CBR: X-POSITION: Marc Guggenheim

[CBR News]

"Young X-Men" writer Marc Guggenheim answers your questions about
the book, previews exclusive artwork, and hides a few hints to future
stories in this week's all new, all different X-POSITION.


Full article here.

[Home made ectoplasm]

Good read. Marc seems like a decent guy. Must be hard to take internet flack, but he seems to have a good direction planned out.

[worstblogever]

Good read. Marc seems like a decent guy. Must be hard to take internet flack, but he seems to have a good direction planned out.

I feel for him doubly. I mean, his first five issues were all a misleading path, that isn't actually where this team, or this book is going. So he took the heat for five months, and now, he's pretty much re-pitching a mission statement, and a team roster, and he'll likely catch grief again, as some can complain about what direction it'll go beginning with issue #6.

Now, I haven't laid the boom on Guggs because it was obvious he was telling a story with the first arc that wouldn't be indicative of the mission statement, so I feel like I still can't pass judgement on this book until the second or third arc he writes is over. The roster won't even be more clear until #8 (although, it looks like potentially spoilers:

Anole and Surge

end of spoilers based off a lot of solicits and previews. It'll be interesting to see how that, and a lot of the teasers he included at the end of issue #5 spoilers:

(Spider-Man, Magik, and the Y-Men)

end of spoilers play out. Hopefully interesting in a good way.

[Peter F.]

Even though the sales on YXM are significantly higher than those for NXM

Can any one tell me if this is true?

[Home made ectoplasm]

Can any one tell me if this is true?

I can. Yes it is true.

[Peter F.]

I can. Yes it is true.

Significantly higher. Wow.

[ToxicTeen]

They didn't answered any of my questions. But at least they improved on the artwork a bit. Though I notice that they have 2 of the same preview art twice.

[fitditz]

Damn, nobody asked the question if they were getting rid of Paquette...

[$5 Milkshake]

I've enjoyed YXM for the most part, and this got me excited for #6 and 7! I think some stand alone character issues are exactly what this book needs. I'm not the BIGGEST Anole fan (frankly, I would rather still have Wolfcub. Or Mercury, this team is a sausage fest!), but I'm glad to see him somewhere.

[worstblogever]

July 2008, sales
#52 $2.99 MAR Young X Men #4 41,330 from 45,204 -3,874 -8.57%

July 2007 sales

#52 New X-Men #40 $2.99 Marvel 49,497


Overall, New X-Men a year earlier was outselling it by about 10%, but all books are down since then. The key, for me, is that both placed at #52 on the sales charts. I'd say the difference is neglible.

[Home made ectoplasm]

Damn, nobody asked the question if they were getting rid of Paquette...

Maybe someone did ask, but CBR are hardly going to say to the writer "We think your co-worker sucks. Please be unprofessional and slate him"

[jarrod]

NOOOOOOOO!

I missed Guggs week?! But all my Lockheed questions!!!?!

I can. Yes it is true.

Not as of last month. YXM is already down to pre-Messiah Complex NXM sales (mid 40k range).

[Pach!]

July 2008, sales
#52 $2.99 MAR Young X Men #4 41,330 from 45,204 -3,874 -8.57%

July 2007 sales

#52 New X-Men #40 $2.99 Marvel 49,497


Overall, New X-Men a year earlier was outselling it by about 10%, but all books are down since then. The key, for me, is that both placed at #52 on the sales charts. I'd say the difference is neglible.

Marvel has said time and time again that these are never reflective of real sales, so we have no real way of knowing if that statement is true.

[Monty_Cristo]

i think Greymalkin is Caliban's child.

[Peter F.]

Who is the red head in the preview pages?