At Cognitive Dissonance, Johanna Draper Carlson draws some interesting comparisons between network television and super-hero comics. Having just flipped through the Marvel supplement of Previews before reading Johanna’s essay, I had to laugh at this passage:
“Sure, people will say that we haven’t yet seen the end of Identity Crisis or House of M… but I would argue that even if those ‘big events’ ended as happily as possible, with everything fixed and heroic and optimistic, it wouldn’t matter.”
What’s Marvel’s big follow-up to House of M? Why, it’s a little something called Decimation, with its very own logo! But what’s it all about?
“Nothing can undo this… A line-spanning event, Decimation will redefine the Marvel Universe as never before… There will be struggles, there will be battles, and there will be death… The past has now come back to haunt the unwitting, the victims, and those who prayed that their secrets would never be uncovered… Beloved and popular heroes will make tough decisions…”
And so on.
Have I mentioned how happy I am that She-Hulk is coming back?