CBR: "Mystic" Returns at Marvel Comics

[CBR News]

In conjunction with Marvel's announcement, CBR News has the scoop on "Mystic," the latest Crossgen relaunch from writer G. Willow Wilson and artist David Lopez. CBR spoke with Wilson about the mini.


Full article here.

[THESWOF]

I love the art of David Lopez but the coloring takes away from it. I think it looks like a poor imitation of a Disney film.

[a fire in london]

See, now I like the coloring and think it adds to the art. It has a nice Kyle Baker feel to it.

[C. Earl]

I liked the original Mystic series--it was my first CrossGen title and I had every issue. That being said, however, I'm also down for this new version. It's completely flipped on its head setting and premise-wise, but the sisters are still at the core of it, so I'm happy with this.

[I-Ching]

In terms of a mini-series, this looks great.

In terms of "Mystic", it's really not the same property at all.

Why not launch this as a new property but keep the original as well as a separate entity and have two series since they're different?

I'm also wishing they'd fully incorporate these characters in the Marvel Universe. These alt universes tend to lose support/readership more easily and collapse in on themselves or just lose connectivity from each other (see the original Image Universe, Wildstorm at DC, original CrossGen, Ultraverse).

[RJ Whakamol]

I did like the original Mystic. It's sort of sad that these new titles are pretty much death knells for their original counterparts. That said, this stuff looks incredibly awesome.

[stewart48]

In terms of a mini-series, this looks great.

In terms of "Mystic", it's really not the same property at all.

Why not launch this as a new property but keep the original as well as a separate entity and have two series since they're different?

I'm also wishing they'd fully incorporate these characters in the Marvel Universe. These alt universes tend to lose support/readership more easily and collapse in on themselves or just lose connectivity from each other (see the original Image Universe, Wildstorm at DC, original CrossGen, Ultraverse).

I don't think these would survive as new properties, people buy what's familiar even if it is just the name

I too would too like to see the actual characters from the old crossgen come back, but marvel is just using the hype of old properties to launch new properties with something else's name. I don't like it from a fan perspective, but financially I think this is probably the most viable route.

Crossgen use to be the only comics I read because of their online subscription and the fact the local comic book shop at the time really creeped me out.

Sad to realize a lot of the old I liked are Never coming back but in name only, but looking forward to new stories and genres from marvel. Probably won't give this a shot until a free issue comes avaiable digitally or for 99¢, don't have the money to risk yet pn a property that's not really the one I knew.

Also I think marvel could unite these new worlds to the marvel U, in much the same way Asgard is linked to the marvel U

[Lady Obie]

I liked the original Mystic series--it was my first CrossGen title and I had every issue. That being said, however, I'm also down for this new version. It's completely flipped on its head setting and premise-wise, but the sisters are still at the core of it, so I'm happy with this.

I didn't get every issue of it but I was a big fan of the original Mystic as well and think this new version sounds like it'll be a lot of fun too

[redvector]

I feel eventually that Marvel/Disney will work out the rights issues with the Ultraverse line as well. Because I don't see Marvel/Disney letting those characters just sit there forever.

[rasx]

In terms of a mini-series, this looks great.

In terms of "Mystic", it's really not the same property at all.

Why not launch this as a new property but keep the original as well as a separate entity and have two series since they're different?

I'm also wishing they'd fully incorporate these characters in the Marvel Universe. These alt universes tend to lose support/readership more easily and collapse in on themselves or just lose connectivity from each other (see the original Image Universe, Wildstorm at DC, original CrossGen, Ultraverse).

This new Mystic does look better than what they did to Sigil(Sammandahl Rey is not even in it.) At least they kept Giselle and Genevieve.
The new Crossgen books should not join the MU but instead have their own inter-related universe. Mystic and the new Ruse can fit nicely together.

[Captain Jim]

One more revival in name only. What's the point?

The interviewer at Newsarama had it right:

One thing I always wonder about with a revival like this, if you are going to change so much from the source material, why not just start fresh and call it something else?

[AdamYJ]

I think the main thing is that Marvel editorial sees this as a chance to do more genre fiction books, but at the same time they want to do it without basing everything around the sigil. That little mark was such a huge thing in the original Crossgen universe, but to Marvel it would just mean having another big continuity structure to try and maintain. Ruse was an easy fix, because the sigil stuff was practically incidental. Then, in the new Sigil book, they just decided to redefine what it is and make it more of a self-contained thing pertaining to their new Sam Rey character. I'd expect more of this sort of thing from the Crossgen revivals. Expect anything that hinges on that little glowing mark to be reworked so that it doesn't.

[Captain Jim]

I have no problem with them doing away with the sigil. It was actually pretty incidental in most of the books. I do have problems with them keeping the name of the book title (and perhaps the lead characters) and nothing else.

[DonC]

One more revival in name only. What's the point?

After reading Sigil #2 I'm also leaning in this direction. Ruse has been outstanding, but Sigil is batting .500. Issue #1 was good, but #2 had me wishing for Sephie (since this is closer to Meridian than Sigil).

[Cayman]

Nice to see more from G. Willow Wilson. I'll probably get the trade of this.