It's a hell of a ride! I actually own three pages from the Siege special - including THAT final page. I even had series artist Alessandro Vitti draw a killer pic of Nick and Daisy sharing that drink that Nick offers her occasionally throughout the series. (If you Google "Nick Fury and Quake" you'll find it right away). Oh, how the MCU blew it by not making a faithful adaptation of this series!
Definitely the best Wolverine run of all time! Plus, they introduced The Gorgon in that run! When I met Him Cheung several years ago, I knew exactly who I wanted him to draw for my art collection- The Gorgon! He did not disappoint, either!
I got impatient and spun over $200 for this last year. I don't care WHAT book it is, I will wait for the reprint (looking at you DC ~Wonder Woman by Gail Simone).
Should I buy this one or hurry to get Avengers vol2 by Hickman? (1st one is OOS sadly, so not sure I will ever get 1st one and quality seems kinda meh, from the review of it).
Hey Omar. Any chance of getting Brian Bendis or Joe Quesada on the channel for an interview? Random, I know, but I think their impact on Marvel and Daredevil cannot be understated and would make for a fantastic conversation.
He's great in Avengers too! The entire team(s) a perfect young characters to use in the new millennium...and Marvel has decided to make endless Spider Man and Wolverine copies instead. Netflix could have made this series SO hardcore.
ABSOLUTELY. Secret Warriors and Annihilation are the two essential runs that changed the status quo of the Marvel Universe in the new millennium. Secret Warriors really let Hickman experiment a LOT with how he tells stories and reveals secrets to the readers. Lots of slick graphic design "computer screens" to admire and puzzle over too. It's worth noting that the TV series Agents Of Shield did a kinda PG rated interpretation of this run. Sorta. Season two of the series and Captain America: The Winter Soldier take a LOT of story ideas from this book!
TOTALLY worth it! There's a time jump about midway through the story where they changed artists from Caselli to Vitti and the colors go from very bright and saturated to very muted and gritty... And the story becomes very grim and dark to match. Honestly, I think Vitti is a much better choice of style for this series. Caselli is great, but a bit too cartoony for a spy book where a LOT of people get killed.
Yes. It’s Hickman. Hickman’s works are a must for any Marvel collection, and this is where it all began for him, making it the best and true jumping on point.
Definitely! It's a great high stakes ride with new characters and older characters introduced in the 1960's- and absolutely NO ONE IS SAFE. Guys that have been around for decades are as likely to get shot in the head as new characters! Hickman pulled no punches- mainly because the characters, while known, are not "properties" like Wolverine or Spider-Man where you read a run knowing they'll never be killed off because they're too much of a cash cow for merchandise and movies and whatever.