Marvel Comics 1000

[Nazrel]

Question
In the What Do You Regret Story, who is the character that says “Sins Past” as I can’t figure it out

I think that's supposed to be J. Michael Straczynski.

[Triniking1234]

There was a main story?

only peeked through it for the MiracleMan page

[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?

[CaptCleghorn]

I think that's supposed to be J. Michael Straczynski.

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

[CaptCleghorn]

The whole issue was basically propaganda. Even the very idea of it being the #1000 issue of Marvel. :/ *Shrug*

If you're Marvel, it's what you do. They cashed in on a success DC had, even if the numbering has been totally unearned.

I personally liked seeing the variety of talents and styles of the creative teams.

[Vordan]

Honestly this was underwhelming and pretty boring. My eyes just started glazing over pages and I can’t even recall more than one or two stories.

[Digifiend]

Funny thing is, while Marvel fudged the numbers, there was a genuine milestone comic released by DC Thomson (nothing to do with DC Comics, they're a Scottish newspaper company) yesterday. Beano #4000. And they really have published 4000 issues. The advantages of weekly publication! Never been renumbered either.

[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]

Funny thing is, while Marvel fudged the numbers, there was a genuine milestone comic released by DC Thomson (nothing to do with DC Comics, they're a Scottish newspaper company) yesterday. Beano #4000. And they really have published 4000 issues. The advantages of weekly publication! Never been renumbered either.

Congrats to Beano! Definitely a milestone.

[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.

[CaptCleghorn]

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.

The variety and diversity of the pages is incredible. I'd be very interested in how the pages were selected and how subjects were selected. The assignment of years is also something that isn't clear. Were creators A and B given yest xxxx and told "do whatever, but link it to something in that year?"

[H-E-D]

The variety and diversity of the pages is incredible. I'd be very interested in how the pages were selected and how subjects were selected. The assignment of years is also something that isn't clear. Were creators A and B given yest xxxx and told "do whatever, but link it to something in that year?"

According to BleedingCool, they actually shuffled around some pages and dates... so, I think there was some degree of "do what you want, and we'll make it work".

If I had to guess, they probably gave each team a year and a list of characters they might want to use?

[PlatinumThorns]

According to BleedingCool, they actually shuffled around some pages and dates... so, I think there was some degree of "do what you want, and we'll make it work".

If I had to guess, they probably gave each team a year and a list of characters they might want to use?

Probably. But Hickman and Gaiman did tie-ins to their own comics that had little to do with the actual year of the pages and the book itself.