10 Controversial Comic Book Retcons Fans Hated

After the 'deaths' of the Fantastic Four and the Avengers during the Onslaught event, they were transported onto an alternate earth where they were reborn, and readers were 'treated' to a re-imagining of their lives.

Despite the fact that the characters still existed, fans were outraged, mostly due to the fact that their origins had been warped; Ben Grimm, for example, was a pilot in the Gulf War, and Susan and Johnny Storm were merely backers for Reed Richards' rocket, (explaining their presence on his ship).

A lot of problems also arose from behind the scenes; Marvel decided to outsource the production of the titles to Image Comics - namely Marvel's former employees, Jim Lee and Rob Liefeld. Although the pair produced critically acclaimed stories in the past, low sales meant that Rob's contract was ended prematurely, and was quickly replaced with Walt Simonson (although this still didn't create an uptick in sales, largely due to the fact that the problem fans had wasn't only with the writers, but with the concept of the entire event).

Although the storyline was rumoured to go on indefinitely, Stan Lee's refusal to stand with/promote the series, and the massive decline in sales, meant that the books were cancelled after only a year.