You're the new Marvel Editor In Chief. Your first order of business is...

[marvell2100]

Ok, no personal vendettas, attacks, pillaging or burning of villages. Let's keep it professional. My first order of business is to hire a continuity editor to clean up any inconsistancies and to prevent future mishaps. Some retcons may be involved but I would promise to keep them to a minimum and that they would stay as true to the original as possible. That would be priority #1.

[RolandJP]

Repair my relationship with Alan moore, then I would build up marvel's creator owned imprint Icon.

[CaptainCanada]

Make a big push for internet comics publishing that comes out at the same pace as the regular issues at a reasonable price.

I personally hate reading webcomics (same with e-books), but I can see them being huge, since most people my age (I'm 21) don't seem to have that problem, and internet distribution would instantly solve the accessibility problem that comics shops have created.

[drwho]

Make Bendis an Editor- His ideas are better than his execution

Cancel New Avengers- The book goes absolutely nowhere

Bring Back the Avengers team to the more core team.

Redo whole X-Men line. Do more along the lines of the Morrison era with students and a school. Have Xavier not be so shady. Still have the main X-Men books focused more as a strike force like in the 90s. Drop the whole no more mutants rule. Repower popular characters like Blob and Jubilee, Mirage.

Get millar off of ff and send him to the ultimate titles permantly.

Take Loeb off of Hulk and send him to the Ultimate books.

Bring back the Spider Marriage.

[Cthulhudrew]

Partyyyy!!!


Plus, I like your idea of a continuity editor. I'd also add a "What If...?" line of books that would allow for exploration of non-conventional ideas outside of the mainstream. Or else just buffer up the Marvel Knights imprint.

I'd also commission a Marvel humor anthology series with rotating lineups of Franklin Richards, Fing Fan Four, Great Lakes Avengers, Mini-Marvels and other humorous, not-necessarily-mainstream fare (the Giffen/Moore Defenders would fit in this line).

[DeadXMan]

Ok, no personal vendettas, attacks, pillaging or burning of villages. Let's keep it professional. My first order of business is to hire a continuity editor to clean up any inconsistancies and to prevent future mishaps. Some retcons may be involved but I would promise to keep them to a minimum and that they would stay as true to the original as possible. That would be priority #1.


well there goes my idea of Marvel: vikings


Put the x-office in order


CC: editor,

PAD: x-factor
C&C: uncanny, young X-men
Lagacey team stays

merge the wolverine titles to a bi monthly with a brain trust of CC, Ellis, and Hama.

CC and Frank miller to write The last Wolverine Story


Spidey's perfect

from the guys that thought Cable and Deadpool were a good Idea:
Bob: Agent of Agentcy X!

It came from Brand Ech!!

Howling comandos: The Sandbox:
A new generation of comandos fights the newest form of fashisum in the middle east. Stories will be based off experiances of those that have served in enduring Freedom and Iraqi freedom by Hama
25% of the procedes will go to U.S.O.

[Expletive Deleted]

Hire some people who actually know what they're doing. Because that's the only way I wouldn't end up running the company into the ground within six months.

I mean, left to my own devices I'd publish stuff that I'd actually want to read, but that stuff'd sell in the low four figures. If I was lucky.

[DeadXMan]

Hire some people who actually know what they're doing. Because that's the only way I wouldn't end up running the company into the ground within six months.

I mean, left to my own devices I'd publish stuff that I'd actually want to read, but that stuff'd sell in the low four figures. If I was lucky.

example?:confused:

[Expletive Deleted]

example?:confused:In July, Loeb's HULK sold over a hundred thousand copies in the direct market while MARVEL ADVENTURES sold around five thousand. This time last year, NEW AVENGERS was at something like 115k while LONERS was barely 15k. Guess which type of book is closer to what I'd publish, if I weren't stopped. Which I would be.

Marvel's a business. Killing the golden geese and replacing them with Z-LISTERS MONTHLY or FUN SINGLE ISSUE TEAM-UP isn't going to fly, no matter how awesome the latter two'd be.

[marvell2100]

In July, Loeb's HULK sold over a hundred thousand copies in the direct market while MARVEL ADVENTURES sold around five thousand. This time last year, NEW AVENGERS was at something like 115k while LONERS was barely 15k. Guess which type of book is closer to what I'd publish, if I weren't stopped. Which I would be.

Marvel's a business. Killing the golden geese and replacing them with Z-LISTERS MONTHLY or FUN SINGLE ISSUE TEAM-UP isn't going to fly, no matter how awesome the latter two'd be.

That's why I think that Marvel should really do a bigger push on an anthology series so that the C thru Z- listers have a place to be spotlighted. I would do something on a bi-monthly basis and have stories that impact the characters and that could spill out into other regular titles. It won't necessarily be a tie-in or a mega crossover. But what happens in the anthology could potentially effect characters that didn't appear in it.

[StoneGold]

well there goes my idea of Marvel: vikings


Ennis already wrote that. It was pretty awesome.

[CyberCoyote]

Much like Explicative, I'd run the company into the ground at light speed with only the best intentions.

CC editing the X-Books? Good idea, if he wants it.

Take the power OUT of the hands of a few writers. Everyone has their books, if you want to use characters from them (and their extended established cast) you need permission from their writers. If you want to push a company wide event (of which there'd by much less) then a major majority of the other writers need to be on board voluntarily for it. No good old boys club that tells everyone else what to do.

Editors get a firmer hand, and responsibility. Continuity can be a cluster and a headache, but SOME attempt has to be made to maintain a level of consistency. When a book changes hands it's not a new book, its a continuation of what came before it and needs to reflect that. If characters are doing something that seems inappropriate to their established character an explanation, even if it's a red herring, needs to be presented quickly rather than years down the road. NO ONE is allowed to write something without telling the editors and EIC what the plan is.

If it B-Slaps Galactus it destroys the Universe and everything has to start over again from scratch.

Stand on stilts, wear a Jim Shooter mask, and yell at everyone that doesn't do what I say.

Challenge the Spidey Office to retcon the Big Red Retcon without destroying what they've got going.

Captains of America: Steve stays dead but the most patriotic kickin' ass while waving the flag group of super soldier boy scouts emerges to try fill his shoes. No one man (or woman) can do it.

[Michael P]

Retcon One More Day.

[The Thunderbird]

I would first try and clean up any continuity mishaps before they happen.

I would repower the mutant race, but I would make mutation a rare one in a million event chance and have mutants as an official part of the human race, rather than a subspecies or separate species.

One More Day? Retcon it.

Captain America? Test out having him as a legacy character, with loads of influences and appearances for a dead character. If things don't work out or a certain time has passed, bring him back.

Jean Grey? I would simplify and resolve the Phoenix plotline while bringing Jean Grey back permanently. No more dying.

[arp2008]

First and foremost, I would expunge Sentry. Then, after the MU has been thoroughly cleansed of that wannabe superman, reverse OMD as smoothly as possible to get Spidey his hot wife back together.

[StoneGold]

Same thing as every other EIC in the last decade - receive fellatio from Brevoort.

[arp2008]

Same thing as every other EIC in the last decade - receive fellatio from Brevoort.
WHAT?!!!!!!!!!!

[sneggz]

I like the idea of continuity cops. That would be the first thing i would set up. Then i'd fire Greg Land. I would give Carey a team again. Bendis would be relegated to a thintank committee.

[DeadXMan]

I like the idea of continuity cops. That would be the first thing i would set up. Then i'd fire Greg Land. I would give Carey a team again. Bendis would be relegated to a thintank committee.

Slott and Pad are good continiuty cops and will let a few slide throuh to give out no-prizes.

I wouldn't fire him but I'll put up the mandate of no more tracing!!! If we wanted tracing we would let the inkers do the art!:biggrin:

[DannyV_El_Acme]

The continuity cops idea is very good, they could serve as sort of consultants to make sure a certain characterization or development with a character doesn't contradict previous stories or send a character in a wild direction unbecoming the character(OMD/BND and Rulk probably wouldn't have happened under their watch!).

