Original Sin: what is it and why do we care?

[whizzy.livejournal.com]

Original Sin is the Marvel comics event beginning in May.  It's being described as CSI: Spandex meets Marvel's Civil War meets SHIELD's public exposure in the MCU (imagine a pair of cosmic VCR eyeballs instead of a file blasted online).

Not joking about the eyeballs.

The second rule of Marvel comic events is: Even the most decent superheroes turn into superassholes when convenient for the plot.  (The first rule of course is that superheroes punching each other sells more comics than superheroes working together to punch supervillains.)  Original Sin is not going to be an easy story to dive into without some background info, since its intent is to unearth the ugly little secrets our favorite heroes have been hiding in their closets.

5 Things You Need to Know to Read Marvel's Original Sin

But what does all this have to do with Steve Rogers and Tony Stark in particular?  I'm glad you asked.

If the words Illuminati and mindwipe don't make you cringe, here's a summary of the whole sordid mess.  Original Sin promises to break the hidden issues between Steve and Tony wide open and presumably put them at each other's throats.  (Only one will be left standing at the end, yet again, etc.)

It looks like the book we'll really, really want is Avengers #29.  (Beware spoilers, feels, and lots of shirtless Steve.)

Comments

[marinarusalka.livejournal.com]

Sigh.

This all has me feeling very conflicted. On the one hand, I do think that the whole mindwipe issue really needs to be addressed. On the other hand, I really, really don't want to deal with another huge Marvel event where Steve and Tony are at each other's throats. Civil War was one too many, as far as I'm concerned.

On the third hand, there will probably be lots of emotionally fraught interactions and fanfic fodder. On the fourth hand, I've kind of sworn off Marvel's big crossover events because they keep sucking.

Too many hands! I'm turning into an octopus trying to deal with my feelings about this event!

[whizzy.livejournal.com]

The mindwipe does need resolution, but marvel events have been pretty lackluster for a long time now. Tired of friends squabbling and fighting just for sales. That said, I'm crossing my fingers so hard for Hickman, who seems to at least understand Steve and let him hold his position without crossing into total dickwad territory.

Sounds like Steve isn't the only Avenger who could be pissed at Tony (for reasons unrelated to mindwipe) over OS too.

[marinarusalka.livejournal.com]

Honestly, I'm more worried about Tony's characterization than Steve's. Especially with the way the promotional materials keep referencing back to CW. Marvel has a history lately of giving Tony what should be a perfectly reasonably position and then villainizing him over it. I hope they don't do it again.

[green-grrl.livejournal.com]

Ugh. Sounds like a straight up must miss.

[whizzy.livejournal.com]

I keep going into these events thinking Yeah this could be cool if Marvel doesn't screw it all up. And then they screw it all up. Glad too that the mindwipe thing is getting addressed, unlike 80% of the shit left over from CW.

[twilightscribe.livejournal.com]

-makes a distressed angry groaning noise from deep in her throat, makes an aborted "but why" gesture-

That's it. At this point, I'm about ready to just give up.

[laireshi]

*sobs hysterically forever*

[ericadawn16.livejournal.com]

Is this building on what Tony found out about his birth or completely separate?

[lucre-noin.livejournal.com]

Ha. Been back for a couple of weeks in the Marvel universe after nearly two years of absence) thinking that Avengers got back to fighting villains instead of each others and wondering if the new Avengers and New Avengers would be filled with friendship and Steve and Tony saving each others... I was wrong. I really hope they'll solve this one with words and discussion tho.

[whizzy.livejournal.com]

Avengers (and some of NA) was filled with Steve and Tony being friends and doing big awesome things together. It was just built on a foundation of BETRAYAL which had to crumble some time. (Oh Tony, he knew what the consequences would be yet did it all anyway.)

Characterization wise, I think Hickmanvengers the best we've seen of these two since before CW. It certainly blows both current solo titles out of the water. They are terrible and cannot be rectoned fast enough.