Marvel Comics 1000

[your_name_here]

What did you all think? I actually think Ewing pulled it off.

[Jody Garland]

The main Ewing story was fantastic continuity weaving, as always. I look foreward to where it goes from here.

The non-Ewing bits were, on average, pretty great too. They do a great job spotlighting the diversity of subject and tone the Marvel Universe can do as well as giving us a great reason to have some of the masters return for a bit like Simonson. Good read.

[Reviresco]

Did they have a Namor story page?

[Digifiend]

Technically no, but there was a Namora page.

[Reviresco]

Technically no, but there was a Namora page.

Great. No diss to Namora, but I doubt DC would ever give Supergirl a page, and NOT give Superman a page.

[Crimz]

Disappointed with the Fantastic Four situation. It was basically just Ben.
Sue and Johnny didn't even appear.

[Mike_Murdock]

The main Ewing story was fantastic continuity weaving, as always. I look foreward to where it goes from here.

The non-Ewing bits were, on average, pretty great too. They do a great job spotlighting the diversity of subject and tone the Marvel Universe can do as well as giving us a great reason to have some of the masters return for a bit like Simonson. Good read.

Yeah. I saw a lot of backlash there, but quite a few of them got me choked up. I'm not saying every one of them worked, but I liked them overall. It was also cool to see so much of Marvel history together.

[Hypestyle]

What did you all think? I actually think Ewing pulled it off.

what is this one-shot supposed to be about? a history of the marvel universe?

[Jody Garland]

what is this one-shot supposed to be about? a history of the marvel universe?

There is one page for each year Marvel's been around plus 2020. The pages are not necessarily set the year they represent, but feature characters from a milestone that year- IE, 1961 has an interview with the Thing. Al Ewing writes a longish (Maybe twenty pages?) story that forms the skeleton of the issue. It concerns the Scientist Guild from Marvel Comics #1-who were there when the first Human Torch was activated- and a new macguffin called the Eternity Mask that is revealed to have been passed down throughout Marvel characters for centuries. It's not really a history in the same way Waid's History of the MU is, but it does concern a secret history.

[Iron Maiden]

Does anyone else feel a bit cheated that there was no digital code to redeem? I know they don't do it with TPB's but this is sort of a hybrid. Really just a large magazine style.

Well, of course Star Wars (which isn't even part of the Marvel U) is more important to Marvel's 80th ANNIVERSARY than Spider-Woman. They freaking didn't even give the Fantastic Four a page.

Yet Doom makes 3 appearances. Not that I'm complaining. Reed does appear along with JMS on the What Do You Regret page towards the end.

I'd accept that as canonical fact. JMS did write the page.

I think this was one that kind of made me blink to see he contributed to this, along with Chris Claremont. I thought Claremont doesn't write anything for Marvel these days and JMS had moved on especially after very public disagreement about the whole Mephisto/Mary Jane stuff. I also was surprised to see the Heinberg/Cheung page for Young Avengers.

[Reviresco]

what is this one-shot supposed to be about? a history of the marvel universe?

There is one page for each year Marvel's been around plus 2020. The pages are not necessarily set the year they represent, but feature characters from a milestone that year- IE, 1961 has an interview with the Thing. Al Ewing writes a longish (Maybe twenty pages?) story that forms the skeleton of the issue. It concerns the Scientist Guild from Marvel Comics #1-who were there when the first Human Torch was activated- and a new macguffin called the Eternity Mask that is revealed to have been passed down throughout Marvel characters for centuries. It's not really a history in the same way Waid's History of the MU is, but it does concern a secret history.

But it was also sold as an anniversary celebration issue, which it was not. Too many real milestones left out and some utter head scratching inclusions.

Does anyone else feel a bit cheated that there was no digital code to redeem? I know they don't do it with TPB's but this is sort of a hybrid. Really just a large magazine style.

Yes. Very much so.

Yet Doom makes 3 appearances. Not that I'm complaining. Reed does appear along with JMS on the What Do You Regret page towards the end.





I think this was one that kind of made me blink to see he contributed to this, along with Chris Claremont. I thought Claremont doesn't write anything for Marvel these days and JMS had moved on especially after very public disagreement about the whole Mephisto/Mary Jane stuff. I also was surprised to see the Heinberg/Cheung page for Young Avengers.

IIRC, Claremont is still under exclusive contract to Marvel. But they got a lot of these big names, because it was supposed to be an anniversary book, and because it is only one page. Not a huge commitment for anyone.

[H-E-D]

If I had to guess, the non-Ewing writers probably had a lot of leeway and personal choice over what they got to do for their page.