to the hype surrounding both the "Marvel NOW!" reboot initiative and Jason Aaron's previous work--which is saying a lot. Relentless, intriguing, and hell-raising fun, this first volume already has me eagerly waiting to see what happens with future (and, uh, past) story lines and I'm sure that I will remain hooked when we get there.

\ One of the strongest stories of Marvel Comics!\ This Trade Paperback edition collects “Daredevil” #227-233 which is known as the “Born Again” storyline. Also as bonus includes “Daredevil” #226 which is a stand-alone story where the creative team were introduced to the title.Creative Team:Writer: Frank MillerIllustrator: David Mazzucchelli\ A COMIC BOOK MASTERPIECE\ \ I have shown him... That a man without hope... is a man without fear.\ I wanted to read this storyline since some months ago when I found out about it on the magazine that Marvel Comics published to celebrate its 75th Anniversary (that includes since its age as Timely Comics) where they printed a list made by the voting from the fans choosing the 75 most popular storylines ever, by Marvel, where Born Again got the fourth place in the list, only under Kraven’s Last Hunt, Civil War and The Death of Gwen Stacy. And honestly, Born Again is so strong that it could easily got the top spot.Frank Miller did a superb writing job here, and I have read a lot of his material and believe it or not, Born Again is a product as good as The Dark Knight Returns, and taking blindly (pun intended) the quality of narrative displayed here, the use of the words, the richness in the prose, it could being considered even a better product than its distinguished competitor, but don’t get us into a messy fight that nobody would be able to win (after all, both stories are written by the same author!). Let’s just say that Born Again is, without a doubt, one of the strongest storylines ever published in the comic books’ industry.David Mazzucchelli delivered a wonderful artistic direction and while the proper artwork may be consider not as impressive as the current ones in nowadays’ comic books, definitely it’s an awesome and carefully planned job in the whole storyline to bring symmetry in key moments of each issue along with a spectacular use of angles and perspectives in the scenes.\ PAYING FOR THE SINS OF OTHERS\ \ It’s not every day that you sell your soul.\ A woman looking for a “quick fix” in her life, provokes a long term disarray in the life of a man.Karen Page, former girlfriend of Matt Murdock (aka Daredevil) and also former secretary in the legal office of Nelson and Murdock, was long gone from New York. She went after her dream to become a Hollywood star, but her dream turned into a nightmare. She ended as prostitute in some non-disclosed Mexican border town (most likely doing porn movies too) and she fell into drugs, just to complete this awful package of her life. Karen “sells” just for a measly drug shot, the real identity of Daredevil. No one can fall lower than that.The information of Daredevil’s alter ego travels fast until reaching......the hands of Wilson Fisk, the Kingpin!!!Just that is a powerful introduction to the storyline, crude, raw, real, but what the Kingpin does with the info is what makes this storyline so powerful, so great.Wilson Fisk knows that Daredevil is just a costume, you don’t destroy a costume, you destroy the man inside of it, you destroy Matt Murdock, but slowly.Instead of a typical comic book direct hasty assault towards the hero, Wilson Fisk takes his time. There is no rush. The Kingpin invests six months to plan the systematic obliteration of Matt Murdock’s life: Properties, money savings, legal license, reputation, friends, current girlfriend, physical health, mental sanity, everything has to go away, without Matt’s realization that somebody is behind of the orchestration of his personal downfall, but slowly.The downfall of a good man must be like a glass of wine, you have to savor it, but slowly.Born Again is a must-read for any Daredevil’s fan, but also a wonderful option for any fan of comic books in general, and even a great choice for any reader looking for a really good story.

4.5 starsRe-reading these old comics was maybe one of the better decisions I've made all year. Now, I realize this series won't be for everyone but this was the comic that made me fall in love with X-Force. Hard.Whether or not you'll enjoy this as much as I do is contingent on a few things.Ask yourself these questions:Do I wanna see X-23 and Wolverine fuck up some bad guys?Do I wanna see Warren turn into a metal Angel of Death?Do I wanna see Domino do her badass Domino-y thing?Do I wanna see Warpath and Ghost Rider take on a motherfucking Demon Bear?If you answered yes any of these, then you need to get this book.Domino, Elixer, and a very reluctant Vanisher round out the team this time, as the X-Force goes on the hunt for the Legacy Virus.Lots of \ Snikt!\ from Laura and Logan, Angel is hanging on to sanity by a thread, and Elixer is continually about to shit all his pants.That whole storyline was a lot of fun, but the adding Vanisher into the mix really pushed it up a notch.At the same time, Proudstar is off learning the ways of the Force from Ghost Rider. But the demon bear has a secret of his own...Ok. After everyone has been blown up one or twice, they meet up to compare notes. Turns out, Warpath now knows the identity of the mysterious Eli Bard.*wavy/blurry lines*The book ends with a really good flashback scene that explains just where this dude came from, and possibly what he's trying to accomplish now.Great stuff!

