Secret Wars!
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Secret Wars!
So tonight i decided to dive into secret wars.
I got really interested in secret wars and convergence but then got let down half way through convergence i fell off and stopped reading it and didnt really dive into any secret wars.
so I got a bunch of singles and got my evening planned out.
Anyone reading it? whats a hit and whats a miss? are you enjoying it?
I got really interested in secret wars and convergence but then got let down half way through convergence i fell off and stopped reading it and didnt really dive into any secret wars.
so I got a bunch of singles and got my evening planned out.
Anyone reading it? whats a hit and whats a miss? are you enjoying it?
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Convergence sucked. I enjoyed a few series (namely Shazam) but that was more because of the characters and in spite of the unifying story (hey, lets fight to the death, using the same page or two of setup in every single comic, except the rules are kinda different depending on the writer). Maybe it hurts that I didn't read the main series.
I've only read like the first month of Secret Wars, but I like it; sure there's the unifying theme, but the different worlds make it so that you can have a lot of diverse elseworlds stories. I liked Infinity Gauntlet (but I'm a sucker for Nova and Thanos) and Master of Kung Fu the best, I think, and the ones with a collection of shorter stories the least.
I've only read like the first month of Secret Wars, but I like it; sure there's the unifying theme, but the different worlds make it so that you can have a lot of diverse elseworlds stories. I liked Infinity Gauntlet (but I'm a sucker for Nova and Thanos) and Master of Kung Fu the best, I think, and the ones with a collection of shorter stories the least.
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Convergence started out strong but fell apart by issue 4 i felt and yeah i lost interest in most of the tie ins.
I started out with Masters of Kung Fu and enjoyed it and felt it wrapped up nicely. change of pace from my marathon of fables!
I started out with Masters of Kung Fu and enjoyed it and felt it wrapped up nicely. change of pace from my marathon of fables!
#4
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I've enjoyed it so far, although I haven't read #5 that came out the other day. It hasn't been quite as exciting as I hoped, at least in the main series, but it's been fun. I made a few posts about it in the Marvel Rebooting thread or whatever it's called
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I'm sort of anxious to read it and several of the minis. I usually wait until a miniseries or story arc is over before I start it though.
The only one I've kept up on is Deadpool's Secret Secret Wars. The premise is fun, it's a re-telling of the original Secret Wars retconning Deadpool into it as a central character. It's not high art, but I really enjoy the corny 4th wall breaking Deadpool once in awhile, and seeing the original SW from a different angle has been cool.
The only one I've kept up on is Deadpool's Secret Secret Wars. The premise is fun, it's a re-telling of the original Secret Wars retconning Deadpool into it as a central character. It's not high art, but I really enjoy the corny 4th wall breaking Deadpool once in awhile, and seeing the original SW from a different angle has been cool.
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So I read masters of kung fu which was a fun read. made me wanna read more Iron Fist titles as my knowledge of him is non existance
Captain Marvel and the Carol Corps... read the first two issues and again enjoyed them looking foward to the third issues
and battleworld 1-4 this i wasnt huge on i liked a couple minis but most didnt interest me..blade/howard was cool tho
Captain Marvel and the Carol Corps... read the first two issues and again enjoyed them looking foward to the third issues
and battleworld 1-4 this i wasnt huge on i liked a couple minis but most didnt interest me..blade/howard was cool tho
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I'm sort of anxious to read it and several of the minis. I usually wait until a miniseries or story arc is over before I start it though.
The only one I've kept up on is Deadpool's Secret Secret Wars. The premise is fun, it's a re-telling of the original Secret Wars retconning Deadpool into it as a central character. It's not high art, but I really enjoy the corny 4th wall breaking Deadpool once in awhile, and seeing the original SW from a different angle has been cool.
The only one I've kept up on is Deadpool's Secret Secret Wars. The premise is fun, it's a re-telling of the original Secret Wars retconning Deadpool into it as a central character. It's not high art, but I really enjoy the corny 4th wall breaking Deadpool once in awhile, and seeing the original SW from a different angle has been cool.
which is why i havent touched Infinity and Original Sin yet
#10
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My favorite tie ins thus far....
Marvel Zombies
Siege
A-Force
Korvac Saga
Inhumans Attilan Rising
The Runaways
The Infinity Gauntlet
Red Skull
Thors
Star lord and Kitty Pryde
Age of Apocalypse
A pretty long list but not even half of what I'm buying.
Marvel Zombies
Siege
A-Force
Korvac Saga
Inhumans Attilan Rising
The Runaways
The Infinity Gauntlet
Red Skull
Thors
Star lord and Kitty Pryde
Age of Apocalypse
A pretty long list but not even half of what I'm buying.
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I'm pretty underwhelmed by Secret Wars and the crossovers. The only tie-in I'm truly enjoying is Squadron Sinister. The two I was most interested in (Spider-Man: Renew Your Vows & Deadpool's Secret Secret Wars) feel a bit forced.
I will say the main series is definitely a few steps ahead of Convergence. But not by much. The last 2 issues were pretty dull.
My LCBS says their Marvel sales have dropped drastically since the series started. It's the same drop they saw mid-way through Convergence which they're a bit surprised about. But they figure things should pick up once the new #1s hit in October.
