"×þóéìï" Special!

Γ…, íÑé ëïéðüí, Γ€Γ₯Γ­ ðÜΓ₯Γ© Üëëï. Ï Γͺüìðïò ÝâôÑóΓ₯ óôï ÷ôÝíé. ÁñΓͺΓ₯ôÜ ÑíΓ₯÷ôÞΓͺÑìΓ₯ ΓΉΓ² ÑíÑãíþóôΓ₯Γ², fans, retailers, dealers, reviewers, marketwatchers. Γ“ΓžΓ¬Γ₯Γ±Γ‘ èÑ ãßíù ÓÑΓͺÑñßÀçò. Ááôü Γ₯ßíÑé ÝíÑ all-"fuck the mainstream" column. ¼ðïéïò ëïéðüí Γ€Γ₯Γ­ ÑíôÝ÷Γ₯Γ© ëüãù fanboyóìïý, ëüãù çëéèéüôçôÑò, ëüãù ÷ÑìçëÞò ÷ïëçóôΓ₯ñßíçò, ΓͺÑëýôΓ₯Γ±Γ‘ Γ­Γ‘ ìç ÀéÑÒÜóΓ₯Γ© ôï Γ₯ðüìΓ₯Γ­Γ― Üñèñï. Γ„Γ₯ èÑ ðÜñù ïìÞñïáò.

(ÂÑñýãÀïáðΓ₯Γ² ÀçëþóΓ₯éò, Γ­Γ‘ Àù ðùò èÑ ÑíôÑðΓ₯Γ�Ýëèù!)

Hot Book Of The Week

¼ëïé ëÝíΓ₯ ðùò Ñáôü ôï Γ΄Γ₯Γ½Γ·Γ―Γ² Γ₯ßíÑé ïáóéÑóôéΓͺÜ Γ§ Ññ÷Þ ôïá INFINITE CRISIS ôçò DC. ¼ëïé ôï øÜ÷íïáí. Γ‡ ôéìÞ ôïá ðÑñÑìÝíΓ₯Γ© ëïãéΓͺÞ Γ‘ΓͺüìÑ, ÑëëÜ ΓΌΓ·Γ© ãéÑ ðïëý. ÌéëÜù ãéÑ ôï SUPERMAN SECRET FILES 2004. Γ„Γ₯Γ­ Γ�Ýñù ãéÑôß. ÁΓͺüìÑ ôï øÜ÷íù (ôï Γ΄Γ₯Γ½Γ·Γ―Γ²).

To The Limit

ÔÑ ΓͺÑéíïýñãéÑ Γ°Γ₯ñß HOUSE OF M ôÑ Γ‘ΓͺïýóÑôΓ₯; ÌΓ₯ôÜ ôéò Γ΄Γ₯Γ«Γ₯áôÑßΓ₯Γ² Γ―Γ©ΓͺïíïìéΓͺÝò Ñðïôá÷ßΓ₯Γ², ëÝΓ₯Γ© Γ― âßëïò ìÑò Γ― Quesada ðùò ïáóéÑóôéΓͺÜ, ôï HOUSE OF M Γ€Γ₯Γ­ Γ₯ßíÑé ΓͺÑé ôï Γ¬Γ₯ãÜëï event ðïá ëÝãÑìΓ₯, ÑëëÜ Γ― ðñüëïãïò ôïá Γ¬Γ₯ãÑëýôΓ₯Γ±Γ―Γ΅ crossover ðïá èÑ ÝñèΓ₯Γ© ôïá Γ·Γ±ΓΌΓ­Γ―Γ΅ (ðñïâÑíþò ÑíÑâÝñΓ₯ôÑé óôï Spider-Man Event). ÊÜôé óÑí ôï IDENTITY CRISIS ôçò DC ÀçëÑÀÞ, ìüíï ðïá Γ€Γ₯Γ­ ôï Γ₯ß÷Ñí áðïëïãßóΓ₯Γ©!

ʼΓͺΓ―Γ΅ Γ­Γ‘ Γ€Γ₯éò! Êé Γ₯Γ¬Γ₯ßò ðïá ëÝãÑìΓ₯ ðùò ôï AVENGERS DISSASSEMBLED ÞôÑí ôï prelude, Γ΄Γ₯ëéΓͺÜ ÑðïΓͺÑëýâèçΓͺΓ₯ ðùò ÞôÑí Γ― ðñüëïãïò ôïá ðñïëüãïá ôïá Γ¬Γ₯ãÜëïá Γ£Γ₯ãïíüôïò! Áí Γ₯ßíÑé ðïôÝ ÀáíÑôüí! Γ…ΓͺÀïôéΓͺÞ Γ₯ôÑéñßÑ Γ₯ßíÑé Γ§ Marvel Þ Γ§ ëÑúΓͺÞ ôçò Γ£Γ₯éôïíéÜò ìïá; Ðñïò ôï ôÝëïò Γ�Γ₯ðïáëÜìΓ₯; ΒΌ,ôé ðÜñΓ₯éò Ñðü HOUSE OF M Γ₯ΓͺÑôü, ãéÑôß Ýñ÷Γ₯ôÑé ôï HOUSE OF ARACHNOIDC Þ ðþò óôï ÀéÜïëï èÑ ëÝãΓ₯ôÑé; Óáãíþìç ΓͺéüëÑò, ÑëëÜ Γ₯Γͺôüò ôïá üôé ìÑò Γ°Γ₯ñíÜôΓ₯ ãéÑ çëßèéïáò, ìÑò ôñþôΓ₯ ΓͺÑé ôÑ Γ«Γ₯âôÜ! Ïé ðÑñÑããΓ₯ëßΓ₯Γ² ôùí HOM tie-ins, mini-series Γͺëð Ý÷ïáí ãßíΓ₯Γ© ÞÀç, ÝíÑ ìÞíÑ íùñßôΓ₯Γ±Γ‘ ôß ôï ÀéÑâïñΓ₯ôéΓͺΓΌ óáíÝÒÑéíΓ₯; ÔÑ ßÀéÑ Γ³ΓͺÑôÜ óôçí Marvel! Ôï Market Share ôï Ý÷Γ₯Γ© ðÜñΓ₯Γ© âÑëÜããé Γ§ DC Γ₯Àþ ΓͺÑé ÝíÑ ôñßìçíï, ïðüôΓ₯ ÑðÜôç ãéÑ Γ­Γ‘ ðïáëÞóΓ₯Γ΄Γ₯ ΓͺÑíÝíÑ Γ΄Γ₯á÷ÜΓͺΓ© Γ₯ðéðëÝïí.

