JewishHobit Reboots the Marvel Universe

[JewishHobbit]

So I decided to reshape the Marvel Universe in my vision and spent about 3 days thinking about it (entirely too long to be honest but it was fun). It would be a soft reboot as I feel the X-Men world can really shine coming out of the current events and a few other bounce off of what’s happening now. Here are a few things going in:

1) The very first mandate I would make is to streamline everything so people being in more than one book makes sense. A character will be in no more than one ongoing and one team book.

2) I would focus on team or group books in each line and then have solo books based on characters from the teams/group within those genres.

3) I would branch the X-Men into other lines so they can feel more involved with the Marvel Universe.

4) I would begin integrating members of the Malibu Universe into the mainstream Marvel Universe. There are a lot of good characters in that world that’s been left in the wind and I think a slow build would be good. So only a few are included here on teams (no solo titles) to test the water.

5) I only detail the team or group books so use your imagination on the solo titles. Just imagine that they're amazing.

6) This being Marvel, they’d want to one-up DC and so instead of 52 new #1’s, there’d be 53 new #1’s.

So the New-53 is as followed:


The Mainstream Books (13 total)
There will be three mainstream teams approved by the public with three different focuses. These are the public teams that the people look up to.

The Avengers:
Captain America
Iron Man
Thor
Wasp
Hercules
Ms. Marvel
Black Knight
Sersi
Ant Man (Scott Lang)

Supporting: Jarvis

Going back to basics, some of the best Avengers of the past unite in Avengers Mansion to handle the biggest threats of the Marvel Universe. Alongside such legends can second fiddle Ant-Man Scott Lang measure up? He’s going to have to be, however, for they’ll need all the help they can get when the unexpected return of Proctor and his Gatherers return, heralds of Immortus.

The Future Foundation:
Mr. Fantastic
Invisible Woman
Thing
Human Torch
Spider-Man
Vision
Beast

Supporting cast: She-Hulk, Bruce Banner, Dr. Nemesis

The Fantastic Five have begun a foundation to reshape tomorrow. Joined by super brains Beast, Bruce Banner, and Dr. Nemesis, the technological powerhouse Vision, and backed by the legal protection of Jennifer Walters (and we all know they’ll need it), the Future Foundation challenge all threats of scientific nature and attempt to find the best path for our tomorrow – and that path may have to be through the Chronomancer (formerly Trevor Fitzroy, currently the master of time).

The Initiative:
Night Thrasher (the original)
Justice
Firestar
Speedball
Luke Cage
Jessica Jones
Spider-Woman
Daredevil
Gambit

Supporting Staff: Squirrel Girl, baby Danielle, and Miles the Cat

Hitting the streets, the Initiative is a team of street-level heroes who take on street-level problems. Their first problem? How about the s.o.b. hyped up on MGH who just gunned down Firestar on her front doorstep? Racing against time, factions of the Initiative must save Firestar’s life while the others search for her assailant. But who does he work for and why target someone as low key as Firestar? Combining elements of the New Warriors and the New Avengers, this is the street level team that New Avengers pretends to be.

Solo titles branching from the Mainstream:
Captain America
The Invincible Iron Man
The Mighty Thor
The Incredible Hulk
The Amazing Spider-Man
The Thing
Daredevil
Night Thrasher
Luke Cage (with Jessica Jones and baby Danielle)
Gambit


The Cosmic Books: (10 total)
This line will focus on teams and individual characters that deal with space and other dimensions.

The Nova Corps:
Quasar
Robbie Rider
Lindy Nolan
Tre Owens
Malik Tarcel
Fraktur
Irani
Quibit
Morrow
Zan Philo

Supporting Cast: Nova, Darkhawk

Richard Rider has reformed the Nova Corps and they take center stage in this title as they dive into the darkest depths of the cosmic landscape helping worlds in distress and uncovering evil wherever they go; led by Richard’s brother Robbie and Quasar. Their numbers are rivaled, however, by the growing number of the Fraternity of Raptors which will in time escalate in an all-out war. Fortunately, Richard and Robbie knows someone who can help with that… Darkhawk!

The Captain Britain Corps:
Captain Britain
Lionhart
Megan
Psylocke
Blink (from AoA/Exiles)
Prime (from the Malibu Universe)

Captain Britain and his corps, under the guidance of Merlyn, must travel the multiverse in search of the Fury and the alternate versions of it that seem to be showing up and are blinking out worlds. Two have already been lost – can Captain Britain and his corps find and defeat the Furies before the whole multiverse collapses? He might need some help. Thankfully, Megan, Psylocke, Blink, and Prime are just a universal pluck away. Combining elements of Alan Moore’s Captain Britain and Judd Winick’s Exiles, The Captain Britain Corps explores the multiverse and everywhere in between.

Guardians of the Galaxy:
Starlord
Gamora
Drax
Mantis
Rocket Raccoon
Groot
Lifeguard
Lyja Lazerfist

A team of forgotten people and nobodies, the Guardians of the Galaxy join forces to make a real difference under the co-leadership of Starlord and Rocket Raccoon. But they get more than they’re ready to handle when Lifeguard, the half mutant half royal Shi’ar, suddenly enlists them in a war between the Shi’ar and the Phalanx. It’s a good thing Rocket has lots of bullets.

The Annihilators:
Beta Ray Bill
Gladiator
Ronan
Super Skrull
Captain Universe (possessing Rick Jones regularly)
Warlock (of the New Mutants)
Sentry

Annihilators is the unification of the cosmos with members of various alien races coming together to conquer the threats the rest of the universe fear. They are the team that gathers when the Cosmic Council of Worlds calls. But can they save the Galaxy before they kill each other? They better overcome their differences fast though because a corrupt Adam Warlock is coming with his two halves, the Magus and the Goddess, and worlds are flocking to their corrupt rule – whether they want to or not.

