Hulk Smash Continuity, Er, Avengers 4
Posted: Thu May 24, 2012 11:28 pm
Hulk Smash Avengers 4 is out. It features a fight between Mr. Fixit and the West Coast Avengers. Fixit is working for Michael Berengetti, so it has to take place after H2 345. For the West Coast Avengers, OTOH, it seems like this story takes place before WCA2 12- Hawkeye's got long sleeves, Mockingbird has pants, Tigra doesn't have a tail, Wonder Man's in his pre-WCA2 12 costume and there are references to Iron Man having recently returned to the Avengers after his bout with alcoholism.
Here's the problem- there's no way H2 345 can take place before WCA2 12. H2 340 is obviously supposed to take place in between UX 224 and 225, while the X-Men are flying to Dallas. (Never mind that Maddie got on the plane in UX 224 and isn't shown on the plane in H2 340- she must be behind the scenes. The real explanation is probably an art error.) WCA2 12-13, on the other hand, take place prior to the crossover between A@ 15 and WCA@ 1. UX 224 and 225 are part of the Fall of the Mutants, while A@ 15 and WCA@ 1 take place circa the Mutant Massacre. There's no way UX 224 can be moved before A@ 15 and WCA@ 1 without screwing up the continuity of half the Marvel Universe.
So what should we do? The other issues of Hulk Smash Avengers have been careful to fit in continuity. So do we declare this issue out of continuity and leave the others in? Or does anyone have a solution to explain how the WCA can appear here?
Here's the problem- there's no way H2 345 can take place before WCA2 12. H2 340 is obviously supposed to take place in between UX 224 and 225, while the X-Men are flying to Dallas. (Never mind that Maddie got on the plane in UX 224 and isn't shown on the plane in H2 340- she must be behind the scenes. The real explanation is probably an art error.) WCA2 12-13, on the other hand, take place prior to the crossover between A@ 15 and WCA@ 1. UX 224 and 225 are part of the Fall of the Mutants, while A@ 15 and WCA@ 1 take place circa the Mutant Massacre. There's no way UX 224 can be moved before A@ 15 and WCA@ 1 without screwing up the continuity of half the Marvel Universe.
So what should we do? The other issues of Hulk Smash Avengers have been careful to fit in continuity. So do we declare this issue out of continuity and leave the others in? Or does anyone have a solution to explain how the WCA can appear here?