By now you've probably seen the previews and the next Marvel epic event is
AVENGERS VS X-MEN. For the next 6 months the Marvel U will be dominated by battles between Earth's Mightiest Heroes and the surviving 200 mutants that reside on the X-Men's island of Utopia. The reason for this conflict? The Phoenix is returning. It's CIVIL WAR but with the X-Men this time around.
Marvel's last few events have been underwhelming to say the least and have done very little to add anything to the Marvel U as a whole. Marvel always seems to be willing to make a dramatic change to entice sales, but never willing to have the guts to stick with that change for very long. ie: Secret Invasion, marriage of Peter and Mary Jane, death of Steve Rogers etc etc etc. So, I gave up on Marvel for continuity building a long time ago as a result. DC is the place to be as far as continuity and actual "risk" with their stories and characters. What Marvel does do really well though is have "fun" with their characters and stories and as adult comic fans, sometimes we gloss over the "fun" for the serious. If I want an intelligent sci-fi mystery to think about , I read DC and if I want a "slugfest" video game, Marvel does not disappoint. Marvel does the "mainstream" very well and that is why their brand is very accessible to readers.
I am looking forward to having fun with this video game, fighter throw down between some of the greatest super heroes to grace the pages of comic books.
If the Marvel historians out there remember the AVENGERS/DEFENDERS WAR from the 70's or the G.I Joe cartoons and comics of the 80s, this AVENGERS VS X-MEN seems to be laid out in the same style of, pairing off individual or groups of characters to accomplish a goal against similar foes. It was black and white. You sided with the good guys or the bad guys. Nowadays, everything is a shade of grey, so sometimes the good guys have to fight the good guys. This is what Marvel did with CIVIL WAR. Interesting how this kind of ideology plays out in entertainment.
The AVENGERS/DEFENDERS WAR was probably the first comic to pit the good/neutral guy against the good/neutral guy. I could be wrong. Throw on top of that the old playground arguments of which good guy would beat the other good guy in a fight and we are into traditional story telling that is the basis for the industry through out the 60s, 70s and 80s. Comics have definitely come a long way past these simplistic stories with more mature subject matter, but every once in awhile it's nice to remember being a kid and screaming at your friends "THERE'S NO WAY SPIDER-MAN COULD BEAT WOLVERINE IN A FIGHT."
Check your brain and comic snobbery at the door (mental note to self) and enjoy Marvel's take on the UFC this April with AVENGERS VS X-MEN brought to you by writers Brian Michael Bendis, Jason Aaron, Ed Brubaker, Matt Fraction and Jonathan Hickman; illustrated by John Romita Jr., Olivier Coipel and Adam Kubert. This story has actually been brewing since MESSIAH COMPLEX by Ed Brubaker almost 4 years ago. Below is the essential graphic novel reading necessary to get the whole story behind AVENGERS VS X-MEN.
Gathered together by Professor Charles Xavier to protect a world that fears and hates them, the X-Men had fought many battles, been on adventures that spanned galaxies, grappled enemies of limitless might, but none of this could prepare them for the most shocking struggle they would ever face. One of their own members, Jean Grey, has gained power beyond all comprehension, and that power has corrupted her absolutely! Now they must decide if the life of the woman they cherish is worth the existence of the entire universe!
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Pick your sides Marvel fans! I'm taking the X-Men. "ROUND ONE. FIGHT!"
AVENGERS VS X-MEN. For the next 6 months the Marvel U will be dominated by battles between Earth's Mightiest Heroes and the surviving 200 mutants that reside on the X-Men's island of Utopia. The reason for this conflict? The Phoenix is returning. It's CIVIL WAR but with the X-Men this time around.
Marvel's last few events have been underwhelming to say the least and have done very little to add anything to the Marvel U as a whole. Marvel always seems to be willing to make a dramatic change to entice sales, but never willing to have the guts to stick with that change for very long. ie: Secret Invasion, marriage of Peter and Mary Jane, death of Steve Rogers etc etc etc. So, I gave up on Marvel for continuity building a long time ago as a result. DC is the place to be as far as continuity and actual "risk" with their stories and characters. What Marvel does do really well though is have "fun" with their characters and stories and as adult comic fans, sometimes we gloss over the "fun" for the serious. If I want an intelligent sci-fi mystery to think about , I read DC and if I want a "slugfest" video game, Marvel does not disappoint. Marvel does the "mainstream" very well and that is why their brand is very accessible to readers.