Heralds:
Galactus
Silver Surfer
Firelord
Frankie Raye
Terrax
Morg
Stardust
Thanos

In this reimagining Galactus has more than one herald, six in fact, and they must do Galactus' bidding. When the Heralds begin disagreeing on how they must serve their master, and on whether they should serve at all, a civil war of cosmic proportions breaks out and Thanos is there to pick up the pieces to begin his own war on Galactus.

Solo titles branching from the Cosmic line:
Nova
Captain Britain
Thanos
Captain Universe (staring Rick Jones)
The Sentry (Jenkins proved to us this can be done and done well… I’d like to see an attempt with Bendis’ continuity wiped clean)


The Magical Books: (6 total)
This covers the entire marvel universe, from Mainstream to Cosmic, and the magical threats therein.

The Arcane
Doctor Strange
Wong
Doctor Voodoo
Damien Hellstrom
The Scarlet Witch
Quicksilver
Rune (of the Malibu Universe)

When sorcerer Kulan Gath returns from the dead stronger than ever, Doctor Strange gathers some of the strongest spell casters he could find… and Quicksilver, who refused to leave his sister’s side as always. When the two forces meet will the Arcane survive or will they be destroyed by the evil of Kulan Gath? And what role with Gath’s slave pet, Rune, play in the battle?

Kingdom of Fire:
Mephisto
D’Spayre
Nightmare
Lucifer
Hela

Rotating Supporting Cast: Azazel, Blackheart, Illyana Rasputin, Pixie, Madelyne Pryor, Damien Hellstrom, Danielle Moonstar, Johnny Blaze, Danny Ketch, Trauma, Charnel, etc.

When a mysterious force pulls at the rulers of various hells to rage war with each other, a game of chess begins with each ruler using their servants as pawns to get to the other rulers. In the end only one ruler of hell will remain but will the mysterious force allow them to reign or challenge them itself?

The Immortal Weapons:
Iron Fist
Fat Cobra
Prince of Orphans
Bride of Nine Spiders
Tiger’s Beautiful Daughter
Davos, the Steel Phoenix
Handsome Monkey King

The surprising death of Dog Brother #1 begins a war that overtakes the Seven Capitol Cities of Heaven. The six remaining Immortal Weapons, alongside former weapon Davos and Eighth City ally the Handsome Monkey King, must discover who is setting the Heavenly Cities at war with each other and what it means for the Earth itself.

Solo titles branching from the Magical genre:
Dr. Strange
The Ghost Riders (starting Blaze and Ketch)
Immortal Iron Fist


Marvel Knights (8 total)

Conspiracy:
Nick Fury
Sharon Carter
Black Widow
Winter Soldier
Hawkeye
Ant-Man (Eric O’Grady)
Quake (Daisy Johnson)
Doug Ramsey

Nick Fury heads up a new black-ops team set to uncover the secrets behind the governments of the Marvel Universe. They will infiltrate and expose political offices, terrorist organizations, and even super heroic teams to uncover the true nature of them all and to learn how they connect for darker purposes, but what they learn may be more than they wanted to know. Their first target, the Agents of Atlas and the corruption behind their heroic deeds.

The Departed:
Dead Girl (X-Statix)
Death’s Head II
Terror Inc.
Ghoul (of the Malibu Universe)

When the government begins an undead program, Death’s Head II is introduced to Ghoul (now formally integrated into the Marvel Universe), Terror Inc, and Dead Girl. However, the four head strong corpses decide that this government stuff just isn’t for them. They attempt to escape government control only to uncover a hidden agenda that only they can stop. Why do so many heroes and villains return from the dead? Only these three can uncover the truth… if they don’t… kill?... each other first.

Turf War:
Punisher
Cloak
Dagger
Moon Knight
The Molten Man
Venom (Flash Thompson)
Black Panther

When a gang war breaks out between the Kingpin, the Rose, Hammerhead, Daken the Dark Wolverine, and the Hood… several street vigilantes must unite to stop the war from spreading… but what motives do these so-called vigilantes hide? And who will be the crime boss of New York and who is pulling their strings so effortlessly?

Thunderbolts:
Baron Zemo
Songbird
Moonstone
Mach X
Shocker
Ghost
Paladin
Random

The Thunderbolts have been heroes and villains and now Baron Zemo will straddle the line once again, leading a team into the darkest corners of the Marvel Universe, being the heroes that are needed… even if that means crossing the line.

Solo books branching from MK titles:
Winter Soldier
Punisher
Venom (Flash Thompson)
Baron Zemo


The X-Men books (11 total)

The X-Men: (based out of Westchester)
Wolverine
Angel
Iceman
Storm
Colossus
Kitty Pryde
Rogue
Cecelia Reyes

With the mutant race back on the right side of extinction, Angel (free of Apocalypse’s taint) and Wolverine convince their closest allies and friends to return to Westchester to restart their family there. Some of the most iconic X-Men reform the X-Men how they were intended and begin rebuilding the trust that their near-extinction nearly destroyed.

The Summers Clan: (based out of Anchorage, Alaska)
Cyclops
Havoc
Cable
Nate Grey
Rachel Grey
Hope Summers
Teon

When the X-Men separate, Cyclops feels defeated and wishes to be alone. His family, however, believe that he can return from his militaristic downfall and join him in his home of Anchorage, Alaska. His brother, his children, Hope and Teon help rebuild the man and leader Cyclops used to be. This becomes difficult however, when Sinister returns for his prized pupil… having gathered these mutants in one place by infiltrating and subtly using the vulnerable mind of tagalong, Teon, who has imprinted on Hope and is simple enough to be overlooked. What makes the Summers/Grey bloodline so special and why does it interest Sinister so much? I’ll be honest, this eventually leads to the return of Jean Grey… how can it not?

