![]() “There are only eight true bears in the world?!” - Meghan Bartels, News Reporter Norton, “journalist Gloria Dickie embarks on a globe-trotting journey to explore each bear’s story, whisking readers from the cloud forests of the Andes to the ice floes of the Arctic from the jungles of India to the backwoods of the Rocky Mountain West.” “Hilarious, unputdownable book though you may feel worse about possible space settlements, you’ll value living here on Earth all the more.” - Clara Moskowitz, Senior Editor, space and physics In the process, the Weinersmiths answer every question about space you’ve ever wondered about, and many you’ve never considered.” “In a world hurtling toward human expansion into space, A City on Mars investigates whether the dream of new worlds won’t create nightmares, both for settlers and the people they leave behind. “Critically acclaimed, bestselling authors Kelly and Zach Weinersmith set out to write the essential guide to a glorious future of space settlements, but after years of research, they aren’t so sure it’s a good idea,” Penguin Random House says. While of course there were quite a few science fiction books (we can't help ourselves), we also learned how to cook, fell in and out of love with intriguing fictional characters, and got the scoop on how many bears really exist, what our universe actually looks like and why we’re even here.īelow is a collection of what SciAm staff read this year, including recent fiction and nonfiction, selections from our Reviews section, titles from some familiar faces and a bountiful backlist to keep your TBR list on its toes.īy Kelly Weinersmith and Zach Weinersmith ![]() We debated why we’ll never live in space, explored the deep ocean (sort of), and asked how dinosaurs got so big. If I have need of allies, I shall create them.The Scientific American editorial team learned a lot this year. But you must join your comrades in oblivion. Among the Avengers, I alone have peered into your mind, and seen the harmony of your vision of universal order. Moondragon: “Korvac – I am Moondragon, a telepath. With the power of burying your feelings to make someone else feel better, Korvac got a second wind like a hurricane and murdered the remaining Avengers and Starhawk. On Earth-82432, instead of being i am unsure dog, Carina put aside her own misgivings when she sensed Korvac’s desperation. Which absolutely sounds like a toxic relationship. “Without her absolute love, the universe itself held no meaning for Korvac…” In ‘our’ universe’s Avengers comic, Korvac looked to Carina for strength and she was like i dunno bro. I’ve exhaustively covered it before but the Watcher is a giant bald man in a cape so he probably did it better. And who monitors the monitors?Īnyway, since the Korvac Saga was four years ago and maybe not all readers of What If read Avengers, the Watcher begins by recapping Korvac’s entire deal. I wonder if while the Watcher-616 is watching Earth-82432 the Watcher-82432 is watching the Watcher and wondering what he’s looking at. What If tales often had everything be worse forever, Marvel’s very own take at Optimism, I guess, because it made the bad things in the 616 universe less bad because damn could they be worse?Īnyway, What If… the Avengers had become pawns of Korvac? Playing live in universe 82432. The Watcher, apparently not having enough to watch on Earth, would sometimes peek into alternate universes and watch what was going on there. But you really only need to know the context of issue #177 for this What If.īefore we begin, is everyone familiar with Marvel’s What Ifs? It was Marvel’s own take on DC’s dreams, hoaxes, and imaginary tales. If you want to reacquaint yourself with the events of the Korvac Saga, here are all nine posts in order. ![]() Its based on a storyline from the Avengers and has the Avengers in it but it is first and foremost a story about Korvac. The Korvac Saga left so many questions that even an alternate universe hypothetical is welcome. Not entirely sure why but perhaps after 31 issues, you’ve already done all the good What Ifs like “What if the radioactive spider has bitten someone else?” and “What if Jane Foster had found the hammer of Thor?” (wait that one sounds familiar).īut I’m grateful for the content. Mark Gruenwald decided to follow up on the Korvac Saga four years after the fact.
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