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Like, all the good. It cures cancer.
My Tumblr. Currently side-by-side liveblogging Digimon Adventure, sub vs dub.Wait, Galactic Storm takes place before East/West coast thinger?
I thought that split happened after Secret Wars and was more of a 'we have too many people plus we think hawkeye can carry a book' thing.
I find it interesting that Operation Galactic Storm was actually a big blunder by Immortus who was influencing the Avengers to be xenophobes so they'd go home and yell at people to get off their lawns and stay out of space so they wouldn't become fascist space cops but oops he overestimated and made the Avengers xenophobic to the extent of 'stab it in the brain'
Ah, furious retcons. You sustain me.
Forever liveblogging the AvengersYeah, in the denouement to Galactic Storm, Cap is considering quitting the Avengers because being on the losing side of his argument with Iron Man made him feel like this world doesn't need heroes like him anymore. It's resolved by them splitting the team instead.
edited 5th Jun '15 2:39:00 PM by TobiasDrake
My Tumblr. Currently side-by-side liveblogging Digimon Adventure, sub vs dub.Magazine paper probably makes terrible toilet paper though. Its all glossy.
Forever liveblogging the AvengersI actually kind of liked those.
Probably because it was my only exposure to the Avengers at the time.
And hey, jacket over spandex does work sometimes.
Forever liveblogging the AvengersSpeaking of Mark Waid, here is what he said about what makes a great comic book:
And here some advice to those searching for publishers to pitch ideas to:
It also appears superspeed is his favorite superpower.
edited 5th Jun '15 5:35:41 PM by zsax
I'm a little late here but.....
I hear he was a merry old soul.
~ducks a brick~
Moving on, dumb old me just realized that Hank Pym being retired from active heroing in the new Ant Man movie mirrors that time in the comics where he gave up active heroing and became a scientific advisor to the team. Basically Hank Pym, super scientist.
So not only did they find a way to avoid both of his long term Never Live It Down moments (Jan slapping and Ultron building) but they managed to still be true to the character at the same time.
Nice job Marvel.
edited 5th Jun '15 5:53:53 PM by HandsomeRob
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Someone did a really good retrospective on that era and said he and others remember it fondly because for a lot of people that was legitimately their first exposure to the Avengers in the 90's. They were on all the trading cards, guest-starred in a few of Marvel's cartoons, and even had their own video game.
It's such a weird snapshot of Avengers history because could you imagine today someone making an Avengers fighting game that ignores people like Hawkeye, the Hulk, Thor, and Iron Man while highlighting people like Hercules and Sersi?

That so? I've heard otherwise, vigorously.
Dopants: He meant what he said and he said what he meant, a Ninety is faithful 100%.