Ugh, this...
Marvel, for
the love of God, just tell good stories and sell them in accessible
places. Its not that a difficult idea. Enough with the events,
already. And what is all this renumbering about? I just can't see how
this is a selling point at all. I'm not fond of the way series get a
new #1 every time they change creative team or direction but I
understand the argument that it provides easily recognisable jumping
on points (if they were sold in places people could see them to
recognise the opportunity...).
And just...
we're only halfway through the Secret Empire
Nazipalooza (because you keep adding issues to it), that
terrifying dead weight on your audience's wallets, what do you want
to be hyping another event for?
I would
really like this medium I love to continue. Considering its the
source material for the biggest thing in mass market entertainment
right now, that shouldn't be too tall an order. However, if your best
attempt at attracting readers is an event based on pandering to
old-time fans, slapping bigger numbers on the covers, that
requires a chart then, to be
frank, I'm not laying down serious money on the bet.
The
crux of the issue is Ultimates,
a really good comic that keeps being interrupted. The first twelve
issue run dribbled off into a Civil War II tie-in
and now the ongoing narrative of the second is being sandbagged by
Secret Empire filler.
The
title gets twelve installments a year. Its main story is clearly
driving to a point but it keeps having to pause to make room for
whatever wank Marvel has decided is so good for us it can interrupt
the series we want to read for months on end.
Ugh...
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