And of course down the line you have to deal with what happens when the Avengers find out that this exists? What happens when the X-Men find out that this exists? Should the Blob be abducted? Is a mutant a monster?

The guy has done it all, and I didn't hesitate to call and ask for art or storytelling advice. The 'Drax' mini-series is going to be a great read, so even if you hate my art, Keith still weaves a fantastic tale.

He's a prig. He's royalty and he can't get over it.

Annihilation doesn't play the bait and switch of promising change and undoing it two issues later. I can pretty much give my word that at the end of Annihilation, there will be sweeping change in the Marvel cosmic universe that will impact any Marvel character that leaves the Earth.

He is going to go places. He is going to be star.

I don't know whether he threw monsters into the mix or I said, 'Wouldn't it be cool to use monsters in it? Or S.H.I.E.L.D. got involved?' The next thing I know Mark calls me and goes, 'Hey, I pitched it to Joe and he likes it. Now we need someone to write it.' I'm thinking, 'What?' It just took on a life of it's own. It was almost one of these books that was going to happen whether we wanted it to or not.

Lobo: ”Hmph! Never figured I'd wind up in heaven...A bad-ass dude like me!Spirit Guide: “It happens sometimes. The “Infinite Mercy” clause is only used in extreme cases.