Ôï èÝìÑ ÒÝÒÑéÑ Γ₯ßíÑé ðùò Γ€Γ₯ âôÑßíΓ₯ Ñáôïß, ÑëëÜ üëïé Γ₯Γ¬Γ₯ßò (ΓͺÑé Γ₯Γ³Γ₯ßò) Γ―Γ© ÑíÑãíþóôΓ₯Γ² ðïá Γ€Γ₯÷üìÑóôΓ₯ Γ³Γ‘ ìÑëÜΓͺΓ₯Γ² ΓΌ,ôé ìÑò Γ³Γ₯ñÒßñïáí! ÔñÝ÷ïáìΓ₯ óÑí ôÑ ðñüÒÑôÑ ìÞðùò ÷ÜóïáìΓ₯ ôï SPIDER-MAN HOM Þ ôï HOM limited series ΓͺΓ© Ñâïý ôï ÀéÑÒÜóïáìΓ₯ ΓͺΓ© ÑíÑΓͺÑëýøïáìΓ₯ ðùò ôï üëï èÝìÑ Γ₯ßíÑé ÝíÑ Γ‘ΓͺüìÑ WHAT IF?, ìßÑ Γ‘Γͺüìç ÀéÑâïñΓ₯ôéΓͺÞ version ôïá Marvel Universe ðïá ΓͺÜðïéïò ðÑðÜñÑò óáããñÑâÝÑò Γ₯ßðΓ₯ "×ììì, Γ₯ìÝíÑ ðïôÝ Γ€Γ₯ ìïá ÜñΓ₯Γ³Γ₯ ôï üëï èÝìÑ mutants-outlaws, ãéÑôß Γ€Γ₯Γ­ ôïáò ΓͺÜíïáìΓ₯ ÁñΓ₯ßÑ Γ–Γ΅Γ«Γž; ÊÑé ôß ãÑìÜôïò Ñáôüò Γ― Magneto, ΓΌ,ôé ðñÝðΓ₯Γ© ãéÑ ÑáôïΓͺñÜôïñÑò!" Γ…, Γ€Γ₯ ãßíïíôÑé Ýôóé ôÑ major events, ëáðÜìÑé.

ÊÑé ìéÑ ðïá ôï èáìÞèçΓͺΓ‘: ÁΓͺΓ―Γ½Γ£Γ₯ôÑé Γ₯ðßóçò, ðùò Γ¬Γ₯ôÜ ôï HOM èÑ Ý÷ïáí ÑðïìΓ₯ßíΓ₯Γ© ãýñù óôïáò 300 ìüíï mutants óôçí Ãç. ÖÑíôÑóôΓ₯ßôΓ₯ ôç âñßΓͺΓ§! Áðü ÝíÑ mini-series Γ­Γ‘ Ý÷Γ₯Γ© Γ― ΓͺÑèÝíÑò ΓͺÑé ìüíï ôçí ΓͺÜôóÑìΓ₯! ÊÑé ÒãÑßíΓ₯Γ© ΓͺΓ© Γ― Quesada Γ€Γ₯éëÜ-Γ€Γ₯éëÜ Γ³Γ₯ óáíΓ₯íôÝáΓ�Γ₯éò ΓͺÑé ëÝΓ₯Γ© ðùò ìÜëëïí ÒñßóΓͺΓ₯ôÑé óôç Àýóç ôçò ΓͺÑñéÝñÑò ôïá ΓΉΓ² editor-in-chief óôçí Marvel (ôï ïðïßï Γ― ßÀéïò ÑðïΓͺÑëΓ₯ß óÑí "ΓͺÜôé ðïá ïýôùò Þ Üëëùò èÑ ÝΓͺÑíΓ₯ ôïí ΓͺΓ½Γͺëï ôïá") ÑëëÜ Γ€Γ₯Γ­ Γ�ÝñΓ₯Γ© ôï ðüôΓ₯. ÍÑ Γ³Γ―Γ΅ ðù Γ₯ãþ ôï ÐüôΓ₯; ÁìÝóùò Γ¬Γ₯ôÜ ôï SPIDER-MAN: HOUSE OF BOURDELO major extravaganza event.

