Talk:Major events of the Marvel Universe
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This list was moved from the Marvel Universe page because the article had gotten too long. Note it was originally in the form of a table but I changed the format to allow more detail to be added to the events. Also note this page will only cover events that happened after Fantastic Four #1 (the "Modern Era" of the Marvel Universe.) Other events should be added to the Timeline of the Marvel Universe instead. Wilfredo Martinez 02:57, 23 March 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Working definition
We need a working definition of "major event", with regard to this article and Major events of the DC Universe. My definition is that a major event affects the continuity of more than one character, team, or series. "Planet Hulk" affects the Incredible Hulk, so it is not a major event. "Civil War" affects everyone on American soil, and "Annihilation" affects everyone, so they are. My defintion does not affect certain items on this list, such as "The Night Gwen Stacy Died", which has been shown to affect characters other than Spider-Man. --Chris Griswold (☎☓) 18:52, 14 September 2006 (UTC)
- I disagree. A story(line) is major if it is a landmark in the company's publishing history or is the focus of significant marketing and/or press. -- StAkAr Karnak 19:28, 14 September 2006 (UTC)
- You're correct as long as we're talking about the publishing history of a company; but here we're talking about the continuity of a fictional universe. Otherwise we would have to add things such as the publication of Epic Comics or the Marvel/DC crossovers; those belong in other articles. I suggest we open this to discussion in the Wikicomics Notice Board until the matter is settled. -Wilfredo Martinez 20:48, 14 September 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Suggestions?
How about including the Psi Wars? Although it was a battle between Psylocke and Shadow King only, it also affected all psi-sensitive characters throughout the Marvel universe. Just a thought...
Affected, how? Was it a permanent (which in comics means, a plotline that ran for a while) change? If so yes, otherwise no. -Wilfredo Martinez 14:47, 21 October 2006 (UTC)