Sentry is a character that needs SERIOUS work, so I'd definitely order some major storyline with the character to fix him. I think he'd definitely benefit from an event-type thing revolving around him.

My biggest thing would be revitalizing Marvel Knights and maybe creating another imprint revolving the supernatural characters of the Marvel U. Hell, I'd name it Midnight Sons, just for nostalgia's sake. I'd try to get writers who have talent with supernatural characters(Neil Gaiman, for one) to handle them.

[CMBMOOL]

What would I do if I was EIC....

1. I would break up the Spider-man Brain trust and Have Dan SLott think of a story that would reverse OMD, bring back the marriage, but keep all of the BND characters as a consequence of Spidey's actions.

2. Make Slott the full time writer on Spidey, because he understand the character.

3. I would Cancel Miller/Hitch FF and Bring in RAS as a replacement along with JRjr as artist, because at least he had a feeling for these characters.

4. Repower some of the popular Mutants heroes and villains alike by letting the fans chose who to repower and why.

5. I would kick Loeb off of the Hulk and giving the comic to someone who understand the character, like VanLante, if he wants it.

6. Make the X-men have a better relationship with the other heroes by trying to work together from time to time.

7. Build a Spider-girl/MC-2 Universe team with Defalco/Frenz team on Spider-girl, but I would include VanLante on A-next, PAD with the X-people, and Gage on the Fantastic five. Together the 5 men along with the artist of their chosing could build a better alternative future.

[psm]

Same thing as every other EIC in the last decade - receive fellatio from Brevoort.

Haha. (message too short).

[Grapeweasel]

Instill a rule that creators can only kill their own creations.

[CSG]

Bring Brian K. Vaughan to write Dr Strange comics.

[rogerio]

Retcon One More Day.
ditto.:smile:

[marvell2100]

Instill a rule that creators can only kill their own creations.

I'd like to take that one step further. No killing characters just for shock value. If you're going to kill a major or even minor character you'd better have a good reason for it and it had better a good story. New edict: Dead means dead. No exceptions. I can tell you that as a reader I'm always asking for the return of dead characters that I like. But as EIC, I've got to make these deaths have meaning and impact and I won't have anyone guesstimating the return of a dead character. But I will say this, for every major death, there has to be a "birth". I want something from the creative team, new character, new status quo, new purpose or something. On my watch, there will be no return of characters, only the births of new heroes or villains for that matter.

[jpeso]

fisrt i would get the continuity editor like alot of you said.

second i would use internet message boards and blogs to look for imput and more talent. make marvel more intouch with the people.

[DeadXMan]

fisrt i would get the continuity editor like alot of you said.

second i would use internet message boards and blogs to look for imput and more talent. make marvel more intouch with the people.

marvel seems to be more intouch with the people then DC is
Look at the conventions

[Trey]

The crime/noir writers, Bendis and Bru will no longer write superhero team books. Or any Events.

Spidey books will go back to 3 books, with the best writers and artists.

Spidey Team Book (New characters and some old)

Xmen will be reshuffled (Axel is out) There will be new mutants (in story)

The following books will launch:

Namor
Silver Surfer
Dr. Strange
Black Panther (relaunch)
A HORROR title
WW2 Captain America
All female superhero team
HYDRA vs. SHIELD

These books will get cut:

New Warriors
Moon Knight (he will be in the Horror book)
SHe-Hulk ( Joins the female team book)
the Marvel Illustrated books (very low numbers)
New Exiles
Spider-girl (THere will be a new one in the 616)

The Ultimate Universe books will not get the best writers and artists, so they can have Millar and Loeb and Bendis.

[Cthulhudrew]

I'd also make sure that my writers and editors (and, likely, letterers) know how to spell properly. I see a lot of misspellings that somehow manage to slip past all three of these layers in the creative process over there (and elsewhere, not just to single out Marvel).

[Slaymaster]

Hire some people who actually know what they're doing. Because that's the only way I wouldn't end up running the company into the ground within six months.

I mean, left to my own devices I'd publish stuff that I'd actually want to read, but that stuff'd sell in the low four figures. If I was lucky.

...way to sell yourself short.

Put me in charge... no more super-duper mega-sized Secret Invasions that have a ton of tie-ins and suck your wallet dry. (I still want half your wallet, but can't win them all.) And no more 'I don't care about continuity and what that other writer already did, I'm writing now and this is what happens.' crap. CONTINUITY IS KEY! Stay within those bounds and I'll let you do pretty much whatever your imagination can come up with. (Honestly, 'Civil War' would have been won by the rebels and Cap wouldn't have gotten assassinated... sue me.) (And Dazzler wouldn't have pink hair, thats just lame.)

I would also get rid of a lot of 'extra' titles for Spider-Man and X-Men, and Avengers. 2 per character/tam is enough, and the writers and editors would be in constant communication so they don't go screwing with each others works and continuity. I wouldn't be putting out lame one-shots that cost $4-5 a shot. Marvel floods the comics world with so much crap that its amazing they aren't bankrupt. No more trying to find jobs for every guy that thinks he can write or draw, the best stay and the rest get to keep trying to break in.

Millar would be bannished from the 616 universe and permanently stuck in the Ultimates (which I will never read). I may one day just ask Galactus to consume Earth and put an end to the Ultimates line... forewarned.

Whoever draws Tony Stark must do his classic jerry-curl and mullet... I HAVE SPOKEN!

Trust me, Marvel would be so awesome I'll put out 3 movies a year.:biggrin:

[CaptainCanada]

Spider-girl (THere will be a new one in the 616)

Uh, the whole premise of Spider-Girl is that she's not a 616 character.

[Trey]

Uh, the whole premise of Spider-Girl is that she's not a 616 character.

No wonder it sells 12,000 copies.

We'll make a 616 character, so that its relevant. MC2 universe? IRRELEVANT

[CaptainCanada]

How do you fit Peter Parker's adult daughter into present-day continuity?

[Brother Justin Crowe]

- Have Loki retcon One More Day.
- Re-title Hulk to The Incredible Hulk, with Fred van Lente and Carlos Pacheco onboard.
- Make Invincible Iron Man bi-weekly, with alternating arcs by Fraction/Larroca and Daniel and Charles Kanuf/de Torre. Recipe for win.
- Cancel Deadpool, Moon Knight, Cable, and several other sub-par series.
- Bob: Agent of HYDRA mini-series by Reilly Brown, followed by a return of Cable & Deadpool with #51. Fabian Nicieza back aboard, with Zircher and Brown alternating arcs.
- J. Michael Straczynski on Silver Surfer.
- Mend fences with Brian K. Vaughan and Alan Moore.
- Give Alan Moore Dr. Strange.
- Clean up the X-office, with the following titles remaining: Uncanny X-Men, X-Factor, X-Force, Wolverine. That's enough.
- Give Daredevil and a Hood ongoing to Brian K. Vaughan.
- Bring in more Hollywood talent for at least mini-series. I want Stephen King on Ghost Rider. I want Chuck Palahniuk on a Hulk mini. Get JJ Abrams to do Abigail Brand: Director of SWORD. Alex Proyas on Nick Fury. Etc.
- Fire Christos Gage and Jeph Loeb. Forever.
- Get the following filmmakers for the following projects: Guillermo del Toro on Doctor Strange and Alfonso Cuaron on Thor.
- Build up ICON and MAX.
- Ultimate Captain America by Mark Millar and Sean Chen.
- Advertise on television, for frak's sake.
- Hire fans as continuity cops, with Denny O'Neil as their boss.

[CaptainCanada]

- Mend fences with Brian K. Vaughan and Alan Moore.
- Give Alan Moore Dr. Strange.
I'm not aware there's any trouble with Vaughn, and Moore doesn't do non-creator-owned projects anymore.

[Kid Kyoto]

Leseee...

Business side
Format comics for cell phones (so probably panel by panel rather than page by page) and get them out there. Reading long text on a cell is tiresome but I think a panel by panel comic could sell.

Put out kid-aimed comics in a weekly B&W newsprint anthology (basically a manga in format if not content). Put in reprints and new material.

