User blog comment:ADour/The MARVEL UNIVERSE is ENDING!/@comment-4991637-20150121035924

Correct me if I'm wrong, but this seems like a soft reboot at worst. Some characters from 616 are sticking around, and some from 1610 are sticking around. The universe around them, however, is changing. It seems Marvel is cherry picking the best versions of the characters, and possibly using splinter timeline characters to erase some past events, to create a more polished universe and a less cluttered continuity. The initial news upset me, yes, but looking at it this way, I'm more curious and excited now.