Generation X:
Emma Frost
Husk
Chamber
Jubilee (Vampire)
M
Blink
Stepford Cuckoos

Missing what it felt like to teach and feeling remorse for the loss of her past students, Emma Frost gathers her cloned daughters (the Cuckoos) and the living members of Generation X with one purpose in mind… to save those thought lost. The bodies of former members Banshee, Skin, Synch, and Maggot were all resurrected during Necrosha X and were unaccounted for in the aftermath. The team sets out to find these wayward allies and save them before it’s too late.

X-Force:
Cannonball
Sunspot
Rictor
Shatterstar
Magma
Meltdown
Longshot
Dazzler

X-Force is back and they’re taking down whoever gets in their way. Sick of the friction in the X-Men, Sam Guthrie convinces the old gang to get back together, joined by Longshot and Dazzler who wish to get to know their son, Shatterstar, better, to take it to America and hit it hard. They target any organized terrorist group, straddling the line between Xavier’s dream and Cyclops’.

The X-Humed: based on Utopia
Prodigy
Surge
Elixir
Hellion
Mercury
Rockslide
Anole
Dust
X-23

The near extinct final class of Xavier’s School strikes out on their own as previous classes had and take on San Francisco. Determined to prove themselves heroes, the team puts aside their differences to right the wrongs of public opinion left by Cyclops’s reign on Utopia.

X-Factor:
Multiple Man
Strong Guy
Wolfesbane
Siryn
Darwin
Polaris
Northstar

With much of the team choosing to go different directions, Jamie Madrox brings X-Factor Investigations back to basics. The remaining members bring in Northstar and Polaris to strengthen the team and they work together to solve cases from all corners of the Marvel Universe.

X-Sanction:
Fantomex
Deadpool
Maverick
Bishop
Archer
Fixx

With the X-Men on the straight and narrow, Fantomex and Deadpool decide to take the dream of the Uncanny X-Force to the road to take out mutant threats that others cannot handle. To do this they recruit Maverick, the recently returned Bishop, and two other time travelers from Bishop’s time in the X.S.E. Archer and Fixx (formerly of X-Factor just prior to its first run’s end).

Solo titles branching from the X-Line:
Wolverine
Multiple Man
Deadpool
Rockslide & Anole


The Young Marvel Books (5 total)
A Focus on the Youth of the Marvel Universe

Young Avengers:
Patriot
Hawkeye II
Hulkling
Wiccan
Speed
Stature
Iron Lad
Kristoff Von Doom
Coat-In-Arms

With the loss of Jonas (Vision once more) the team welcomes two new team members. But when those members are Kristoff, the heir of Doctor Doom, and Coat-In-Arms, former Young Master with an obsession with Norman Osborn, can the team handle the new blood? They may not live long enough to find out when the rest of the Young Masters come calling for their wayward partner… and find Kristoff as a potential replacement.

Runaways:
Nico Minoru
Karolina Dean
Chase Stein
Victor Mancha
Molly Hayes
Julie Powers
Normie Osborn

When 13 year-old Normie Osborn runs away from his family’s legacy, the Runaways do what they can to find him before his psychotic grandfather, Norman Osborn, does.

The Academy:
STAFF
Hank Pym
Tigra
Professor Xavier
Magneto
Jacosta

KIDS
Kid Omega
Zero (Kenji from Generation Hope)
Transonic (Laurie from Generation Hope)
Mettle
Hazmat
Franklin Richards
Scarlet Spider (Patrick)
Rage
Cloud 9
Skaar

Wanting to further the unification of human and mutant, Professor Xavier and Magneto join Tigra and Hank Pym in a reshaping of the Avengers Academy. Merging the ideas of the next generation of Avengers and X-Men, the staff attempt to turn today’s troubled youth into tomorrow’s heroes and philosophers. School is in session as the kids must learn to balance the philosophies of Xavier and Magnus and to decide what type of person they will become.

Solo titles branching from Young Marvel:
Magneto
Skaar


And there you have it. Don’t make all this work be for nothing… what do you guys think? What titles would you pick up? Good? Bad? Man... this was such a waste of my time but if I said I didn't love every moment of it I'd be lying

 

[THANOSRULES]

-some bold moves there that abolishes many standard teams.
-why now New Warriors classic lineup book? Can't say you don't respect NW characters though.
-That's A LOT of cosmic, maybe more than a market would support, however Marvel does need to take a long lesson from Green Lantern and DC cosmic when they neglect there Cosmic line (currently 0 marvel cosmic ongoings, save for the FF)


While this took a lot of thought, I almost think your relaunch is a bit much, in terms of new stuff.

I'd keep or relaunch ALOT of classic titles like Defenders, Tomb of Dracula, New Warriors, maybe even Champions, books that existed at one time.

I wouldnt go with too many "arcane" books I'd stick to new takes on the classics like Hellstrom, GR, Doc Strange, and maybe a scarlet witch

 

[Will Nolte]

I could possibly see Scarlet Spider (Kaine) fitting into the Marvel Knights universe...

 

[JewishHobbit]

-some bold moves there that abolishes many standard teams.

The point here was to make everything (save a few things) feel new. I didn't want too much of the same or it wouldn't be a new direction.

-why now New Warriors classic lineup book? Can't say you don't respect NW characters though.

