ECCC12: Marvel Creators Drink a Pint O' C.B.

[CBR News]

Matt Fraction, Dan Slott, Rick Remender & Ed Brubaker joined Marvel's C.B. Cebulski to discuss surprising topics, including Dr. Strange's creepiness, expensive commercials, and... Wonder Woman?


Full article here.

[NickFury90]

Remender also said he likes the feeling of continuous movement -- the fact that if you're writing a three or four-issue arc and fans hate it, you can say, "Well, hey, it's only four issues," and then move on to the next thing.

*cough*Otherworld*cough*

Still love you, Remender

[chariset]

Next, an audience member told Fraction they loved his "Defenders," but had to wonder why the writer made Dr. Strange "such a strange, creepy guy."

"He always has been," answered Fraction. "Clea was his student. That's canon. He's spooky; he's weird. You should feel uncomfortable around Dr. Strange. Morally, he's a teacher who sleeps with his students. That's who he is...

"Dr. Strange is like, 'I'm going to make her wear a fishnet unitard around my house and hang out with my manservant,'" Fraction continued. "That, to me, is like a fundamental thing about his character -- there's a line he has chosen to cross.

"I have a whole thesis on Dr. Strange. When he comes up at retreats, I start to bang my head on the table and turn into Brad Pitt in '12 Monkeys.'"

*sigh* Oh, Matt... You almost get Strange. But you've got to stop thinking of him as some kind of sexual predator.

[CHOX]

Remender says he got rid of Psylocke's thong. I hope this means she'll be staying in her Lady Britain outfit.

[Gryphon]

Next, an audience member told Fraction they loved his "Defenders," but had to wonder why the writer made Dr. Strange "such a strange, creepy guy."

"He always has been," answered Fraction. "Clea was his student. That's canon. He's spooky; he's weird. You should feel uncomfortable around Dr. Strange. Morally, he's a teacher who sleeps with his students. That's who he is...

"Dr. Strange is like, 'I'm going to make her wear a fishnet unitard around my house and hang out with my manservant,'" Fraction continued. "That, to me, is like a fundamental thing about his character -- there's a line he has chosen to cross.

"I have a whole thesis on Dr. Strange. When he comes up at retreats, I start to bang my head on the table and turn into Brad Pitt in '12 Monkeys.'"

*sigh* Oh, Matt... You almost get Strange. But you've got to stop thinking of him as some kind of sexual predator.

What the.....


WTF!

Seriously?

[chariset]

WTF!

Seriously?

Ooooh, you haven't been reading Fraction's Defenders, have you?

The very first scene with Strange was him lying in bed after a drunken fling with a grad student who came to him for help with her thesis.

Fraction redeemed himself somewhat with issue 4, but I don't think I'll ever entirely forgive him for issue 1

[mdg1]

Perhaps someone should tell Fraction a few facts:

1. Clea was in fact OLDER than Stephen.
2. The outfit was clothes from her dimension, not something he MADE her wear
3. They were in a romance BEFORE she became his pupil.

[NickFury90]

Remender says he got rid of Psylocke's thong. I hope this means she'll be staying in her Lady Britain outfit.

No, he told Opena to change her normal outfit so it's not this thongkini thing anymore

Of course, Land gonna Land and he draws thong ass shots anyway

[Pixie_Solanas]

I can't believe there are still those that cling to the antiquated notion that women shouldn't fight in high heels. Get real.

[beta-ray]

Slott, who puts out "Amazing Spider-Man" three times a month, responded, "For me, doing that kind of volume on Spider-Man means if I'm ever screwing up, there's always another story coming out next week. I like the rapid-fire feel of Spidey."

Are they going back to three times a month for Amazing?

[mikekerrIII]

Perhaps someone should tell Fraction a few facts:

1. Clea was in fact OLDER than Stephen.
2. The outfit was clothes from her dimension, not something he MADE her wear
3. They were in a romance BEFORE she became his pupil.

You mean you actually expect writers to read comics? Even the editors have trouble with that!

[The Avenging One]

Perhaps someone should tell Fraction a few facts:

1. Clea was in fact OLDER than Stephen.

Yes but she never acted it. It took her awhile to come into herself. There was a certain innocence the writers gave her and maturity they gave Strange that had some uncomfortable moments in the old series.

[NickFury90]

Slott, who puts out "Amazing Spider-Man" three times a month, responded, "For me, doing that kind of volume on Spider-Man means if I'm ever screwing up, there's always another story coming out next week. I like the rapid-fire feel of Spidey."

Are they going back to three times a month for Amazing?

I think that was just an error on the article writer's fault. Slott is busy enough as it is aiming for two issues a month.