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In the run-up to SDCC, Bleeding Cool has run a quick list of some items from Marvel’s unreleased October solicits –
October will also see the launch of Tron Betrayal, DeadpoolMAX, Tomb Of Terror, Spider-Man v.s. Vampires, Avengers Vs Pet Avengers, Chaos War, Iron Man Titanium, Klaws of the Panther, Prometheus, Millar and Yu’s Superior, Captain America Lives Omnibus, Warren Ellis and Mike Deodato’s Thor World Engine in hardcover and an Atlantis Attacks Omnibus.
Look at that last one again – one I laughingly predicted would happen a while ago on Twitter because, you know, no way would Marvel be stupid enough to release an omnibus of one of their annual crossovers.
It’s not that I don’t love these old crossovers, I do – and, yes, I have every issue of Atlantis Attacks and it’s pre-cursor, The Evolutionary War – but these will not look good collected. The art and writing in many (not all) of the annuals is sub-par, many of the stories are only vaguely interrelated, and the X-Factor and Avengers West Coast annuals still don’t fit into those series’ continuity.
I know, that last thing only bothers me, but still….really? An Atlantis Attacks Omnibus?
Good grief
I had the Silver Surfer, Amazing Spider-Man, and Avengers annuals of Atlantis Attacks. The Silver Surfer was OK, I enjoyed Spider-Man quite a bit (and She-Hulk looked awesome in that issue), but the Avengers was one of the worst comics I’ve ever read, certainly the worst Marvel issue I’ve ever read. Characters seemed out of character, and crazy shit happened for no apparent reason.
The Avengers was terrible, yes – but at least you didn’t suffer through the Thor, Fantastic Four, or Iron Man ones. The Thor one in particular was almost unreadable.
And yes. I have them all. Pity me!