The term "New Warriors" doesn't realy work now because there's nothing "New" about them or the title. I hate it when "New" is added to a title for nothing more than to make it "new". I wanted the team represented though so I considered my favorite stories about them and it was the more street level and personal plots and that's also what I like about the New Avengers. Not wanting to have more than one Avengers book (which I felt needed to be more classic) I decided to merge the two into one concept. The title "New Warriors" couldn't really work so I went with an established Marvel term "The Initiative" which I felt fit both teams and their combined role in the Marvel Universe.

quote]-That's A LOT of cosmic, maybe more than a market would support, however Marvel does need to take a long lesson from Green Lantern and DC cosmic when they neglect there Cosmic line (currently 0 marvel cosmic ongoings, save for the FF)[/quote]

With the success of the Green Lantern line I figure Marvel better capitolize on it so there's now Nova and the Nova Corps. But the thing is, you can't judge if a cosmic line can sell on two titles. It could just be that those two titles aren't people's cup of tea, and so I branched into other Cosmic titles. This is Marvel over all 1) they flood the market, and 2) if they don't sell well they can always cancel by issue 5.

While this took a lot of thought, I almost think your relaunch is a bit much, in terms of new stuff.

I think that's the best part of the relaunch. When you don't have 3 Spider-Man titles and 5 X-Men titles and 4 Avenger titles and 3 Wolverine titles it makes for a lot more room to try other things. This is supposed to be an inivated relaunch, taking chances, and so branching out to give other characters a chance to grow legs is the gamble. If it doesn't work, expect Avenging Wolverine and the Stupendous Spider-Man on the stands by Easter

I'd keep or relaunch ALOT of classic titles like Defenders, Tomb of Dracula, New Warriors, maybe even Champions, books that existed at one time.

I don't think the titles matter anymore, at least in terms of sales. If it isn't the core team people just don't care. I think people care more about characters than franchises so if you give the characters good stories and plenty of face time people will be happy. Again, trying to stay away from too much old and run with the new.

I wouldnt go with too many "arcane" books I'd stick to new takes on the classics like Hellstrom, GR, Doc Strange, and maybe a scarlet witch

That's not much in regards to a line (it's one of my smallest). Doctor Strange and the Ghost Riders do have solo titles though so there's that at least. And again if they don't sell they can be canceled by issue 5 and replaced with a new X-Men book

 

[JewishHobbit]

I could possibly see Scarlet Spider (Kaine) fitting into the Marvel Knights universe...

Not following Amazing Spider-Man I'm not sure what he's like these days... but I could see the old Kaine from the Clone Saga involved in Turf Wars.

 

[THANOSRULES]

I know Dread has had that same opinion on the "new" warriors name, I just don't think it matters, especially after almost 10 years of "new Avengers". Whats in a name, like you say people are going to buy a book based on how good it is, right?

I think the new team concept is pretty cool, but maybe this is just too many for shelf recognition, a relaunch should always consider getting fans "that once were"..... maybe even more so than new fans.

At any rate, I don't think Marvel really is going to get it with the cosmic possibilities if they have not gotten it by now. Personally I thought Marvel hit jackpot with Giffen directing the feel of Annhilation, while DnA were great also, I thought Giffen was the man to shape that world..and Marvel lost him. The books gradually lost the feel of annhilation I, and i thought that was a mistake.

 

[Themanofbat]

Not enough horror books...

Man-Thing
Werewolf by Night
Legion of Monsters
Howard the Duck

There needs to be a few books covering those characters... not just a few appearances there in a "Magical" line...

And having two books called Immortal Iron Fist & Immortal Weapons would never fly... I get what you're trying to do, but I don't think too many people care about the Immortal Weapons.

An you have 25 team books.... that's too much.... in MY opinion.

An insightful read though... good work.

 

[JewishHobbit]

Not enough horror books...

Man-Thing
Werewolf by Night
Legion of Monsters
Howard the Duck

There needs to be a few books covering those characters... not just a few appearances there in a "Magical" line...

You're right. Not being a fan of horror books I didn't really consider them but they should certainly have some sort of representation. I was considering Man-Thing but wasn't sure how to bring him in. A solo title perhaps. As for the team/group approach, Man-Thing and Howard the Duck have history together so that's a start. I could make something happen there.

And having two books called Immortal Iron Fist & Immortal Weapons would never fly... I get what you're trying to do, but I don't think too many people care about the Immortal Weapons.

You're probably right, but they seem to be building steam with appearnaces all over the place; Prince of Orphans was prominant in Secret Avengers, Bride of Nine Spiders was in Spider-Island (Master of Kung Fu mini), Fat Cobra will be prominant in the next major run of Wolverine. They were all in Iron Man 2.0 (not that that's saying much). And of course, Iron Fist is everywhere.

But having an Iron Fist book and an Immortal Weapons book could be pushing it. Maybe remove the Immortal Iron Fist solo and add in a Horror book in it's place

An you have 25 team books.... that's too much.... in MY opinion.

Nah. I think it's fine because they aren't repeats of each other. Each book is individual and no characters float between them. Half the line team books and the other half solos. I think that works well.

Then again, I prefer team books over solo series.

An insightful read though... good work.

Thanks! It was just for fun. I planned on fleshing out the solo titles as well but I was beginning to lose interest and wasting too much time that needed to go elsewhere.

Oh, and I forgot to mention that it's $2.99 line-wide.

If this were a real thing, would there be a buy list for you?

 

[Themanofbat]

Of this was the NuMarvel53... I would probably try out these following books...

The Avengers
The Future Foundation
The Incredible Hulk
The Amazing Spider-Man
The Thing
Daredevil
Dr. Strange
Turf War
Venom (Flash Thompson)
Young Avengers

 

[Phaedrus45]

Now, it's time for Phaedrus Reboots The Marvel Universe. I think I'll get bigger sales than JH.

Anyway, I finally had time to work out my New 53. Since I can make up whatever I want, I'm allowed to dream. The dream is hard to work out, though; because, of possible titles that I'd accept in my New 53, I found 180 to pick from.

