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

- Are there any plans afoot for Joe Kelly to do some more X-Men work?

- What's Steve McNiven up to after 'Old Man Logan'?

- Quentin Tarantino's favorite hero is Luke Cage. Do you think he'd be interestewd in doing a project with Marvel Comics?

dear joe,

since dan slott's take over of mighty avengers, the comic has been mostly about Hank Pym's redemption and struggle to become the hero he once was known as and now that he is leading the only real avengers team...will hank pym finally become an A-list big name in the Marvel Universe and not just the tiny ant-man always being set up to smooshed?

Hey Joe,

I was wondering what ever happened to Spider-Man's new power's post the "other" storyline?He had them then his "brand new day" came along and he's back to web shooters, and what happend to his stingers?Those were kinda cool.

Hey joe

What is the dose the Future hold for the Ultimate X-men comic? I don;t want to know story points and i know Ultimate X-Men requiem is coming out. But i see the Ultimates have a title Avengers and Spider-man but will there be an X-Men comic in the new Ultimate
universe?

Hi Joe,

I wanted ask if the next few marvel animated projects your part of are animated movies or more like tv shows?

hello joe:

is iron man: viva las vegas ever going to be finished? why was the series solicited in the first place if all four issues weren't even written yet? at this point, it's kind of been a waste of $ 8.00 aside from some decent granov work. it would be nice to get the rest of the story or at least an official word as to what we can expect.

where can we expect to see simone bianchi next? is his relationship with marvel still on good terms after having been removed from astonishing x-men?

thanks for your time.

Alright Joe...you teased us with Mighty Avengers and Endangered Species...now keep it real when will we see the real Scarlet Witch again?

Hey, Joe !!

Nice to have you here in the CBR site.

My question concerns credits.

I appreciate the generic page in your comics, it gives the information concerning the issue clearly, a summary & some creative teams played with it by introducing the 1rst panel of the comic in it.

I also appreciate the fact that during your tenure you put the respect for the creatives involved first :creating the creative summit, the young guns label to promote emerging talents & like you mentioned, making Marvel a nice place to break into comics & make a career.

I also understand that covers are a big part of your promoting strategy: having artists especially devoted to them, variant covers...

So, here's my question: how is it that the name of the cover artist is sometimes mentioned in said generic page & sometimes not ; when they are mentioned in the solicitations, the previews, even in shipping lists ?

I also definetly appreciate the work SO keep it up !!!

Hey Joe,

Any chance we'll see a new Series (be it Mini or Ongoing) Of "Spider-Man Loves Marey Jane" anytime soon? If so, any chance we'll see Takeshi Miyazawa on art?

Joe

Do you know how far along casting is for Captain America? And since you have the ear of the Marvel Films gang, could you pass along that Sam Worthington (Marcus Wright in Terminator Salvation) [I]is[/I] Steve Rogers? And then send me a check when they cast him, of course.

Hey Joe,

I'm more of a comic book reader than a collector, so I love what Marvel has done with Marvel Digital Comics Unlimited and I hope you guys continue that trend of making comics more digitally accessible. My dream is to have a Kindle (or another type of e-reader) that would allow me to keep all of my comics with me at all times and even download them directly to the device. Is there any plans for Marvel dong something like that and if not what are you working on to make comics more available on digital media?

Hello Joe,

One aspect that I loved about the original two Marvel Zombies stories was the portrayal of the Black Panther. I am now seeing all the hype about this upcoming continuation of the original Zombie storyline with no mention of BP. Will Zombie Black Panther play some role in the upcoming Marvel Zombies Return? I will be really disappointed if he doesn’t.

Hey Joe,

Few questions. I'll jump into it:

1.) Any plans or talks for Marvel to start offering books on Longbox? I know some series are offered on Marvel's site, but the quality of the reader is more than questionable. Instead of paying a subscription fee to access the back catalog, how about putting your books up for $1.99 download? You can still pay your writers/artists top dollar but reduce overhead, bringing the savings directly to the fans (less money means we'll buy more comics, right? right?)


2.) As discussed on the forums, there are over 39 titles being released in a single week this month. A lot of us have had weak pulls and then have a huge chunk all at once, not to mention there have been some late arrivals as well. Is Marvel doing anything to try to spread these titles throughout the month in the future? Again, the less money we have to spend at once will increase the liklihood that more comics will be purchased. It's better for everyone; less known titles get to continue because they will sell more, Marvel makes more money, and we are all happy.