Up page counts and go to $4 comics. Additional pages can be backup stories by different creators.

Creative side

Streamline the number of imprints and universes out there to 3.

Adventures Universe - timeless, iconic stories of heroic marvel characters. PG rated at the most.

616 - an endless soap opera, heavy on the continunity and history, lots of things changing. Hold to a rule that dead means dead (at least dead for a good long time) any dead character can be replaced with a new one. Keep changes in place and keep going. Sort of kind of recon Brand New Day (reunite Peter and MJ, have them recover their memories), if creators really want the marriage gone, DIVORCE, easy as pie. Book should be PG13.

Ultimate - more adult tellings of marvel characters. Even stricter on dead means dead and changes are permanent. Fold the Max characters into the ultimate universe. Books should be rated R.

[Patrick Hultquist]

Make Bendis an Editor- His ideas are better than his execution
Definitely agree to that. Maybe he could write a title, but it would have to be something with a street level hero like Moon Knight.

Cancel New Avengers- The book goes absolutely nowhere
Another good idea.

Bring Back the Avengers team to the more core team.
I'd also make a space based Avengers title.

Redo whole X-Men line. Do more along the lines of the Morrison era with students and a school. Have Xavier not be so shady. Still have the main X-Men books focused more as a strike force like in the 90s. Drop the whole no more mutants rule. Repower popular characters like Blob and Jubilee, Mirage.
Never been an X-fan, so I'd have to hire someone to run that franchise with a better understanding than I have. I'd probably pare the line down.

Get millar off of ff and send him to the ultimate titles permantly.
Agreed, but I'd like Millar to write another main universe event.

Take Loeb off of Hulk and send him to the Ultimate books.
This I'd do differently. I'd have Loeb edit a What If/MU2 type of line.

Bring back the Spider Marriage.
I'd also bring Ben Reilly back. Another thing I'd want to do is to start introducing legacy to the entire universe. Characters would have real, life-affecting events happen to them. No more making a status quo so important that a character can't have real change in his/her life. And dead would finally, actually mean DEAD.

[Brother Justin Crowe]

I'm not aware there's any trouble with Vaughn, and Moore doesn't do non-creator-owned projects anymore.

I had forgotten about the Moore thing, but the Vaughan thing is true.

[Black Vespa]

PETER PARKER : I just had this really awful dream!

MARY JANE PARKER : Oh Yeah?, Me too!

PETER PARKER: Oh well, i guess we better get ready for the day. It's going to be a long day, afterall, we're burying Aunt May today.

[Cthulhudrew]

I had forgotten about the Moore thing, but the Vaughan thing is true.

What problems are there between them? I've never heard of this before.

[Brother Justin Crowe]

What problems are there between them? I've never heard of this before.

I'm not sure of the specifics, but I recall reading it in an interview somewhere. Maybe my lack of sleep over the last month made it up, and if that's the case, then I apologize. I have been over-stressed and under-medicated. Explains the pink elephant outside my window.

[Brother Justin Crowe]

PETER PARKER : I just had this really awful dream!

MARY JANE PARKER : Oh Yeah?, Me too!

PETER PARKER: Oh well, i guess we better get ready for the day. It's going to be a long day, afterall, we're burying Aunt May today.

I love you.

[Black Vespa]

No wonder it sells 12,000 copies.

We'll make a 616 character, so that its relevant. MC2 universe? IRRELEVANT


interesting excerpt here on the whole 616 bit...

Marvel Editor in Chief Joe Quesada (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Quesada) and Executive Editor Tom Brevoort (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Brevoort) have each stated their dislike for the term Earth 616.
“ I can tell you for sure that those of us actually working on the books virtually never use the term — and I kind of wince inside whenever I hear somebody use it. It just sounds so stupid to my ear, and so counter to the kind of mindset we try to foster in regard to the stories we create and the thinking we try to employ. ” — Marvel Executive Editor Tom Brevoort[4] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth_616#cite_note-3)
“ I never use it, I hate the term pure and simple and agree with Tom’s assessment of it. I can’t remember ever hearing it in the office and only really see it used online for the most part. I think the term really came into vogue when the Ultimate Universe came into prominence, but in my world, the language and distinctions are simple, there is the Marvel Universe and the Ultimate Universe. Anything other than that reeks of all that DC Earth 1, Earth 2, Earth Prime stuff which I’ve never really taken to, but then again, I got into DC when they got rid of all that stuff so it was from and for a different era than my own. ” — Marvel Editor in Chief Joe Quesada

[Black Vespa]

I'm not aware there's any trouble with Vaughn, and Moore doesn't do non-creator-owned projects anymore.

i second that. - last i heard sometime earlier this summer there was news that Marvel Studios was developing the groundwork for a Runaways movie with BKV. - i don't think there's any merit to this alleged "trouble" bit with Vaughn.

[CBikle]

To be honest, I'd probably let the creative teams keep doing what they're doing, because all the Marvel books seem to be selling pretty well (even the crappy Loeb titles) and the movie division is doing even better.

However, I probably never would have done the OMD/BND thing.

[Brother Justin Crowe]

i second that. - last i heard sometime earlier this summer there was news that Marvel Studios was developing the groundwork for a Runaways movie with BKV. - i don't think there's any merit to this alleged "trouble" bit with Vaughn.

Thanks for clearing that up, and I'm glad to be proven wrong. I honestly have no idea where I got that from...probably some other, less cool forum.

[stealthwise]

First order of business? Get to know the company's personnel, its infrastructure, talent pool, etc.

After all that actual job stuff is out of the way, I'd likely get started on evaluating the titles themselves and seeing if something needed massive change or if just tweaking would be necessary. A new boss is unnerving for everyone, as it usually means a major shift in business (otherwise there's often no point in making a change, right?). I'd probably work on separating titles into demographics. Make sure that there's a balance between classic superheroics, youth-oriented titles, mature readers books, and other genres. Without losing the appeal of the current line, look at expanding into new horizons, making sure to balance darker books with lighter fare, while keeping an eye on the bottom line and ensuring that the business as a whole is creative while being profitable.

I'd probably take a step off the gas pedal in the way of major cross-overs and alternate events between families of books: Spider-Man, X-Men, Avengers, etc. Keep something brewing in the pot at all times, but have some "down-time" in each book to prevent reader fatigue (ala Clone Saga).

Recruiting new talent would be key too, as well as reaching out to older talents and focusing on their strengths. Someone mentioned courting Alan Moore and I think that would be a great idea if he were receptive. ICON is a perfect forum for his talents, and giving him the moon and the stars makes sense right now, given the buzz surrounding Watchmen. Publish whatever he writes, even if it's Lost Girls 2: Electric Bugaloo.

Other than that, keep an eye on the books and resist the urge to do something crazy like bring Spidey back with MJ. Plans were put in place presumably for a reason, so keeping things moving smoothly without dismantling what's been worked out in advance seems to make sense. Unless of course, there's no real forward-thinking plan, then scrap it and go ahead with what makes sense from a story standpoint.

[hawkeye comeback]

hmmm if i was given the EIC right now...
stuffs getting apocalyptic while i'm in charge.
Moses magnum is sinking the west coast of America.
One super skrulls gonna be left and its killing heroes one at a time.
The void is unleashed and levels manhattan.
Doom's gonna start WW3 in europe capturing most of europe.
Ultron gets some nukes and destroys, the middle of the U.S. (including washington) and parts of Asia, india and china springs to mind.
Apocalypse awakens in egypt and conquers most of africa.
Havok escapes and manages to get a message to Scott somehow warning of vulcan and his new plan to invade earth. then vulcan kills the x-men and starjammers he has captured.
After the problems in NY with void, the hood takes over NY quicky capturing heroes that didnt fall fighting the void, so theres very few heroes left in NY
there thats cheerful

[hawkeye comeback]

so that means i'd try and change some of the books so that :
Amazing Spider-man- he's one of the main players in the resistance against, so thered be alot more super-powered supporting characters in it.
There'd be two x-books that are key
The uncanny x-men - the x-men who go into space to fight vulcan
X-men - they get revenge on moses magnum and then have to travel to wakanda to aid the black panther against apocolypse through asia and africa mainly on foot.

