tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2252129938551938631.post6383053836627593172..comments2024-03-25T22:28:29.238-04:00Comments on Tony Isabella's Bloggy Thing: ACTS OF VENGEANCE Tony Isabellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07356415470545816484noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2252129938551938631.post-24201830710288189932013-03-29T11:28:30.922-04:002013-03-29T11:28:30.922-04:00Looking back it's surprising What If never did...Looking back it's surprising What If never did a proper Acts of Vengeance story, although there was #31 "What If Spider-Man had kept his cosmic powers?" but that wasn't focused on the core story. They did issues based on the Evolutionary War, Inferno, Atlantis Attacks, Infinity Gauntlet, Operation Galactic Storm, Age of Apocalypse, the Clone Saga and Secret Wars all ending differently so this gap stands out. It's nice to see this one wasn't forgotten at the time even if it never made it to an issue.Tim Roll-Pickeringhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12589024696145675963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2252129938551938631.post-75006486424702222092013-03-29T10:42:47.151-04:002013-03-29T10:42:47.151-04:00I suspect that the problem Jake describes about fi...I suspect that the problem Jake describes about fitting it into one issue is why the original What If series was published as double-size issues. When the book was revived as regular size issues, it suffered much more from those problems.David Stummenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2252129938551938631.post-54350030721166545842013-03-29T10:21:35.300-04:002013-03-29T10:21:35.300-04:00I for one would have loved to have seen both stori...I for one would have loved to have seen both stories!<br /><br />David PeattieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2252129938551938631.post-89888138935552950842013-03-29T04:46:48.344-04:002013-03-29T04:46:48.344-04:00I loved Acts of Vengeance and I loved What If...?,...I loved Acts of Vengeance and I loved What If...?, but I hated when they did multi-issue stories in What If...? Part of the fun of that series was getting it all in one dose. Of course, that often led to rushed storytelling--I have to recap a six issue storyline, explain a key turning point, involve all the original characters and find away to work in a few more, and kill everyone and destroy the universe in 22 pages?--but it also made for some crazy fun.<br /><br />I guess what I'm saying is I would have been very torn between my love of Acts of Vengeance and my frustration of having to get the story over four months.<br /><br />Your Punisher pitch sounds much better than the What if Punisher joined SHIELD? issue that came to mind when I read the title.<br /><br />Thanks for sharing these behind the scenes glimpses.Jake Bellhttp://www.jakebell.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2252129938551938631.post-11735749398835139572013-03-29T04:38:49.078-04:002013-03-29T04:38:49.078-04:00Funny enough, 20 years later, your Punisher questi...Funny enough, 20 years later, your Punisher question was answered, as he is more or less working for the government in the not-very-good, very-red new Thunderbolts comic. Sadly, a great series written by Ed Brubaker was pushed out of the way to make it happen!<br /><br />I miss the days when What If would pose questions. No "What If... Secret Invasion," but full on titles like "What If The Champions Never Disbanded?" The new stuff has no real sense of wonder to it; just another Age of Apocalypse type alternate reality to see.Craig Byrnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02915982732984809425noreply@blogger.com