The existence of simultaneous comics unconcerned with any current event belies the idea that events will " change things… forever!" The stakes for so many event comics are "universe-shattering," and seeing continued titles that don’t touch on these stakes can easily deflate an event’s purported importance. While the spoiling of the entire Marvel Universe’s status quo is dramatic, it’s only one example of a common problem with event comics. Hank in New Avengers #29 didn’t square with how Hank ended Rage of Ultron, where he was merged with Ultron itself. Hank had been last seen in New Avengers Vol 3 #29, by Jonathan Hickman and Kev Walker, part of Secret Wars’ lead-up. The most obvious sign of this was Rage’s focus on Hank Pym. In April 2015 while most Marvel comics were reacting to the impending multiversal destruction of Secret Wars, which would begin the next month, Rage of Ultron released, and was clearly set after Secret Wars. The status quo of this "new" Marvel Universe was spoiled in the Original Graphic Novel Avengers: Rage of Ultron by Rick Remender, Jerome Opeña, and Pepe Larraz, which was published before Secret Wars by Jonathan Hickman and Esad Ribić had even started.
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