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IronKing
02-25-2008, 04:30 PM
I noticed the first 5 issues all say "of 6," yet issues 6 and 7 say "of 7." This is the '06 to '07 series with Gaiman and Romita, Jr. Just wondering why they're numbered like that.

Oh and just to mention, I bought this series for the covers. They're amazing. =)
agrich
02-25-2008, 04:34 PM
I imagine it was originally intended to be a 6-issue series that ended up running long, so they expanded it to 7 issues in order to tell the story at the length the creators wanted to (and sell an additional issue). It seems like that actually happens every so often. As far back as the 80s I remember the Punisher miniseries was supposed to be 4 issues and ended up being 5.
Expletive Deleted
02-25-2008, 04:42 PM
Yeah, once Gaiman finished the fifth issue, he realized he needed more space to wrap everything up. So they tacked on an extra issue.
niall mc cann
02-25-2008, 04:59 PM
The ending still felt very rushed and forced.
IronKing
02-25-2008, 07:17 PM
Thanks! It's funny how they do that. I thought at first maybe I'd gotten the wrong last 2 issues.

I'll probably read over the next week. Wish me luck!
Comet Man
02-25-2008, 07:47 PM
Was this series any good?
Did it take place in current Marvel continuity?

I've always been a big fan of the Eternals.
Expletive Deleted
02-25-2008, 07:54 PM
It's decent. Not up to Gaiman's usual standards, but JRJR did a very nice job.

It's very definitely in current continuity, which is . . . not necessarily a good thing.
Comet Man
02-25-2008, 08:09 PM
It's decent. Not up to Gaiman's usual standards, but JRJR did a very nice job.

It's very definitely in current continuity, which is . . . not necessarily a good thing.

Hmmm, that sounds kind of ominous. I will have to find the TPB and see what you mean.
Will.S
02-25-2008, 08:25 PM
Hmmm, that sounds kind of ominous. I will have to find the TPB and see what you mean.
What he means is that:

It takes place during Civil War continuity. Iron Man, Hank Pym, and Wasp guest star and Iron Man tries to get Sersi and the Eternals to register.

I thought it was good since it shows the context.
Comet Man
02-25-2008, 08:30 PM
What he means is that:

It takes place during Civil War continuity. Iron Man, Hank Pym, and Wasp guest star and Iron Man tries to get Sersi and the Eternals to register.

I thought it was good since it shows the context.

Oh hell, that sounds like fun!

I'm gonna definitely get the trade now. Thanks Will.
Will.S
02-25-2008, 08:33 PM
Oh hell, that sounds like fun!

I'm gonna definitely get the trade now. Thanks Will.
No problem Comet Man.