odessasteps Posted October 3, 2014 Author Share Posted October 3, 2014 The absolute coolest thing about Valentino's Guardians was how the bad guys were all going to combine to be a Legion of Superheroes analogue. And then they fight the imperial guard? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eivion Posted October 3, 2014 Share Posted October 3, 2014 The absolute coolest thing about Valentino's Guardians was how the bad guys were all going to combine to be a Legion of Superheroes analogue. Did not know that. Where did you hear of this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt D Posted October 3, 2014 Share Posted October 3, 2014 I can't find it right now but the idea is that a bunch of the groups would come together. (Mindscan was Saturn Girl; Rancor was Timber Wolf.. ok found it: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted October 3, 2014 Author Share Posted October 3, 2014 Men of Wrath was the jason Aaroniest Jason Aaron book ever. And great too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cliff Hanger Posted October 3, 2014 Share Posted October 3, 2014 Finding out that Taserface was named/created by Valentino's five year old justifies the name completely in my eyes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eivion Posted October 3, 2014 Share Posted October 3, 2014 I can't find it right now but the idea is that a bunch of the groups would come together. (Mindscan was Saturn Girl; Rancor was Timber Wolf.. ok found it: Thanks for posting this. That was interesting background info and the directions Valentino was planning to take the series were interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Rydell Posted October 5, 2014 Share Posted October 5, 2014 http://comicsbeat.com/marvel-month-to-month-sales-august-2014-a-tale-of-two-spider/ 59. MILES MORALES ULT SPIDER-MAN08/04 Ult. Spider-Man v1 #64 – 94,68408/09 Ult. Spider-Man v2 #1 – 85,91708/12 Ult. Spider-Man v3 #12 - 42,642---08/13 Ult. Spider-Man v3 #26 - 32,932 ( -1.0%)09/13 Ult. Spider-Man v3 #27 - 32,200 ( -2.2%)10/13 Ult. Spider-Man v3 #28 - 31,462 ( -2.3%)11/13 Cataclysm USM #1 of 3 - 36,541 (+16.1%)12/13 Cataclysm USM #2 of 3 - 30,293 (-17.1%)01/14 Cataclysm USM #3 of 3 - 27,650 ( -8.7%)02/14 ---03/14 ---04/14 Ult. Spider-Man #200 - 41,608 ( 50.5%)05/14 M.M. Ult Spider-Man #1 - 45,864 ( 10.2%)06/14 M.M. Ult Spider-Man #2 - 38,231 (-16.6%)07/14 M.M. Ult Spider-Man #3 - 37,240 ( -2.6%)08/14 M.M. Ult Spider-Man #4 - 34,836 ( -6.5%)---1 year ( 5.8%)2 year ( -18.0%)5 year ( -59.5%)10 year ( -63.2%) Oof. That...that is not good at all. Cap relaunches in November with a new #1 and a different hero wielding the shield and should see a nice boost to sales. Steve Rogers has gotten so fucked up over the last year, with Steve spending years in an alternate universe, Sharon getting stuffed in a fridge, his adoptive son getting killed, etc. that he really needs to be given a "break." Let Jim Wilson take over for two years until Cap 3 comes out in theaters, then bring Steve (and Sharon, obviously) back with all the stench of the last six months washed off of him. ------- Magneto, Cyclops, She-Hulk, Black Widow, Captain Marvel, All New Ghost Rider, Superior Foes of Spider-Man, X-Force, Mighty Avengers, Fantastic Four pretty much everything else is doing horribly. Who, exactly, thought it would be a fucking good idea to give Cyclops, Magneto, and Storm their own solo titles right now given all the sales problems Marvel is having? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Rydell Posted October 5, 2014 Share Posted October 5, 2014 Oh, and fuck you Dan Slott for wiping out over 20 years of character development for Felicia Hardy. All the work that David Michelinie, J.M. DeMatteis, Tom DeFalco, and others did from 1991 onwards in taking the ditzy Catwoman rip-off and making her a well-rounded character in her own right, flushed away so you can make her the new Female Kingpin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Rydell Posted October 5, 2014 Share Posted October 5, 2014 http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=55975 Peter David gets a tad bitter about the latest cancellation of All New X-Force: "No, [the comic is being canceled] because not enough people are buying it," he wrote. "Which is exactly the reason they cancelled 'Gambit' as well, so it’ll probably be a long time before he gets to star in another book. "All I did was write a book that got tons of positive write-ups," he continued. "Which I guess is enough to encourage people to buy it when it comes out in trades, oblivious to the fact that books get cancelled when you do that." Just because something is "critically acclaimed" doesn't mean that us mouth breathers in Middle America are going to buy it, Peter. I will never understand how so many people fail to realize that just because something gets acclaim from critics, doesn't mean that it's going to be successful with the masses. "Oh my god, how is New Girl doing so poorly in the ratings? It gets such good reviews in the AV Club." oblivious to the fact that books get cancelled when you do that." Or maybe it was less people "waiting for the trade" and more "people don't care about Polaris, Quicksilver, Cypher, and Warlock enough to buy a book starring them." