HortonDrawsAWho

I can't believe how a lot of what sucked during the 1990's in comics have come back recently. I know people say that trends work in 20 year spurts but this is just creepy. Running through a list...

1) Onslaught

2) Spiderman 2099

3) Gatefold covers/ Holo covers

4) Doomsday

5) Overcomplicated costumes

6) Scarlet Spiderman

7) Characters needlessly getting replaced by other characters

8) Valiant comics is a thing again

I'm sure theres way more of these comparisons that I'm missing, also it's very possible that I hated Onslaught so much back in the mid 1990's that just his appearance (in armor form) is why I bring these comparisons up.

@brinkthemoviemyfavoritemovie: I've read Green Lantern since the mid 1990s and John's run was one of the best runs I've ever seen (for any book). Now with that being said I've tried 4 different times to get into the GL since Johns left and I cant do it. Nothing matters anymore, they do these GL events just because thats the structure that Johns established but they always come off like deviant art fan fiction of a real comic. Like imagine that after Johns left GL that all GL books stopped, then a group of internets fans drew their own continuation of the story, THAT's what current GL feels like. Its this pale comparison to John's run, forever living in it's shadow. It's like watching 2nd graders put on a play sequel to Shawshank Redemption that nobody asked for.

I still see no reason why to read any GL book anytime soon since Johns left, the art hasn't been great in comparison and the stories lack any sort of impact in comparison to how universe shattering Johns run was over and over.

I really hope the artist doesn't shift off of this book after the 1st or 2nd arc (ala Invincible and Walking Dead). I'm in love with Azaceta's work.

I really respect Alan Davis but i've never liked his artwork. It's something about the softness of his lines that I don't find appealing. I feel like i'm the only one that doesn't like his work. I actively avoid books he draws. I'm the same way with Steve Dillon, Pasqual Ferry, and Salvador Larroca.

I love the horribly out of place photoshopped blur tooled earth behind the watcher on the cover...

The death of power ring page annoyed me, but not because of what happened. It annoyed me because the artist forgot to draw sinestro's cape in the image and it was a flagrant omission. It reminded me of the types of mistakes John Romita Jr. makes when drawing a comic, it felt rushed...

Im still very happy I dropped the book when Johns left. I've thumbed through each post Johns issue and nothing has made me regret my decision. It still seems to me like the writer is trying too hard to grasp the epicness that was the Johns run and failing horribly. The 16 bucks I'm saving a month (from all 4 GL titles) is now being put towards more consequential comic books.

On a side rant WHY are all of Billy Tan's characters so stretched? they all look too tall and too lean.

@dman1366: Thinking about 1990's resurgence

1) hologram covers are back (forever evil)

2) continuity stinks

3) spiderman isn't really spiderman

4) onslaughts back

5) overly designed costumes are popular again

6) deadpool is popular

7) Gatefold covers are back

Anything else? I'm sure I'm missing a bunch of other comparisons...

I refuse to buy this book because Marvel refused to admit that it was out of continuity when it started. Now I'm supposed to just accept that this is another Avengers family book?

So, lets go back...Avengers just came out in the movies and it was awesome. Marvel knew they needed an Avengers team comic that mimic'ed the movie version with the same 6 characters. So we get Avengers Assemble which started out as an out of continuity Avengers book created for people who were interested in reading comics but too afraid of the massive continuity. A comic created wherein if you saw the movie you could understand the comic.

So...the movie introduced Thanos at the end, the comic continues that with Thanos attacking the Avengers. With Thanos "dead" in the normal universe due to his sealing in the cancerverse with Nova Prime and Star Lord how could this comic possibly be in continuity with the rest of 616 Marvel?!

The cashing in on the movie isn't what bothers me, it's Marvel refusing to admit that Avengers Assemble is what it is. It's a comic that shouldn't be affecting the other Avengers titles because it started out in some alternate time line that didn't care about what was happening around it.

Avengers Assemble is that stinky kid in your grade school class that your group of friends all hates but manages to enter into your friends group merely by standing near them over the course of 4-6 years into high school. He's that friend that by your Junior year in high school you question,"how the hell are you in our friend group?! didn't we all hate you in grade school?!" and subsequently he's the 1st person you stop talking to when going to college...

Sorry for the rant about this but I truly see Avengers Assemble as a symbol of everything that is currently wrong with Marvel in terms of continuity. Marvel is all about wasted potential recently,and more importantly their all about continuity errors.

We are in everyway in a resurgence of 1990s Marvel...and ever comic reader should be afraid of that...