Ha. Irony.
>>83391343
>>83391395
>>83391426
Aw, I was hoping for Stormin Norman & Moonstone Marvel.
>>83391472
>>83391640
>>83391472
>Brock dead
>Patriot isn't Norman
Well there goes my interest in this arc.
>>83391671
>>83391426
I love Ewing.
>>83391703
Huh, who knew Clor had feelings.
>>83391738
Now let's check back with the remaining contestants.
>>83391472
>>83391640
I'm going to guess this is a universe where Tony used a Cosmic Cube/some other McGuffin to make everyone fall into line with the registration act.
>>83391773
Apparently they didn't think this through besides escape. Also all that sassy greek goodness is great.
>>83391883
>>83391883
Nigel has actually become one of my favorite characters.
>>83391703
>For Standford
Oh, I like very much where this is going.
>>83391945
I love how the Rick Jones replica Maestro created is driving him insane. Its the little things.
>>83392005
>>83392068
I feel for Nigel on learning languages at school.
>>83392141
>>83392180
Ares I know you are a God of War... But every parent should learn at least 1 nursery rhyme.
>>83392141
I haven't kept up with this series, because I thought it was a tie-in to the shitty fighter. Is this Ares the one that got Semtry'd?
>>83392233
>>83392180
>The Punisher is reduced to getting popcorn
Perfect.
>>83392278
Yes.
Everyone on Ares's team is from 616 except for Elektra/Bullseye.
>>83392278
It is indeed the Ares that got slaughtered. Plucked from the afterlife by the Collector.
>>83392330
Oh, is it Cap's Secret Avengers?
>>83392314
Man, what happened to Rick Jones Hulk? I know Venom & Sentry/Void got whacked.
>>83392365
Close enough. But hey, Bill Foster is her. Also hope there is a slim chance Gallows meets Frank.
>>83392141
Spanish, English, and a poor French and German is as far as I go, and I am 27.
I met a girl who met the 6 language requirement, but one thing is understanding a language, another one is speaking it without an accent or speaking it without sounding like a tourist and that takes forever.
For example even now I cannot fool anyone into thinking I speak English natively, even without a marked accent, it simply does not sound naturally and anyone can tell, but comics are full of crap anyhow.
>>83392417
Letters.
Wait, is next issue really the last one?
>>83392480
Bummer. I really love this comic.
>>83392480
>>83392480
Fucking faggots wanting another Avengers Arena.
>>83392233
>Failing a Speech check in Fallout
>>83392480
This is my first issue and I actually liked it, are the trades for the first half already out?
>>83392480
Yep, glad they confirmed it now instead of stringing us along with August's stealth cancellation until September's solicitations would definitely confirm it.
>>83392480
Why do they have to ruin everything I love
>>83392551
Yep, released last month.
>>83392141
Ewing writes British in a nice way.
>>83391773
Missed opportunity for cap calling himself Captain France.
>>83392480
Fingers crossed they'll relaunch with a new #1 with Marvel NOW!
>>83392532
I'm kind of wondering if they were planning to actually revisit that if the book had lasted, only doing it 'right'(ie saving Mettle & Juston, probably).
But hey, Avengers Arena somehow got a fucking sequel series, maybe Contest of Champions will get one too? There's a new relaunch coming up later this year, after all...
Fingers crossed Ewing either gets a sequel or leverages this into an Exiles relaunch or something.
>>83392737
Well he *is* British, so one would hope so.
>>83391343
Awww man, this cover originally also had the Secret Wars logo at the bottom, which I think really made it a great cover.
>>83392794
>Well he *is* British, so one would hope so.
Yes, but he doesn't write British like i.e. Ellis writes it. That's why I said that. I'm British too.
>>83392794
>Fingers crossed they'll relaunch with a new #1 with Marvel NOW!
>Contest of Champions 7 17,874
Unfortunately I don't see that happening. Only Eisner-nominated books like Squirrel Girl get to survive on sales that low at Marvel.
>>83392532
>Fucking faggots wanting another Avengers Arena.
When it's written by Ewing and brings back fan favorite characters (Night Thrasher, Ares, etc...) instead of murdering them (Mettle) then yes.
>>83392141
>black widow web-hanging on ragnarok's bicep
>>83392387
Rick Jones Hulk was just a ringer, like Iron Man and Gamora, so he was probably sent back to his home dimension after the fight.
>>83392924
Avengers Arena got a sequel.
>>83392233
Maybe he knows 1 nursery rhyme but it isn't the one tony said.
>>83392417
>and the last
GOD
FUCKING
DAMMIT
>>83392417
>Cap leads Zemo's old team.