First, there are titles that are separate from the New 53. These would be books that are under the Icon brand; or, really is separate from the Marvel Universe. Those titles I'd continue ... but, which don't effect the magic number of 53, are:

Anita Blake
Casanova
Criminal
Disney titles
Dark Tower
Dorothy and the Wizard of Oz titles
Kick-Ass
Scarlet

I'm sure I'm missing something there; but, those would not change. I'm going to add one more, since it's my dream list:

Epic Anthology

I would love to see Marvel use this old title to bring back some classic stories of their past, like Alien Legion. Also, I am going to include the Ultimate Universe as not included. They just started over, and there would be no reason to include them in the New 53.

So, safe are:

Ultimate Spider-Man
Ultimate Avengers (or Ultimates)
Ultimate X-Men
Ultimate Mini-Series

Okay, here are the titles that nobody should argue about:

Amazing Spider-Man
Avengers
Captain America
Daredevil
Fantastic Four
Incredible Hulk
Invincible Iron Man
Thor
Uncanny X-Men

Those are the "not to be touch with" Nine. There are others I think should be in that group; but, I can see someone making an argument that it's alright to exclude them.

Here are those "should be highly considered by all" titles that go in my New 53:

Black Panther
Deadpool
Dr. Strange
Ghost Rider
Moon Knight
Punisher
Thunderbolts
Wolverine
X-Factor

Okay, 17 books that for me are a no-brainer with any re-imagining of the Marvel Universe. Here is where I now start picking books I'd like to see.

Let's go into groupings. Spider-Man must have more than one title.

Spidey titles

Amazing Spider-Man
Spectacular Spider-Man
Spider-Man Family ($4.99, double-sized, including the return of Spider-Girl, and adding current members, like Kaine and Spider-Woman. None of this humorous garbage, like Peter Porker or the Amazing Aunt May.)


Avengers crosses out a few titles from my 180 listed. I don't need solo series for b-listers, like Hawkeye. In fact, if I had more time, I'd take each of my titles and list who I want on the teams. I don't need crossover; and, I surely wouldn't include a Bendis version, with Spider-Man and Wolverine. Also, at the last minute, I included Young Avengers. Some of these books are dependant on the people who made the books popular. I want Gage on Avengers Academy, obviously.

The question is: Do I want my Avengers title to pull a "Justice League," and retell from the beginning; while, West Coast and the other would be more modern times?

Avengers

Avengers
West Coast Avengers
Avengers Academy
Young Avengers


There isn't a series of books that would benefit more from starting over, than the X-titles. I'm not sure if I need another X-Men; but, I definitely would love to see Exiles come back. (Maybe it could be time/alternate reality characters from the Old Marvel Universe, before all the restructuring.)

X-titles

Uncanny X-Men
X-Factor
Wolverine
Deadpool
X-Force
X-Men
Exiles

Holy cow, I already have 26! Time to grab some personal favorites I want added.

Alias: Cage (I really do love the dynamic between the two characters. Hence, I get both for one title.)
Alpha Flight (I think this group could fit into the New 53 nicely. The current book has been a fun read.)
Immortal Weapons (Another combo titles. I'd have this be at least $3.99, and offering two tales a month. One would always be Iron Fist, while the second could be any of the Immortal Weapons or Shang Chi. They could even introduce a new character.)
Irredeemable Ant-Man (A title I still miss. I think this type of hero would be a nice offset against the other superhero books I'm offering.)
Journey Into Mystery (Naturally, this book can still have Thor in it; but, the main focus would be other Asgardians. Like with Immortal Weapons, I'd charge at least $3.99 and give readers two tales a month. Loki can always stay the same; and, the other can alternate, like Balder The Brave.)
Cosmic Powers (Like the title from long ago, this would easily be double-sized, offering two or three tales a month. Captain Marvel, Thanos, Nova, Quasar, and Guardians Of The Galaxy are just some characters who could appear in this book. Or, you can just have huge adventures, like Annihilation, running throughout.)
Doom (I think Marvel needs a book or two that focuses on the bad guys. And, that includes the bad guys coming out triumpant.)
Eternals (If you start over, you have to go back to the Marvel Universes origins.)
Namor (You'd really have to get an amazing writer to make Namor interesting again. They've killed his character for me in the past bunch of years.)
Runaways (I thought this would be a better bet than NYX. It's a title I still miss.)
Sgt. Fury (or SHIELD. I just don't want that crazy SHIELD that Hickman is putting out.)
Silver Surfer (I know I have Cosmic Powers; but, I love a good Silver Surfer story. I think he needs his own title.)
Strange Tales (Double-sized, definitely. It would probably be $4.99. As we already have Dr. Strange, this would include such classic characters, as Man-Thing, Tomb Of Dracula, Werewolf By Night, Blade, and Howard The Duck. Anything with monsters ... or Howard. But, Howard better be as Gerber wrote him. Not the crap we've had lately.)