Disappointment

Êé Γ₯ΓͺΓ₯ß ðïá Γ₯ß÷Ñ Ññ÷ßóΓ₯Γ© Γ­Γ‘ óáìðÑèþ ôçí DC... Γ¬Γ₯ôÜ ôçí Ñðï÷þñçóç ôïá Alan Moore ïñéóôéΓͺÜ ðëÝïí (Γ₯ß÷Γ₯ Γ₯ðéóôñÝøΓ₯Γ© Γ₯Γ°Γ₯éÀÞ Γ§ DC ÑãüñÑóΓ₯ ôçí Wildstorm ΓͺÑé ìÑæß ôçò ôïí Alan, Γ― ïðïßïò Γ₯ß÷Γ₯ èÝóΓ₯Γ© óÑí ΓΌΓ±Γ― Γ­Γ‘ ìçí Ý÷Γ₯Γ© ΓͺÑìßÑ Γ₯ðÑâÞ Γ¬Γ₯ ôç "ìçôñéΓͺÞ" Γ₯ôéÑñßÑ) Ýñ÷Γ₯ôÑé ôþñÑ ΓͺÑé Γ§ Ñðï÷þñçóç (ïñéóôéΓͺÞ; èÑ Γ€Γ₯ßΓ�Γ₯Γ©) ôïá Keith Giffen Γ­Γ‘ ôÑñÜΓ�Γ₯Γ© ôÑ Γ­Γ₯ñÜ. Γ–ΓžΓ¬Γ₯Γ² Γ‘ΓͺïáãüíôïáóÑí Γ₯Àþ ΓͺÑé ÝíÑ Γ·Γ±ΓΌΓ­Γ― Γ°Γ₯ñßðïá, ðùò Γ§ Γ₯ôÑéñßÑ èÝëΓ₯Γ© Γ­Γ‘ ÀéÑãñÜøΓ₯Γ© Γ¬Γ₯ ôéò ΓͺéíÞóΓ₯éò ôçò ΓͺÑé ôïáò ÷ÑñÑΓͺôÞñΓ₯Γ² ðïá ÀéÜëΓ₯Γ�Γ₯ Γ­Γ‘ Γ³ΓͺïôþóΓ₯Γ©-ÑëëïôñéþóΓ₯Γ© ôï áðï-universe ôïá Giffen. Ï ßÀéïò Γ₯ß÷Γ₯ Γ’Γ£Γ₯Γ© ΓͺÑé ôéò Γ₯ß÷Γ₯ áðïóôçñßΓ�Γ₯Γ©, óÑò ðÑñÑèÝôù ôÑ ëüãéÑ ôïá:

"How is this even a question? I've got a mini-series running starring dead Sue, dead Ted and Max the murderer! Do the math! And it's not ending! Ambush Bug? Toast. Scarlet Skier? Sure, Didio's calling it an accident but I know better. (...) And did I said a mini-series? Sorry. My bad. It's not a mini-series. It's a story arc crammed into an omnibus book that might as well be titled "Stuff We Really Don't Want To Publish, But We Already Paid For, So..." (...)

Is DC out to get me? 2 words: IDENTITY CRISIS and COUNTDOWN! Okay...four words but you know where I'm coming from! Is DC out to get me? Well, duh!"

ÊÑé âáóéΓͺÜ (ôß âáóéΓͺÜ, Γ₯Γ­Γ΄Γ₯ëþò ÑâýóéΓͺΓ‘ èÑ ÝëΓ₯ãÑ), Γ₯ΓͺΓ₯ß ðïá üëïé Γ°Γ₯ñéìÝíÑìΓ₯ ìéÑ ÑðÜíôçóç ôïá óôáë "ΒΌΓ·Γ©, üëïé Γ₯ßìÑóôΓ₯ ìéÑ Γ―Γ©ΓͺïãÝíΓ₯éÑ, ÑáôÜ Γ₯ßíÑé ðÑðÑñïëïãßΓ₯Γ² ðïôÝ Γ€Γ₯ èÑ ΓͺÜíÑìΓ₯ ΓͺÜôé ôÝôïéï" ÒãÑßíΓ₯Γ© Γ― Dan Di Dio, Editor-In-Chief ôçò DC ΓͺÑé ΓΌΓ·Γ© ìüíï ôï Γ₯ðéÒΓ₯ÒÑéþíΓ₯Γ© ÑëëÜ... ÀéÑÒÜóôΓ₯ ôï ìüíïé óÑò:

"On second thought, you know what? Screw him! I say we give the pathetic has-been the same level of respect he gave the DCU in his various Ambush Bug series! Is DC out to get Giffen?

Who isn't?"

ÌΓ₯ôÜ Ñðü üëÑ ÑáôÜ, ôß ÑíÑãíùñéóéìüôçôÑ Γ₯Γ­ΓΌΓ² ΓͺÑëëéôÝ÷íç ìïá ëÝôΓ₯ ΓͺÑé ìÑëÑΓͺßΓ₯Γ²... Ñí Γ€Γ₯ Γ³Γ₯ ãïáóôÜñΓ₯Γ© ÝíÑò editor ΓͺÑëÜ èÑ ΓͺÜíΓ₯éò Γ­Γ‘ ÑëëÜΓ�Γ₯éò Γ₯ôÑéñßÑ, Þ ΓͺÑëýôΓ₯Γ±Γ‘ Γ₯ðÜããΓ₯ëìÑ, ãßíΓ₯ ç÷ïëÞðôçò, üëïé Ñðü Γ₯ΓͺΓ₯ß Ññ÷ßóÑíΓ₯ ÜëëùóôΓ₯!

