Super-Villain Team-Up/M.O.D.O.K.'s 11 by Fred Van Lente

The Marvel heroes then begin the eradication of the foreigners, but in the process of that heroic genocide, an even more extreme right-wing despot (also a religious fundamentalist) becomes a hero to the media, and thus assumes control of the Marvel universe. In Episode 2, SECRET INVASION, it turns out that we aren’t any more safe because our society was already infiltrated by foreign religious fanatics. those opposing that squelching ultimately quit fighting once they realize that the American people hate their civil liberties and prefer security over freedom. So: how do you feel about the politics of FEAR ITSELF? Or these crossovers generally? I feel like they start out well-meaning, but that the 'political messages' tend to become completely fucking nuts as these things go along.Ĭonsider the last 'trilogy' of crossovers- the “Bush Trilogy.” In Episode 1, CIVIL WAR, right-wing heroes use the fear of terrorist acts to squelch civil liberties, but. And of course, both crossovers were discussed elsewhere on the site in reviews contributed by Graeme McMillan, as well as in recent installments of the probably-award-winning OH, BEHAVE! podcast from Graeme & Jeff Lester. The second part on Wednesday will cover FLASHPOINT #1 and FEAR ITSELF #3, while the final part on Friday will conclude with FLASHPOINT #2 and a ' Big Picture' question. This first part of the round-table covers the questions asked after the release of FEAR ITSELF issues #1 and 2. Questions were written by Abhay, who has insisted that he be hereafter referred to as ' King Shit of Fuck Mountain.' FEAR ITSELF was created by Marvel ' Architect' Matt Fraction and artist Stuart Immonen, FLASHPOINT by DC's Chief Creative Officer Geoff Johns and artist Andy Kubert.

As part of the 10th anniversary of The Savage Critics on the internet, and in conjunction with the 4-part discussion of Chester Brown's PAYING FOR IT, a more mainstream-oriented 'round-table' discussion of Marvel Comics's multi-title crossover headline series FEAR ITSELF and DC Comics's multi-title crossover headline series FLASHPOINT was conducted between Apand June 19, 2011, covering slightly less than the first halves of both series. As each issue of FEAR ITSELF #'s 1-3 & FLASHPOINT #'s 1-2 was released, a single question was posed.īoth FEAR ITSELF and FLASHPOINT represent the major status quo defining series for their respective companies in 2011.

Super-Villain Team-Up/M.O.D.O.K.'s 11 by Fred Van Lente