Marvel deluged Free Comic Book Day with Secret Wars material. Last Wednesday I helped myself a little, too, by scooping up a few more of the True Believers reprints, including the ones for House of M, Planet Hulk, Old Man Logan, and Age of Apocalypse. As far as Marvel goes, I can sometimes be pretty darn grumpy, but rest assured, it mostly because Marvel is the most popular comics publisher, rather than DC, and in my humble opinion DC is the better one.
Sometimes I view fan allegiance to Marvel as something of a cult. With phrases like "true believer," it's not even that hard to imagine. But that's a bit extreme. (Right???)
Yeah, Secret Wars is basically a ripoff of DC's Convergence, but maybe it doesn't matter (maybe). Marvel loves to celebrate itself, and really, that's all that Secret Wars is, too, trotting out all over again a bunch of the famous stories it's published over the years, which yes, the True Believers reprints have helpfully pointed out in advance.
I think House of M is iconic for all the right reasons. It was a rare moment when Marvel allowed itself to live up to the hype, and as far as the X-Men books were concerned kept the story going for years. Scarlet Witch says "No more mutants," and then we have to wait until Hope arrives and then Avengers: The Children's Crusade for true resolution to occur (I'm sure there are fans who think AvX belongs in this lineage, too).
Planet Hulk was a goofy idea that is best remembered by me for allowing Greg Pak and Fred Van Lente to write a lot of great Hercules comics (seriously, they remain my favorite-ever Marvel memories). Old Man Logan was great. Age of Apocalypse features bad '90s art, but pretty good storytelling.
So yeah, I may be checking out some of this Secret Wars material. Could be interesting. (Could!)
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