Collects Amazing Spider-Man #682-687, Spider-Man: Ends of Earth #1 & Avenging Spider-Man #8. Dr. Octopus holds the entire Earth hostage with his dying breath. The world may be ready to give in to his demands, but Spider-Man and his fellow Avengers sure aren't! Spidey and the Avengers face off with the Sinister Six in a globe-hopping showdown of epic proportions.

The lines have been drawn in final battle!In an epic story arc that began with Avengers Disassembled - and extended through the House of M, Civil War and Secret Invasion - the greatest villains of the Marvel Universe are ready to make their final move against a target from time immemorial: the hallowed halls of Asgard!But with this the last piece in Norman Osborn's insane bid to seize total control of the world, is the siege of Asgard the proverbial bridge too far for the former Green Goblin? And will his machinations with Loki be the thing which loses the war, or wins him the world?With all-out action that explodes across artist Olivier Coipel's (Thor) gorgeously rendered pages, writer Brian Michael Bendis (New Avengers) fulfills the promise of a story years in the making - starring Captain America, Iron Man, Thor, Nick Fury and other greats of the Heroic Age!Collecting the Siege prologue, Siege: The Cabal, Siege #1-4, and Avengers: The Way Things Are

All roads must end somewhere, and every hero's story eventually comes to a close. For Logan, the century-old mutant known as Wolverine, that time is now. The loss of his healing factor and the traumatic events of "Three Months To Die" have all led to this, the single most important X-Men event of the decade. Over the years, Logan has been a warrior, a hero, a renegade, a savage, a samurai, a teacher - and so much more. Logan has spent decades being the best there is at what he does...but even the best fade away eventually. And now, the greatest X-Men hero will play a role he's never played before in this solemn special event brought to you by industry superstars Charles Soule and Steve McNiven.Collecting: Death of Wolverine 1-4

Finally, Wolverine kills everybody. They say it's because the bad guys re-programmed his already @$#@ed-up melon, but I really think it's because of that ridiculous yellow outfit they make him wear. Think about it-- he's virtually impossible to kill because of his mutant healing factor, he has a metal-laced skeleton with claws that pop out of his hands & he's pretty much a badass in a fight anyway-- and the powers that be dress him up like a banana with blue highlights. I know I'd have issues.

Contiene World War Hulk 1-5 USA.¡El más aplastante evento de la historia de Marvel! Exiliado por un grupo de supuestos héroes al planeta de Sakaar y tras conquistar aquel mundo, Hulk regresa a la Tierra... ¡Y busca venganza contra Iron Man, Reed Richards, Doctor Extraño, Rayo Negro y todo el que se cruce en su camino! Más fuerte que nunca, y con la ayuda de una monstruosa compañía de aliados, esta vez el Goliat Verde quiere romper en dos nuestro hogar. Con guiones del genial creador de “Planeta Hulk” y dibujos del legendario John Romita Jr.Guión: Greg PakDibujo: John Romita Jr.

Just like the Civil War event, this huge Marvel comics superhero event is fairly bloated and overcrowded, with messy developments that are nowhere near as worthy of the great premise as they should be. It wallows a lot in it's own clever ideas but it's too much in a too short amount of time to really craft a truly engaging story.It has such a great alternate universe idea of mutants essentially ruling the world but such a big idea needs to be really explored. It only lasts like 6 issues so it's not very exciting when the real universe is finally restored. But I appreciate that the events in this book were really game-changers for the entire Marvel Universe, with repercussions felt even today.I've also never really enjoyed the idea of the X-men being in the same world as the rest of the Marvel universe. A defining trait of the X-men is the persecution they endure at the hands of regular humans afraid of their abilities. So why aren't the Avengers treated the same way? Why is Mr. Fantastic treated with respect, but Professor X treated as the "other?" Why does Spider-man, with his altered DNA, not have to face the same discrimination that Cyclops does? How can people tell the difference? I've never understood that. But that's my personal nit-pick, and aside from that, I really wanted to enjoy this more and it's a really cool idea that forever changed the Marvel Universe.