3.) Squirrel Girl, much to my chagrin, has seemed to increase in fanbase exponentially in the last few months. It may have started out as a joke, but now people are serious. Are we going to see her anytime soon, be it with the Great Lakes Avengers or on her own?

Thanks, look forward to hearing your responses.

Joe what do you think of this from the Byrne Boards (in ref to X-Men: Forever):
"Time for Chris and me to have dueling X-Books! (Something that was
actually suggested back when I left the title!)

It would be like handing Marvel a license to print money! "
[url]http://www.byrnerobotics.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=31849&PN=0&TPN=8[/url]

It seems like Franklin Richards is often written and drawn as if he's a kindergartener, but for a while now, he's been listed at 4'8 (a little shorter than Wolverine) and he has to be around 11 years old. Is there anything done to have writers and artists show younger characters mature and physically grow at a consistent pace as time passes in the Marvel Universe? If Marvel tries another teen mutant group in the next decade, could you foresee Franklin joining as a regular team member? Also, is there a chance we can see his old Power Pack teammates reunited since they should all be teenagers now?

Are there any plans to redeem Bishop? He was one of my favorite X-MEN, I hate that he's pulling a Darth Vader.

In a press release about artist Ron Frenz being was honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award by the ToonSeum at its annual fundraiser on June 5, 2009, it mentions that he is drawing a Black Knight series.

Can you confirm this?

Hey Joe,

Any chance you could do us a quick sketch of Captain Britain? Go on, you know you want to.

~ Guest_1001

It's pretty hard to come back from trying to carry out a lifelong plan to kill a baby even if it meant betraying teammates and committing mass murder without being mind-controlled or mentally derranged. I don't think changing his mind and helping the cause is enough. Do you agree that unless Bishop is absolutely right about Hope, he's irredeemable? Does the mass murder make him irredeemable whether he's right or wrong?

Hey Joe,
So is Obama's presidency considered official Marvel canon? The latest issue of Wolverine: Weapon X seems to be imply that not only is the president's power "irrelevant" (against stopping Blackguard) but that he might even be complicit. I understand maintaining cynicism in this tough world, but we're barely a few months removed from Marvel practically toting the President as a superhero.

May I engage in polite creative conversation with Joseph, the actual guy, not anyone else...

May I have a day to prepare my presentation?

Respectfully*

Yay or Nay, please

Two months ago, JMS said in an interview on his DC work, without any mention of Thor by the interviewer, that:

[quote=JMS, http://tinyurl.com/nu3ylo]For me, fundamentally, that was what made Thor as much of a success as it was. You didn't have to read ten thousand other books to follow what was going on in Thor. It was self-contained, self-sufficient and self-directing. And people responded to that in a big way, judging from the sales and the emails and the blogs. I mean, if you look at Thor objectively, the book had very little action, and in some issues the title character wasn't even there. But it worked, and it worked gangbusters.

[b]Of course, now that the Siege of Asgard Big Crossover Event is looming before me, I have to do some serious and hard thinking about the future.[/b][/quote]

One month ago, Tom Brevoort said on his Marvel.com blog that:

[quote=Tom Brevoort,http://tinyurl.com/l24dl9]The reason that the current run on THOR is one of your favorites right now is because of the work being done by JMS and Olivier and Marko. [...] So, sure, it would be wonderful if we could suddenly have twelve issues of THOR by these guys every year, but it'd also be wonderful if I woke up this morning with the power to fly (and only slightly less likely.) And just throwing bodies at the book is going to turn off as many if not more readers than the delays in shipping[/quote]

Today, Rich Johnson [url=http://www.bleedingcool.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1052]reported on his website[/url] that JMS will be leaving Thor.

Care to comment on what JMS' "hard thinking" and it's relation to this news?

Seeing How Canada day is this Wednsday, can Canadian fans expect anything special? Like some free digital comics starring Canadian Characters?

If not I understand, but It would be a good way to show that Marvel cares about its fans up North.

Joe:

1. Why are the Ultimatum Requiem: Spider-Man issues not being released in the last Ultimate Spider-Man TPB? I can understand putting all the Requiem issues together for one collection, but why not collect them with their title, as well? Why put the logical endpoint of the series in another collection?

