CUP O' JOE & Axel-In-Charge Q&A: Dedicated Questions Thread

Are there any plans on creating some more Marvel "What if" issues?

dose marvel still own the rights to the MALIBU comics characters like Prime and Ultrafroce? and is so do you guys have ANY plans for those Characters?

Axel,

With the recent revelation regarding Marcus Johnson in the latest issue of Battle Scars, perhaps now you can talk a bit about the genesis of the character? There's been speculation that Marcus is a way to get something similar to the Ultimate Nick Fury in the mainstream Marvel U in time for the Avengers movie. Is there any truth to that and where will we see more of Marcus Johnson once Battle Scars ends?

This question is for Mr Bendis, How big of a role will Wanda play in the AvsX? and will Magneto have a similar big role considering his daughter is back.

First I want to say thank you to Axel for answering my earlier questions about Miles' mother.

I also want to say keep up the great work to Bendis. I am loving this new Spider-man. I had actually stopped reading comics for a while and the Ultimate brand has brought me back especially Spider-Man! Oh and of course I can't forget your great creator owned book Scarlet.

My questions for Bendis are in regards to Ultimate Spider-Man. After reading issue #1 we know the specimen 42 spider that bit Miles didn't die. Will that spider have some sort of impact on Miles' story in the future? I have a follow up question, too. Is the number 42 important or was it just coincidence/inside joke that the spider and Miles' lottery number both had 42 on them? This one is a long shot but could you give us any hints about the upcoming Spider-Men Event?

I am an X-men comic book reader, and I will be getting the X-men tie in issues. However, how essential are the Avenger tie in issues? Is there some that are more essential than others? At $3.99 a comic and a twice a month event I can't afford all of these tie ins.

With the death of the miniseries and one shot (except for a few notable exceptions and event tie-ins) how does Marvel aim to "break-in" and test new talent moving forward? Even established Indie creators were tested on smaller projects, but at the moment most books are big books. Will we see more co-writing as we move forward, testing the waters and easing sales drop offs as the changes settle in? e.g. Uncanny X-Men, Captain America & Bucky

As a fan of both the X-men and Avengers, I cannot wait until Avengers vs X-men, as it seems like it's going to be a big fight.

Although some of us X-men fans are kind of worried about how the writers will treat the Phoenix force in the series, given the many times the Avengers have encounter Jean Grey and have Beast, Wolverine, and now Storm as a member to the Avengers team, it felt within the preview of issue one of the event that the previous stories of the Phoenix is wiped away clean and isn't reference in the storyline, please tell us that isn't true and that the previous Phoenix stories will be reference in a way during the event ?

Also why have the Avengers waited until now to go after the Phoenix force now given the previous history and encounters with the X-men ?

Will we ever see the Return of Incredible Hercules?

Mr. Bendis throughout your run on Ultimate Spider-Man you have tackled a number of storylines from the 616 such as: Venom, Carnage and even the controversial Clone Saga. You handled them all quite well. Do you or did you have plans to bring the also other controversial storyline "The Other" at any point? I'm also excited to see Miles rogue gallery grow. Will we see the introduction of more new villains or can we expect the see ultimate versions of 616 villains? I would really like to see your take on the Queen.

For Bendis,

-Bryan Hitch said via twitter Ultron War was completed on his end, which has me curious if you can say what format the story will take and/or if other artists besides Hitch are involved?

-There was a plot development in your 2nd arc of Avengers with The Hood healing Madame Masque's face. I thought for sure she'd be showing up in Moon Knight, but is Masque a character you will or hope to use again in a future project?

-Like a lot of readers I also wondered why you decided to bring back the original android Vision as opposed to having the current one join the Avengers team? Speaking of which, what does this mean for the second Vision of the Young Avengers or will this be answered in the final issue of the Avengers: Children's Crusade mini by Heinberg/Cheung?

Should I read anything leading into Avengers vs. X-Men or should I just jump on with issue 1?

A lot has been made of whether the mutant members of the Avengers will follow Cap's orders and fight against their own kind. Will there be any non mutant Avengers who will not agree with Cap going to war with the mutants? Ms Marvel has a long history with the X Men, will she feel comfortable attacking her friends?

Any chance of weighing in on Marvel's policy on sketches done at conventions by our favourite artists? There seems to be a lot of questions and debate regarding this of late.

Hi Mr Bendis:

Do you Have plans of future for Spider-Woman and about her relationship with hawkeye?.

THANKS.