I'd also make a limited series about the heroes in the hoods prison

[RedRonin]

Kill MJ and bring back Gwen Stacy, then proceed to laugh in maniacal manner.

Focus on making better web based comics. Better interface then what they have now. Exclusive comics online, both in stand alone and ongoing type stories. Work on cell phone, and if possible, ipod comics. More free online comics.

Expand ICON for more of Marvel's talent, excluding branching out with a small Epic line. Including web comics.

Reach out to more big name Hollywood writers for minis. All scripts in before anyone draws anything. More novelists as well.

Aggressively pimp digital comics, bit not on TV.

Try to bring back Morrison and Johns. And bring in Marc Andreyko. Pimp Aaron, Diggle, Hickman, and Parker more. Give Christos Gage an ongoing. Let go of Pak.

Continue smoking ban, for fun.

Make MU more diverse.

Experiment with different genres.

Keep Steve Rogers dead.

And a Warren Ellis/Brandon Peterson Darkhawk ongoing now!

[SquidSquod]

My idea is to combat DC Comics brand popularity pure and simple. Beat DC back until most people say "I don't read DC comics anymore". Especially young people because that's where the future readers are.

1. Increase mainstream exposure by animated or live action TV series. It's what DC holds a clear and unassailable advantage.

2. Strengthen the Spider-Man franchise. Cater it as the junior/mainstream brand.

3. Strengthen Wolverine/X-Men franchise and market it for youth/young adult comics. It's the fratboys comics.

4. Strengthen the Iron Man franchise. Make it as your sci-fi mature series. Never make him evil anymore.

5. Strengthen the rest of the big-7 (Steve Rogers, Hulk, Thor, Daredevil) brand. The idea is to match the DC Trinity popularity and pound at them until there's no longer doubt Marvel's brand is superior.

6. Don't leave the rest of the characters out and fill the hole where Marvel is lagging. For example, people now are talking on how cool the Green Lantern Franchise is written. The response is to revamp Nova, make him a cool character with supporting cast and grow the rest of Cosmic universe.

7. More Hollywood films please.

8. Hire good writers & illustrators and scout for young talents.

9. Cultivate on Ultimate, MC2 and other universes. The more the better but don't let each criss-cross for not making people confused.

10. Lastly, handpick popular complex characters among the lineups and create Icon/Marvel Knight/Alternative comics for each of them. Candidates: Wolverine, Captain America, Thor, Iron Man, Spider-Man. It's time for these characters get their own "Action Comics"/"Detective Comics".

[Peeps]

id read what people want from the msg boards and then do the complete opposite

[storm_willing_slave]

id read what people want from the msg boards and then do the complete opposite
Yeah they have good intentions but we know how that works out.:biggrin:

My changes would be very little in the beginning. First, I have to canned Sentry as a character because not enough people are interested as comic readers and fans.

Second, I'd start getting rid of the numerous Wolverines titles. Its just too much and confuses the hell outta you when you go to your LCS.

Third, I focus on schedules, schedules, schedules. Some writers have gotten increasingly lax because of bad mismanagement. While there are exception, its seems to be the rules that comics "must" be delayed. I say NO MORE! I will hold a meeting and tell everyone that IF you are having problems meeting your timeline more than 2-3 times a year than maybe its time to re-evaluate your title.:smile:

Fourth, I would keep the continunity cop regulated to their own titles. As soon as I came aboard whats being worked on or schedule for publishing will stand. I wouldn't go back to fix continunity from 3 or more years ago but I will stopped all the foolishiness and make the writers think harder about their characters before doing something outrageous.

Fifth, I would forgo the Young X-Men and re-focus on the Young Avengers. Putting a boot up Allan Heinberg butt and telling him NO MORE DELAYS. This franchise has been handle poorly and couldv'e been a merchandising wet-dream by now.

Sixth, speaking of Allan. NO MORE HIRING of writers who have other jobs that may interfere with the comic job. If writers have other jobs than they can expect their titles to continue without them and be given to a credible writer that the EIC feel suits that title. The previous writer may give input to selecting but by no means is their say the final vote. Also the previous writer can continue to write the title as long as he/she has ink drafts that only need to be drawn and/or edited.

I'm sure there more but thats it for now.

[Guest_1001]

Very simple: put less well-known characters at the front of group shots and stick the A-Listers at the back. I want to see an ensemble cast with Captain Britain, Cloak and Dagger and Arachne at the front of the pack. With Captain America, Thor, Iron Man, Spider-Man and Wolverine stuck at the back, doing some very out-of-focus running, swinging or flying like all of our REAL favourites have been made to do up until my reign as EIC.

[Jim Thompson]

PETER PARKER : I just had this really awful dream!

MARY JANE PARKER : Oh Yeah?, Me too!

PETER PARKER: Oh well, i guess we better get ready for the day. It's going to be a long day, afterall, we're burying Aunt May today.Close. I'd add a line to this:

MJ: Don't forget we're going to dinner with Ben tonight. :biggrin:

[Peeps]

PETER PARKER : I just had this really awful dream!

MARY JANE PARKER : Oh Yeah?, Me too!

PETER PARKER: Oh well, i guess we better get ready for the day. It's going to be a long day, afterall, we're burying Aunt May today.


it would be even better if they woke up taking care of a bed and breakfast in new hampshire

[pimp1911]

Lets see.

Brubaker = Raise
Slott = Raise
DNA = Raise

[Blackhawkk]

* Cut salaries, renegotiate contracts.

*Work out new distribution deals and get the comics in liquor stores, 7/11's, Walgreens, Wal-Mart.

*Go back to newsprint and try to get comics back to $1.99.

*More self-contained stories, make them all-ages reader friendly.

*Hire editors who think like Mort Weisinger.

*Delays will not be acceptable.

*Cancel all low selling books, under plan Profit & Loss statements are unacceptable.

*Educate creators that they work for the share holders, not for themselves.

[storm_willing_slave]

* Cut salaries, renegotiate contracts.

*Work out new distribution deals and get the comics in liquor stores, 7/11's, Walgreens, Wal-Mart.

*Go back to newsprint and try to get comics back to $1.99.

*More self-contained stories, make them all-ages reader friendly.[/QUOTE]
Good, good ideas.

*Hire editors who think like Mort Weisinger.

*Delays will not be acceptable.

*Cancel all low selling books, under plan Profit & Loss statements are unacceptable.

*Educate creators that they work for the share holders, not for themselves.
Thank you.:smile:

[Michael P]

*Hire editors who think like Mort Weisinger.

You're going to make yourself the most unpopular-among-creators EIC since Jim Shooter.

Sales and quality will probably rise, though.

[Mister Mets]

My first order of business would be a new deadline policy to avoid delays, and give artists/ writers more time to fix mistakes. I'd probably increase the amount of time between the current deadline and the issue publication by two months, three months in the case of Event tie-ins and upwards of six months in the case of the core Event titles.

In addition, I'd increase the time between two Event mini-series. No Event would start unless it's been a minimum of six months since the last one ended, and one year since the first one began.

[reta-winter soldier]

1.- Retcon the hell out of OMD
2.- As said before on this thread by other posters Bendis is now an editor, and only writes 1 or 2 monthly's one 616 and a ultimate
3.- Get back johns and moore, johns now writes the avengers with bendis editing, moore does whatever the hell he wants
4.- Make the xmen popular again not just wolverine
5.- Brubaker ,johns, fraction and JMS all plan together the next major crossover, the first 3 are almost always hit writers let's see what they can do together
6.- carefully plan steve rogers return so that when he does it will the biggest marvel event ever
7.- new cartoons for the avengers, spiderman, xmen and daredevil
8.- the ultimate universe is now the playground of millar, bendis and anyone who doesnt really get the marvel universe

[DeadXMan]

1.- Retcon the hell out of OMD
2.- As said before on this thread by other posters Bendis is now an editor, and only writes 1 or 2 monthly's one 616 and a ultimate
3.- Get back johns and moore, johns now writes the avengers with bendis editing, moore does whatever the hell he wants
4.- Make the xmen popular again not just wolverine
5.- Brubaker ,johns, fraction and JMS all plan together the next major crossover, the first 3 are almost always hit writers let's see what they can do together
6.- carefully plan steve rogers return so that when he does it will the biggest marvel event ever
7.- new cartoons for the avengers, spiderman, xmen and daredevil
8.- the ultimate universe is now the playground of millar, bendis and anyone who doesnt really get the marvel universe

after his vegas arc I don't want Jhons anywhere near avengers

[stingerman]

You're going to make yourself the most unpopular-among-creators EIC since Jim Shooter.

