Saturday, July 2, 2011

“Still #Whatever.” Really?

So several titles advertised in Marvel Previews this month bear a “Still #Whatever” blurb on the cover solicit. 

This is in response to DC’s upcoming 52-title relaunch, yes? 

Really?

By my count, Avengers #17, New Avengers #16, Invincible Iron Man #508, Journey Into Mystery #627-628, Uncanny X-Men #543, Amazing Spider-Man #669, Captain America and Bucky #622, Hulk #41, Thunderbolts #163, X-Factor #225, X-Men Legacy #255-256, and Deadpool #43 all carry the “Still” marker.

I’m pretty sure every single title here is either a new/relatively new series, or a relaunching/renumbering of a pre-existing series.  I mean, if the tables were turned and Marvel had hit the reset button first, I could see DC coming back with Action Comics: Still #900 or whatever, that might have had some kind of impact.  But as it stands, this is just kinda silly & petty, Marvel fucks around with title names and numbers all the time.

And I’m pretty pumped for DC’s relaunch, so pfff!

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