Massive Hysteria

ÊÑé ðÜëé ãéÑ ôçDC Γ― ëüãïò. Γ“Γ₯ ðñïçãïýìΓ₯Γ­Γ‘ MARKET WATCH, Γ₯ß÷Ñ áðïóôçñßΓ�Γ₯Γ© ôçí üëç Γͺßíçóç ôïá CRISIS ðïá ΓͺÜíΓ₯Γ© Γ§ Γ₯ôÑéñßÑ ãéÑ Γ­Γ‘ ôÑ âÝñΓ₯Γ© óôÑ ßóÑ ôçò, Γ­Γ‘ âôéÜΓ�Γ₯Γ© Γ₯ðéôÝëïáò Ñáôü ôï ãÑìçìÝíï ôï universe ðïá Γ₯ßíÑé ÷ßëéÑ ΓͺïììÜôéÑ ΓͺÑé 82 CRISIS ΓͺÑé ZERO HOUR ΓͺÑé MILLENIUM ΓͺÑé Γ€Γ₯Γ­ Γ�Ýñù ôß Üëëï Γ€Γ₯Γ­ ΓͺÑôÜâΓ₯ñÑí Γ­Γ‘ ôï éóïññïðÞóïáí. ÊÑé Γ‘ΓͺüìÑ ôï ðéóôΓ₯Γ½ΓΉ ðùò ΓͺÜôé ðÜΓ₯Γ© Γ­Γ‘ ãßíΓ₯Γ©. Γ”Γ±Γ‘Γ­Γž ÑðüÀΓ₯Γ©Γ�Γ§ Γ―Γ© ΓͺÑëÝò éóôïñßΓ₯Γ² ðïá ãñÜâïíôÑé óôï core Ñáôïý ôïá ðïíÞìÑôïò (ÒëÝðΓ₯ ÒÑóéΓͺÜ limited series ΓͺÑé crossovers óôïáò major titles). ¼ìùò ìïá âÑßíΓ₯ôÑé ðùò ìÜëëïí ðñïóðÑèïýí Γ­Γ‘ ÑñìÝΓ�ïáí ôç ÷ñáóÞ ÷ÞíÑ! (Γ…Γ¬ΓœΓ² ÀçëÑÀÞ).

Γ…ΓŸΓ°Γ‘Γ¬Γ₯ crossover, Γ₯ßðÑìΓ₯ ΓͺÑíÝíÑ tie-in Γ€Γ₯ ÒëÜðôΓ₯Γ©, ÑëëÜ ôï èÝìÑ Ý÷Γ₯Γ© Ññ÷ßóΓ₯Γ© Γ­Γ‘ ãßíΓ₯ôÑé Γ£Γ₯ëïßï! ÈáìÜóôΓ₯ ôÑ Γ¬Γ₯ãÜëÑ crossdressings ôçò Marvel; INFERNO, ONSLAUGHT, ACTS OF VENGEANCE ΓͺÑé ôï ÑðïΓͺïñýâùìÑ ôï AVENGERS DISASSEMBLED; ¼ëÑ Γ₯ß÷Ñí ΓͺÜôé Γͺïéíü: ÔÑ Γ₯Γ­Γ΄Γ₯ëþò Üó÷Γ₯ôÑ tie-ins Γ³Γ₯ Γ₯Γ­Γ΄Γ₯ëþò Üó÷Γ₯ôïáò ôßôëïáò! Γ… ëïéðüí, ΓͺÑé ôþñÑ Γ¬Γ₯ ôï CRISIS ΓͺÜôé ðÑñüìïéï ãßíΓ₯ôÑé.

