CBR: Fraction Prepares For "Fear Itself" LIVE!

[CBR News]

The architect of Marvel's next mega-event Matt Fraction and SVP of Publishing Tom Brevoort talk about the seven-issue series and its consequences with the press, and CBR News is there LIVE with continuing updates.


Full article here.

[Prince Of Orphans]

Pretty interesting stuff. Wonder what they're planning to do with Bucky in this event.

So 'The Worthy' are avatars with potential for huge destruction. Guess Juggernaut and Hulk are givens then huh?

[Sabrewulf]

This still doesn't sound interesting. So in #3 somebody will die or some city wil get destroyed. I mean that kind of thing is losing it's novelty. I mean who is left anyways that doesn't have a movie coming out that can die (who hasnt already died recently) that can also be shocking enough?

Short of killing off Wolverine or the whole team of Avengers there is nothing press worthy anymore.

Most likely some obscure team will get Alpha Flighted.

This also kind feels like fanfic. Something a kid would come up with. 8 Hammers like Thors come to Earth and the baddies get them and they become super powerful and beat up the Avengers easy.

[strathcona]

This is not the first time I have seen Sin referred to as Red Skill in an article... I hope that is just a typo, and she is not going by that name. I would assume it's a typo since she is referred to as Red SkUll everywhere else in the article, but as as I said, it's not the first time I have seen it.

[JimmyDee]

This is really the first I've read anything about this series and I gotta say I'm intrigued. I admit Fraction's been hit or miss with me. Wasn't a fan of his X-Men or Casanova, but I LOVE his Iron Man and the Thor work has been good, too. This sounds right up my alley and I appreciate his enthusiasm for it. I'm in!

[John Trenchfoot]

This still doesn't sound interesting. So in #3 somebody will die or some city wil get destroyed. I mean that kind of thing is losing it's novelty. I mean who is left anyways that doesn't have a movie coming out that can die (who hasnt already died recently) that can also be shocking enough?

Short of killing off Wolverine or the whole team of Avengers there is nothing press worthy anymore.

Most likely some obscure team will get Alpha Flighted.

This also kind feels like fanfic. Something a kid would come up with. 8 Hammers like Thors come to Earth and the baddies get them and they become super powerful and beat up the Avengers easy.

So uninteresting you felt the need to comment on it, surely?

I'm not saying it will be great. But give it a chance or, y'know, go back to your nachos.

[Monari]

The Sentry should really be in this series. It'd be perfect for him.

[DownInAHole]

Since it's been almost two years since a major, full-scale event has hit Marvel, Fraction explained that he's relishing the challenge of having earth-shattering events come from a clean starting point. "We don't have to make sure people are aware of these 17 other storylines," he said. "We can just build and go."

Really? Siege #4 was released on May 12, 2010. Fear Itself-Prelude (or whatever it is called) is due on March 16, 2011 with the first issue of the mini series due on April 6, 2011. That's some interesting math they have at the House of Ideas.

[Brandon McKinnis]

Really? Siege #4 was released on May 12, 2010. Fear Itself-Prelude (or whatever it is called) is due on March 16, 2011 with the first issue of the mini series due on April 6, 2011. That's some interesting math they have at the House of Ideas.

Siege wasn't line wide.

[Moose967]

Really? Siege #4 was released on May 12, 2010. Fear Itself-Prelude (or whatever it is called) is due on March 16, 2011 with the first issue of the mini series due on April 6, 2011. That's some interesting math they have at the House of Ideas.

Except Siege wasn't a major line-wide event like this. So yeah it's been over 2 years since Secret Invasion.

I laughed out loud at the Blue Marvel joke. That guy is useless.

Calling it now that Bucky is the 8th General, the last of the Worthy to be revealed.

[Hulk_Is]

I wish Fear Itself was only 4 issues long and it came out today.

[UKFan]

I laughed out loud at the Blue Marvel joke. That guy is useless.

Is he ever.

[DownInAHole]

Except Siege wasn't a major line-wide event like this. So yeah it's been over 2 years since Secret Invasion.

I laughed out loud at the Blue Marvel joke. That guy is useless.

Calling it now that Bucky is the 8th General, the last of the Worthy to be revealed.

Wasn't it Joe Quesada that said after Siege they would be taking a break from big linewide crossovers? If the EIC believes it was a major event then it was a major event.

[Mikey Brown]

This sounds better and better with every interview. Good news is that it should come out on time every issue since Immonen is doing artwork. The Worthy sound really cool and I like the idea of Bucky being the last one Worthy.


Ha, Blue Marvel.....

[Maestro]

Nice zing at Blue Marvel. I mean, seriously... LOL