From the recap page in New Avengers Finale #1, describing the events of The Siege:
"Many heroes lost their lives?" "Many heroes?"Pray tell, who??
Ares?? He was willingly a member of the Dark Avengers, willing to kill any hero Osborn pointed him at. He rebelled against Osborn not because Storming Norman was a bad guy, but because Norman tricked him into attacking Asgard. Hero? Hardly.
Loki?? As if. He deliberately precipitated all of these events. Even if you buy that he repented (and that completely contradicts what we were told in the Siege: Loki one-shot), he's hardly a hero. Any deaths that occurred, he's ultimately responsible for.
Sentry?!? The mad attack dog who blindly followed Norman, and killed Ares and Loki and brought down Asgard? If they were amongst the "many heroes" who died, Sentry obviously can't be. He was no Hal Jordan/Parallax, saving the Earth with a grand sacrifice. He smashed up everything, and died.
Who else died during Siege? Despite the grisly death of Ares, it was a relatively bloodless affair. Heck, that was one of the stories weaknesses--no one was ever in serious jeopardy, and the heroes barely worked up a sweat. No one had skin in the game, as it were.
I know, I know, the recap page was probably written by some intern. But it really annoys me to see Marvel try and puff up the importance of this story by pretending there was some great sacrifice or such. Many heroes? Hell, more heroes died in the Titans: Villains For Hire one-shot this week. Hey, Marvel--if you don't have the wherewithal to actually kill your heroes, don't try to claim the street cred, OK?