I'd read it.
>>83393093
It was commercially successful. Undercover was not, which was why it ended up rushing to an ending much earlier than expected.
>didn't even last 12 issues
This really bums me out, especially knowing that the original plan for this book basically didn't have Maestro winning until issue 12, so the first 12 issues had to get condensed into 6 issues and then the next 12 issues had to be condensed into 4.
>>83393248
I blame Avengers Arena, that almost certainly poisoned the well for a lot of people rejecting the premise out of hand.
Also I hate Web Warriors, because for that book to live while this one dies is an abomination.
>>83393248
>Ewing thinking he could plan two years in advance when Marvel relaunches every year
Well in fairness to him, until ANAD, relaunching with the same creative team usually worked.
>>83393328
Did Kaine ever come back?
>>83393313
I think the very loose connection to the game scared a bunch of people away. Most of the people I tried recommending this too who I know for a fact would have loved it if they tried reading it basically went "that video game tie-in comic? Dude, it's not even canon."
Not realising that it's totally canon, not really a video game tie-in beyond the couple pages of lip-service in the back and a couple of similarities, and also one of Marvel's best books.
Hell, one of them was a diehard Ares fan that was just a couple weeks ago bitching about how Ares will never get brought back and how he's his favorite character.
>"But Ares is one of the main characters of Contest of Champions."
>"Oh, but that's just a video game tie-in so it doesn't count."
YOU FUCKING DENSE MOTHERFUCKER.
>>83391973
Same. I really, really hope he doesn't die.
>>83393313
Good news, Web Warriors very likely won't be a part of Marvel Now! because it sells worse than this title.
>>83393392
I think Slott's bringing him into Dead No More.
>>83393392
Kaine's "relaunch" was New Warriors, which launched at cancellation numbers.
>>83391343
I missed two issues
what happened to Night Thrasher?
>>83393786
Got sent back to 616.
>>83392417
Wait...last ?? I want more White Fox, guys.
>Doesn't keep Night Thrasher around so he could react to Penance
Oh come on Ewing.
>>83392005
It's actually three syllables: Ma-Es-Tro
Why do we live in the worst timeline?
>>83394103
She'll be showing up in the Civil War Choosing SIdes mini.
>>83394155
Hopefully, by some small chance? Mahvel gives Night Thrasher a new ongoing and gives him to Ewing.
>>83392330
>Nigel's still mostly thinking about his cat
>>83394278
I'm holding out that he either joins the Ultimates or finds the New Warrior's new flying mountain base.
>>83391472
I want to see how the fuck Tony managed to survive when Thor came back.
>>83391343
Irony?
>>83391426
Best Earth
>>83392924
>Contest of Champions 7 17,874
WHY'S IT ALWAYS GOTTA BE LIKE THIS, MAN
Hell, even New Avengers was on death's doorstep until American Kaiju showed up and single-handedly doubled the fucking sales. Why does Ewing struggle to sell when Bendis sells gangbusters?
>>83392233
Let's be honest here. Ares would tell his children glorious tales of battle and not some silly faff about teapots.
>>83391883
Greek anon here
Elektra says We're all going to die on this stupid planet. Ares says shut up, maintain your composure.
>>83391883
Why do the french and korean know greek?
>>83392417
>Punisher vs Outlaw vs Punisher 2099.
>>83392417
Well it was fun while it lasted.
>>83394613
they are secret agents
>>83394551
Thanks.
>>83392417
>suicide mission
>not suicide squad
>>83394510
too much niggers in the books.
>>83394510
False, New Avengers was low that month because the distribution truck crashed and damaged almost 40% of the printing.
>>83391640
definitely a Cosmic Cube
>>83397265
This is the first I'm hearing of this. When was this accident?
>>83397265
Holy shit, what? All I saw were the orders going from 16,000 to 32,000, what happened exactly anon?
>>83397768
The sales went from 33k to 16k the next month then to 32k the month after. And the month where it was 16k had 15k in re-orders. I'm sure you can do the math to figure out why that would be.
And there really isn't much to explain. The truck that the issues were on crashed, and most of the issues were too damaged or destroyed to salvage. Some other comics, like a bunch of Deadpool trades, were also damaged as a result.
>>83397883
I see. Thanks for the info, tho'!
>>83397599
>>83397768
http://comicbook.com/2016/02/18/truck-accident-spills-deadpool-comics-all-over-the-freeway/
>>83398658
this hurts to see
>>83392180
I would actually love it if the Maestro doesn't have a more complicated plan, and he's just bored as fuck.
>>83393178
He would hate it more than Bucky leading it that's for sure.
