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more about #brianmichaelbendis Kyle Grousis-Henderson: watchmen more » iameleveneight: As a Chicagoan, I'd like to thank Marvel for both taking out the shitty Bears and the eyesore that is UFO Soldier Field. Thank you. more » Klebert L. Hall: "Marvel Comics' reaction to 9/11 was both heartfelt and far-reaching," Of course, that's where the money was, at the time. "So what to make of Siege... more » ♠ Final ♠: No, sorry. Jay Cutler already blew up and took out Soldier Field. Try harder House of Ideas. more » TomSkylark: What is even happening on that page with the attack? I'm trying to figure out what the artist is trying to get us to understand, and all I can get is ... more » zslane: It amazes me that in a fictional universe where a single being can consume suns and planets, killing all nearby sentient life in the process (Galactus... more » David Tillotson: In 2004 the Indian Ocean tsunami killed over 400,000 people. In 2008 Cyclone Nargis killed over 100,000 people. So far swine flu has killed around 10,... more » disatess: after the events of 9/11 , marvel made civil war , world war hulk and now the siege all had massive destruction upon the world , I mean ghost rider br... more » killglance: It's not like this will be the largest mass death in Marvel history to start off a storyline. I seem to recall Grant Morrison writing the deaths of s... more » Aidan_: Frankly, I'm surprised that this is what gets people's undies in a bunch. This is not something new in comics. Wide-scale destruction and death of civ... more » Izod517: It is odd that a company that will no longer let Wolverine or Nick Fury smoke on panel is ok with 'bad guys' killing thousands of innocent civilians f... more » EmporerOfJustice: Comparing this to 911 doesnt make much sense. Unless you think 911 was planned for a specific purpose. Thats the only way this is more than just coinc... more » neorandomizer: Is this the same site that said we should see 2012 where we get to see billions of deaths or the Road were we get to see the last dregs of humanity be... more » Matt Anderson: When billions of human beings died at the beginning of Battlestar Galactica, was that a "cynical shock tactic" to "up the ante" in terms of ratings? O... more » BoomingEchoes: See the thing is that Post 9/11 America is a much much more violent place as a whole. Even while we were crying and holding hands singing koom by ya, ... more » Insomnia Bob: Wow. Just. Wow. This is probably one of the dumbest things I've read on i09. For one thing, let us get this out of the way real quick: This is a FICT... more » Derek Sabine: When in some polls more then half the American people believe that there was a cover up of the truth about 9/11 & a third think it was an inside j... more » F3st3r: Wow, I think this sensitivity to the deaths of thousands of fictional characters to be extremely wussy. Did you cry when all those "People" died on t... more » moifauxmail: One of my biggest bugbears is the fear that some loon would get a small nuclear device into an American city and set it off. Even if it was "just" the... more » Jim El: I don't think this is any more insensitive than most recent comic book plotlines. All recent mainstreams have attempted to be coy allegories of our cu... more » -
#rant
How Marvel Learned To Stop Worrying About 9/11 And Love Slaughter
Wondering how long it'd take for the events of September 11th to go from real life tragedy to thoughtless plot McGuffin? Marvel's new mega-event Siege demonstrates that the answer is "eight years, and we can kill even more people."
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#disneymarvel
Disney/Marvel: Who Knew What, And When?
While Disney's purchase of Marvel Entertainment surprised the world this morning, how many people really saw it coming? More » -
#review
Spider-Woman Shows Off All Motion Comics' Faults
Marvel's much-hyped first motion comic, Spider-Woman has finally been released - But is it a bold leap forward for the format, or as disappointing as Warners' Watchmen adaptation? How about "both"? More » -
#exclusive
Marvel's Joe Quesada Spills About Comics, Movies And Internet Baiting
There's no denying that Marvel editor-in-chief Joe Quesada has revitalized the publisher, taking it from bankruptcy to dominating the comic industry and breaking into movies. We sat down with him at Comic-Con to find out what happens next.
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#powers
Get Ready For Heroes' Grittier Brother
Sick of Heroes' soap opera and lack of depth? The network behind The Shield and Nip/Tuck is coming to save you, with a new series based on Brian Bendis and Mike Oeming's comic book Powers. More » -
#secretinvasionreview
Marvel's Shapeshifting Aliens Reveal Illusion of Change
Despite telling readers to "embrace change," Marvel's Secret Invasion only offered changes that are cosmetic and temporary. With the final part of the big comic event hitting stores this past week, we look at why this latest alien invasion disappointed, and was ultimately all about the status quo. -
#spiderman
Spider-Man Finally To Lose Virginity
In all of his forty-plus years of comics, movies, cartoons and video-games, there's never quite been a Spider-Man story like Brian Michael Bendis' Ultimate Spider-Man Annual for 2008. Instead of fighting supervillains, dealing with his Aunt May's never-ending heart attacks or having money problems, it's time for Peter Parker to finally become a man... by losing his virginity. More » -
