CBR: REFLECTIONS: Steve Wacker & Tom Brevoort

[CBR News]

The editors behind the almost-weekly "Amazing Spider-Man" reboot stop by
"Reflections" to dish on fan reaction to "Brand New Day," "One More Day"
aftermath, editorial Easter Eggs and sales figures.


Full article here.

[Jim Thompson]

The editors behind the almost-weekly "Amazing Spider-Man" reboot stop by
"Reflections" to dish on fan reaction to "Brand New Day," "One More Day"
aftermath, editorial Easter Eggs and sales figures.


Full article here.

This will neither help nor hurt them.

[Muffin Fist]

I think the fact that they're publishing a great book will help them, actually. Not too worried about the interview.

[The Shadow]

This will neither help nor hurt them.

It was a good read and there's nothing in the whole interview that screams "MARVEL EDITORS ARE JERKS TO FANS!" or "MARVEL TELLS LIES TO ME" in there that some fans like to jump on so in that regard I think that will help.

[The Shadow]

My favorite part of the whole interview:

Q: And was it as bad as you were warning everyone it was going to be, Tom?

TB: At least the first couple of weeks after that last issue of "One More Day"...

SW:...before anyone read the comic...

TB: ...it was pretty bad. It's long since leveled off. It now tends to be the same guys, who are clearly passionate about it and love and care about Spider-Man, saying the same things over and over again. In many cases they don't even read the comic.

It's like Tom is here with us like some disembodied editor all the time!!!

And the part about the numbers is interesting.

Quite honestly, while it is nice that fans are using numbers to boost whatever arguments they have, they don't have a full understanding of what Marvel's financial goals and expectations for the book are. Even the numbers they get are only best-guess estimates cobbled together based on rankings. They are a guess. And they are always wrong.

They are also just direct market numbers. We did a promotion online when we started Brand New Day where we offered a year's subscription for a bargain price. The response to that was overwhelming. We got a huge circulation spike from subscribers, and these are numbers you will never see online.

Everyone is saying the book will be cancelled any day now. I could float the book on my subscribers alone at this point.

Yes, it is always nice to watch the clock ticker go up and down, but the business discussions are internal, and fans are not privy to that. They don't have all the facts.

Makes you wonder how many people went subscription.

[Magneto Rocks]

It was a good read and there's nothing in the whole interview that screams "MARVEL EDITORS ARE JERKS TO FANS!" or "MARVEL TELLS LIES TO ME"

...Since when has this ever prevented people from saying both these things?

[Tom Daylight]

It's part of a steady process of enlightenment on certain deluded people, towards the eventual realisation that their best course of action is to either jump back on board or get out of the way.

[The Shadow]

...Since when has this ever prevented people from saying both these things?

..................................... (yep... I gotta)




.... DAMN

[BlackToe]

I know some of my Canadian friends did.

But that is exactly what I thought would happen. The subscriptions are probably huge because of the special deal.

[CyberHubbs]

My favorite part of the whole interview:


It's like Tom is here with us like some disembodied editor all the time!!!

And the part about the numbers is interesting.



Makes you wonder how many people went subscription.

I'm definitely curious about their subscription numbers, and I'm not even big on the whole sales game. I read it, that's all I have to be worried about.

Still, I do wonder...

[Maestro]

Brand New Day is a success! Take that haters!! Bwahahaha

[Sijo]

I don't hate Brand New Day. It's good to have Spidey back to normal after all the crap that had been piled on him all these years.

I *still* don't like One More Day, tho. I mean, Mephisto? Unless they have a story undoing that bit sometime in the future. Maybe Dr. Strange shows up and tells Meph how he knew what he was doing with Pete but allowed it for the good of the World. Perhaps capped by the revelation that the true cause of the separation was to prevent Spider-Girl's existence, since she was fated to destroy Mephisto or something. AND then Pete and MJ get back together anyway. Take that, you big red muppet.

[Jim Thompson]

It was a good read and there's nothing in the whole interview that screams "MARVEL EDITORS ARE JERKS TO FANS!" or "MARVEL TELLS LIES TO ME" in there that some fans like to jump on so in that regard I think that will help.

There is nothing in this interview likely to change the opinions of anyone. That's why I say it'll neither help nor hurt. It's same old, same old.

[Jim Thompson]

Brand New Day is a success! Take that haters!! Bwahahaha

According to the two people who have a vested interest in it being a success! Hoo hoo! :rolleyes:

[Congo Jack]

That's probably the best interview Wacker or Brevoort has done for the book, really answered a lot of my questions.

What other writers and artists are you itching to get on the book?

SW: I'm pretty happy with who we've had.

Jim Lee, I like. Geoff I like. Bendis I like. Fraction...

Anyone know what this means - has there been any buzz about Fraction being on AMAZING SPIDER-MAN that I've missed? Suppose it could just be wishful thinking on my part and Wacker was joking ["...I don't like"].