Sales and quality will probably rise, though.

Funny you say that I might bring back Shooter.

[Kareem]

Less events
Less deus-ex-machina
Less ridiculous devices/techniques to overcome problems. *
When a title is one of the more popular or criticly aclaimed ones (such as X-Factor) keep it away from event BS. (unless the title is central to the event of course).
Order a Layla Miller mini.
Order a Sub-Mariner ongoing.
Less substitution artwork, unless the sub artist is of the same caliber.
Retcon OMD.
Stop charging more than 3 bucks for a comic, screw those thick covers.
Never allow JRjr to work again.

* I get really annoyed when everything is solved by some stupid device or some ridiculous new application of someones (mutant) powers. If you take away EVERY single hardship the characters might run into by solving it with some lame copout the stories just get really uninteresting. How am I supposed to take whatever new problem serious when the the previous 5 problems were all solved in one panel with some stupid device.

Sorry 'bout the rant, just a major pet peeve of mine.

[rescura]

1 - End Young X-Men
2 - End X-Force and Cable
3 - Uncanny X-Men turns into a thrice-monthly book, like ASM, with the braintrust of : Kyle & Yost (lead writers), Mike Carey and Matt Fraction. Rotating story arcs with the old and new x-men in various teams and parallell storylines. All events would happen only in this title
4 - Continue to support Brand New Day and pay Chris Bachalo to draw three times faster and put out more and more stuff
5- Try to bring back Byrne and ask him to do Spider-Man stuff or continue X-Men The Hidden Years =D

[carabas]

*Go back to newsprint and try to get comics back to $1.99.
The cost of the paper is a negligible factor in th price of comics. you can't cut 30% of the cover price by switching to crap paper stock. But I would do away with the glossy, shiny paper for esthetic reasons though, even if that meant a slight price increase.

[RolandJP]

More Product placements in comics, If Peter Parker is washing his hair, He is using real--head and shoulders shampoo..If O'grady is out on a date--Real trojan condoms--kidding.

I would use the extra revenue to lower the overall cost of comics to 1.99 or as low as I could get them. Ad companies would pay top dollar to float product to key demographics..and I would share the windfall with the readers.

My name is Excelsior and I support this message.
"embrace change"

[hawkeye comeback]

i'd make an anthology book showcasing new writers + artists with stories which are key to the MU so peeps have to read them. The editors would be very important for this book in terms of qaulity control.

[hawkeye comeback]

double post

[marvell2100]

I would also put an end to all of these fraggin' alternate realities/timelines. It's to the point where you don't know what present, past, timeline or future you're dealing with nowadays. There are only two timelines/alternate realities. Characters are either from one or the other. Mutants will no longer be allowed to send their infant children into the future. Enough of that crap.

[Capt USA]

A lot of good ideas, but I have to join in the fun and co-opt some of the ideas.

1. develop a Spider man cartoon with a minimum of a five year run, instead of changing it ever couple of years even though the ratings were good each time. Assume the viewers aren't idiots and that we can tell the comic book quality stories as cartoons.

2. Develop a 2-3 times a week soap opera, based upon the X-men (assuming the franchise is available to Marvel Studios) This will be a tv show designed for teens to air after school is out, it will feature everything expected from Claremont in his heyday of X-men type of stories. Action, sexual tension, infighting, hidden motives etc.

3. Develop a Punisher TV show for showtime/hbo. Shows like the Shield, Sopranos etc has shown that this type of show is very possible and can be successful if proper care is taken in it's development.

4. Marvel Adventures Avengers cartoon, again don't make it stupid, even though it's marketed for 8-13 year olds, they aren't stupid and plots from Ironman forceworks is not needed.

Basically focus on the mass media even more. And of course issue an edict for any movies that are made in the future, all franchises must use the superhero costume, it's been proven to work, so stop trying to pretend that they don't (I mean Batman, Spiderman, Superman, Iron man all have the costume)

5. Big events, need to be pre-planned out long before they happen so that all the books have a chance to set up plot points to take advantage of the event. And need to have a longer break between storylines.

6. Work at a way of undoing Brand New Day.

7. Integrate the universes, X-men, Avengers, etc all should happen in the same world and should feel like they are happening in the same world. An Avenger villain is free to be used by a X-factor writer etc without having to waste a lot of effort. Of course death and resurrections should occur by the primary creative team of that character.

8. Dead means only temporary dead, unless it's a meaningful death, but at the same time deaths should still have substance, there is no cannon fodder characters, because every character is someones favorite.

9. Put Taskmaster in an issue of Deadpool, explaining that it was a Skrull that Deadpool defeated and then have him wipe Deadpool the way he would have if it was written right. And make sure he mocks the absolutely moronic explanation of unpredictability is a tool in a fight against advanced martial artists.

10. Punisher is a villain, make sure to label the book Punisher: the Villain that you root for.

11. Limited series of semi-popular characters, lots of them, if we got enough good submissions.

12. Web Comics, any submissions we get that are decent but maybe not worth the expense of producing as a print comic, make as a web comic. Or if it's a story that probably couldn't sell much but it's good same thing.

13. attack the web as mentioned there is plenty of ways to make money off of the web might as well use it.

14. attack the toy stores, work with Hasbro to make sure that there is plenty of inventory available to sell.

[pharoahe22]

This is what I would do:

1) Give the Sentry an on-going series. No more running from stuff. Give him a super obstacle every arc, and turn him into the big-time Marvel hero that he could be. Introduce some really powerful foes. He doesn't have to be confined to Earth...he can do some space travel as well, like Nova. For example: Arc #1 = The Sentry vs. Count Nefaria. Arc #2 = The Sentry vs. The Silver Surfer (for the fate of a planet...Galactus' next meal). Arc #3 = World's Craziest featuring Moon Knight lol Arc #4 = Mind -controlled Sentry vs. The Mighty Thor! Arc #5 = The Sentry vs. Gladiator and the Vulcan-run Shi'ar Empire. If you're going to have someone that powerful in your comic universe, give him something fun to play with. Superman works in the DCU, and the DCU isn't HALF as dangerous as the Marvel U., so the Sentry could definetly work. Written by DnA, Art by Cheung.

2) Bring the X-men back into the greater MU...they've been missing from the last 3 big events (WWH, Civil War, Secret Invasion), just focusing on stuff in their minis. They need to be re-integrated...they're big-time heroes.

3) Bring back a horror book...the Midnight Sons, featuring: Terror, Inc., Dr. Strange, Werewolf by Night, Ghost Rider, The Darkhold Redeemers, Daimon Hellstrom, etc.

4) Make Darkhawk a top-tier MU hero...like what was done with Nova :smile: And Gravity...and bring back Sleepwalker as well.

5) Make 3 A-list Top tier Avengers Team: The Best of the Best
The Mighty Avengers:
-Captain America: Leader
-Thor:
-Iron Man: Versatility
-Wolverine: Ninja/Tracking
-Spiderman
-Ms. Marvel
-The Hulk: The Muscle
-Justice: Time to make him a big time hero

The New Avengers: a few example of who might be on the roster
-The Sentry
-Ares
-Wonderman
-Luke Cage
-Hawkeye/Ronin
-Black Widow
-She-Hulk

And a Force Works Team

6) Make a powerful organization of villains, with members such as: Red Hulk (just cause I hate him so much lol), The Hood, Count Nefaria, Purple Man, Dr. Doom, etc. to challenge the heroes.

