Can we talk about people who call every crossover event a gimmick?

I sat through a heated debate in my local shop where a guy swore the original Infinity Gauntlet was just a cash grab, but he hadn't even read past issue one. That series changed how Marvel handles cosmic stories and set up decades of plotlines people still love today. Have you ever had someone dismiss a classic run without giving it a real chance?

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willow_garcia1d ago

Wait, didn't you used to think Infinity Gauntlet was just a cash grab too? I totally flipped on that after actually reading the whole thing instead of just judging it by the cover.

betty_white3922h ago

yeah but be real @willow_garcia, what exactly made you flip? like was it the whole Thanos motivation thing where he actually believed he was the hero, or the way Starlin wrote all those cosmic characters feeling so human? cuz i still see people argue it's just a big fight scene with no depth, and i gotta say the way he balanced all those moving parts across the universe is what got me. it's not just about the snap, it's the buildup with Death and the soul gem stuff that makes it work. so which part sold you?

blairj551d ago

Honestly, I heard a podcast breakdown that totally changed how I see that era of comics too.