Re: New Avengers Annual #2 -- what the #$%^&!?
Posted: Mon Feb 04, 2008 11:14 am
I hesitate to jump into the middle of the chronologist Titans here, but here's something that I noticed – having just read both New Avengers Annual # 2 and New Avengers: Illuminati # 5, in the latter, when Strange arrives, Iron Man greets him by saying, "I didn't think YOU'D show up," with "you'd" in bold, implying that he wasn't expecting to see Strange. Now, of course, this probably refers to the fact that Strange is a member of the New Avengers and thus a fugitive from the Pro-Registration authorities
Later, however, during the battle, Strange says, "My powers aren't what they--" which seems to be a reference to his powers being unstable due to his use of black Magic during WWH, which NA:I comes after, referring to it within the issue itself. All of these things taken together, it seems possible to me that the reason that both Iron Man and Strange say the things that they do is that NA:I comes after the New Avengers Annual # 2, and that Iron Man is surprised to see Strange because Iron Man expects Strange to be in self-imposed isolation, not merely avoiding the authorities because Strange is a fugitive, and Strange's is commenting on his powers being unable as a result of WWH is an ongoing condition from both WWH and NA Annual # 2. (This is the first time I've done this; I hope that I'm being clear.)
Is this possible, and would it make chronologies easier?
Later, however, during the battle, Strange says, "My powers aren't what they--" which seems to be a reference to his powers being unstable due to his use of black Magic during WWH, which NA:I comes after, referring to it within the issue itself. All of these things taken together, it seems possible to me that the reason that both Iron Man and Strange say the things that they do is that NA:I comes after the New Avengers Annual # 2, and that Iron Man is surprised to see Strange because Iron Man expects Strange to be in self-imposed isolation, not merely avoiding the authorities because Strange is a fugitive, and Strange's is commenting on his powers being unable as a result of WWH is an ongoing condition from both WWH and NA Annual # 2. (This is the first time I've done this; I hope that I'm being clear.)
Is this possible, and would it make chronologies easier?