That's just a few...more later.

[stingerman]

I'd also make deals with Walmart and Target etc to have comics sold at checkout counters. I'd also make deals with gas station companies and sell comics there as well. How many of us first bought a comic at a convenience store?

[storm_willing_slave]

First order of business? Get to know the company's personnel, its infrastructure, talent pool, etc.

This is important, I think. Some are focusing too entirely on the comics themselves. I think canning terrible writers and artists and stopping delays are key.
Recruiting new talent would be key too, as well as reaching out to older talents and focusing on their strengths. Someone mentioned courting Alan Moore and I think that would be a great idea if he were receptive. ICON is a perfect forum for his talents, and giving him the moon and the stars makes sense right now, given the buzz surrounding Watchmen. Publish whatever he writes, even if it's Lost Girls 2: Electric Bugaloo.
While I go along with the recruiting new talent, I wouldn't let a writer have too much freedom.
Other than that, keep an eye on the books and resist the urge to do something crazy like bring Spidey back with MJ. Plans were put in place presumably for a reason, so keeping things moving smoothly without dismantling what's been worked out in advance seems to make sense. Unless of course, there's no real forward-thinking plan, then scrap it and go ahead with what makes sense from a story standpoint.
Yeah, Spidey has been needing a fresh leash on life for years. He was getting as stale as Supes who now a total bore.

[hawkeye comeback]

oh on the mass media front i would make an ultimate spiderman tv show, smallville was a success so why not the original teen superheroes.

I'd give bendis a book about SHIELD as they deal with all the stuff that i said i'do, this would touch the whole MU but focused on agents of SHIELD, and would be the one-stop comic for the MU and there would be particular emphasis on my serial killer skrull.

[stingerman]

Also I think the first thing I would do is lower the price. 4 bucks for a comic is ridiculous.

[carabas]

While I go along with the recruiting new talent, I wouldn't let a writer have too much freedom.There is no such thing as too much freedom on ICON, the imprint Marvel specifically set up to give their exclusive talent the place to do the creator-owned stuff they can't do in the Marvel Universe books. Otherwise, what's the point of even having an ICON imprint?

[Don't pee in the (Dead)pool]

I would have three editorial mandates:

1. Peter David writing Deadpool, preferably with art by Ed McGuinness.

2. Resurrect Ben Reilly as the Scarlet Spider.

3. Sack Jeph Loeb and get either Greg Pak or Peter David back writing Hulk immediately.

[rescura]

This is what I would do:

1) Give the Sentry an on-going series. No more running from stuff. Give him a super obstacle every arc, and turn him into the big-time Marvel hero that he could be. Introduce some really powerful foes. He doesn't have to be confined to Earth...he can do some space travel as well, like Nova. For example: Arc #1 = The Sentry vs. Count Nefaria. Arc #2 = The Sentry vs. The Silver Surfer (for the fate of a planet...Galactus' next meal). Arc #3 = World's Craziest featuring Moon Knight lol Arc #4 = Mind -controlled Sentry vs. The Mighty Thor! Arc #5 = The Sentry vs. Gladiator and the Vulcan-run Shi'ar Empire. If you're going to have someone that powerful in your comic universe, give him something fun to play with. Superman works in the DCU, and the DCU isn't HALF as dangerous as the Marvel U., so the Sentry could definetly work. Written by DnA, Art by Cheung.

Yeah, that would be so cool! Always thought it should happen!

[Wind-Breaker]

I'd slowly undo M-Day, because writers have squeezed the endangered species concept dry.

I'd mandate some sort of compromise with the Spider-Man OMD/BND situation.

I'd give all the editors, artists and writers raises using the money generated from previous company crossovers.

Speaking of company wide crossover’s, I’d stop them for a while, and wait 2-3 years before considering doing another one.

I'd create more artist and writer internship programs, to bring up fresh talent.

I'd repair the relationship with Dido and DC and resume doing inter company collaborations whenever possible. Even proposing a situation similar to Amalgam Comics like making a publishing line of various Marvel and DC characters (not merged together) in the same universe with its own continuity separate from each respective publisher (like how Ultimate is separate from 616).

And DC if didn't like the idea, I'd try hard to raid as much as their creative talent when their contracts were up (Morrison, Johns, Simone, Fabian, Busiek, Waid, etc) :evilsmile:

[HaroldAllnut]

1. END ALL CROSSOVERS AND RE-NUMBERINGS FOR MY ENTIRE TENURE. I'd like to bring the focus back to occasional team-ups and really great, individual stories.

2. Reluctantly continue supporting "Brand New Day" due to the realization that retconning the biggest retcon in history would be a copout larger than the mind could hold.

3. Cancel Young X-Men, X-Force, any Marvel Spotlights, all Marvel Illustrated and Dark Tower/The Stand tie-ins, and Patsy Walker: Hellcat.

4. I'd cancel Mighty Avengers, and make New Avengers a double-sized bi-monthly title.

5. I'd spend more time marketing the Marvel Adventures line and The Amazing Spider-Girl as viable alternatives to "Brand New Day," instead of Joe Q. and simply making snide comments.

6. I would resurrect letters columns in some of the titles that lack them.

[Nightstar1441]

End the Ultimate and MC2 lines.

End Sentry - he dies to save the Universe.

One title per character.

Tighten continuity so that characters actually follow a line. For example, Wolverine does not appear in 47 different Marvel comics in December. He appears in his title, and makes an appearance in one team title (he not a X-Man, X-Force, New Avenger or Scarlet Spider in disguise)

Add those notes about referencing outside events so people know what you are talking about.

Cut back on the crossovers and the ridiculous limited series for the crossovers.

An anthology book that focuses on 2 characters a month.

Quality and not quantity in titles - give some lesser known characters a chances at a limited series or a spotlight in a major team book.

[carabas]

3. Cancel [some MU books and] Dark Tower/The Stand tie-ins.
I gotta ask, why? These books a) diversify your output into non-superhero fare and b) are some of your best-selling books.

[psm]

I would change the way exclusive contracts work. I wouldn't limit the creators to who they can work for. Instead the contracts would be used to get a certain amount of work from the creators for a given time period. The reason for the change is to entice more creators and to provide more creators with health benefits (in theory).

Then I would start experimenting with formats. Possibly, even attempting original graphic novels.

[pharoahe22]

This is what I would do:

1) Give the Sentry an on-going series. No more running from stuff. Give him a super obstacle every arc, and turn him into the big-time Marvel hero that he could be. Introduce some really powerful foes. He doesn't have to be confined to Earth...he can do some space travel as well, like Nova. For example: Arc #1 = The Sentry vs. Count Nefaria. Arc #2 = The Sentry vs. The Silver Surfer (for the fate of a planet...Galactus' next meal). Arc #3 = World's Craziest featuring Moon Knight lol Arc #4 = Mind -controlled Sentry vs. The Mighty Thor! Arc #5 = The Sentry vs. Gladiator and the Vulcan-run Shi'ar Empire. If you're going to have someone that powerful in your comic universe, give him something fun to play with. Superman works in the DCU, and the DCU isn't HALF as dangerous as the Marvel U., so the Sentry could definetly work. Written by DnA, Art by Cheung.

2) Bring the X-men back into the greater MU...they've been missing from the last 3 big events (WWH, Civil War, Secret Invasion), just focusing on stuff in their minis. They need to be re-integrated...they're big-time heroes.

3) Bring back a horror book...the Midnight Sons, featuring: Terror, Inc., Dr. Strange, Werewolf by Night, Ghost Rider, The Darkhold Redeemers, Daimon Hellstrom, etc.

4) Make Darkhawk a top-tier MU hero...like what was done with Nova :smile: And Gravity...and bring back Sleepwalker as well.

