{"id":444,"date":"2007-02-27T10:31:31","date_gmt":"2007-02-27T17:31:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/alertnerd.com\/blog\/archives\/444"},"modified":"2007-02-27T10:31:31","modified_gmt":"2007-02-27T17:31:31","slug":"world-war-oh-shit-they-snuck-another-huge-ass-crossover-on-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.alertnerd.com\/?p=444","title":{"rendered":"World War Oh Shit They Snuck Another Huge-Ass Crossover On Us"},"content":{"rendered":"

I’ve been reading Planet Hulk loyally over in The Incredible Hulk; I think it’s been fun, absolutely credible science fiction with the Green Goliath tossed into the mix as the ultimate wild card.<\/p>\n

As such, I’ve been excited for World War Hulk, the miniseries coming this summer in which the Hulk finally returns to Earth to ostensibly seek revenge against those especially puny humans who chose to blast him out into space.<\/p>\n

What especially excited me was Joe Quesada’s description of the event as a “sorbet” after the universe-spanning angst and chaos of Civil War. Here’s more of what he said:<\/p>\n

However, with respect to the sheer number of tie in titles, this will nothing like Civil War. It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s a giant story but not a giant publishing event so the investment for fans will be minimal and it will be constructed very similar to our past Ultimate Universe events. But, the story will involve almost everyone, will have lots and lots of smashing and will answer some questions once and for all that have been troubling Marvel readers for some time now.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

In other words, not as big, right?<\/p>\n

WRONG.<\/p>\n

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Unless, of course, my idea of a “minimal” investment is different from Joe’s. I assumed I’d be okay buying the mini and the main Hulk title. Instead, there’s upwards of thirty-something<\/a> tie-in books.<\/p>\n

Sure, Civil War probably reached close to 100 tie-ins when it was all done, or at least something like seventy. But it was a universe-spanning event. Everyone in America who was a superhero was affected.<\/p>\n

Is everyone really affected if the Hulk returns and wants to beat the shit out of Tony Stark? Okay, maybe his friends. But Ghost Rider? The Young Avengers? The Irredeemable Ant-Man?<\/p>\n

And more importantly, why does a single big event miniseries now suddenly need three to four one-shots and other miniseries to fully tell its story? Why not just tell the whole story, um, IN THE ACTUAL STORY?<\/p>\n

Worst of all, why is it that I’m a 30-year-old man who’s been collecting comics off and on for half of his life, and I’m just now getting around to bitching about greedy money-grubbing crossovers???<\/p>\n

WAAAAH!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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