With the fabric of the universe torn, all that stands between us and invading horrors is a team of cosmic misfits. Led by Star-Lord, the newly-minted Guardians of the Galaxy include a who's who of the mightiest -and most bizarre - protectors the stars have ever seen! Rocket Raccoon, Drax the Destroyer, Groot, Gamora, Adam Warlock, Mantis, the all-new Quasar, Cosmo the telepathic space dog and more take on the universe's most dangerous menaces...and have fun while doing it! COLLECTING: GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY (2008) 1-12

Start Webbing The News! New York City becomes Infested--and eight million people are plagued! Normal people are getting Spider-Powers! But not all of them realize that with great power must also come...you know the rest. Okay, sure we often say Peter Parker's life will never be the same. But listen, pal, we've never been more serious. This will change everything for Pete, for Spidey...and possibly for you! Look at it this way...if everyone's a Spider-Man...then no one is. As the brilliantly fearsome Jackal rises from the past and begins organizing an army of spider-powered soldiers, how can the heroes of NYC hope to contain millons of wall-crawling New Yorkers? Plus: A dangerous new role for Venom. And, nearly 50 years in the making, the story which must be read: J. Jonah Jameson: The Spectacular Spider-Mayor!Collecting: Amazing Spider-Man 666-673, Venom 6-8, Sider-Island: Deadly Foes, material from Spider-Island Spotlight and Amazing Spider-Man 659-660, 662-665

\ Solid reading!\ This TPB collects the original miniseries “Daredevil: The Man Without Fear” #1-5Creative Team:Writer: Frank MillerIllustrator: John Romita, Jr.\ THE DEVIL YOU DON’T KNOW\ \ There are times when Matt is glad to be blind. People depend on their eyes for almost everything. They miss so much.\ I knew about Marvel’s Daredevil. I have read a crossover with The Magdalena. I had watched that mediocre movie, but until I watched that TV masterpiece made on Netflix, it was when I really got to know about Daredevil and his inner world inside of the Marvel Universe.People say that Marvel lacks of Batman to be complete. Well, that people are wrong. Marvel doesn’t need Batman, Marvel has Daredevil and that’s plenty enough.Matt Murdock suffered an accident, when he was a kid, with a truck with chemicals, saving the life of a walking blind man. He got blind himself, but those chemicals did something on his body and now all his other senses are enhanced to superhuman levels. He studied laws and now he protects Hell’s Kitchen during the day as a lawyer and on night as the vigilante known as “Daredevil”.\ PLAY DEVIL’S ADVOCATE\ \ He remembers the last time he lost control. He remembers shattering window glass. He remembers a pathetic prayer to God…\ This TPB, Daredevil: The Man Without Fear, tells the origin of Matt Murdock. From his childhood before the fateful accident, his relationship with his dad, how got to be trained in fighting arts, his first encounters with crutial people to his own life like “Foggy” Nelson and Elektra Natchios, and his first mission against Kingpin’s operations.Matt Murdock has a very special gift and the potential to become something formidable, but he will find out that he always have to be in control, because a miscalculation in a movement while fighting and he will have a too heavy burden for the rest of his life.He is not perfect, he is not a holy crusader, he is not a saint. Hell’s Kitchen doesn’t need a saint, it needs a devil... a Daredevil. Matt only wants to protect innocent people in all possible ways, with the law on his side as advocate, and against the law as vigilante. He doesn’t like bullies. Bullies must pay...and they will pay... HARD.\ WHAT THE DEVIL?\ \ Bullies never need a reason\ The story is solid, but there were some things that I found kinda odd.First, Matt when he was a kid, some schoolmates put him a nickname... “Daredevil”.... and he hated it.Okay, first, being called “Daredevil” is not that bad, in fact I can’t find it bad at all, so I don’t understand why he was so pissed about it. He must be grateful to have such lame bullies on his school that the best “insult” that they’d think of was calling him “Daredevil”. Also, he returns to Hell’s Kitchen as adult, so I think that it’s must be quite likely that some of those bullies are still around (now as adults too) in the neighborhood. So, taking as your “battle name” the same nickname that you had as a kid is kinda dumb since some of those men can guess who is under the mask. In other topic, the Kingpin is briefly introduced killing his predecessor in the mob, and the scene indicates that he was some kind of assistant until that moment, but later is mentioned that he “trained” an assassin, but that’s kinda odd, being able to be “training” his own enforcers if he was still a shadowy assistant not long ago yet.I know that Elektra is really important in Matt’s life but her presence in the story lacks to justify the invested pages on her. If you aren’t previously aware of her importance, you could easily wondering what was the deal of having her in the book.And certainly, taking in account that that’s an origin’s story, it was a disappointment that Matt’s mother was presented so briefly and without exposing any details about her. I am sure that her own story must be quite good.Besides all that, definitely this is a great story, well written, with good artwork and a must-be reading to any Daredevil fan and/or anybody interested to know in detail about the comic book character.

