Pietro Pieta! Which nerd came up with that idea? Is Pietro gonna die? If you die in a world where Wanda has brought all kinds of people back from dead, would it…
Tag: Scarlet Witch
House of M 6
The fact that the FF are dead in this world is one of its weirdest aspects. You expect the FF to be a part of something this big, but they’re done away…
House of M 1
This one… this one is a beast. Just months before New Avengers started, Joss Whedon succeeded Grant Morrison as the preeminent X-Men writer. Another “big” Hollywood get for Marvel. At the time,…
Avengers 503 & Finale
Big finish! Yes, really, this story is only 4 issues. Just maximum carnage in minimal space. It opens with a flashback drawn by Olivier Coipel. Real “pre-2012 depictions of women in comics”…
Avengers 500 & 501
When we found out Bendis got Avengers, obviously, we were excited. I had recently bailed on the book for the first time since the Busiek/Perez #1 we very very briefly looked at…
MKSM 02
This one I remember in detail. It sucks. Man, reading this series is like a death march. I got used to mostly enjoying these comics, more fool I. Well, it begins with…
ASM V2 36
Well, here we are. ASM 36 was released in November of 2001. With the delay between print and publication, you can perhaps guess what recent event had occurred that might have greatly…
Avengers 24 & 25
And, we’re back. I decided I should to cover this. It continuing the Eighth Day wasn’t enough on its own, but 1. Spider-Man does show up in the back half, and 2….
ASM V2 1
Aaaand we’re back! Boy, I missed literally anyone writing Spider-Man but Byrne, who is obviously here as artist. If you didn’t recognize his art style, you could tell from Spidey’s eyes being…
Secret Defenders 8
This one is ALSO named with a Macbeth quote! Why 3 out of 4!? Inker Don Hudson returns to wrap us up. Everyone spends the first 4 pages recapping at each other,…