I will say the main series is definitely a few steps ahead of Convergence. But not by much. The last 2 issues were pretty dull.
My LCBS says their Marvel sales have dropped drastically since the series started. It's the same drop they saw mid-way through Convergence which they're a bit surprised about. But they figure things should pick up once the new #1s hit in October.
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In this case your store does not seem to be a very good measuring stick because Secret Wars is absolutely crushing it in sales.
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Stores may be buying in bulk (as usual) but we're not seeing "sell outs" at street level. Diamond bases their sales on the stuff the stores buy, not what the customers buy. I hit various stores throughout the month so I see it across the board. There's a store in Pasadena with TONS of these tie-ins just sitting on the shelves. They've reduced their numbers too.
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How much do these massive crossovers juice sales anymore?
It was my understanding DC and Marvel continue with them because they help sales of the entire line, especially crossover issues of the less popular comics. But the effect has to have diminished over the years since both companies have gone back to the same well over and over again.
It was my understanding DC and Marvel continue with them because they help sales of the entire line, especially crossover issues of the less popular comics. But the effect has to have diminished over the years since both companies have gone back to the same well over and over again.
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Stores may be buying in bulk (as usual) but we're not seeing "sell outs" at street level. Diamond bases their sales on the stuff the stores buy, not what the customers buy. I hit various stores throughout the month so I see it across the board. There's a store in Pasadena with TONS of these tie-ins just sitting on the shelves. They've reduced their numbers too.
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How much do these massive crossovers juice sales anymore?
It was my understanding DC and Marvel continue with them because they help sales of the entire line, especially crossover issues of the less popular comics. But the effect has to have diminished over the years since both companies have gone back to the same well over and over again.
It was my understanding DC and Marvel continue with them because they help sales of the entire line, especially crossover issues of the less popular comics. But the effect has to have diminished over the years since both companies have gone back to the same well over and over again.
Neither was really a traditional crossover, but those still do boost sales, which is why they do it; the revamp will also boost sales a bit. But it's the same niche audience, unfortunately.
#18
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Well, they juiced sales from me. I wasn't collecting anything, and so got both Convergence and Secret Wars. Convergence basically made it so that I'm not picking up a DC monthly for a loooong time. Secret Wars actually isn't bad, though I'm not going to add a lot of stuff to my pull list once it's over, I'll probably sample a few.
Neither was really a traditional crossover, but those still do boost sales, which is why they do it; the revamp will also boost sales a bit. But it's the same niche audience, unfortunately.
Neither was really a traditional crossover, but those still do boost sales, which is why they do it; the revamp will also boost sales a bit. But it's the same niche audience, unfortunately.
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the two shops i goto both said the sales were decent after a few weeks in after certain books got some praise people were coming in to by the past couple weeks releases.
the one shop owner that has A LOT of random people that wander in to browse (which still feels wierd bc my main store has none just people that pick up the pulls) says that this and convergence has been the hardest to move new books to the random customer because people are not getting it.
on another note from those reading are there any books that are directly tied into the main series tha should be read along the the actual event? im gonna start tonight
the one shop owner that has A LOT of random people that wander in to browse (which still feels wierd bc my main store has none just people that pick up the pulls) says that this and convergence has been the hardest to move new books to the random customer because people are not getting it.
on another note from those reading are there any books that are directly tied into the main series tha should be read along the the actual event? im gonna start tonight
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Other than that, the only Marvel titles I'm picking up after Secret Wars will be Star Wars, Darth Vader and Miracleman.
#21
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Siege seems like it's going to play a bigger part in the overall story than most of the other tie-ins.
And if you want to see how a couple of the characters end up in Siege check out A-Force #1 and Secret Wars Journal #1.
Starlord and Kitty Pryde might also play larger part in the grand scheme things as well.
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the two shops i goto both said the sales were decent after a few weeks in after certain books got some praise people were coming in to by the past couple weeks releases.
the one shop owner that has A LOT of random people that wander in to browse (which still feels wierd bc my main store has none just people that pick up the pulls) says that this and convergence has been the hardest to move new books to the random customer because people are not getting it.
on another note from those reading are there any books that are directly tied into the main series tha should be read along the the actual event? im gonna start tonight
the one shop owner that has A LOT of random people that wander in to browse (which still feels wierd bc my main store has none just people that pick up the pulls) says that this and convergence has been the hardest to move new books to the random customer because people are not getting it.
on another note from those reading are there any books that are directly tied into the main series tha should be read along the the actual event? im gonna start tonight
#23
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So back on topic I read
secret wars 1-5 and enjoyed them but felt like theres a lot of build up for a 8 issue series as theres three issues left and seems like theres a ton left to be done
secret wars 1-5 and enjoyed them but felt like theres a lot of build up for a 8 issue series as theres three issues left and seems like theres a ton left to be done
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And now that you're caught up on the main series I can tell you that.....
Spoiler:
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Marvel announced today that the Secret Wars series is extending to a 9th issue to be published in December. Apparently it won't really effect the big relaunch in October.
Thus far I've enjoyed the main series, even though like most Marvel "events" the middle 4 issues seem to be a big stall fest to allow the line-wide What If? tie-ins play out.
Thus far I've enjoyed the main series, even though like most Marvel "events" the middle 4 issues seem to be a big stall fest to allow the line-wide What If? tie-ins play out.