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more about #civilwar more comments → Kyle Grousis-Henderson: watchmen 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 » -
#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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#quoteoftheday
Revealed: Marvel Comics' Secret War On Women
Have superhero comics outgrown a pre-adolescent fear of women? Not in the slightest, argues critic Abhay Khosla. In fact, he argues, Marvel Comics' last few linewide storylines have been all about why women are terrifying and need to be destroyed.
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#bookreview
Steampunk Zombies of the Seattle Apocalypse
Confederate airships! Mad scientists! Zombies! Goggles! Cherie Priest's Boneshaker is a veritable grab bag of subgenre tropes. But, fortunately, it's far less about clockwork and brass than it is about human adaptability and the shifting nature of the American Dream.
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#civilwar
Marvel's New Game Looks Better Than Many Superhero Movies
The final trailer for Marvel's Ultimate Alliance 2 game has hit the internet, and we have to admit: If ever there was a good argument for a CGI animated adaptation of the publisher's Civil War series, this would be it. More » -
#comiceconomics
Marvel Plans To Take Pity On Your Pocketbook
Fans feeling as if you have to buy every book that Marvel publishes in order to follow their favorite characters can take one piece of good news from the Mondo Marvel panel this afternoon: No more crossovers. Well, for awhile. More » -
#triviagasm
How the South Won the American Civil War
Alternate historians from Harry Turtledove to Winston Churchill love to play with the Civil War, positing changes that could forever alter the timeline. Check out our list of the war's alternate endings. -
