Fraction is the singularly worst Thor writer in ages. I really wish they’d let Kieron Gillen write the book on a regular basis. Him or Jonathan Hickman.

I like Fraction’s Iron Man but his X-Men and Thor make me think Marvel has given him too much credit for one success.

JMS was onto something when he was writing Thor not too long ago. Fraction just seems like he’s on narcotics.

I’ve never been a big fan of J.R. Jr., but it seems his work has been going downhill fast of late. I couldn’t even make it through the 1st issue of his Avengers.

Wonder what’s up?

And as far as staying on topic goes, I doubt they’ll be getting rid of Thor with the Avengers movie coming out next year. It’s no coincidence Steve Rogers is back as Cap, and that they’re refreshing the Hulk. With DC making their characters more “accessible” you’d have to figure Marvel will do the same thing when they have a movies coming out based on those characters, including Thor.

I read ASM and Future Foundation and the regualar ASM and FF titles have not had a single Fear Itself Tie-In. I think there have been spin-off’s but I have skipped them and as Fear Itself has not been reflected in the regular titles, I don’t really feel that I am missing anything from skipping these events.

I liked OLD SCHOOL Marvel, where you could tell a big story within the title itself, my fave being UNDER SIEGE in Avengers where the Masters of Evil take over Avengers Mansion and do some serious damage. I would be more opt to buy in if these events were to be less regular and thus feel more ‘special’ or important.

Ah, forgot that one. Was thinking a physical character, not another mental split thing.

And can we start calling the Black Hulk “Bulk?”

http://www.leaderslair.com/noexcuses/hulk2-371.html

I hear ya, i’m tired of the events too. one every few years would be find. but this every year crap is stupid. just when you get used to the new status quo, another event comes along and tears it down.

and like you said, you can’t just NOT read the event, because it sucks in every book like a black hole. if you ignore the event, then you have to ignore the tie ins of the books you love. then after the event, you’re lost. it pisses me off too, bud.

I read Amazing Spider-Man, Invincible Iron Man, X-Men and even Wolverine. I even started reading Fear Itself, but just like Civil War and all of the other big events, there are just so many tie-ins to read that it gets on my nerves. And I can’t just not read Fear Itself because of how much the other titles I read are tied into it.

My point is I’m getting kind of tired of it. Like em or hate em, I don’t blame DC for trying to get things back to a simpler kind of reading. An occasional “Big Event” is fine, but enough is enough. Let these guys stand on their own for a while.

(Just my opinion)

traditionally a midlife crisis is someone pretending they are young again, the hulk is more in a mid life rut, and letting himself go, lol