>>83394510
Bendis sells because he gets his books hyped and he writers for popular well known characters.
>>83399110
He extra hates Bucky because he doesn't think it's fair that superheroes forgave him for killing people while brainwashed but they won't forgive him after saving the world.
>>83398921
Sometimes Evil Overlords just want to jerk it because the real thing doesn't do it anymore.
>>83391640
Oh hey, Goliath lived. Good for him.
>>83392776
Or Captain Sweden.
>>83391472
>good looking Carol
Oh how I've missed you.
>>83391472
>>83391343
That is a masculine Natasha.
Must not have gotten the Young Forever juice in this universe and embraced her Slavic destiny.
>>83392330
>>83394285
He and Robbie should bond over being cat people. If only Maestro hadn't grabbed the Edgelord version!
>>83392417
>Cap leading the Thunderbolts
>Not packing a bow and arrows and fighting Clint style
Mild disappointment.
>>83401918
Like Cap said, that was the universe where Tony didn't fuck everything up every chance he got- Clor is a good guy, so he didn't go Maximum Overkill to up the dead black guy count.
>>83391343
>Book gets cancelled
>Ewing has already brought Night Thrasher back to life and safely returned him to 616 well before the final arc
Good man.
>>83392794
WHO DO I HAVE TO FUCK TO GET AN EXILES ONGOING WITH EWING
>>83393424
>Good news, Web Warriors very likely won't be a part of Marvel Now! because it sells worse than this title.
Yeah, but they're trying to tie it into Dead No More, apparently, so that's likely going to let it shuffle on a little while longer.
>>83402911
He still had a cat, it's just he's now known as P-CAT, THE PENITENT PUSS!
>>83403219
It's kind of fucked up that if he had a cosmic cube (as a lot of people are speculating) that he used to achieve a Flawless Victory, that he let Stamford even happen in the first place. I think this might actually be kind of going with the idea that Tony, if he hadn't gotten his brain reset due to Dark Reign, might have actually gone full-blown evil. I know some people were speculating back then that Extremis was somehow to blame for his acts of Iron Dickery.
>>83391640
This is making me think of those Spidey/Sue things on /co/.
>>83407392
Hey, Peter might still be married to MJ here. Although she's probably also been arrested.
>>83407357
I bet this world only exists because Reed felt sorry for Tony and how none of the dimensions with a Civil War that didn't get completely fucked were the result of anything to do with Tony.
>>83391343
Why are they releasing this shit in 2016?
>>83407822
Because it's actually pretty great?
>>83391883
616 Elektra should thank Bullseye for having killed her
otherwise she may have turn into a whiny bitch
>>83392417
I wonder what Ewing had planned that he couldn't do
*Stick and Sentry/Void's. Their death was a bit too sudden and too disappointing. I feel like there is an aborted longer betrayal arc, there.
*Nighthrasher and Penance. I wouldn't be surprised if he planned something between them, but had to cut it. And sent Dawyne back to Earth to avoid interactions
>>83394613
Some people pick up languages because it's exciting and it represents a new mode of thinking.
>>83391472
SWERVE
>>83394423
Cosmic cube bullshittery.
>>83402674
Nah, they just wanted to cover up Iron Spider's identity, she's much more obviously feminine at the end of the book.
>>83392141
>>83392279
>>83392330
>>83394170
No, it's Mae-Stro.
>>83407006
As much as I'd love that, I get the feeling that it'd probably end up with the same "Great product, low issue count" that Jeff Parker's Exiles got. And this got.
>>83392480
Look at this moron. "SOMEONE SAID THEY DID NOT LIKE ARENA FOR PERSONAL REASONS! THIS CANNOT STAND! I MUST COUNTER IT BY SAYING THAT I LIKED IT AND IT WAS THE BEST IN GENERIC AFFIRMATION LANGUAGE!" It's pathetic.
>>83392794
Honestly, I don't think a new Arena will happen, and contest of Champions is the reason why. It's basically the same story, but it's selling exactly like Avengers Undercover.
>>83392233
Man, alternate universe Tonys really hate skrulls
>>83391343
Thank you
>Last issue coming
FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK
I hope that Ares makes it out to 616 again.
>>83408957
It depends of the language.
In Spanish are three: MA-ES-TRO
>>83418335
In any language, you're an idiot. He's clearing saying it maes-tro, from the Italian.
>>83417434
Just in time for Hercules: Gods of War. I'd say the chances are good.
>>83420818
If Ares comes back there, I hope he can figure out what turned Hercules into such a fucking sad sack.
Like god damn dude, you saved the entire Earth in Chaos War, what's with this moping about and "I never accomplished anything before now!" attitude?