That's 39 books. It leaves me a good 14 more to choose from. Okay, some of these might seem a bit wacky; but, they were old favorites of mine...and, since I can dream, I might as well dream big:

Crazy (or Arrgh! ... or Not Brand Echh! Either way, this is the Mad Magazine style book from long ago. It was always a favorite of mine; and, I'm always searching for old issues. If Marvel could do it right ... and not have writers doing little in-jokes to one another ... it would be fun to read.)
Black Widow (You have to have someone good on this book. Bendis would fit nicely.)
Captain Britain (or MI:13 .. or whatever they are called. I loved that short-lived book. Heck, you can call it Excalibur, by all I care!)
Death's Head (Okay, maybe only JH and I would buy this book; but, I'd love to see it come back.)
Elektra (Marvel needs strong women-centered comics. Elektra could be a nice one, in the right hands.)
Gravity (A character Marvel hasn't really fully explored. With a New 53, why not give him another chance.)
Inhumans (I think this is almost a no-brainer. Every once in a while, Marvel tries to bring them back. With a New 53, it's the perfect opportunity.)
Kingpin (I already have Doom; but I want another bad guy book. I was between Kingpin and Osborn; but, I think this might be better. I debated Super Villian Team-Up; but, decided that would probaby fail before the others.)
Marvel Premiere (Marvel is missing something very important: A comic that features new characters. Bring this book back, and have it spotlight new characters who might make a future impact on the Marvel Universe.)
Micronauts (My favorite comic as a kid. Do it right, and do it like it used to be done!)
Rom (While I'm at it, I loved this book, too. They were the first two I ever subscribed to, and I miss 'em. Sure, he'll probably never come back; but, it's my dream.)
The 'Nam (I loved this title. Give it another try; but, under the Max line.)
PunisherMax (I'm running out of space. I might have to axe a comic above. I cannot let this one go. It's one of Marvel's best right now.)
Sleepwalker (Us fans love this character. Sadly, we're a small minority, I think.)

Damn, ran out of space. Okay, I'm killing off X-Men and Young Avengers. I think with the titles I have for the X-titles, I don't need another X-Men; and, really, Avengers Academy is my young Avengers type book.

Strikeforce: Morituri (One of my favorite books. It should also be a Max title, and would be a nice companion book with The 'Nam.)
What If? (I've always loved this book. Sadly, some of the recent stories haven't been that good. Maybe if they had a monthly title that didn't have to focus on the big events of the past year, we can get some better stories.)


Okay, that's my New 53. Here are some titles I would have considered if I had a bit more room:

Black Knight, Bullseye, Darkhawk, Dreadstar, Defenders, Hit-Monkey, Ka-Zar, Marvel Comics Presents (bi-weekly), Marvel Knights, Marvel Team-Up, MJ Loves Spider-Man (I miss this book), Ms Marvel, New Warriors, New Universal, Power Pack, Prime, The Pulse, She-Hulk, Taskmaster, Ultraverse, Union Jack, and Universe X.

Dang, I would probably throw out Death's Head, just so I can get the Ultraverse back at Marvel Comics. Plus, I think Power Pack is needed for a younger audience. I might toss Black Widow for that one.

 

[Phaedrus45]

Okay, JH. I finally read your New 53; and, I gotta say I'd be pretty upset if Marvel attempted that huge of a shake-up.

First, as someone else said, you have 25 team books. That's way too many; and, the chance for character growth would be pretty slim. Also, I see the biggest problem would be all the new names. People will gravitate toward the names they know, even if that name is one that hasn't grabbed people in the past. Heck, I think you'd lose a lot of sales just by not having your Future Foundation be called Fantastic Four.

Now, we almost had the same idea, of making more characters available by including them in a team-style book. But, for me, I went along the lines of DC's Men Of War; in which, certain characters who fit a certain genre could be included each month..but, they wouldn't be in a team. (The exception would be where I could turn Cosmic Powers into an event encompassing various characters, like Annihilation did.)

 

[JewishHobbit]

Okay, JH. I finally read your New 53; and, I gotta say I'd be pretty upset if Marvel attempted that huge of a shake-up.

I probably would be too to an extent. However, I was going for a complete shake up and restructuring while doing a bit of a soft reboot in places. Most characters, major and minor, that people like are still present and I don't think any of them are altered as dramatically as DC's Superman line. I'm hoping it'll be still relatable enough to be recognizable.

First, as someone else said, you have 25 team books. That's way too many; and, the chance for character growth would be pretty slim.

I'm guilty of loving team books. I honestly like team books better than solo books, which I tend to get bored with after a year of reading them. That said, there's plenty of team books with plenty of character growth. Fantastic Four, Avengers, X-Men, New Mutants, Power Pack, Runaways... we got great character development for characters in all these books. I don't think character development is a problem as long as the writers can actually do that (and there's some big name writers who seem to struggle with it).

Also, I see the biggest problem would be all the new names. People will gravitate toward the names they know, even if that name is one that hasn't grabbed people in the past. Heck, I think you'd lose a lot of sales just by not having your Future Foundation be called Fantastic Four.

This is a chance I recognize and decided to go with. What's the point of a shake up if it's the same old stuff? As I said in my posts, if the new stuff doesn't fly then shoot it down and replace it with yet another Spider-Man or Wolverine book. My goal was to cut down on stuff like that though to give other characters a chance to shine.

Now, we almost had the same idea, of making more characters available by including them in a team-style book. But, for me, I went along the lines of DC's Men Of War; in which, certain characters who fit a certain genre could be included each month..but, they wouldn't be in a team. (The exception would be where I could turn Cosmic Powers into an event encompassing various characters, like Annihilation did.)

I do like the idea of a Cosmic Powers book but I was hopoing to use the relaunch to relaunch the cosmic side and make it shine, as apposed to a book or two and constant events. You can't have a line without it being a line. That's just my opinion though.


And if this were a real relaunch... your buy list?

 

[Themanofbat]

Now if this was the NuMarvel53, I would get the following books...

Amazing Spider-Man
Avengers
Daredevil
Fantastic Four
Incredible Hulk
Spectacular Spider-Man
Spider-Man Family
Alpha Flight
Cosmic Powers
Strange Tales
Crazy
Gravity
Kingpin
Micronauts
Rom


These are a list of maybe's depending on creative teams and direction...

Dr. Strange
Ghost Rider
Moon Knight


I think I would get these books as well...