ÐÑñÜÀΓ₯éãìÑ: Óôï BATMAN #639, Γ³Γ₯ ΓͺÜðïéï óçìΓ₯ßï Γ― Batman óáíïìéëΓ₯ß Γ¬Γ₯ ôïí Green Arrow, ΓͺÑé ìÝóÑ óôÑ ÜëëÑ Γ§ ΓͺïáÒÝíôÑ Γ°Γ₯ñíÜΓ₯Γ© Γ�üâÑëôóÑ Ñðü ôÑ Γ£Γ₯ãïíüôÑ ôïá IDENTITY CRISIS. Ôïá ëÝΓ₯Γ© Γ― Green Arrow (Ñí èáìÜìÑé ΓͺÑëÜ ôï Γ³ΓͺçíéΓͺΓΌ) "Γ„Γ₯ Γ³Γ₯ ÒëÝðù ΓͺÑëÜ, Γ€Γ₯ ìïá Ý÷Γ₯éò Γ₯ìðéóôïóýíç;" ÊÑé Γ― âßëôÑôïò Batman ÑðÑíôÜ ðùò "Γ“Γ₯ ΓͺÑíÝíÑí Γ€Γ₯Γ­ Ý÷ù ðëÝïí Γ₯ìðéóôïóýíç, Γ€Γ₯Γ­ Γ₯ßìÑé óßãïáñïò". ÊÑé Ñáôü ÞôÑí üëï! ÔÑÉÁ ΓƒΓΓŒΓ‡ΓŒΓ…ΓΓ PANELS ΓŒΓ… ÄÕÏ Γ‡Γ‹Γ‰ΓˆΓ‰Γ…Γ“ ΓΓ”ΓΓŠΓ…Γ“! ÊÜôé ðÑñüìïéï èÑ óáíÑíôÞóΓ₯Γ΄Γ₯ ΓͺÑé óôï FLASH #219, ôï WONDER WOMAN #214, (ÑëëÜ Γ¬Γ₯ Üëëïáò ÷ÑñÑΓͺôÞñΓ₯Γ², Γ­Γ‘ ìçí Γ₯ðÑíÑëÑìÒÑíüìÑóôΓ₯ ΓͺéüëÑò), 2 Γ΄Γ₯Γ½Γ·Γ§ ôïá NIGHTWING (ôÑ ïðïßÑ Γ‘ΓͺüìÑ øÜ÷íù Γ­Γ‘ Γ’Γ±ΓΉ ôß óôï ΓͺÝñÑôï Γ₯ßíÑé ΓͺñáììÝíï ðïá ôÑ ΓͺÜíΓ₯Γ© tie-ins) ìÝ÷ñé ôï BATMAN 10 CENT ADVENTURE ðÑßæΓ₯Γ© ñüëï óôï INFINITE CRISIS! (ÃÑìþôï, ΓͺΓ© Γ₯ß÷Ñ ðÜñΓ₯Γ© ìüíï ôñßÑ ÑíôßôáðÑ!) ΒΈΓ«Γ₯Γ―Γ²! ÊÜíôΓ₯ ΓͺÑé ëßãï ΓͺñÜôΓ₯Γ©! ÌÞðùò ΓͺÑé ôï DETECTIVE COMICS #27 Γ₯ßíÑé tie-in Γ₯Γ°Γ₯éÀÞ ðñùôïΓ₯ìâÑíßóôçΓͺΓ₯ ÝíÑò Ñðü ôïáò ðñùôÑãùíéóôÝò ôïá event; Áí Γ₯ßíÑé Ýôóé Γ­Γ‘ ôñÝΓ�ΓΉ Γ­Γ‘ ôï ðÜñù ðñéí ÑíÝÒΓ₯Γ© ΓͺΓ© Üëëï Γ§ ôéìÞ ôïá! (Γ”ΓŸ ëÝìΓ₯ ôþñÑ...)

Note: ÔÑ CRISIS tie-ins ÒÝÒÑéÑ Γ€Γ₯Γ­ Γ₯ßíÑé ΓͺÑèüëïá Γ₯Γ½ΓͺïëÑ óôï øÜΓ�éìï ãéÑ üðïéïí ÑíôÝ÷Γ₯Γ©. ÌΓ₯ ÜëëÑ ëüãéÑ Ñí Γ€Γ₯Γ­ ðÑßñíÑôΓ₯ ôïáò ìéóïýò ôßôëïáò ôïá DC Universe, ΓͺëÜøôΓ₯ ôÑ! Γ…ΓŸΓ­Γ‘Γ© ðëÝïí ðÑíÜΓͺñéÒÑ ôÑ Γ°Γ₯ñéóóüôΓ₯Γ±Γ‘ ΓͺÑé óßãïáñÑ Γ¬Γ₯ ôéò ΓͺÑéíïýñãéΓ₯Γ² ðïëéôéΓͺÝò ôùí ΓͺÑôÑóôçìÜôùí Γ₯Γ­ ÁèÞíÑéò Γ€Γ₯ èÑ ôÑ ÒñÞôΓ₯ óôÑ ñÜâéÑ (ÒëÝðΓ₯ "ÒãÜæù Γ₯ëÜ÷éóôÑ ðñÜãìÑôÑ ÝΓ�ΓΉ ãéÑôß âïÒÜìÑé ìç ìïá Γ¬Γ₯ßíïáí" policy.)

The Professionals

ÊÑé, Γ₯ðéóôñÝâïáìΓ₯ óôçí ðñïóâéëÞ ìÑò Marvel... ΒΈΓ­Γ‘ ìüíï èÑ ðù:

Ï Hawkeye Γ₯ðéóôñÝâΓ₯Γ©.

"ÌÑ ΓͺÑëÜ, Γ― Joe Γ€Γ₯ ìÑò ÝëΓ₯Γ£Γ₯ ðùò "dead stays dead";"

ÍÑé, óùóôÜ, ÑëëÜ Γ¬Γ₯ôÜ ÒãÞΓͺΓ₯ ΓͺÑé Γ₯ßðΓ₯ (ôüóï ìÑëÜΓͺÑò Γ₯ßóÑé; Ðïý Ý÷Γ₯éò ôï ìáÑëü Γ³Γ―Γ΅; Ôï Γ�Ý÷ÑóΓ₯Γ²;):

"It's About Good Stories."