I am looking forward to having fun with this video game, fighter throw down between some of the greatest super heroes to grace the pages of comic books.
If the Marvel historians out there remember the AVENGERS/DEFENDERS WAR from the 70's or the G.I Joe cartoons and comics of the 80s, this AVENGERS VS X-MEN seems to be laid out in the same style of, pairing off individual or groups of characters to accomplish a goal against similar foes. It was black and white. You sided with the good guys or the bad guys. Nowadays, everything is a shade of grey, so sometimes the good guys have to fight the good guys. This is what Marvel did with CIVIL WAR. Interesting how this kind of ideology plays out in entertainment.
The AVENGERS/DEFENDERS WAR was probably the first comic to pit the good/neutral guy against the good/neutral guy. I could be wrong. Throw on top of that the old playground arguments of which good guy would beat the other good guy in a fight and we are into traditional story telling that is the basis for the industry through out the 60s, 70s and 80s. Comics have definitely come a long way past these simplistic stories with more mature subject matter, but every once in awhile it's nice to remember being a kid and screaming at your friends "THERE'S NO WAY SPIDER-MAN COULD BEAT WOLVERINE IN A FIGHT."
Check your brain and comic snobbery at the door (mental note to self) and enjoy Marvel's take on the UFC this April with AVENGERS VS X-MEN brought to you by writers Brian Michael Bendis, Jason Aaron, Ed Brubaker, Matt Fraction and Jonathan Hickman; illustrated by John Romita Jr., Olivier Coipel and Adam Kubert. This story has actually been brewing since MESSIAH COMPLEX by Ed Brubaker almost 4 years ago. Below is the essential graphic novel reading necessary to get the whole story behind AVENGERS VS X-MEN.
X-MEN: DARK PHOENIX SAGA
AVENGERS DISASSEMBLED
In possibly the worst day in Avengers history, an unknown assailant caused catastrophic events that would bring about the end of the Earth’s mightiest heroes. These actions left some critically injured while others would die at the hands of their enemies. If not for the aid of Doctor Strange, who uncovered that the attacks were magic based, the Avengers might never have revealed, or defeated, their true enemy- an insane Scarlet Witch.
HOUSE OF M
The Avengers and the X-Men are faced with a common foe that becomes
their greatest threat: Wanda Maximoff! The Scarlet Witch is out of control, and the fate of the entire world is in her hands. Will Magneto
help his daughter or use her powers to his own benefit? Starring the
Astonishing X-Men and the New Avengers! You know how sometimes you hear
the phrase: AND NOTHING WILL EVER BE THE SAME AGAIN? Well, this time believe it,
buster!
X-MEN MESSIAH COMPLEX
Just when it looked like there was no possibility of a future for mutants, hope
arrives. But the X-Men aren’t there to meet it – the Marauders and Purifiers
beat them to it. Now the race is on to get the first new mutant since HOUSE OF
M! Collecting X-MEN MESSIAH COMPLEX one-shot, UNCANNY X-MEN #492-494, X-MEN
#205-207, NEW X-MEN #44-46 and X-FACTOR #25-27.
X-MEN SECOND COMING
The Second Coming saga serves as the third and final chapter in the "messiah trilogy," which began with Messiah Complex in 2007 and continued with last summer's Messiah War, and centers on the mysterious Hope, the first mutant born since the decimating events of M-Day. Similar to the format of the two previous parts of the story, Second Coming begins with a one-shot and continues through UNCANNY X-MEN, X-FORCE, X-MEN: LEGACY and NEW MUTANTS on a chapter-by-chapter basis before wrapping in a special finale.
And don't miss issue #0 of AVENGERS VS X-MEN out this week (03.28.2012).
AVX #0 OF 12
Pick your sides Marvel fans! I'm taking the X-Men. "ROUND ONE. FIGHT!"
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