Friday, September 22, 2006

NYT on Marvel's latest Civil War news

Arts, Briefly - New York Times - Reporting on the latest issue of a miniseries event I have studiously avoided, and it sounds like I'm glad I did. Characters acting totally out of, well, character, a cloned Thor, dead heroes...sigh... by the way, it may be too late, but SPOILER ALERT! "“Civil War,” the limited series from Marvel Comics that pits heroes against one another as they take sides on the government’s Superhuman Registration Act, has resulted in another rift, and a death. In issue No. 4, which went on sale yesterday, Invisible Woman packed her bags and left Mr. Fantastic and their children. That couple are half of the Fantastic Four. Invisible Woman’s decision stemmed from her husband’s use of a superpowered clone who killed Goliath, an antiregistration hero, in battle. The series, and its exploration of war, has been successful for Marvel, with sales of the first installment exceeding 300,000 copies. Issues No. 2 and 3 each sold just short of that. Invisible Woman’s Dear Reed letter to her husband read, in part: “I also didn’t want your last memory of me to be tainted with all the blazing fights we’ve had in recent weeks. Hence the oily fish dinner (good brain food), the bottle of your favorite claret (an excellent antioxidant) and making love one final time (good for the immune system).”"

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