odessasteps Posted December 16, 2016 Author Share Posted December 16, 2016 Given JDR has been mentioning his new books coming out, it would make sense if Squadrion was cancelled. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Unholy Dragon Posted December 17, 2016 Share Posted December 17, 2016 On 15/12/2016 at 11:35 PM, APO said: They should've stayed in space ruling the Kree and being one of the backbones of cosmic Marvel along with Nova and the Guardians(well... pre-Bendis, at least), IMO. Bringing them back to Earth and fast-tracking making them so important in two of the last three big Marvel events when it's blatantly obvious that their push is editorially-mandated was a huge mistake. The post-SW Terrigen mists extinction status quo making them look like villains is another and I'm honestly kinda shocked Marvel didn't see this coming. I mean, Marvel also thought Carol Danvers as the face of predictive justice wouldn't make her seem like a huge villain the same way Tony seemed like one after the first Civil War.(and took a WHILE to shake with the IM movie dovetailing into the Fraction run helping a lot) There's a lot of jabs at DC for burying their heads in the sand but they generally seem pretty responsive to feedback relatively speaking. It really feels like sometimes Marvel just thinks they can sell anything the way they want it. See the fact that 'giving up' on the Inhumans still involves at least 3 Inhumans-centric ongoings including Secret Warriors being like "HEY DID YOU KNOW WE RETCONNED QUAKE TO BE AN INHUMAN LIKE AOS AND ALSO THE POPULAR MS. MARVEL AND MOON GIRL ARE ALSO INHUMANS? PLEASE LIKE INHUMANS!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eivion Posted December 17, 2016 Share Posted December 17, 2016 Now you remind me of my disappointment of Quake not leading SHIELD like Fury intended post Secret Warriors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
APO Posted December 18, 2016 Share Posted December 18, 2016 You could write a book on how Marvel has consistently screwed the pooch when it comes to Carol Danvers. I honestly believe that her siding with Tony in the first Civil War pretty much ruined her, especially when she beat the living shit out of Julia Carpenter right in front of her own daughter in her own CW tie-in issues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted December 18, 2016 Author Share Posted December 18, 2016 I thought the issues of CM written by the Gages (using Alpha Flight and SWORD) were the best using her since CW2 started. hopefully, movie Carol is a fresh look at the character. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cliff Hanger Posted December 18, 2016 Share Posted December 18, 2016 Well, Christos Gage is probably Marvel's most underutilized bench talent, so it's not surprising that he and Ruth, with whom he frequently collaborates on TV scripts, were able to put together a very good 6 issue run. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted December 18, 2016 Author Share Posted December 18, 2016 He/they were going to do the pod when Lion of Rora came out, but never got around to happening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cliff Hanger Posted December 18, 2016 Share Posted December 18, 2016 Too bad; I enjoy the pod and I've been a fan of CG since the Deadshot and Union Jack minis. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted December 18, 2016 Author Share Posted December 18, 2016 5 minutes ago, Cliff Hanger said: Too bad; I enjoy the pod and I've been a fan of CG since the Deadshot and Union Jack minis. I think i met him at Heroes in Charlotte right after Deadshot came out, so it could have been his first con as a pro. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt D Posted December 18, 2016 Share Posted December 18, 2016 Instead of a sketch, he wrote out a line of dialogue from Law and Order for my wife in 06 or so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fowler Posted December 19, 2016 Share Posted December 19, 2016 Gage writes a hell of a good Buffy verse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eivion Posted December 25, 2016 Share Posted December 25, 2016 I went ahead and read the first volume of Carnage after seeing the suggestions here. I'm pleased I did as it really does work well as a horror style book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerome Miller Posted December 26, 2016 Share Posted December 26, 2016 Riri Williams sales figures via ComicsBeat: Quote 11/16 Invincible Iron Man # 1- 97,713 Well, that's not good. Especially in light of the last reboot of the title in October 2015, which shipped 250,000 copies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Unholy Dragon Posted December 26, 2016 Share Posted December 26, 2016 5 hours ago, Jerome Miller said: Riri Williams sales figures via ComicsBeat: Well, that's not good. Especially in light of the last reboot of the title in October 2015, which shipped 250,000 copies. Yeah but that was as part of a coordinated