Editing Secret Wars (section)

==Reception==
''Secret Wars'' was a best-seller when it was published in 1984, selling more copies than any other comic in the previous 25 years.  While it was a financial success, it was not well received by critics when it was published, being criticized for its uninspired and juvenile content. An announcement of a sequel series, ''Secret Wars II'', from [[Carol Kalish]], Marvel's Direct Sales Manager at the time, was first met with boos.  Kalish was even quoted saying: "Let's be honest. ''Secret Wars'' was crap, right? But did it sell?"<ref>{{cite book |last=Dallas|first=Keith|date=May 28, 2013|title=American Comic Book Chronicles: The 1980s|url=http://twomorrows.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=1063 |publisher=[[TwoMorrows Publishing]]|pages=139–140|isbn=978-1-6054-9046-5}}</ref>

In 2011, [[IGN]] listed ''Secret Wars'' as one of the best comic book events. Their writers found the action and goofiness of the story to be enjoyable. They also highlighted the effect it had on the Marvel Universe by introducing the symbiote and new characters.<ref name="ign_best_events">{{cite web | url=http://uk.ign.com/articles/2011/05/30/the-best-comic-book-events?page=2 | title=The Best Comic Book Events | work=[[IGN]] | page=2 | date=30 May 2011 | access-date=29 April 2017 | first1=Joey | last1=Esposito | first2=Jesse | last2=Schedeen | first3=Erik | last3=Norris | first4=Migurel | last4=Perez |df=mdy-all }}</ref> In 2011, Alex Zalben of [[MTV News]] ranked ''Secret Wars'' as the second biggest comic event ever, after only DC Comics' ''[[Crisis on Infinite Earths]]'' event. Zalben praised ''Secret Wars''' story and lasting effect on the Marvel universe, as well as honoring the storyline as the "semi-official first Event Comics ever."<ref name="mtv_events">{{cite web | url=http://www.mtv.com/news/2621010/the-11-biggest-comic-book-events-ever/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170405201636/http://www.mtv.com/news/2621010/the-11-biggest-comic-book-events-ever/ | url-status=dead | archive-date=April 5, 2017 | title=The 11 Biggest Comic Book Events – Ever | work=[[MTV News]] | first=Alex | last=Zalben | date=10 March 2011 | access-date=29 April 2017}}</ref>