"The upside is -- those things can be survived." Rich knocked his knuckles against the side of his head. "Whatever it is my brain did, it made it so -- I didn't go crazy or something."

Even as big as all this was, it wasn't so big that it couldn't be overcome.

"Beings like that may be bigger. Or more powerful. Or infinitely omnipotent. But I've seen plenty of fights -- against cosmic powers where the little people won."

He shook his head.

"We've still got a tough fight on our hands, though. I almost wish Surfer could've stayed -- even if Galactus had to go. He'd have been handy against this Chronoblivion thing."

Yes, he wished the guy who put a hand through his chest had stayed. He basically didn't have any hard feelings. At all. Or if he did, he just had priorities.