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by **Benderbrau** » Mon Mar 26, 2012 11:39 pm

Dragavon wrote:Thing joined the Avengers in 1986, Spider-Man joined in 1991.

Ben Grimm is an FF plain and simple.

Spider-man should simply never be an Avenger

by **Dragavon** » Mon Mar 26, 2012 11:39 pm

Benderbrau wrote:Ben Grimm is an FF plain and simple.
Spider-man should simply never be an Avenger

I agree about Thing. But I think Spidey works as an Avenger.

by **Benderbrau** » Mon Mar 26, 2012 11:39 pm

sdsichero wrote:
Holy crap, mark your calendars! Bender is bitching. An event this rare must be recognized!

Because no one else here ever criticizes comic books ever. :roll:

by **Benderbrau** » Mon Mar 26, 2012 11:40 pm

Dragavon wrote:I agree about Thing. But I think Spidey works as an Avenger.

Spidey always struck me as too free-spirited to be an Avenger.

by **sdsichero** » Tue Mar 27, 2012 2:53 am

Benderbrau wrote:Because no one else here ever criticizes comic books ever.

And Bender never stops.

by **Greg** » Tue Mar 27, 2012 4:35 am

Wait, so this book just focuses on the fights?

So... we have a mini that focuses on the overall story and one mini on just the fights?

Wow, wtf has happened to comics? Now it's so difficult to have the right balance of both?

by **BubbaKanoosh** » Wed Mar 28, 2012 9:56 pm

Greg wrote:Wait, so this book just focuses on the fights?

So... we have a mini that focuses on the overall story and one mini on just the fights?

Wow, wtf has happened to comics? Now it's so difficult to have the right balance of both?

Not difficult, just more money in this way.

When it comes to stuff like this, stop thinking as a collector but as a business when these decisions are being made because that's what Marvel is doing. Because they are a business.

by **e_galston** » Wed Mar 28, 2012 11:39 pm

Some of these fights are gonna start in the main series and finish in the VS series... it allows them to let the fights go longer than a panel or so..

by **Benderbrau** » Wed Mar 28, 2012 11:48 pm

Greg wrote:Wait, so this book just focuses on the fights?

So... we have a mini that focuses on the overall story and one mini on just the fights?

Wow, wtf has happened to comics? Now it's so difficult to have the right balance of both?

Also, remember back in the day when superheroes used to fight bad guys instead of each other?

by **Lord Ice** » Wed Mar 28, 2012 11:55 pm

You'd think 12 issues would be enough to decompress the story and fights, but I guess they had do find something for all the writers to do. :lol:

by **bkthomson** » Thu Mar 29, 2012 12:02 am

Benderbrau wrote:Spidey always struck me as too free-spirited to be an Avenger.

I agree with that but I also think that how the character has been written he'd understand why being a member of the Avengers would make sense. He is a responsible guy.

by **bkthomson** » Thu Mar 29, 2012 12:03 am

Benderbrau wrote:Also, remember back in the day when superheroes used to fight bad guys instead of each other?

Weak pool of villians now a day and only the top tier they do not want over used in Marvel.

by **bkthomson** » Thu Mar 29, 2012 12:05 am

Lord Ice wrote:You'd think 12 issues would be enough to decompress the story and fights, but I guess they had do find something for all the writers to do.

Hey those punching sound effects are not going to write themself. POW! BAM! BIFF! CRACK!

by **habitual** » Thu Mar 29, 2012 12:11 am

I think the one thing that gives Bender's argument merit is that Spidey being an Avenger runs counter to the logic that editorial used for OMD.

Hab

by **sdsichero** » Thu Mar 29, 2012 12:18 am

BubbaKanoosh wrote:
Not difficult, just more money in this way.

When it comes to stuff like this, stop thinking as a collector but as a business when these decisions are being made because that's what Marvel is doing. Because they are a business.

It also allows for some interesting team ups between writers and artists...