Gillen after Journey into Mystery *Speculation*

**Jason456701** · 05-02-2012, 02:32 PM

The thought of him leaving JIM and it ending saddens me but if he has to leave I want him on Thor this man is great with Asgardian stories.

**Mr. Nox** · 05-02-2012, 04:16 PM

I believe he said 30 issues was what he was going for, which would make 650/651. 650 if we count the .1 issue. That's going to be a sad day. Probably as sad as the ending will be.

As for books after aside from him likely continuing with Uncanny, books I could see him for or would like to see:
Dr. Strange
Son of Satan
Captain Britain and MI:13
Any Cosmic Marvel as I can't think of anything for sure
Thor

**The Sword Is Drawn** · 05-03-2012, 12:25 AM

Originally Posted by BrotherUnitNo_4

3) Captain Britain and MI13 with Olivier Coipel supported by Pascal Alixe - I think Marvel's missing something by not exploring the other corners of the Marvel Earth on a regular basis. MI13/Excalibur is probably the most prominent operation outside of North America. Coipel can definitely give it that epic scope (and a big name), and Alixe's art meshes fairly well with Coipel's.

Much as I would love this I think it exceptionally unlikely. Creatively a great idea, but Marvel investing so heavily in such a property is never going to happen. Plus, sadly, Rick Remender has kind of ended the Captain's association with MI13, by booting him back into his portrayal from 20 years back. A huge waste.

**Soundrave** · 05-03-2012, 05:47 AM

"The Captain Britain Corps," detailing the Corps' missions to preserve the Omniverse as well as their interactions at home in Otherworld with Leir and the Tuatha de Dannan as well as the Fomorians. Sort of like a "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" set-up where you can tell stories about Corps politics on Otherworld just as easily as you can have epic adventures spanning multiple Earths.

**graffiX** · 05-03-2012, 06:05 AM

Just as long as he stays on Uncanny X-Men I'll be happy.

**Iron Maiden** · 05-03-2012, 07:30 AM

I think he would be a good choice for one of the Fantastic Four titles also.

But how awesome would it be to have a limited series revisiting Super-Villain Team-Up with Namor and Doctor Doom? Or Loki and Doom? Gillen still hasn't told us what happened to the Loki sample Doom collected back in Thor.

**Clea** · 05-03-2012, 09:39 AM

Give him a Dr. Strange ongoing and make him the architect of the Marvel magical universe.

**The Sword Is Drawn** · 05-03-2012, 12:48 PM

Originally Posted by Soundrave

"The Captain Britain Corps," detailing the Corps' missions to preserve the Omniverse as well as their interactions at home in Otherworld with Leir and the Tuatha de Dannan as well as the Fomorians. Sort of like a "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" set-up where you can tell stories about Corps politics on Otherworld just as easily as you can have epic adventures spanning multiple Earths.

I would genuinely love to see this.

**Desaad** · 05-03-2012, 12:58 PM

Originally Posted by Clea

Give him a Dr. Strange ongoing and make him the architect of the Marvel magical universe.

I think it's pretty safe to say that they aren't going to ever give us a Doctor Strange book. Fraction almost explicitly stated that his Defenders was comprised of people who are never going to get their own ongoings.

**CyberHubbs** · 05-03-2012, 01:11 PM

Originally Posted by Clea

Give him a Dr. Strange ongoing and make him the architect of the Marvel magical universe.

Jeff Parker seems a better fit for this. He's actively worked in Thunderbolts to give magic in the MU rules.

I'd rather see Gillen do something else. His S.W.O.R.D. title was too short-lived.

**Desaad** · 05-03-2012, 01:29 PM

More than anything Gillen needs small, character centric books about snarky, clever protagonists.

His slightly romantic, largely sardonic, pop culture laden narratives lend themselves more effectively to myth and magic than to science fiction, so it makes sense to give him something in that vein as well.

FF satisfies the most important criteria, in my opinion, but the hard science of the whole set up doesn't seem to be Gillen's forte -- his SWORD was only just okay, and if it was good it was mostly for the character stuff, rather than sci fi world building. Even Unit's and his abilities...I'm enjoying the hell out of him, but he's more treated as sort of a magic devil.

**CyberHubbs** · 05-03-2012, 01:35 PM

Originally Posted by Desaad

More than anything Gillen needs small, character centric books about snarky, clever protagonists.

His slightly romantic, largely sardonic, pop culture laden narratives lend themselves more effectively to myth and magic than to science fiction, so it makes sense to give him something in that vein as well.

FF satisfies the most important criteria, in my opinion, but the hard science of the whole set up doesn't seem to be Gillen's forte -- his SWORD was only just okay, and if it was good it was mostly for the character stuff, rather than sci fi world building. Even Unit's and his abilities...I'm enjoying the hell out of him, but he's more treated as sort of a magic devil.

It just pigeon-holes him into a genre. That isn't how he'll grow as a creator. The dude is talented, he just needs to spread his wings more.

To be fair, ultimately the choice is up to him where he wants to go. But I've seen his Thor and his Loki (and supporting cast), both are great. Feel like his science fiction stuff has potential, even if it isn't heavy-duty sci-fi.

**dkostus** · 05-03-2012, 01:58 PM

Give him Ian McNee from that Mystic Arcana mini and have Strange, Magik, Loki, Son of Satan and Mephisto be frequesnt guest stars.

That guy is british and snarky, but other than that a blank slate on which Gillen can write a long form story.

**BrotherUnitNo_4** · 05-03-2012, 03:24 PM

Originally Posted by dkostus

Give him Ian McNee from that Mystic Arcana mini and have Strange, Magik, Loki, Son of Satan and Mephisto be frequesnt guest stars.

That guy is british and snarky, but other than that a blank slate on which Gillen can write a long form story.

Ian's a good alternative to Strange, but he's got zero name recognition. It's never going to fly.

**earl** · 05-03-2012, 05:59 PM

I'd like to see him get a shot at Thor for a while, as he gets those characters. It takes a certain touch to make it work and he obviously gets it. I think he could have fun with Johnny and definitely Ben of the Fantastic Four especially with the FF in the background (as I can't see that second book lasting long at all after Hickman).

I'd probably go there maybe more than the Avengers, although it might be time for a switch around on the teams on one of the books and maybe having someone like Thor be the chairman with Gillen writing would be interesting. It would be good to see someone writing Thor as a leader in that kind of role having to play up his interaction with humans, which kind of hasn't happened that much in his own book forever. I got a feeling someone other than Cap and definitely Iron Man is going to get the reigns as the big team for a bit after this whole current series, so maybe that opens up things for someone like Gillen to do some different things with other characters in the Avengers (like maybe Thor or perhaps the Vision or someone different).