Áí Γ€Γ₯Γ­ ìðïñΓ₯ßò Γ­Γ‘ ãñÜøΓ₯éò ìéÑ ΓͺÑëÞ éóôïñßÑ ÷ùñßò Γ­Γ‘ Γ°Γ₯èÜíΓ₯éò ôï ìéóü Γ³Γ―Γ΅ universe ÜëëÑΓ�Γ₯ ΓͺΓ© Γ₯Γ³Γ½ Γ₯ðÜããΓ₯ëìÑ, ñþôÑ ΓͺÑé ôïí ΓͺΓ‘Γͺüìïéñï ôïí Giffen ðïá ôïá Γ¨Γ₯ñßæïáí üëïáò ôïáò ÞñùΓ₯Γ²! Ðïéïí ΓͺΓ―Γ±Γ―ΓΊΓ€Γ₯ýïáí èÑ ÞèΓ₯ëÑ Γ­Γ‘ Γ�Ýñù... Γ’Γ£Γ₯Γ², ΓͺÑé Γ°Γ₯Γ² Ñðü ôçí Ññ÷Þ "Γ‘Γ₯ ðÑéÀéÜ, ôï Γ�ÝñΓ₯Γ΄Γ₯ ðùò ôï comic Γ₯ßíÑé ÝíÑ ìÝóï øá÷ÑãùãßÑò, ÜñÑ ÝíÑò ÷ÑñÑΓͺôÞñÑò ïáóéÑóôéΓͺÜ ðïôÝ Γ€Γ₯Γ­ ìðïñΓ₯ß Γ­Γ‘ Γ°Γ₯èÜíΓ₯Γ©", èÑ ôï ΓͺÑôÑëÜÒù. ÁëëÜ ìç Γ¬Γ₯ Γ₯ìðÑßæΓ₯éò ìðñïóôÜ óôÑ ìÜôéÑ ìïá ΓͺÑé ÑëëÜæΓ₯éò óáíÝ÷Γ₯éÑ ôÑΓͺôéΓͺÝò ΓͺÑé ÑðüøΓ₯éò! Óôçí Ññ÷Þ ÞôÑí ôï" ΒΌ,ôé Γ°Γ₯èÑßíΓ₯Γ©-Γ°Γ₯èÑßíΓ₯Γ©". ÌΓ₯ôÜ ÝãéíΓ₯ "Áí Γ°Γ₯èÜíΓ₯Γ© ΓΓ‘ΓΓƒΓŒΓΓ”Γ‰ΓŠΓ üìùò, Ýôóé; Ôï ðôþìÑ ÒñÝèçΓͺΓ₯;Γ…; Γ…;" Óôç óáíÝ÷Γ₯éÑ ÜëëÑΓ�Γ₯ ðÜëé Γ³Γ₯ "ËÝìΓ₯ ΓͺÑìéÜ ìÑëÑΓͺßÑ Γ­Γ‘ Γ°Γ₯ñíÜΓ₯Γ© Γ§ ΓΎΓ±Γ‘.... ÁíôΓ₯, üðïéïò Γ°Γ₯èÜíΓ₯Γ© ÁÐÏ ÅÄÙ ΓŠΓΓ‰ ÐÅÑÁ èÑ éó÷ýΓ₯Γ© Γ― ΓͺÑíüíÑò Íï1" ΓͺÑé ôÝëïò Ý÷ïáìΓ₯ ôï Γ΄Γ₯ëéΓͺΓΌ-ΓͺÑìßÑ Ñéôéïëüãçóç "Ôï èÝìÑ Γ₯ßíÑé Γ­Γ‘ ãñÜâΓ₯éò ΓͺÑëÝò éóôïñßΓ₯Γ²." ÁÁÁÁ!!!

(ÊÑé Γ­Γ‘ âÑíôÑóôΓ₯ßôΓ₯ ðùò Γ€Γ₯Γ­ Ñó÷ïëÞèçΓͺΓ‘ Γ¬Γ₯ ôï Γ‘ΓͺüìÑ ðéï Γ₯Γ�ΓΉΓΆΓ±Γ₯Γ­Γ©ΓͺΓΌ, ôçí Γ₯ðéóôñïâÞ ôïá Bucky!!!)

ÐÜñôΓ₯ ëïéðüí Γ¬Γ₯ãÜëï-Γ¬Γ₯ãÜëï ôï Γ₯Γ�þâáëëï (ÝíÑ Ñðü ÑáôÜ) ôçò Γ₯ðéóôñïâÞò ôïá Hawkeye Γ­Γ‘ ôï Γ₯á÷ÑñéóôçèΓ₯ßôΓ₯, Γ₯éÀéΓͺÜ Γ₯Γ³Γ₯ßò ðïá ΓΌΓ·Γ© ìüíï Γ€Γ₯Γ­ Γ�Γ₯Γ³Γ§ΓͺΓΎΓ­Γ₯Γ³Γ΄Γ₯, ÑëëÜ ÒãÑßíΓ₯Γ΄Γ₯ ΓͺÑé óôÑ ÀéÜâïñÑ sites, forums, Γ°Γ₯ñéïÀéΓͺÜ Γͺëð ΓͺÑé âùíÜæΓ₯Γ΄Γ₯ "ÅðéôÝëïáò Γ₯ðÝóôñΓ₯ΓΈΓ₯ ôï ðÑëçΓͺÜñé, ôï Γ°Γ₯ñéìÝíÑìΓ₯ ðùò ΓͺÑé ðþò! ʼãéïò Γ― Quesada!"