A really cool concept. Some of the heavyweights of the Marvel U are secretly meeting to take on the planetwide threats. Begins with the reason why the Skulls are coming to Earth. Then a couple of really good issues with the Infinity Gauntlet and the Beyonder. The Marvel Boy issue was kind of dumb, but ended on a great note leading into Secret Invasion. These guys that are secretly trying to protect the Earth seem to do more harm than good. The stories are really well written and gives you a look back at some of the biggest events to ever take place in Marvel history.

Warning: for those of you looking for a comic relating to the Infinity War movie, keep on moving. I can't imagine this will have much of anything in common with it other than the name. Ok. What you need to ask yourself before you dig this up is whether or not you're a big fan of Marvel's cosmic stories. Especially their old cosmic stories.This is an older comic and it shows. The art, the dialogue, the reasons (or lack of) behind the motivations for both the heroes and villains...? It's crunchy, silly, and a bit cringy.Still. Me? I personally love Adam Warlock, Moondragon, Gamora, Pip, and a big purple Thanos setting out to save the universe from Adam's evil shadow/doppelganger - The Magus! It's an overblown, overdramatic, colorful event that includes cameos from almost everyone in the Marvel lineup. Yes, even Alpha Flight, you crazy Canucks! It was (to me) really fun to read about all these characters traveling all over the place trying to track down this cackling villain, and fighting off not only their evil twins from another dimension but each other, as well. <--because what's a superhero story without the obligatory Hero vs Hero fight due to misunderstandings?It's worthless, I tell you! My biggest problem was with how the book was put together. Now, I read this as a digital book from Hoopla, and not in single issue form on Marvel Unlimited. And the reason I did that was because it's a pain in the ass to find all the issues and then read them in the correct order. This one had all the Infinity War issues, plus Warlock and the Infinity Watch, and some other random issues that supposedly related to the story. I figured it would be much easier to just let the professionals do it.BUT.That's not how the book (or at least the digital one) is put together! The Infinity Wars are in there, then it goes to Warlock and the Infinity Watch (which, at the beginning of each of those issues it tells you which issues of Infinity War it's sandwiched between, so THANKS?), then the other randoms are just tacked on at the end.Hell, I could have bumbled around and put it together better than that.My point is, those of you who have Marvel Unlimited, just go ahead and grab the issues. This definitely isn't for everyone, but I enjoyed it.Also, I'm looking for more stuff with Adam Warlock, so if anybody has any suggestions, feel free to drop me a recommendation. <--she says shamelessly using her Goodreads friends

The X-Men event of the decade is right here! It's never been a more dangerous time to be a mutant. Even with their numbers at a record low, the world refuses to trust mutantkind. And after a mutant-triggered international incident, anti-mutant hatred hits new heights. Of course it's at this moment, when the mutant race most needs to stand together, that a split begins that will tear apart the very foundation of the X-Men. From superstar writer and Marvel Architect Jason Aaron and a full roster of comics' top artists, this is an X-tale that will reverberate for years to come! When the dust settles, the X-Men landscape will be irreparably changed. Collecting: X-Men: Schism 1-5, Generation Hope 10-11, & X-Men: Regenesis

