In the wake of a full slate of WonderCon announcements, Marvel Comics Editor-in-Chief Axel Alonso discusses his big plans for everything from the Ultimate U to Captain Marvel and more.
Full article here.
Results 1 to 15 of 83
Thread: Axel-In-Charge - Mar 23, 2012
-
03-23-2012, 01:58 PM #1Mild-Mannered Reporter
- Join Date
- Jul 2007
- Posts
- 21,246
Axel-In-Charge - Mar 23, 2012
-
03-23-2012, 02:12 PM #2BAMF!!!!!
- Join Date
- Jun 2011
- Posts
- 12,092
Damn it! More Marcus Johnson?
Nightcrawler, Jean Grey, Gwen Stacy, Peter Parker, Professor X, Mar-Vell, Richard Rider- Bring Them Back!!!
-
03-23-2012, 02:20 PM #3Atlantis Endures
- Join Date
- Mar 2010
- Location
- Atlantean Embassy
- Posts
- 15,029
More Marcus Johnson appearances are fine, even if I find the idea behind his importance in questionable taste. Replacing the awesome Nick Fury 616 with Marcus Johnson? And just to get the toys and movies in line with the comics? That, I don't care for.
Originally Posted by KurtW95
Damn it! More Marcus Johnson?
On the plus side, it's nice to hear Ms. Marvel won't be the only female title. Now if only Marvel would get behind both titles with some real support and marketing push.
-
03-23-2012, 02:31 PM #4Veteran Member
- Join Date
- Jun 2010
- Posts
- 9,519
I'm quite interested to see how Marcus will differ from Nick or why he deserves to be the man in charge at SHIELD. Then again, it can't be any more random than Maria Hill being appointed Head of SHIELD. I do kind of get why they'd bring him in, but the thing they're ignoring is part of the fun of the Ultimate Universe is being different from the 616. There's no reason for homogeneity across lines.
And I'm still not sure why they'd do Punisher in Space rather than take a second crack at Spencer/Cloonan's Doom mini. That would've been a great way to draw indie attention to the MU.Why aren't you reading Winter Soldier? You should be!
-
03-23-2012, 02:35 PM #5Sad Hawkguy in the snow
- Join Date
- Oct 2007
- Location
- Arlington, TX
- Posts
- 22,696
Could be scheduling conflicts. Cloonan is doing Conan with Brian Wood for Dark Horse right now. The Doom book only had the first issue done, I think? Originally Posted by BrotherUnitNo_4
I know Kevin Nichols through a guy that knows a gal. Small world!
If nihilism didn't take some delight in destruction one might suspect nihilists were an unnaturally morbid sort.
-Theophilus
-
03-23-2012, 02:36 PM #6Sad Hawkguy in the snow
- Join Date
- Oct 2007
- Location
- Arlington, TX
- Posts
- 22,696
And Frank Castle flying around a spaceship and gunning for intergalactic mobsters is such a cool Elseworlds-like idea.
I know Kevin Nichols through a guy that knows a gal. Small world!
If nihilism didn't take some delight in destruction one might suspect nihilists were an unnaturally morbid sort.
-Theophilus
-
03-23-2012, 02:55 PM #7Atlantis Endures
- Join Date
- Mar 2010
- Location
- Atlantean Embassy
- Posts
- 15,029
EXACTLY. And it laughable to see Alex Alonso tout the Ultimate line as someplace different from 616, in one breath, and then in the next, talk about making everything match up. Yeah, Maria Hill's insertion wasn't exactly executed well, either. Originally Posted by BrotherUnitNo_4
Sadly, I think it's a creator hold up on the Doom book. I'd much rather see it than Punisher, but that's strictly a personal preference. Originally Posted by BrotherUnitNo_4
-
03-23-2012, 02:57 PM #8Senior Member
- Join Date
- Oct 2009
- Posts
- 2,998
I still hope regular Nick Fury sticks around and continues to be a bad ass. He's Marvel's Clint Eastwood (in my eyes).
-
03-23-2012, 02:58 PM #9Bishop was right.
- Join Date
- Mar 2009
- Posts
- 13,548
Man, why didnt they just have Fury change bodies with a black dude? That would have been so easy. Plus since that's what they are basically doing, it really works.
-
03-23-2012, 03:01 PM #10Senior Member
- Join Date
- Oct 2009
- Posts
- 2,998
Come on though, it makes sense. If movie goers are picking up comics it's not going to be from the revamped Ultimate line which is quickly moving away from the Marvel status quo, so they're retconning the main universe to make it more accessable to potential movie goers/cartoon watchers/new fans. Originally Posted by Rheged
-
03-23-2012, 03:12 PM #11Atlantis Endures
- Join Date
- Mar 2010
- Location
- Atlantean Embassy
- Posts
- 15,029
It only makes sense if you think the comics should service movies, cartoons, and toys -- which I think is a crap idea. If the Ultimate line is moving away from the movies, how much more further away is 616 already? We've had how many movies now? And where are all these easily confused NEW comic readers? Originally Posted by SomeBodyAtCBR
-
03-23-2012, 03:15 PM #12Bishop was right.
- Join Date
- Mar 2009
- Posts
- 13,548
So you are saying that these people are not going to notice that this dude is called Marcus instead of Nick and that he is not bald? That isnt going to confuse them? Originally Posted by SomeBodyAtCBR
-
03-23-2012, 03:20 PM #13Atlantis Endures
- Join Date
- Mar 2010
- Location
- Atlantean Embassy
- Posts
- 15,029
Or hey, Marcus has nothing to do with running the Avengers, which don't look anything at all like the guys in the movies. And where's Jane? Who are these All-Mothers? And most importantly, WHERE IS COULSON? Originally Posted by Sighphi
-
03-23-2012, 03:33 PM #14Chaotically Neutral
- Join Date
- Apr 2007
- Posts
- 43,227
instead of creating Marcus Johnson i wish they would have had Ultimate Universe Nick Fury somehow get stranded in the 616. it would have been just as controversial but might have created more story opportunities. my biggest problem with Marcus is that i have the misfortune of knowing that Nick already had a kid (Mikel). and that kid was killed off; after being drug out of his safe civilian life. that just makes it seem like they were killing him off to make way for Marcus. that's just the worst way to introduce a new character, imo.
http://www.comicvine.com/mikel-fury/29-55801/
-
03-23-2012, 03:34 PM #15The One and Only
- Join Date
- Jun 2009
- Posts
- 1,308
Reply With Quote
Bookmarks