relaunch after the whole MU spent months on hiatus whereas this picked up less than a month after the last volume ended with the same creative team and pretty blatantly could have been issue 17 or whatever. I wouldn't worry about it unless it drops significantly below what the Tony numbers were like. EDIT: Also 13 variants to 6 and party promotion vs. none. And last year's series dropped to 66k for issue 2 which dropped the same month which should say something about the promo/variant vs. actual sales expectations there. Marvel has so many ways to boost their numbers for key issues that it's not always clear what the underlying sales/audience is. So yeah. Less bells and whistles means a quieter launch. Let's see what the issue 2-4 drops look like before panic sets in. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace Posted December 27, 2016 Share Posted December 27, 2016 5 hours ago, Jerome Miller said: Riri Williams sales figures via ComicsBeat: Well, that's not good. Especially in light of the last reboot of the title in October 2015, which shipped 250,000 copies. The build to Riri Williams has sucked, frankly. Her book's decent though. So is the Doom version. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cliff Hanger Posted December 29, 2016 Share Posted December 29, 2016 My Civil War 2 #8 review: *points and laughs* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted December 29, 2016 Author Share Posted December 29, 2016 That was what the extra issue and new ending was for? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted January 1, 2017 Author Share Posted January 1, 2017 Winter Palace Ep 51 - In Suburbia - Year in Comics with @joesposto @housetoastonish & our own Matt D. Talking our favorite books of 2016. tinyurl.com/wint51 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twiztor Posted January 2, 2017 Share Posted January 2, 2017 my Marvel wish list for 2017 (and beyond!): The Human Torch (Jim Hammond, the Golden Age hero, not the F4 johnny storm version) becomes a major player and gets an ongoing solo series. MiracleMan finally gets going on being published again, including new issues from Gaiman & Buckingham. a bit off to the side, but the 1994 Spider-Man cartoon gets a proper DVD release. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cliff Hanger Posted January 2, 2017 Share Posted January 2, 2017 My wish for Marvel in 2017 is for the Avengers Academy kids who aren't dead to get dusted off. Maybe use Jeanne-Marie as an antagonist for Wolverine given their history and the bad terms they parted on. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eivion Posted January 3, 2017 Share Posted January 3, 2017 I would rather they just pretend none of them died and they all came back. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cliff Hanger Posted January 3, 2017 Share Posted January 3, 2017 I'm reserving the total reset button wish for Hank Pym. I thought there was some potential after Rage of Ultron, even though I was unhappy with it. But Man Who Fell to Earth just pissed it away in favor of Hanktron murdering billions while arguing with himself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eivion Posted January 3, 2017 Share Posted January 3, 2017 Rage of Ultron was a terrible idea that only Remender probably could have made worked had he stayed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerome Miller Posted January 3, 2017 Share Posted January 3, 2017 My only New Year's wish for Marvel is that, with all the fan backlash against Clone Conspiracy, Dan Slott is finally tossed off the Spider books. Make Gerry Conway the head writer for a year or two as a "caretaker" and let him retcon the giant continuity snarls that Slott created: put Gwen and Ben back in the grave, reveal that the Black Cat running around and murdering people and acting like a crime lord was actually a malfunctioning Life Model Decoy and the real Felicia Hardy has been undercover for SHIELD in Europe or something, have Peter go back to being a freelance photographer for the Daily Bugle, make Mary Jane stop acting like a selfish b*tch towards Peter and return as his primary emotional support, make Dr. Octopus and others who learned Peter's secret identity forget it again. Also, bring back Sue Storm and Reed Richards, but "merge" Sue with her Ultimate version (gorgeous, single, and in her early twenties) and have her become Namor's primary love interest. And one last thing, ban John Romita Jr. from ever working for Marvel again as punishment for the gang-rape scene he drew in Kick Ass 2. Same goes for Mark Millar, obviously. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supremebve Posted January 4, 2017 Share Posted January 4, 2017 On 12/16/2016 at 1:05 PM, bobholly138 said: Anything else I should be picking up? The Vision series was really fucking good, and the entire thing is 12 issues and available in 2 trades. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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