I’m worried that Brian Michael Bendis might burn himself out if he’s not careful. Spider-Woman, Dark Avengers, Ultimate Comics: Spider-Man, New Avengers, Powers and who knows what else down the pipe – that’s a pretty big monthly load for a writer. Coming in January, Bendis plans on bringing us the climax of the Dark Reign storyline with Siege. Here’s some quotes from his recent interview with Marvel.com:
“We are at the climax,” Bendis says of SIEGE’s place within the Dark Reign epic. “Norman Osborn’s reach has gone as far and wide as one could possibly imagine it ever would and he has set his sights on Asgard. Why he does this and how he does this, the question is, ‘Is this the event that will bring not only the Avengers teams that already exist together but the classic Avengers as well?’
“[SIEGE] is an Avengers story but the nature of Dark Reign and the Avengers books and how they have been in the past few years makes it a Marvel Universe story. This is Avengers-focused but also involves the Young Avengers, the Secret Warriors-it’s a big pile. Nick Fury is there front and center. But I think the real show stopper is the chance to see Thor, Iron Man and Captain America fighting alongside together. And what could possibly be big enough for them to get over themselves and do such a thing? SIEGE.”
It seems that Norman Osborn has set his sights on Asgard, which is still floating in American airspace above Oklahoma. Why now? My guess is that he’s just got to that point on his “list.” I’m just glad that the heroes are starting to get back together after the events of Civil War and Secret Invasion. The Avengers have been splintered for too d@mn long and now that Cap’s back – Osborn’s @$$ should be in a sling by summer and we might just have a real Avengers team made up of characters from all the assorted Avengers titles.
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