Wondering how long it ’d take for the events ofSeptember 11thto go from real animation cataclysm to uncaring plot McGuffin ? Marvel ’s fresh mega - event Siege demonstrates that the answer is “ eight year , and we can kill even more people . ”
Marvel Comics ‘ response to 9/11 was both heartfelt and far - reaching , understandable for a company not only based in New York but one so tied to the city in its demeanor and subject subject ( Marvel ’s New York state is the background for the absolute majority of its line , being home for years to Spider - Man , the Fantastic Four , Avengers , Adam - Men and Daredevil , amongst many others ): Not only did they publish the prerequisite memorial particular edition ( Heroes and A Moment Of Silence ) , they also created a dead - lived tune of emergency services strip ( The Call ) , relaunched Captain America as a hero hunt terrorist ( withpatriotic coversannouncing things like “ Fight Terror ” and “ Never Give Up ” ) , placed a memorial logo of the World Trade Center Towers on all of their strip published for more than a year afterwards , and published a very special outcome of Amazing Spider - Man where the company ’s most well - known character visit Ground Zero to help with deliverance endeavor , and find that it was n’t only the torpedo who realized how dreadful the terrorist attacks were :...