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November 28, 2011 10:26 pm @north72: your comment reminds me of Joseph Conrad's "Heart of Darkness" and the movie based on it "Apocalypse Now" ... in the sense that Matty descended into a hell on earth which changed him profoundly. As I recall, Kurtz's real offense was not that he committed heinous acts, but that he "went native" so to speak--and that he assumed the mantle of a minor deity in the process. But in another sense, Kurtz was held accountable for his agency, his role in the process. I wonder what kind of parallels we can draw between Kurtz's story and Matty's ... food for thought.

November 27, 2011 11:16 pm I guess I am invoking a bit less black and white interpretation of blame when the context is a civil war in which all sides are morally and legally compromised. I think one could easily make the argument that the United States and its agents in this (fictitious) instance have perpetrated far more heinous acts than any of the other parties. On what moral or legal foundation does the U.S. charge anyone? What is Matty really guilty of? And what was his primary motivation? I'd have to go back and re-read the entire series to refresh my memory and reflect anew on what I think his offenses might be, But he has for some time been an agent acting on behalf of the city and neither the Free States NOR the U.S. This is the irony of this particular turn of events. The real guilty parties, IMO, haven't even been accused (that we know of). And Matty, guilty or not, is being set up as the fall guy.

November 27, 2011 9:53 pm Holy smokes! Thanks for all the info ... NOW things make sense. When the solicit said something about a story two years in the making I assumed it was all Hickman inclusive, but he's picking up threads from other writers ... aha! Now that my want list has quadrupled in size, I'll just have to start working through this checklist one book at a time. ;) Can't say I'm averse to the cosmic end of the Marvel universe, just not usually inexplicably drawn to it. I'll check all your suggestions out.

November 27, 2011 9:03 pm I just assumed it was Nathaniel ...

November 27, 2011 2:52 pm That is what I liked about this book. All the disparate threads are being woven back together ... now the problem for me will be that I was planning to jump off when this arc comes to an end, but it looks like he is sowing seeds for some pretty interesting stories going forward ... ugh ...

November 27, 2011 2:51 pm @iroberts007: thanks ... so should I go back and read the entire Annihilation crossover, or are there specific minis that are relevant?

November 26, 2011 11:24 am p.s. I guess it depends on whether you read FF as a continuation of the Fantastic Four or as a new ongoing altogether. The fact that Marvel is keeping the two titles going concurrently for at least the near-term future suggests to me the possibility of two ongoings--two separate but complementary continuities. I like to think that a Fantastic Four #589-#599 maxi-series is at the very least a theoretical possibility.

November 26, 2011 11:06 am Right ... enjoyed them ... but I thought I read speculation somewhere on this website that Marvel may issue those missing numbers. I think it would be fun. Who knows what story they might tell?

November 26, 2011 10:59 am SPOLER ALERT -- It just seems that Matty being the fall guy is not a just outcome. And him copping to all those charges is totally out of character ... I keep thinking either he has some kind of escape planned or is publishing a book with all that material he had stashed in order to embarrass the schnizzle out of the U.S. govt. Except with one issue left, I wonder how much ground they can cover ... in an epilogue ...

November 25, 2011 11:38 pm p.s. can't wait to read 589-599 ...