The 2010s seemed to flash by, and now we're in the 2020s. I still find it hard to believe, but it's true.

This decade was interesting, in that there we many good things to come out of it, but many bad things as well. The bad happened primarily in the mid-'10s, where the awful comics outweighed the good ones, and there were just too many events, bad continuity, underdeveloped new heroes shoved in the spotlight, heavy-handed politics, and just bad stories in general. Not to mention them sidelining the X-Men and the Fantastic Four over movie rights, and the promotion of the Inhumans which went down as well Icarus flying too close to the sun. Oh, and the Bendis Addiction was in full swing, where he was the leader writing flagship titles and main events, that caused Marvel to suffer creatively, and I think he's lost his touch because Marvel as a whole improved when he finally left for DC.

That being said, I still think favorably of the decade as a whole, not just for the first part, but I also think they've recovered pretty well in the late '10s. Marvel: A Fresh Start, despite initial skepticism, finally put the emphasis back on good stories while patching things up across the board. It's a great example of listening to the fanbase, and learning from ones own mistakes. Plus, we got X-Men and Fantastic Four back in the limelight, the former even getting their own relaunch with Dawn of X. Coincidentally, or not, this happened after the Disney-Fox buyout gave Marvel the movie rights to them.

I think some highlights of Fresh Start include The Amazing Spider-Man, Immortal Hulk, Venom, the Dawn of X as a whole (including HoX/PoX), Daredevil, Miles Morales: Spider-Man, Invaders, and Fantastic Four. While it's not devoid of bad comics (never is that the case), I think it's telling that I look forward to the future of where Marvel Comics is going as opposed to dreading it.

From the early-mid '10s, you also had some great comics such as Hawkeye by Matt Fraction, the Jonathan Hickman Saga (Fantastic Four, Avengers, Secret Wars), Uncanny X-Force by Rick Remender, X-Men Legacy by Mike Carey, Journey Into Mystery and Young Avengers by Kieron Gillen, Moon Knight by Warren Ellis, and later, Jeff Lemire, Thor by Jason Aaron, Superior Foes of Spider-Man by Nick Spencer, and the new Ms. Marvel by G. Willow Wilson.

As said, I did not like the mid-'10s as a whole, and I actually took a break from Marvel and only returned when they got better. That being said, there were some comics I enjoyed from there such as Vision by Tom King, All-New Wolverine by Tom Taylor (to my surprise as I hated the idea of replacing Logan with Laura but it turned out good), Spectacular Spider-Man by Chip Zdarsky, Uncanny Avengers by Gerry Duggan, and Ben Reilly: The Scarlet Spider by Peter David.

So overall, this decade had its ups and downs, but I look at it positively. Thankfully, the last two years really saved Marvel for me, because a lot of it got so bad that it became a comedy. Fresh Start was what the brand needed, allowing me to think of the whole decade positively. It was a great rebound I must say. There were some great ideas that will likely endure going forward, and some great stories that we'll look back on fondly.

That's my retrospective. Overall, what is your view of Marvel Comics in the 2010s?

Discuss.