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Fresh Posted October 5, 2014 Share Posted October 5, 2014 I wish more people were buying Magneto. Great book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twiztor Posted October 6, 2014 Share Posted October 6, 2014 http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=55975 Peter David gets a tad bitter about the latest cancellation of All New X-Force: "No, [the comic is being canceled] because not enough people are buying it," he wrote. "Which is exactly the reason they cancelled 'Gambit' as well, so it’ll probably be a long time before he gets to star in another book. "All I did was write a book that got tons of positive write-ups," he continued. "Which I guess is enough to encourage people to buy it when it comes out in trades, oblivious to the fact that books get cancelled when you do that." Just because something is "critically acclaimed" doesn't mean that us mouth breathers in Middle America are going to buy it, Peter. I will never understand how so many people fail to realize that just because something gets acclaim from critics, doesn't mean that it's going to be successful with the masses. "Oh my god, how is New Girl doing so poorly in the ratings? It gets such good reviews in the AV Club." oblivious to the fact that books get cancelled when you do that." Or maybe it was less people "waiting for the trade" and more "people don't care about Polaris, Quicksilver, Cypher, and Warlock enough to buy a book starring them." i saw that and my first thought was "when did Peter David start writing X-Factor"? because hasn't he been on some version of that title for YEARS? and, upon looking it up, the answer is "yes". the Madrox solo miniseries was in 2004, and AFAIK, David's been on the book ever since. tough to complain about a 10 year run at one of the major companies, i would think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fowler Posted October 6, 2014 Share Posted October 6, 2014 So, hey, it looks like Fantastic Four is getting canceled early next year after all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bustronaut Posted October 6, 2014 Share Posted October 6, 2014 How will the next relaunch break them down to rebuild them? Will it be Sue's turn to die/be depowered? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt D Posted October 6, 2014 Share Posted October 6, 2014 So, hey, it looks like Fantastic Four is getting canceled early next year after all. Brevoort's response to that was posting the covers of the last "cancellation" before the relaunch the following month. I'm pretty certain that'll happen again. This perlman stuff be damned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spritenaut 32 Posted October 6, 2014 Share Posted October 6, 2014 i saw that and my first thought was "when did Peter David start writing X-Factor"? because hasn't he been on some version of that title for YEARS? and, upon looking it up, the answer is "yes". the Madrox solo miniseries was in 2004, and AFAIK, David's been on the book ever since. tough to complain about a 10 year run at one of the major companies, i would think. Actually, David's original run on X-Factor was in the early 90's. He was the first writer on v1 of the title after they revamped the premise and dropped the original X-Men from the book (and added Madrox/Wolfsbane/Strong Man/etc). IIRC, he was on the book for two years beginning around 1993. Larry Stroman (Alien Legion) handled the art. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eivion Posted October 6, 2014 Share Posted October 6, 2014 So, hey, it looks like Fantastic Four is getting canceled early next year after all. Considering Reed's story in Hickman's Avengers and Robinson's own story in the F4 book this isn't too surprising. I also wouldn't be shocked though if the next volume starts right after Hickman's big Avengers story finishes next year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
APO Posted October 7, 2014 Share Posted October 7, 2014 Cyclops and Magneto are great books. Can't speak for Storm since I don't like her and don't buy books she's in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted October 7, 2014 Author Share Posted October 7, 2014 FYI: john ostrander had a heart attack and will be undergoing bypass surgery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eivion Posted October 10, 2014 Share Posted October 10, 2014 So Secret Wars by Hickman & Ribic next year. [ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace Posted October 10, 2014 Share Posted October 10, 2014 So with the new female Thor's debut, it appears that the original Thor is branded simply as Odinson. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
APO Posted October 10, 2014 Share Posted October 10, 2014 Edit: Apparently, it's just an Avengers event. So I guess they're gonna finally make SW and Quicksilver Inhumans instead of mutants. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eivion Posted October 10, 2014 Share Posted October 10, 2014 If you are talking about Secret War I read there will be X-men involved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace Posted October 10, 2014 Share Posted October 10, 2014 To be fair, there's over have a dozen or so X-Men in the Avengers anyways (Beast, Havok, Rogue, Sunfire, Wolverine, Cannonball, Sunspot, Firestar, Namor). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted October 10, 2014 Author Share Posted October 10, 2014 Edit: Apparently, it's just an Avengers event. So I guess they're gonna finally make SW and Quicksilver Inhumans instead of mutants. Wouldnt that make Magneto an inhuman too? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bustronaut Posted October 10, 2014 Share Posted October 10, 2014 Maria could be the Inhuman, on the run, disguised like a peasant 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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