\ Let them fight!\ This TPB edition collects “Secret Wars” (1984-85) #1-12, plus excerpts from “Amazing Spider-Man” #251, “Uncanny X-Men” #180, “Incredible Hulk” #294, “Invincible Iron Man” #181, “The Thing” #10, “Fantastic Four” #265, “Thor” #341 and “Avengers” #242 (which was the same excerpt originally presented in “Captain America” #292).Creative Team:Writer: Jim StarlinIllustrators: Mike Zeck & Bob LaytonSpecial Anniversary Cover: Alex Ross\ CROSSOVERS & TOYS\ While Secret Wars (this storyline from 80’s, don’t confuse with the 2015 event with the same title) is considered the first major crossover of Marvel and even beating by a year to the first crossover event by their Distinguished Competition,......but technically, it isn’t true,......since in 1982, Marvel published too the Contest of Champions that, a year ago, I wouldn’t mind even mention it, since it was a small event of barely 3 issues, BUT......if you research it on its premise and characters involved, where Grandmaster and Death call battling teams, well, I wouldn’t be surprised that after the incoming movie “Thor: Ragnarok” (where Grandmaster will appear and many fans speculating that Hela will play the role of a “Death” in the Marvel Cinematic Universe) there would be a resurging interest to read that first obscure crossover storyline.Other fun fact about Secret Wars is that the storyline born out of the interest in selling toys,......more specifically action figures,......since the Distinguished Competition already have a business deal with Kenner, and while Hasbro was already doing “He-Man and the Masters of the Universe”, they want to make a deal with Marvel just in case that thing of “super-heroes” would become profitable, hey! Who knows? Maybe 30 years later they would be making billion-dollar box offices at cinema theaters……yes, I know it sound so far-fetched but anything is possible. Hehehe.\ FIRST BATTLES AND REINFORCEMENTS\ I was positively surprised when I began to read Secret Wars that it was managed like a real war, not just a cool word to use in the event’s title, where Jim Starlin was using Captain America as indeed a military tactician (that many writers forget that he is indeed) and even some hints to Lord of the Rings battles, where what started as just two groups, heroes and villains, evolved in more complicated teams, however……that was in the first issues only.When the 12-issue event advanced, it was reduced to your cliché super-hero rumble with a big bunch of characters battling uninspired action scenes.Also, I don’t know why selecting some characters like Doctor Octopus and The Lizard just to barely use them in the storyline without exploiting them in a proper way; while others like Ultron and Kang were reduced to pawns or easily dispatched, when they had been major threats to The Avengers.Even more insulting, the two initial groups were transported to an artificial world created by the all-powerful Beyonder, and it was supposed to have only those characters in the event, but without explanations (or some pretty weak ones) suddenly new characters started to appear in following issues where even the original characters didn’t know how the new arrivals got there, which I asume was a lack of thoughtful planning before starting to make the event OR the usual intervention of the high powers (Marvel Editorial Chiefhood and/or Mattel executives).\ BATTLE SCARS\ While I think that Secret Wars degenerated into your usual super big battle without any plot depth……I can’t deny that Secret Wars provoked what any fair story aspired to do that it’s causing changings in the status quo, where the characters don’t end in the same as they were before the story.Spider-Man (aka Peter Parker) changed his famous costume to a new black suit, with mysterious advantages, that I’m sure all of you know that it was so important that Spider-Man’s life never was the same anymore and the rising of a new villain eclipsing the classic villains in his amazing rogues’ gallery.The Thing (aka Ben Grimm) left The Fantastic Four, causing the first major change in the original roster of the team and the sensational inclusion there of She-Hulk.The first appearance of Julia Carpenter as a new Spider-Woman, that I already told that I didn’t like arrivals of other characters after selecting the original teams in the event, but I can’t deny that it’s quite relevant that it was here that Julia Carpenter was introduced to the fans.Colossus (aka Peter Rasputin) and Kitty Pryde were no longer a couple after the event.And the absence for a year of major players in The Avengers, allow that underused characters, at that moment, proved their worth and rising to a whole new level of respect as characters in the team.

Marvel's super-secret brain trust has reunited because someone is trying to put the Infinity Gauntlet back together. Who is it and will the Avengers be able to stop them in time? And what does any of this have to do with the Red Hulk? Plus, is there a little romance brewing? Another blistering blockbuster chapter from Marvel's premiere super hero team Bendis and Romita JrCollecting Avengers (2010) 7-12, 12.1