5) Make 3 A-list Top tier Avengers Team: The Best of the Best
The Mighty Avengers:
-Captain America: Leader
-Thor:
-Iron Man: Versatility
-Wolverine: Ninja/Tracking
-Spiderman
-Ms. Marvel
-The Hulk: The Muscle
-Justice: Time to make him a big time hero

The New Avengers: a few example of who might be on the roster
-The Sentry
-Ares
-Wonderman
-Luke Cage
-Hawkeye/Ronin
-Black Widow
-She-Hulk

And a Force Works Team

6) Make a powerful organization of villains, with members such as: Red Hulk (just cause I hate him so much lol), The Hood, Count Nefaria, Purple Man, Dr. Doom, etc. to challenge the heroes.

That's just a few...more later.

Ok Time for more.

7) Bring back Wendell as Quasar! Phyla would still be on the GOTG, and give her a sword (because that's all she really makes with the quantum bands anyway) but Wendell reclaims the Quasar mantle.

8) Put Jason Aaron and Leinil Yu on Wolverine.
9) Negotiate an agreement with DC so that we can get books like:
-Superman/Thor
-Wolverine/Batman
-JSA/X-men
-Teen Titans/Young Avengers
-JLA/Avengers Part II (With the New Rosters)
-Green Lantern/Nova
all the books would have top notch writing talent and art.
10) Make Union Jack a full-time member of Captain Britain and MI:13
11) Integrate the Twelve and the Blue Marvel into the greater Marvel Universe.
12) New Thunderbolts vs. New Avengers
13) Do something interesting with American Eagle!!!

More later lol

[Xeno]

3. Cancel Young X-Men, X-Force, any Marvel Spotlights, all Marvel Illustrated and Dark Tower/The Stand tie-ins, and Patsy Walker: Hellcat.

Why cancel the Dark Tower stuff? From what I remember, that stuff sells well in both single issues and trades

[pharoahe22]

1. END ALL CROSSOVERS AND RE-NUMBERINGS FOR MY ENTIRE TENURE. I'd like to bring the focus back to occasional team-ups and really great, individual stories.

2. Reluctantly continue supporting "Brand New Day" due to the realization that retconning the biggest retcon in history would be a copout larger than the mind could hold.

3. Cancel Young X-Men, X-Force, any Marvel Spotlights, all Marvel Illustrated and Dark Tower/The Stand tie-ins, and Patsy Walker: Hellcat.

4. I'd cancel Mighty Avengers, and make New Avengers a double-sized bi-monthly title.

5. I'd spend more time marketing the Marvel Adventures line and The Amazing Spider-Girl as viable alternatives to "Brand New Day," instead of Joe Q. and simply making snide comments.

6. I would resurrect letters columns in some of the titles that lack them.

I'll agree with #6, and #4 might be a good Idea as well, but why on Earth would you cancel X-force and Dark Tower? Now I don't read Dark Tower myself, but supposedly, it's a very profitable book. Now I DO read X-force, and it's selling very well, and the response on the book is overwhemingly positive...with a few naysayers here and there. If you were Editor-In-Chief, you'd cancel a top 10 (I think) book just because you didn't like it despite it's large fanbase? Now it would be different if you said Loeb's Hulk, because it's selling very well even though it seems like the response to it is overwhelmingly negative, But X-force is selling well, AND it has an overall positive response. That wouldn't be a smart move IMO.

[pharoahe22]

[QUOTE=Nightstar1441;7566848]

Tighten continuity so that characters actually follow a line. For example, Wolverine does not appear in 47 different Marvel comics in December. He appears in his title, and makes an appearance in one team title (he not a X-Man, X-Force, New Avenger or Scarlet Spider in disguise)
/QUOTE]

I don't know if I necessarily agree with this. With regards to Wolverine, people complain that he's in so many books at the same time, but a lot of the stories in the books are obviously not happening at the same time. Just because the books come out in the same month doesn't mean all of the stories are taking place in the exact same timeframe in continuity. What people also have to realize is, 1 arc is usually one adventure...even if it's 6 issues. For Example, people were saying "Well now he's on X-force too!"...but really, X-force has had one mission so far, so it could've taken place in one of his many trips to the X-men's base.

Same thing with the other books...people were complaining because Wolverine was in New Avengers, Astonishing X-men, and his solo title before I think, but he was in space in AXM, in NY in NA, and in Afghanistan or something in his solo book lol. Those stories are obviously not taking place in the same time. What they need to do is bring back those boxes where they reference other stories or situations that took place, so that we can see what story is happening when. They could trim down his appearances, but I have no problem with him being in X-force, NA, AXM, and a solo book as long as they reference the different situations so we know what happened when. Like right now, as of this month:

Wolverine: First Class = In the Past
Wolverine: Old Man Logan (In the Future)
Wolverine Origins: ????
Secret Invasion = This is the most current event
AXM: ????
UXM: ???? (Though UXM and AXM could be happening around the same time, because they share the same cast essentially)
X-force = One Mission...any time after the Messiah Complex Stuff

Since he is in so many books, they could essentialy use Wolverine to tie Marvel continuity together, by referencing what happens when...how funny is that?

[Floyd The Barber]

#1 undo OMD.
The only things I'd keep from it would be the web-shooters and Harry Osbourne.

#2 expand the MAX line. Invite Ennis to do another MAX book with any character he wanted.

#3 try to steal Geoff Johns from DC.

#4 pay Jason Aaron whatever it'd take to get him exclusive.

#5 make damn sure Bendis, Brubaker, and Fraction stayed put and happy.

[HaroldAllnut]

I forget who it was originally, but that was an excellent point about Wolverine. I'd probably cancel Wolverine: Origins altogether, and keep him in Astonishing X-Men, Uncanny X-Men, and X-Force, as well as his own title, which could easily tell stories about his past or future, or tie-in with the RARE (and I mean RARE) crossover.

Some may find the inclusion of Wolverine in 3 books to be stretching it, but I figure, both Astonishing and Uncanny revolve around the same team, so it oughtta work out alright.

As for Wolverine: First Class? That'd probably be on the chopping block unless there was a reader movement to save the title. Otherwise, I think it's a little superfluous.

3. Cancel Young X-Men, X-Force, any Marvel Spotlights, all Marvel Illustrated and Dark Tower/The Stand tie-ins, and Patsy Walker: Hellcat.I gotta ask, why? These books a) diversify your output into non-superhero fare and b) are some of your best-selling books.Why cancel the Dark Tower stuff? From what I remember, that stuff sells well in both single issues and trades

I have an enormous pet peeve regarding comic book adaptations of licensed material that began in another medium. I can't really explain it other than that. But, considering so many people are outraged at my decision, I will wave my EIC wand and resurrect the Dark Tower comic book franchise, as well as not cancelling X-Force.

[carabas]

I have an enormous pet peeve regarding comic book adaptations of licensed material that began in another medium.I have a cure for that.. John Ostrander's Star Wars comics beat the hell out of anything George Lucas ever did with the property.

[Floyd The Barber]

I have an enormous pet peeve regarding comic book adaptations of licensed material that began in another medium. I can't really explain it other than that.

Damn I'm glad I don't have that affliction. I would have probably never gotten into comics. Some of my very first comics were Marvel's G.I. Joe, Star Wars and Indiana Jones.

[carabas]

First American comics I ever bought? DC's Advanced Dungeons & Dragons books.

[Xeno]

I forget who it was originally, but that was an excellent point about Wolverine. I'd probably cancel Wolverine: Origins altogether, and keep him in Astonishing X-Men, Uncanny X-Men, and X-Force, as well as his own title, which could easily tell stories about his past or future, or tie-in with the RARE (and I mean RARE) crossover.

Some may find the inclusion of Wolverine in 3 books to be stretching it, but I figure, both Astonishing and Uncanny revolve around the same team, so it oughtta work out alright.

As for Wolverine: First Class? That'd probably be on the chopping block unless there was a reader movement to save the title. Otherwise, I think it's a little superfluous.



I have an enormous pet peeve regarding comic book adaptations of licensed material that began in another medium. I can't really explain it other than that. But, considering so many people are outraged at my decision, I will wave my EIC wand and resurrect the Dark Tower comic book franchise, as well as not cancelling X-Force.