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ÈáìÜóôΓ₯ Γ₯ΓͺΓ₯ßíï ôï limited series ôçò Marvel (ðïá óáíïÀΓ₯áüôÑí ΓͺÑé Ñðü ìéÑ Γ³Γ₯éñÜ one-shots) ðïá èÝëçóΓ₯ Γ­Γ‘ ìÑò Γ°Γ₯ñÜóΓ₯Γ© ôïí Sentry óÑí ÝíÑí ðÑëéü-Γ�Γ₯÷ÑóìÝíï ÞñùÑ Γ₯Γ­ΓΎ óôçí ðñÑãìÑôéΓͺüôçôÑ ÞôÑí ïëïΓͺÑßíïáñãéïò ΓͺÑé ãáÑëéóôΓ₯Γ±ΓΌΓ²; ÁáôÜ ëïéðüí ôÑ Γ΄Γ₯Γ½Γ·Γ§ ÑíΓ₯ÒÑßíïáí ëüãù ôçò ïìþíáìçò Γ³Γ₯éñÜò ðïá Ññ÷ßæΓ₯Γ© Γ³Γ₯ ëßãï óôïáò ÀÝΓͺΓ΄Γ₯Γ² óÑò. Stay Tuned!

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ÃéÑ downs Γ€Γ₯ ÒñÞΓͺΓ‘ ÑáôÞ ôç âïñÜ ΓͺÜôé ôï Γ‘Γ�éïðΓ₯ñßΓ₯ñãï, next time.

Variant Watch

4 words: HOUSE OF M Variants. ÍÑé, ÑáôÜ ðïá ðïôÝ Γ€Γ₯ èÑ ÀïýìΓ₯ óôçí Γ…Γ«Γ«ΓœΓ€Γ‘ üðùò ðÜΓ₯Γ© Γ¬Γ₯ ôçí Diamond UK. Γ…ΓŸΓ­Γ‘Γ© ðñïâÑíÝóôÑôï ðùò Γ§ Marvel ðÜΓ₯Γ© Γ­Γ‘ 񋆑Γ₯Γ© ôÑ Γ«Γ₯âôÜ ôçò Ñðü ôï HOM Ñðü ÑáôÜ ôÑ Γ°Γ₯ñéïñéóìÝíçò ÝΓͺÀïóçò Γ₯Γ�þâáëëÑ. ÊÑé ìÜëéóôÑ ôÑ ÀéÑâçìßæΓ₯Γ© Γ°Γ₯ñéóóüôΓ₯Γ±Γ― Ñðü ôÑ normal issues! ÊïßôÑ Γ­Γ‘ Γ€Γ₯éò... Γ₯ΓͺΓ₯ß ðïá Γ§ DC Üñ÷éóΓ₯ Γ­Γ‘ ãßíΓ₯ôÑé Marvel, Γ§ Marvel Üñ÷éóΓ₯ Γ­Γ‘ ãßíΓ₯ôÑé Top Cow...

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Ï ëüãïò óÞìΓ₯Γ±Γ‘ ãéÑ üëïáò Γ₯ΓͺΓ₯ßíïáò ôïáò "ðÑíôïãíþóôΓ₯Γ²" ðïá ìÑò Ý÷ïáí ΓͺÜíΓ₯Γ© ôÑ Γ­Γ₯Γ½Γ±Γ‘ ôóÑôÜëéÑ. Ùò ãíùóôüí Γ³Γ₯ ÑáôÞ ôç Γ·ΓΎΓ±Γ‘, üëïé Ý÷ïáìΓ₯ ΓΓΓΓ˜Γ‡. ΒΌΓ·Γ© ìßÑ óáãΓͺΓ₯ΓͺñéìÝíç Üðïøç ãéÑ ÝíÑ Γ₯ðßóçò óáãΓͺΓ₯ΓͺñéìÝíï èÝìÑ, ÑëëÜ ìßÑ -ΓͺÑé ΓͺÑëÜ- Γ₯ìðΓ₯ñéóôÑôùìÝíç Üðïøç ãéÑ ÏËÁ ôÑ èÝìÑôÑ! ÐÑò Γ­Γ‘ óáæçôÞóΓ₯éò óÑí Üíèñùðïò ΓͺΓ© Γ₯Γ³Γ½ ãýñù Ñðü ÝíÑ èÝìÑ ðïá ΓͺÑôÝ÷Γ₯éò ΓͺÑé Γ₯íÀéÑâÝñΓ₯óÑé Γ­Γ‘ ÑíôÑëëÜΓ�Γ₯éò Àýï ΓͺïáÒÝíôΓ₯Γ² Γ¬Γ₯ ΓͺÜðïéïí Γ₯ðßóçò "ΓͺÑôÝ÷ïíôÑ", ΓͺÑé ΓΉΓ² ÀéÑ ìÑãΓ₯ᥕ, Γ³Γ·Γ₯Àüí ðÜíôÑ èÑ Γ°Γ₯ôÑ÷ôΓ₯ß ΓͺÜðïéïò ôñßôïò Ñðü ôçí ðÑñÝÑ, Ñðü ôï forum, Ñðü ôï Àñüìï, Ñðü ôÑ Γ£ΓͺÑñóüíéÑ ðïá Üëëç ÀïáëΓ₯éÜ Γ€Γ₯Γ­ Ý÷ïáí Γ­Γ‘ ΓͺÜíïáí ðÑñÜ Γ­Γ‘ ΓͺñáâÑΓͺΓ―Γ½Γ­Γ₯ ôç óáæÞôçóÞ Γ³Γ―Γ΅ ΓͺÑé Γ­Γ‘ Γ£Γ₯ëÜíΓ₯ üôÑí ΓͺÜôé ôïáò âÑßíΓ₯ôÑé Γ°Γ₯ñßΓ₯ñãï, ΓͺÑé èÑ Γ°Γ₯ôÜΓ�Γ₯Γ© ôçí ðñïóùðéΓͺÞ ôïá ìÑëÑΓͺßÑ! ÈÑ Γ°Γ₯Γ© ΓͺΓ© Ñáôüò ôçí ΓΓΓΓ˜Γ‡ ôïá Γ₯ðß ôïá èÝìÑôïò, ãéÑ ôï ïðïßï ΓͺÑôÜ ðÜóÑ ðéèÑíüôçôÑ Γ€Γ₯Γ­ Γ�ÝñΓ₯Γ© Γ°Γ₯ñéóóüôΓ₯Γ±Γ‘ Ñðü ÑáôÜ ðïá Γ₯ß÷Γ₯ ΓͺÜðïôΓ₯ ÀéÑÒÜóΓ₯Γ© óôï COSMOPOLITAN (Þ óôï WIZARD for that matter).

