I can't help but fear the latest batch of What IF?s by Marvel.  
 
As well as What IF? 200, there is  WHAT IF? WOLVERINE: FATHER , WHAT IF? DARK REIGN - THE OSBORN ASSASSINATION and  WHAT IF? SPIDER-MAN.  
 
The main problem with Marvel's recent batch of What If ever since they did these One-shots, is that they just make things worse. Baicially if fans didn't like the ending to a story, Marvel make a what if to show us that the lame ending we got was the best case scenerio. Many of them don't even have anyone from the original creative team. I wish they would stop making these, they are nothing compared to the earlier versions of What If?

Some were good, I thought. Except BNB, in which case I would have LIKED IT if Kingpin died and Aunt May survived - if only to prevent OMD from happening.
 
Will there be an Osborn Assassination What If?

"Some were good, I thought. Except BNB, in which case I would have LIKED IT if Kingpin died and Aunt May survived - if only to prevent OMD from happening.  Will there be an Osborn Assassination What If? "

The thing with the What If...? titles is that they always have to end miserably.  The conclusion of ths story must involve mass death & tragedy in order for regular continuity to look better.  Consequently, all the What If...? stories end up badly written.

I don't think it's possible to have a decent What If...? story.  Real shame.

My only gripe with the newer What If's - and this is since about the latter half of the second series - is that the covers don't ask questions anymore.  That's what drew me to What If as a kid.  "What If Dr. Doom Had Become a Hero?" (#22, first series).  "What If Daredevil Became an Agent of SHIELD?" (#28, first series - all time classic).  "What If Conan the Barbarian Were Stranded in the 20th Century?" (#43, first series).  Awesome, attention grabbing covers! 
 
The later covers were just "What If starring..." blah, and of course the newer covers like "What If Secret Wars" or "What If Thor."  I think it was changed like that as a reaction to DC's Elseworlds, but if that was the intent (to compete with Elseworlds), then why not make "What If?" a logo in the corner, the way DC does it, and give the story an actual title, like "Daredevil: Agent of SHIELD?"  I'd buy that, as opposed to just "What If: Daredevil."  Geez, that could cover anything.

I think they should do What if...Deadpool wore a cape. I think that would be a funny read

Of the really recent batch i can say what i said elsewhere. Hit and miss. Lately usually sort of flat, but
theres that occasional story that's intriguing. My actual honest to god preferance would be they didnt try
to write them well, and went the exact opposite and wrote silly off the wall stuff like the classic What Ifs?
we're. I loved that stuff! I actually remember when they first tried making What Ifs? serious, and as xerox-kitty
pointed out, they also through in heavy grit and gore tones to try and solidify that edge. There was a Sabretooth
one that was not all too bad, a mutated Spider-Man one, a couple of others. It really didnt last though. Bare in mind
that was during the " vigilante " era of comics. Image Comics we're stepping up hard at the time, and anything
with big guns set the tone for anything else. So this was sort of a natural evolution. Still i'll take the wacky stuff.
I could read that crap all week long and never tire of it. I won't get that wish, i know, but a guy can dream. 
And the dollar bins are always hopping with excitement for me...