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| - This is a fucking disgrace. Why in the name of all that holy would you do this? Marvel is an amazing world, and, hell, I'll even allow that some Manga is good in its own right, but god, did you really do this? Its like taking a chocolate cake, an amazing chocolate cake, and then taking a turkey leg, covered in Barbecue sauce, and throwing it into the blender on high. All you get is shit. Marvel, this is your worst idea since the Utimate Universe. Why must you beat the mutiverse dry? Why?
- Marvel meets Manga. Marvel Mangaverse was a Fifth Week Event from the early 2000s that attempted to blend the Marvel Universe and its superheroes with a healthy dose of the usual tropes one would find in Manga and Anime.
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| - This is a fucking disgrace. Why in the name of all that holy would you do this? Marvel is an amazing world, and, hell, I'll even allow that some Manga is good in its own right, but god, did you really do this? Its like taking a chocolate cake, an amazing chocolate cake, and then taking a turkey leg, covered in Barbecue sauce, and throwing it into the blender on high. All you get is shit. Marvel, this is your worst idea since the Utimate Universe. Why must you beat the mutiverse dry? Why?
- Marvel meets Manga. Marvel Mangaverse was a Fifth Week Event from the early 2000s that attempted to blend the Marvel Universe and its superheroes with a healthy dose of the usual tropes one would find in Manga and Anime. The results were... less then stellar; as many reviews pointed out, while it had the style of Manga, it was essentially only a cosmetic choice and the stories didn't seem to benefit from the genre shift. Not to mention being a cluttered mess that tried a bit too hard to include every superhero and villain that it could. However, it was still a worthy experiment in trying something different with the Marvel Universe, and the original event was popular enough to spin off into a (short-lived) monthly series, as well as a New Mangaverse revival in 2006.
* Vol 1 (The Fifth Week Event): Focuses on the Avengers and Dr. Strange with some cameos by Spider-Man, Fantastic Four and the X-Men battling a Godzilla-size Hulk. Two issues which served as bookends for most of the stand alone titles below (which were also collected in the trade paperback release). Art and writing on the bookends by Ninja High School creator Ben Dunn.
* Vol 2 (The monthly series): Two story arcs, the first dealing with Captain Marvel, the Fantastic Four (who play a more central role here), Galactus, and The Inhumans. The second half deal with a battle against Doctor Doom. Ben Dunn handled art and writing here, too.
* New Mangaverse: New Rings of Fate: The finale of the Mangaverse, dealing with a Kill'Em All crisis of Superheroes. Seriously if you don't like to see your favorite Marvel killed, don't read this one.
* Spider-Man: Which Re Visions him as a ninja trying to avenge the death of his Sensei Ben, who was killed by Venom.
* X-Men: Save for a few custom designs, not much has changed in this version. Mutants are being persecuted, the X-Men try to save the day. There are a few surprising twists here and there.
* The Punisher: Rarely seen stand-alone comic that showcases the Punisher as a samurai/geisha being out to stop a demon-summoning crimelord. In this version though, the Punisher is a woman who "punishes" though spankings, bondage, and other Cool and Unusual Punishment instead of a large body count. She still bears the marking of the original anti-hero. Written by Peter David; drawn by Lea Hernandez. Warning: Incredibly Lame Puns.
* Fantastic Four: Adam Warren writes what's essentially a Fusion Fic with Neon Genesis Evangelion. After a disastrous experiment Gone Horribly Wrong, Fiery Redhead Jerkass Johnatha Storm, her incredibly withdrawn and emotionless half-sister Sioux, and the Hidden Badass milquetoast Benjamin (prounounced "Ben-ya-meen") Grimm use the strange powers they gained to fight a succession of enormous alien beings attacking the Baxter Building, under the direction of their arrogant, womanizing genius commander, Reed Richards.
* The Avengers: The disembodied head of Anthony Stark has the Avengers gather the parts of a Combining Mecha to battle the Hulk, battling Apocalypse and his Horsemen along the way.
* Ghost Riders: A Walking Shirtless Scene Daimon Hellstrom walks up to Johnny Blaze one evening and tells him that they're both SONS OF SATAN, and that Johnny's got to help deal with both the Hulk and their giant demoness sister wandering through town. Daimon sets Johnny's head on fire to help prove his point; Johnny's disturbed. Written by Chuck Austen.
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