¼ëïé ìÑò óáíÑíôÜìΓ₯ ΓͺÑèçìΓ₯ñéíÜ ôÝôïéïáò Ñíèñþðïáò. Ïé çëéΓͺßΓ₯Γ² ðïéΓͺßëïáí, ÑëëÜ óßãïáñÑ ôï Γ¬Γ₯ãÑëýôΓ₯Γ±Γ― ðïóïóôü üëùí Ñáôþí ôùí ðÑñÑóßôùí, Γ₯íôïìïΓ₯éÀþí, áðÑíèñþðùí ÒñßóΓͺΓ₯ôÑé óôçí Γ₯âçÒéΓͺÞ ðñïò Γ¬Γ₯ôÑΓ₯âçÒéΓͺÞ Γ₯ðï÷Þ. Γ”Γ΅Γ°ΓœΓͺéÑ óôÑ 19-20 ÜíôΓ₯ 22, èÑ øÜΓ�ïáí Γ¬Γ₯ ΓͺÜèΓ₯ ôñüðï Γ­Γ‘ "óôçí ðïáí" Ýôóé ãéÑ Γ­Γ‘ Γ°Γ₯ñíÜΓ₯Γ© Γ§ ΓΎΓ±Γ‘, ãéÑ ÷ÑÒÑëÝ, ãéÑ Γ­Γ‘ Γ‘ΓͺïáóôΓ₯ß Γ§ âùíÞ ôïáò (ðïá Γ§ ÷ñïéÜ ôçò Γ₯ßíÑé Γ³Γ‘ Γ­Γ‘ ÒãÑßíΓ₯Γ© Ñðü ôï ðçãÜÀé ôùí Γ”Γ‘Γ±Γ΄ΓœΓ±ΓΉΓ­ óáíÞèùò), ãéÑ Γ­Γ‘ ôï ðÑßΓ�ïáí "Γ¬Γ₯ãÜëïé", ãéÑ Γ­Γ‘ ΓͺΓ₯ñÀßóïáí ôï Γ³Γ₯ÒÑóìü Þ Γ­Γ‘ ãëýøïáí ΓͺÜðïéïáò Üëëïáò. Ôï èÝìÑ Γ₯ßíÑé ÑðëÜ Γ­Γ‘ ìç ÀßíΓ₯Γ΄Γ₯ óçìÑóßÑ. ΒΉ Γ‘ΓͺüìÑ ΓͺÑëýôΓ₯Γ±Γ‘, Ñí Ý÷Γ₯Γ΄Γ₯ ÑðïèÝìÑôÑ Ñíôï÷Þò, Γ­Γ‘ ôïáò ôçí ìðÑßíΓ₯Γ΄Γ₯ Γ·Γ₯éñüôΓ₯Γ±Γ‘, Γ³Γ₯ áðΓ₯Γ±Γ¨Γ₯ôéΓͺΓΌ ÒÑèìü, Γ³Γ₯ óçìΓ₯ßï Γ­Γ‘ ôïáò Γ�Γ₯âôéëßæΓ₯Γ΄Γ₯ óÑí Ñíèñþðïáò, óáíïìéëçôÝò ΓͺÑé "ÑÀΓ₯ëâÝò øá÷Ýò". Γ„Γ₯Γ­ Γ₯ßìÑé ΓͺΓ‘ΓͺΓΌΓ². ÁðëÜ Ñáôü ôï âÑéíüìΓ₯Γ­Γ― ΓͺÜðïéÑ óôéãìÞ ðñÝðΓ₯Γ© Γ­Γ‘ Γ₯ΓͺΓ«Γ₯ßøΓ₯Γ© ãéÑ ôçí øá÷éΓͺÞ áãΓ₯ßÑ üëùí çìþí (ΓͺÑé áìþí) ôùí áðïëïßðùí.