Disney titles
Epic Anthology

 

[JewishHobbit]

Now, it's time for Phaedrus Reboots The Marvel Universe. I think I'll get bigger sales than JH.

Yeah, because... in true Marvel fasion... you have to crank up some prices to make it happen!!! While I, in my humble fan-loving way, try to make them more reasonably priced for fans in this hard time

First, there are titles that are separate from the New 53. These would be books that are under the Icon brand; or, really is separate from the Marvel Universe. Those titles I'd continue ... but, which don't effect the magic number of 53, are:

Anita Blake
Casanova
Criminal
Disney titles
Dark Tower
Dorothy and the Wizard of Oz titles
Kick-Ass
Scarlet

In my dream world, since Disney owns Crossgen... I'd add Sojourn to that list. Just throwing it out there.

Here are those "should be highly considered by all" titles that go in my New 53:

Black Panther
Deadpool
Dr. Strange
Ghost Rider
Moon Knight
Punisher
Thunderbolts
Wolverine
X-Factor

I think Black Panther would do well continued by Liss but lose the Hell's Kitchen thing. That's a real blemish to a lot of readers. Lose that but keep the feel of the book and I think it could be good. And I like Moon Knight but I feel like he needs a rest as far as solos go. He struggles horribly at sales and a hiatus and spot on a team would do wonders for him. That might be the best place for him in a relaunch. The rest could be solid options depending on how they are handled.

Let's go into groupings. Spider-Man must have more than one title.

Spidey titles

Amazing Spider-Man
Spectacular Spider-Man
Spider-Man Family ($4.99, double-sized, including the return of Spider-Girl, and adding current members, like Kaine and Spider-Woman. None of this humorous garbage, like Peter Porker or the Amazing Aunt May.)

I get the Family book to focus on other Spider-characters but I just don't feel the need for more than one Spider-Man book. More than one team book I can maybe see but for a solo character it's unnecessary. We have two Spider-Man books telling Spider-Man tales when one of those other dream projects you have could be seeing print. And for that price, Family would mysteriously shrink to a mini-series after about 3 issues and end after 5.

I surely wouldn't include a Bendis version, with Spider-Man and Wolverine.

I honestly wouldn't include a Bendis Avengers either. I'd put him on his strengths with a street level book (like my Initiative title) and hope that removing him from Avengers will remove some of the taint he gets for all the ninja battles (all 2 arcs, 9 issues of it ). I'd also like to see him on a street level solo book, like Night Thrasher or Luke Cage.

I'd like Spider-Man on an Avengers team but with my 1 team per person mentality he's a better fit for the FF in my opinion.

Exiles - Maybe it could be time/alternate reality characters from the Old Marvel Universe, before all the restructuring.

Now THIS would be great... and I wouldn't make it X-Men at all. A group of 616 Marvel characters that people would be upset at losing travel to the main world in an Exiles sort of way. A little bit of fan favorate with the old... I think that'd be great.

Holy cow, I already have 26! Time to grab some personal favorites I want added.

Alias: Cage (I really do love the dynamic between the two characters. Hence, I get both for one title.)
Immortal Weapons (Another combo titles. I'd have this be at least $3.99, and offering two tales a month. One would always be Iron Fist, while the second could be any of the Immortal Weapons or Shang Chi. They could even introduce a new character.)
Irredeemable Ant-Man (A title I still miss. I think this type of hero would be a nice offset against the other superhero books I'm offering.)
Journey Into Mystery (Naturally, this book can still have Thor in it; but, the main focus would be other Asgardians. Like with Immortal Weapons, I'd charge at least $3.99 and give readers two tales a month. Loki can always stay the same; and, the other can alternate, like Balder The Brave.)

A couple of great pics in my opinion. Immortal Weapons, however, would take due to the price. There's not enough people into IF and the IW's to make them pay $4 for the book no matter what the page count is.

Alpha Flight (I think this group could fit into the New 53 nicely. The current book has been a fun read.)
Namor (You'd really have to get an amazing writer to make Namor interesting again. They've killed his character for me in the past bunch of years.)

Sadly, I think the days of AF and Namor are done. They can't sustain a book to save their lives. I honestly think it'd be best to just split Alpha Flight up and let them grown individually in other stories. Namor needs to be on a team or group book (not necessarilly X-Men though) or in anthology tales.

Doom (I think Marvel needs a book or two that focuses on the bad guys. And, that includes the bad guys coming out triumpant.)

I feel that too much of Doom hurts his appeal (as has been the case over the past 3 or 4 years) but then, Doom 2099 was a fantastic series so this could work if done well. I'd like to see maybe Pak take a shot at it.

Death's Head (Okay, maybe only JH and I would buy this book; but, I'd love to see it come back.)

Now, would it be Death's Head or Death's Head II? Or Both?

Gravity (A character Marvel hasn't really fully explored. With a New 53, why not give him another chance.)

I think this is a GREAT idea. I wish I'd have thought about it.

Kingpin (I already have Doom; but I want another bad guy book. I was between Kingpin and Osborn; but, I think this might be better. I debated Super Villian Team-Up; but, decided that would probaby fail before the others.)

This could be REALLY good if done well. I'd give it a read.

What If? (I've always loved this book. Sadly, some of the recent stories haven't been that good. Maybe if they had a monthly title that didn't have to focus on the big events of the past year, we can get some better stories.)

Man, I miss when Marvel took What If? seriesly instead of just another chance to milk fans for more EVENT cash. There were some amazing What If books in the day but I think it depends on continuity being respected and lasting (so that if something changed it would seem major). With today's continuity being near non-existent (dead, alive, dead, alive, it happened, it didn't happen, it happened, it didn't happen, it happened... but now how we've known it for 50 years...etc.). Honestly, we have a great big What If? in the 616 right now.