2. What can we expect to see from Noh-Varr in the future? Is there anything big planned at all?

Hey Joe,

I'm one of the few but supportive fans of the Spider-Girl series by Tom DeFalco and Ron Frenz. I know that the primary home for [I]The Spectacular Spider-Girl[/I] is over at Marvel Digital Comics Unlimited and that Mayday's secondary home is in the pages of [I]Amazing Spider-Man Family[/I] but the[I] Amazing Spider-Man Family [/I]title has been noticeably missing from the August and September solicits.

My questions are what is the status of [I]Amazing Spider-Man Family [/I]and will it still be the title to read [I]The Spectacular Spider-Girl [/I]in print?

I'm asking in benefit of the Spider-Girl fans who are following the title in printed format.

Joe

Why has fandom turned on Jeph Loeb? this is something that ive began to notice over the past couple of years and it seems to have gotten worse over the past year, it's starting to reach...dare I say "Liefeldian" levels of disdain towards his work. You've been in this business a while now, tell us why Jeph Loeb remains one of Marvel's (and the industries) top writers.

Not to sound too overly negative but is there any chance of BKV relaunching Ultimate X-men? It's been a while since the Ultimate Universe has had a good writer.

Dear Joe,
is there any chance to see the Hobgoblin in Dark Reign? It would be great to see him in that storyline.I think he is not use a his full potential he should be with the Zodiac gang.

Black Knight???? Ron Frenz??? What???!!!

1) I'm a Bishop fan and absolutely hating this current direction that he's in. Please tell me it's almost over and that he'll be redeemed. I'd hate to have the character pushed for off the edge that the only direction for him is to die. This current direction is a slap to the face of Bishop fans.

2) Will we ever get the rest of Christopher Priest's Black Panther run collected?

is there any chance jim starlin will come to work for marvel again soon?

Joe,

I'm interested in digital preservation issues. I recently read a report from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences called "Digital Dilemma" about problems facing movie studios and indie filmmakers in saving and maintaining their born-digital content and other digital materials, and it got me thinking about the comic book industry. As I understand it, almost everything that reaches you guys from artists and writers is transmitted digitally. I'm sure you've got an archive of printed comics, but I'm wondering what Marvel does, if anything, to preserve the digital files involved with the creation of comic books these days?

Thanks.

Afternoon Joe:smile:
I need some Hobgoblin
Any chance of him coming back in the future.
Thank You
Grandpa:smile:

Why was it decided to create another mega event around Thor? Can't we have some comics that we can enjoy on their own merit without these marketing ploys?

Hello Mr. Quesada,

In the released solicitations for September, a number of solicits were listed as being revealed on 6/22, a date that has come and gone. Could you say what the revised timeline for releasing that information is?

Hey Joe, too late for another Runaways question? What happened with the digests? It seemed like under BKV they were released fairly soon after every sixth issue was published, but after the Whedon relaunch it seems you've gone to HC then standard trade then eventually digest. Why the change?

Hey Joe, I've noticed in some titles people get credited with therm "Production", I always wondered what exactly was their role in making those comics? And why do some titles have them and not others?

Joe,

Many moons ago, it was announced that there would be a Forge miniseries written by acclaimed Native American novelist/poet Sherman Alexie. This could be up to 5 years old at least; it's been quite some time. However long it's been, the project never materialized. Is it ever going to happen? And, if not, why did it fall apart?

Joe,

I realize that the Guardians of the Galaxy are their own unique new team but they have such strong cosmic ties and so many members of the Infinity Watch among their membership that it is very strange to me that Pip the Troll has yet to make an appearance. I just know there's boundless comic potential for when Pip would interact with Rocket Raccoon and/or Cosmo. For that matter, and even more wildly unlikely, but since this book is so close to providing a complete Infinity Watch reunion, is there any chance of ever again seeing the decade-plus-dormant character Maxam?

QUESTION!

Now that Venom has been captured by the Fantastic Four is some light going to be shed about his new TREMENDOUS cannibalistic tendencies?

This crazy turn started during Ellis' run in the Tbolts when we learn that they were being mind controlled into being a more nutty than usual, but when that arc ended Venom continued acting the same way to a point of almost taking a bite, or trying to, out of some one every issue he makes an appearance in.

Is this new mental state a new characterization taken up by writers as his new way of being or do those meds Osborn passes around have something to do with it?

I'm asking this because at this point.......there is really no need to bring back Carnage. The way Venom is acting now might in a few months graduate to eating a whole school bus of kids or something. He is going to be acting worst than Kasady. Unless when Carnage returns he becomes a VERY Lethal Protector, i dont really see why Venom has to be this crazy.