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more about #secretinvasion Aidan_: How did...how did you not list the assassination of Captain goddamn America? more » TheDeadPuppet: "San Diego plunges into the Atlantic ocean" - ? Either that's one helluva plunge, or someone got geographically-challenged. more » tammygarrison: Look, bub, we need to have a very serious discussion about the lack of Batman represented on this list. Fo seriouslys. more » braak: You are, as usual, completely correct.: See, it sounds like there have been a lot of insane superheroes/villains with godlike power running amok the last couple decades--but really every pro... more » Atomictao: Props on the exhaustively compiled list! Also, additional props for including the Dracula-vampire invasion in Captain Britain, one of my favorite Mar... more » Vulcan Has No Moon: most of the tags don't appear to be working more » Lassus: "...renamed 'Sub Diego' after some inhabitants survive as mer-people (Aquaman #15)." -golf clap- more » cap-n-crunch: If 911 had happened in the comic universe it would have been quickly forgotten. After the third alien attack and zombie apocalypse that week it would ... more » ahunt005: "August - The mythical realm of Norse Gods, Asgard, takes up temporary residence above the state of Oaklahoma (Thor #2)." Really? OAKlahoma? more » IraeNicole: It sounds like it really sucks to be a an average human in comics. more » jbq: Wow... Pretty awesome list! Missing the world-shaking events of BPRD, though, I'd think that title with its mixture of genres would be pretty much the... more » 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 » -
#decadeinreview
The Most Important Events Of 2000-2009, Comic Style
These last ten years may have seemed busy to you, but just be glad you're not a comic book character: Their decade has seen multiple alien invasions and reboots of reality. Relive the biggest headlines of their decade with us. 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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#marvel
Marvel's Q3 Earnings: Enough To Make Mickey Sweat?
Wondering how important movies are to Marvel? Without an Iron Man or Hulk this summer, profits fell a stunning 60% for the company's 3rd quarter of the year when compared with the same period last year. Should Disney be worried? More » -
#newcomicswecrave
Get Your Summer Movie Thrills Early
With the major publishers taking it easy after recent big events, it falls to independent books to come up with movie tie-ins and new ideas this week... Thankfully, they're more than up to the task.
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#newcomicswecrave
Start Monkeying Around With This Week's Comics
Science fiction monkeys. Sure, this week may bring all manner of collections of more recent comics, but let's face it: Nothing measures up to science fiction monkeys. Of course, these are new comics we crave. More » -
#hippiehatred
Does Marvel Comics Hate Hippies?
They may be the home of outcast heroes and freaky mutants, but does Marvel Comics actually hate hippies? That's the charge currently being laid against the publisher, and it's real enough to get a response. -
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#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. -
#comicbookeconomics
The True Scale Of Interplanetary War
Courtesy of San Francisco comic retailer James Sime, a look at the span of Marvel Comics' Secret Invasion series in collected form - 22 books so far, and that's not even the complete story. Is this final proof that the cost of (reading about comic book) war is too high? -
#knowyourenemy
What Kind Of Alien Invasion Are We Hoping For?
If there's one thing that science fiction has taught us, it's that it's almost a certainty that Earth will be invaded by an alien force at some point in our lifetime. Luckily, we've also learned that humanity will most likely forget our differences, pull together and defeat said alien force through unity, the resourcefulness of an under-appreciated member of society and potentially the common cold, but that doesn't change the fact that - as GI Joe would tell us - knowing is half the battle. So we present to you a guide to the different types of alien invasion, so that you can know whether to join the fight or betray us all to your potential new alien overlords. More » -
#darkreign
Oh My God, They Killed Tony!
Apparently, Marvel Comics took the success of The Dark Knight pretty badly, if this recently-released teaser image is anything to go by. Maybe a little too badly - I mean, killing Iron Man because his movie wasn't the biggest hit of the summer? Isn't that going a little too far? While the publisher isn't saying what comic this image is from, we're wondering if it has something to do with Dark Reign, the next stage of superhero drama for Marvel's heroes following the end of Secret Invasion. More » -
#stupidpublishertricks
If You Can't Beat 'Em, Rip 'Em Off
With Marvel Comics' Secret Invasion topping the sales charts, you can't blame DC Comics for wanting to get in on the action - especially when the plot of Secret Invasion closely mirrors two of their own series from the 1980s, Millennium and Invasion!. But do the covers of the recently-released collections of those two series go too far? Millennium's new tagline "Trust No One!" answering Secret Invasion's own tagline "Who Do You Trust?" is one thing, but adding "Secret No More!" onto the cover of Invasion!? That just seems kind of desperate. [Invasion!] -
#embracechange
Our New Alien Overlords Just Want To Help
They may have already taken over Twitter, but anyone reading this week's Marvel comics will have seen that the Skrull brand of alien passive-aggressiveness has started infecting the offline world as well. Should we embrace change, if change is defined by allowing ourselves to be overrun by alien invaders who wish to save us from ourselves? We talk to the person in charge of the campaign - as well as the awesome "hands across the universe" print ad - below. More »
