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Ign.com interviewed Jeph Loeb and he briefly talked about the "Fallen Son" mini series that will deal with a death in the conclusion of civil war. According to what he says there are five parts, each part dealing with stages of grief after death, Denial, Anger, Depression etc. And each will focus on specific characters. Loeb says part 3 "Bargaining" will focus on Captain America. That must mean that Cap lives after the civil war, so i guess that eliminates him from possible deaths. I say its Iron man, but here's the interview:
IGN Comics: Regarding the five-issue series Fallen Son, it deals with the impact of a death in Civil War. Do you see this death as being something Marvel might regret in a few years? Death in comics is something that is undone all the time. Do you see this as one that will last?
Loeb: I don't really live in that world. I think as most comic book readers know, I have a very unfortunate experience with death in my life. I lost my son, Sam, a little over a year ago, at the age of 17, to cancer. Fallen Son is about what happens to people after someone dies. I don't particularly care if there's rebirth or anything like that. This story isn't about that. I wish I lived in a world where the thinking could be like that, where we could say everything was a dream or a hoax. I'm dealing with the aftermath of this death. Specifically I'm trying to voice for readers how all of Marveldom has reacted to this incident.
It was J. Michael Straczynski who suggested the format of the series. We were at a creative retreat. We were talking about how people would react to this and he thought we might use the Kübler-Ross Five Stages of Grief model. Volume one is "Denial," volume two is "Anger," volume three is "Bargaining," volume four is "Depression" and volume five is "Acceptance."
Using those as pillars for me to build the story on was extremely helpful. As soon as he said it, I knew exactly which characters would best show us what has happened. I think the story I have to tell combined with the amazing pack of artists Marvel moved hill and dale, if they even say that anymore, to make available to me to do this.
Leinil Yu is doing the first issue which is Wolverine. The second issue is Ed McGuinness and features both the New and Mighty Avengers. Issue three deals with Captain America. I have been wanting to do Cap with John Romita, Jr. for the longest time. It's funny because Johnny has done every single Marvel character, but he's never done a story with Cap as the lead. Given the fact that he draws movement like few do, it's great having that sort of fluidity. Out of sheer perseverance on Dan Buckley's part, we've pulled David Finch to do Spider-Man on part four. Part five I can't talk about yet. Five is on par with the rest and it's the icing on the cake.
IGN Comics: Regarding the five-issue series Fallen Son, it deals with the impact of a death in Civil War. Do you see this death as being something Marvel might regret in a few years? Death in comics is something that is undone all the time. Do you see this as one that will last?
Loeb: I don't really live in that world. I think as most comic book readers know, I have a very unfortunate experience with death in my life. I lost my son, Sam, a little over a year ago, at the age of 17, to cancer. Fallen Son is about what happens to people after someone dies. I don't particularly care if there's rebirth or anything like that. This story isn't about that. I wish I lived in a world where the thinking could be like that, where we could say everything was a dream or a hoax. I'm dealing with the aftermath of this death. Specifically I'm trying to voice for readers how all of Marveldom has reacted to this incident.
It was J. Michael Straczynski who suggested the format of the series. We were at a creative retreat. We were talking about how people would react to this and he thought we might use the Kübler-Ross Five Stages of Grief model. Volume one is "Denial," volume two is "Anger," volume three is "Bargaining," volume four is "Depression" and volume five is "Acceptance."
Using those as pillars for me to build the story on was extremely helpful. As soon as he said it, I knew exactly which characters would best show us what has happened. I think the story I have to tell combined with the amazing pack of artists Marvel moved hill and dale, if they even say that anymore, to make available to me to do this.
Leinil Yu is doing the first issue which is Wolverine. The second issue is Ed McGuinness and features both the New and Mighty Avengers. Issue three deals with Captain America. I have been wanting to do Cap with John Romita, Jr. for the longest time. It's funny because Johnny has done every single Marvel character, but he's never done a story with Cap as the lead. Given the fact that he draws movement like few do, it's great having that sort of fluidity. Out of sheer perseverance on Dan Buckley's part, we've pulled David Finch to do Spider-Man on part four. Part five I can't talk about yet. Five is on par with the rest and it's the icing on the cake.
