Marvel turned down Spider-Man by JOSS WHEDON & Bryan Hitch?!

[Phantom Roxas]

Guys, there's a very obvious reason Wacker didn't approve of this.

Because that's what readers would actually want.

[Randumbz]

I don't like Hitch's art

[jameszahra]

I don't like Hitch's art

I'm happy with slott on spidey and he has a good line up of artists. Theres no need for another ongoing.

[chadasaurus]

I'm happy with slott on spidey and he has a good line up of artists. Theres no need for another ongoing.

I agree completely. Especially with Stegman coming on!

[Coal Tiger]

Joss Whedon has other priorities. Bryan Hitch has had delays in the past. So this could very well be a slow comic.

And that could be a problem if this drives other stories in any way.

So if this was meant to be the flagship title, I could see why Marvel turned them down.

If this was meant to be a side mini-series, then Marvel should have made some accommodations.

Meanwhile Marvel had no problem commissioning another ongoing with Joe Madureira on art, knowing how slow he is.

[CyberHubbs]

Meanwhile Marvel had no problem commissioning another ongoing with Joe Madureira on art, knowing how slow he is.

His arc on Avenging came out on time, far as I know. He's scheduled to come back to the title later.

[Mister Mets]

Meanwhile Marvel had no problem commissioning another ongoing with Joe Madureira on art, knowing how slow he is.

Joe Mad's three issue arc was a team-up that had no effect on Amazing Spider-Man.

My guess is that Whedon/ Hitch's plans were more ambitious.

Hitch also had a finite amount of time. Had Marvel accepted his Spider-Man pitch, he would not have been able to draw other material for the company.

[MorningMoon]

His arc on Avenging came out on time, far as I know. He's scheduled to come back to the title later.

He was scheduled to be the main artist with rotating artists taking some arcs to lessen the load. One arc was drawn by Joe Mad, then he was supposed to so an Elektra arc at least but that got turned into a Graphic Novel instead and it'll come out sometime when Joe finally finishes drawing it.

[derekakadrock]

Meanwhile Marvel had no problem commissioning another ongoing with Joe Madureira on art, knowing how slow he is.

It's not an ongoing. It was an arc of Avenging that got repurposed into something else, possibly a mini-series or a graphic novel.

[Wellman]

I could see why, the problem would be you would be undercutting the current creative teams delivering the book on time, if you gave Wheadon and Hitch the necessary 18 months to get a arc completed. I still would have at least let them do a Marvel Knights/non-canon run based around a re-imagining of a particular time in Spidey's history or something. But obviously, you'd have to be smart enough to not announce the book at all until 50 to 75% of it was done. It might not have fit into the 616 but it would have probably made for a solid book.

[Lars C]

They should have gone on with MK Spider-Man. Give other high profile writers and artists do their stories kind if like the Astonishing stuff. They blew it by giving Reginald Hudlin the title and then going into 'the Other'.

[Mechano]

The same Joss that had Spider-man punch Storm in the face. I think I'll pass.

best moment of the whole series...

[Fourze]

What's the problem in punching Storm in the face? I liked that story (because of Kitty).

[stephen wacker]

Guys, there's a very obvious reason Wacker didn't approve of this.

Because that's what readers would actually want.

And because I've never heard of this before.

SW

[Confuzzled Mutie]

Hitch is alright but Whedon on Spidey would have been amazing.

Also, I find it weird that he calls Kitty Pryde the inspiration for Buffy, when Buffy is more or less a powered up version of teen Mary Jane. Complete with the self-created wacky lingo.