Well there's your second mistake as EIC - you're listening to fanboys on the Internet! Even when you give us what we want, we're still not happy. You just can't win.

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Well there's your second mistake as EIC - you're listening to fanboys on the Internet! Even when you give us what we want, we're still not happy. You just can't win.Well played, sir.

[marvell2100]

I would ramp up Marvel studios to release more animated dvds based on some of Marvel's greatest stories.

I would work deals with some of the cable networks to put out more series and movies based on Marvel characters for all age groups and demographics.

I would work more closely with the store owners so that we could work a deal that would benefit BOTH sides. I want them promoting Marvel comics and I would reward those dealers that have strong Marvel sales(better discounts) and try to help other stores that are lagging (free giveaways and more promotional merchandise).

More fan friendly. Tours of Marvel offices and Marvel studios. Allow some fans to do voice-overs of some of their favorite characters for dvd and videogames. Create an online game and allow fans to play as their favorite heroes or villains. The levels would include some of Marvels' top stories and new levels as well.

[psm]

I have an enormous pet peeve regarding comic book adaptations of licensed material that began in another medium. I can't really explain it other than that.

I think I read somewhere, that if Marvel hadn't acquired the license for Star Wars back in the 70's they would have gone bankrupt. So I guess some good things can come from licensed comics. :smile:

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I would ramp up Marvel studios to release more animated dvds based on some of Marvel's greatest stories.

I would work deals with some of the cable networks to put out more series and movies based on Marvel characters for all age groups and demographics.Both are good ideas, but both are also completely outside the scope of the EIC's job.

[marvell2100]

Both are good ideas, but both are also completely outside the scope of the EIC's job.

I'm the new all-powerful EIC with the G.I. Joe Judo chop. Hiiiyaaa!

[Red Savina]

Fix my most beloved (and yet what has become my least favorite) branch of Marvel: the mutants.

I'd reverse Decimation half-heartedly because I mainly dislike it for ruining the X-Men's minority metaphor. There really shouldn't be some magical, "now you're not black anymore YAY" element to the mutant mythos.

However, there were a lot of mutants. Many of them sucked, and many still do (Rhapsody? Indra? Projector?).

So there'd have to be a culling at some point, somehow.

Creative teams:

Astonishing X-Men (Warren Ellis and Mike Deodato)
Uncanny X-Men (Mike Carey/Joe Kelly and Chris Bachalo/Olivier Coipel)
X-Factor (Peter David and Juan Doe)
X-Force (Chris Yost and Mike Choi)
Young X-Men (James Asmus and Pasqual Ferry)
Wolverine (Jason Aaron and Leinil Yu)

Things: less Cyclops wanking, no Rachel/Cable/Bishop/Nocturne type characters in the main books (minis or one-shots only), must have Rogue

Secondly,

Chris Yost and Alina Urusov on Young Avengers. I've declared it. It needs to be done.

[Trey]

Fix my most beloved (and yet what has become my least favorite) branch of Marvel: the mutants.

I'd reverse Decimation half-heartedly because I mainly dislike it for ruining the X-Men's minority metaphor. There really shouldn't be some magical, "now you're not black anymore YAY" element to the mutant mythos.

However, there were a lot of mutants. Many of them sucked, and many still do (Rhapsody? Indra? Projector?).

So there'd have to be a culling at some point, somehow.

Creative teams:

Astonishing X-Men (Warren Ellis and Mike Deodato)
Uncanny X-Men (Mike Carey/Joe Kelly and Chris Bachalo/Olivier Coipel)
X-Factor (Peter David and Juan Doe)
X-Force (Chris Yost and Mike Choi)
Young X-Men (James Asmus and Pasqual Ferry)
Wolverine (Jason Aaron and Leinil Yu)

Things: less Cyclops wanking, no Rachel/Cable/Bishop/Nocturne type characters in the main books (minis or one-shots only), must have Rogue

Secondly,

Chris Yost and Alina Urusov on Young Avengers. I've declared it. It needs to be done.

I like you're thinking. After Messiah Complex, the Xbooks have been craptacular.

Also, Songbird and Zemo ongoing by Fabian and Patrick Zircher. (EIC guilty pleasure choice, I decree it!)

[SilverDagger]

If I was made editor in chief of Marvel, then my first order of business would be to have a great big party to celebrate getting such a great job!

On a slightly more serious note though my first actual business would be to hire some goons to drag off Greg Land and have him 'disappear'.

I also like this continuity cops idea. It's insulting to fans when there favourite comic is being written by someone who seems to have far less idea about the subject than they do.

[mikekerr3]

Put all Joe's genies back into the bottle they came from.

The continuity editor idea would come first though. i don't think it's unreasonable for the writers to actually know about the character they are writing about.

[Frank]

Retcon everything that was touched by Bendis, JMS and Loeb. To solve OMD just have a cosmic character like Galactus or perhaps the Son of Satan kill Mephisto so everything returns to normal. Also retcon everything that happened in the X-Men books since 91. Everything sucked after that anyway. Every characters killed by Brubaker come back to life. I would let Loeb go and have Bendis on board mainly as a creator advisor during creative summits. He has good ideas, he knows what sells but the rest since Disassembled have been a series of poor decisions and average writing. Let him pay for his services as advisor and maybe he should go to an Island somewhere going away from writing comics.

The most important and crucial issue for me would be giving regular books to creators that won't just shock for the sake of it and kill characters. And creators with a plan to stay for the long haul on their respective books. To better accomplish this I would creat secondary books for all top characters so that the creators that are more superstars and have more of a short-attention span to do these titles. Warren Ellis doing Astonishing X-Men for instance is the perfect use of his talent. It doesn't really screw up with the main continuity of the main X-Men books. Other guys like Mark Millar and so forth should only do these type of books too: he shouldn't have been allowed to ever do the regular FF book since he doesn't care enough to stick around so it demeans the title.

[midnightman2001]

Restore the classic Avengers lineup, bring back the original Defenders, Woodgod, Man-Thing, Werewolf by Night, Night Nurse, Gunhawks, Outlaw Kid, Kid Colt, and original Squadron Supreme.

Start another EPIC & B & W magazine line, get Jim Starlin on Warlock/Captain Mar-vel ( the REAL one).

Buy the Atlas/Seaboard characters & put those books out in their own separate universe.

[Night_Dragon]

Wow...Marvel would be awesome under my draconian authority...
Let me see..
-Retcon OMD.
-Return Eddie Brock as Venom (Anti-Venom sucks).
-Retcon Marvel Zombies as a MAX book.
-Take Millar out of 616 and give him total liberty over the Ultimate line.
-Turn my stories into real Marvel comic books (The Ultimates are nothing compared to the Dracoverse). And somehow, make Ellis write them. And Cho to draw them.
-Have Doom as the main villain for the next year event.
-Turn Sentry into a Cosmic character. (So he never comes back to Earth).
-Three words: Moon Knight MAX. Written by Ellis.
-Do an adaptation of Brian Keene's The Rising and City of Dead.
-Create a team consisting of Ant-Man, Deadpool and Taskmaster and give them a monthly series as the Initiative team for Nevada. And somehow, stick Dazzler in there.
-Monthly What If series.
-Have Frank Cho to draw any title that involves Ms. Marvel, Wasp or She-Hulk.
-Bring back 'Ultron Wasp'.
-Bring back the Iron Maniac as a regular villain.
-Create the Ultimate Masters of Evil.

[hawkeye comeback]

[QUOTE=Night_Dragon;7578994]Wow...Marvel would be awesome under my draconian authority...
Let me see..
-Create a team consisting of Ant-Man, Deadpool and Taskmaster and give them a monthly series as the Initiative team for Nevada. And somehow, stick Dazzler in there.

i would pcik that up without a second thought

[Jamie]

My first order of business would be to make poor business and creative decisions and run the company into the ground.

What? Everyone else is doing it -- I'm just being honest. :tongue:

[chaosakita]

I would give the job to someone more qualified as long as they would let me work on a limited series with my ideas. It would be very long, but it would have a beginning and an end.