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COMICS! |OT| October 2014. Witches, wytches, and things that go GROOT in the night.
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Marvel announced a lot of books I'm interested in this weekend.
I'm expecting something to stick.
I'm expecting something to stick.
Seriously, and I just did a purge on my pull list too. ;_;
slightconfuse
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did DC annocue anything this week?
KoruptData
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Vertigo and Digital First stuff nothing on their main line.
DC doesn't really announce too many books and that can be seen as both a good thing and a bad thing I guess.
GrandHarrier
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Wonder Woman '77.
I'm surprised at how low-key DC was this year. Granted, they already have a lot going on right now, so it was less than likey that we were going to hear anything big, anyway.
Aside from that Wonder Woman '77 megaton. Based Lynda Carter.
ViewtifulJC
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I think Spider-Gwen will stick around if that first issue was like the trial run and people received that pretty well. Silk will go the way of Alpha, Rafa's other favorite.
Sales are the ultimate barometer of course. Elektra is like 16k, so that's dead(why zeb wells why). She-Hulk is at 21k, its probably dead too(fuck all of you). Ghost Rider is like, 8k or some shit cuz that book is hot liquid constipated shit in comic book form.
But some books actually do get an audience and keep going. Silver Surfer, Ms. Marvel, Moon Knight, Hawkeye, Rocket Raccoon, they're not in any danger of being cancelled any time soon.
Another thing is that Marvel seems to not be into big number runs anymore. Like, if Batgirl #35 was a Marvel book, you can bet money it would have been a #1. Even the characters who arent in danger of being cancelled like Thor or Captain America or Iron Man start over after 20 something issues. I think they're moving into a more "seasons" model, and the creative teams are actually building around that. Dennis Hopeless said for Avengers Arena, he knew that kind of book wasn't gonna last forever, so he built a short version and a long version, and the 18 issues was the long one. I think Nick Spencer said the same thing for Superior Foes, and I know Gillen/McKelvie specifically planned around Young Avengers starting January and #15 being the final issue on New Year's Eve in December. Secret Avengers is clearly winding itself down going by the solicits, it knows the end is coming, and its been planned around being one complete 12-15 issue story anyway.
And I don't have a big problem with that, conceptually. Young Avengers, Superior Foes, and AA probably had a pretty limited shelf time, so you come in with a clear authorial voice and creative team, tell the best story you can with these characters and this comic, and then its over. Now the next wacky thing, Squirrel Girl or whatever.
Sales are the ultimate barometer of course. Elektra is like 16k, so that's dead(why zeb wells why). She-Hulk is at 21k, its probably dead too(fuck all of you). Ghost Rider is like, 8k or some shit cuz that book is hot liquid constipated shit in comic book form.
But some books actually do get an audience and keep going. Silver Surfer, Ms. Marvel, Moon Knight, Hawkeye, Rocket Raccoon, they're not in any danger of being cancelled any time soon.
Another thing is that Marvel seems to not be into big number runs anymore. Like, if Batgirl #35 was a Marvel book, you can bet money it would have been a #1. Even the characters who arent in danger of being cancelled like Thor or Captain America or Iron Man start over after 20 something issues. I think they're moving into a more "seasons" model, and the creative teams are actually building around that. Dennis Hopeless said for Avengers Arena, he knew that kind of book wasn't gonna last forever, so he built a short version and a long version, and the 18 issues was the long one. I think Nick Spencer said the same thing for Superior Foes, and I know Gillen/McKelvie specifically planned around Young Avengers starting January and #15 being the final issue on New Year's Eve in December. Secret Avengers is clearly winding itself down going by the solicits, it knows the end is coming, and its been planned around being one complete 12-15 issue story anyway.
And I don't have a big problem with that, conceptually. Young Avengers, Superior Foes, and AA probably had a pretty limited shelf time, so you come in with a clear authorial voice and creative team, tell the best story you can with these characters and this comic, and then its over. Now the next wacky thing, Squirrel Girl or whatever.
If she gets fridged, I'm dropping ASM like a rock.
Spider-Gwen isn't taking place in the main universe.
They have fucked up if Gwen is alive in 616
TWO GWENS ENTER, ONE GWEN LEAVES.
It would dilute her as a character more than Peter if she moved into the 616. That issue of Spider-Verse is a fine comic that's elevated by the dynamics of the supporting cast imo
BuddyJoeHooker
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BenjaminBirdie
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holy fuck Dave johnson
Is the second one Dave Johnson? I'd love a print of that.
ViewtifulJC
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wasn't the rumor she died along with MC2 Spider-Girl in Spider-Verse?
I better goddamn hope not.
http://brevoortformspring.tumblr.co...im-a-big-fan-of-anya-corazon-i-really-enjoyed
Hi Tom! I'm a big fan of Anya Corazon, I really enjoyed her arc in Avengers Assemble, so I wanted to know, are there any plans for her? (Im aware she's gonna be part of Spider-Verse, I mean besides or after that) - Anonymous
After that you can worry about after that.
For now, that’s the answer: she’ll be a part of Spider-Verse.
Baron von Loathsome
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Where's my Doctor Strange on-going, Marvel?
ive been saying this shit forever. id be more suprised if they walk away from this
I really hope so. Then I can stop writing Anna x spider man fan fiction.
BenjaminBirdie
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Oh definitely not.
Do you prefer Otto to Peter? I just caught up on Superior and thought it was only okay.
LiveFromKyoto
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Probably not gonna exist until they get the movie production off the ground so they know what kind of look and personality to retrofit him with.
Absolutely
He was just more interesting overall.
Huh, I felt like the whole Superior series went to great lengths to show that Otto was, in his own way, at least as much of a fuck up as Peter. In addition to being a murderer and a creepy body thief.
I didn't hate Superior, but I was definitely ready for it to end when it did. But that might at least be in part to not really enjoying Slott that much.
Otto was just as flawed if not more so. He learns that by the end but as the reader I felt he was more interesting to read about in his fuck ups. But I kind of feel like it's done. We maybe need to let the superior Spider-Man go as extending it will only lead to disappointment. Even if I want Anna Maria to get her Spider-Man back :/
The way that Otto was creeping around MJ was pretty damn problematic, but he did get better once he paired up with Anna.
Spike Spiegel
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DC is releasing its next round of solicits this week or next I think. Anything they might have revealed would have cut into the press they get from that.
Dont give up. On the day Dan Slott leaves and a good writer works on the Spider, they will finally embrace Peter Parker again.
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