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They seem to have some big, fundamental change for the character every 2 years or so.
Was that always the case? Where they doing this in the 60s-90s?

Back in the 50s and 60s DC would often do stories like this. The covers showing Superman or Batman betraying their friends or country, only for the whole thing to be revealed as a deception designed to capture a villain. Back then, the story would wrap up in a single issue, and next month you’d get another adventure about the hero you were paying for.

Today, if you pick up a random superhero comic, you might find yourself in the middle of one of these story lines — trapped there for months and months to come. Or worse, you might pick up an issue of any given superhero title only to learn that the hero has been “dead” for months, and you’re actually reading about some replacement person wearing a similar costume (and will be for many months to come).

I guess some readers like these stories, but just as obviously, some readers will walk away and never return. Marvel and DC have been able to count me in that second group for a long time, and gimmicks like these keep me away (fortunately, there’s a TON of great stuff happening elsewhere in comics). Plots may not be irreversible, but lost readers seem to be.

I sometimes wonder if the writers and editors aren’t working for Hydra. It’s incredible that the current Hollywood people actually seem to “get” these Marvel characters better than the current batch comics creators do (DC characters seem to be a mystery to both parties these days).

Having been digging through Englehart’s run lately, I can say “Yeah, pretty much.” Remember the Secret Empire (headed by EVIL RICHARD NIXON!!!), newly-revived Peggy Carter with the fragile psyche, and Nomad, to say nothing of his on-again off-again bromance with Falcon? All within the span of a year? Maybe it seemed like more time, just because they were taking down villains of the moment every ish or two. This current issue reads to me like a story beat, and I’m right entertained and looking forward to more of Spencer’s Steve Rogers; the media blitz around it seems kind of ridiculous, though.

amazes me that the mainstream media cares about shit like this. Don’t these organizations have anyone on staff who actually reads comics and can be like “this is a frigging non-story fake out that will be resolved within six issues and never referenced again”

Shocking. Just shocking!

Or not. Definitely not something I’m putting $5 down for.

“Nothing is permanent, nothing is irreversible.”

Then nothing matters and if nothing matters, why are you reading/watching it?

Mike

sigh. Is Marvel really this desperate? they need to steal a meaningless hedline. This is aimed at people like me, who claim not to care about this superhero bullshit anymore. Of course, hearing this just makes my blood boil.

I predict that a recantation of Spenser-Cap speedier than the one that attended the debacle of the Spider-Clone saga.

“will be speedier”

Cap’s really a H***a Agent. Doc Strange can’t eat real food and pukes up black goop when he uses magic.

The one thing I can say unequivocally is: This is why I’m not buying a lot of Marvel comics these days.

Sounds like Morning Glories with townsfolk and Avengers. I’m in.

So basically it is a town of Supervillans who SHIELD brainwashes ala the TAHITI program?

“he story crosses over in All-New, All-Different Avengers, Sam Wilson Captain America, Uncanny Avengers, New Avengers, Ultimates, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. and more”

I’ll be interested in the “and more”. This news was enough to put me off even bothering with the titles involved.

Probably helps that much of the talent left at the superhero companies is pretty bush league these days.

“the story crosses over in All-New, All-Different Avengers, Sam Wilson Captain America, Uncanny Avengers, New Avengers, Ultimates, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. and more.”

Because of course it does. Of course it does.