Okay, that's my New 53. Here are some titles I would have considered if I had a bit more room:

Black Knight, Bullseye, Darkhawk, Dreadstar, Defenders, Hit-Monkey, Ka-Zar, Marvel Comics Presents (bi-weekly), Marvel Knights, Marvel Team-Up, MJ Loves Spider-Man (I miss this book), Ms Marvel, New Warriors, New Universal, Power Pack, Prime, The Pulse, She-Hulk, Taskmaster, Ultraverse, Union Jack, and Universe X.

Universe X has me curious and I think Union Jack could be good if done right. And the bold are titles that nearly made my list as well.

 

[JewishHobbit]

For Phaed's relaunch I'd likely try out (varying depending on creative team obviously):

Amazing Spider-Man
Uncanny X-Men
Avengers
X-Force
Exiles
Alias: Cage
Immortal Weapons
Irredeemable Ant-Man
Cosmic Powers
Doom
Runaways
Captain Britian
Death's Head
Gravity
Kingpin
Sleepwalker

Maybe
Captain America (if not written by Brubaker)
Daredevil
Black Panther
X-Factor (depending on if this is more of the same from David)
Marvel Premiere
Rom
What If? (though what would What If? be like if it's a relaunched universe? What in the past is changing?)

 

[Phaedrus45]

I probably would be too to an extent. However, I was going for a complete shake up and restructuring while doing a bit of a soft reboot in places. Most characters, major and minor, that people like are still present and I don't think any of them are altered as dramatically as DC's Superman line. I'm hoping it'll be still relatable enough to be recognizable.

First, I must brag. My list has a potential for double the orders from Man Of Bat of your reboot. PLUS, he picked up a few of my over-priced books!

I'm guilty of loving team books. I honestly like team books better than solo books, which I tend to get bored with after a year of reading them. That said, there's plenty of team books with plenty of character growth. Fantastic Four, Avengers, X-Men, New Mutants, Power Pack, Runaways... we got great character development for characters in all these books. I don't think character development is a problem as long as the writers can actually do that (and there's some big name writers who seem to struggle with it).

This is a chance I recognize and decided to go with. What's the point of a shake up if it's the same old stuff? As I said in my posts, if the new stuff doesn't fly then shoot it down and replace it with yet another Spider-Man or Wolverine book. My goal was to cut down on stuff like that though to give other characters a chance to shine.

The big shake-up (at least in the terms of what DC did) is in starting over from scratch. (Although, with many of their books, the didn't really do that.) To add to it with such a huge restructuring would only incite fans more. I guess I went more for a classic approach, knowing I was dreaming; but, also, not going so overboard into the realm of having to make a deal with the devil.

I do like the idea of a Cosmic Powers book but I was hopoing to use the relaunch to relaunch the cosmic side and make it shine, as apposed to a book or two and constant events. You can't have a line without it being a line. That's just my opinion though.


And if this were a real relaunch... your buy list?

First, I agree with THANOSRULES. Too many cosmic power books on your list. Marvel probably has a tough enough time with the Annihilation books to have as many as you do. For me, Silver Surfer and Cosmic Powers is all I would want. Heck, I tend to get burned out with all the cosmic stuff.

Of course, you know me. I get everything Marvel puts out. So, my buy list would have it all, regardless of whether I was a fan of it or not. (And, even with DC, I picked up all first and second issues. There are some I'm going to drop; but, I've still got all the third issues, too.)

 

[Phaedrus45]

Yeah, because... in true Marvel fasion... you have to crank up some prices to make it happen!!! While I, in my humble fan-loving way, try to make them more reasonably priced for fans in this hard time

Did the DC dropping overall prices to $2.99 increase their totals by very much? I don't remember that happening. And, I don't think Marvel's cheaper titles are selling any better than their $3.99 titles. For a big relaunch, DC has shown that the collector mentality is still around; and, I just need to hook them with my first issue, hopefully. Fans will buy a $3.99 comic, like Action Comics and Justice League. (The question is if they'll go for a $4.99 Spider-Man Family, Strange Tales, Cosmic Powers, and Crazy. I'm hoping the high price offsets the lower readership. Those books might not have gotten a high number of readers in the first place; so, having it at a premium price might help keep them around.)

In my dream world, since Disney owns Crossgen... I'd add Sojourn to that list. Just throwing it out there.

Yeah, I can see why you'd want that. It just sucks that the Crossgen experiment was such a failure. I think we might have seen the last of that company. Anyway, I'm taking a big enough chance with Ultraverse. (It would be another overpriced book, with Prime being the main star. Then, you can have other adventures as the second story.)

I get the Family book to focus on other Spider-characters but I just don't feel the need for more than one Spider-Man book. More than one team book I can maybe see but for a solo character it's unnecessary. We have two Spider-Man books telling Spider-Man tales when one of those other dream projects you have could be seeing print. And for that price, Family would mysteriously shrink to a mini-series after about 3 issues and end after 5.

First, I would be having a bi-weekly Amazing Spider-Man any longer. Once a month is fine enough for me and my buying public. For me, I have fond memories of my youth, and that youth was ASM and Peter Parker, The Spectacular Spider-Man. Much of my line is a throwback to the memories of yesterday. (Sadly, I didn't have the balls to add Dazzler. She just wouldn't have the same appeal she had in the day.)

Sadly, I think the days of AF and Namor are done. They can't sustain a book to save their lives. I honestly think it'd be best to just split Alpha Flight up and let them grown individually in other stories. Namor needs to be on a team or group book (not necessarilly X-Men though) or in anthology tales.

I disagree. They just need to make Namor more like when Byrne was writing him. I loved that old series. IMO, he needs to stay away from the groups.

Now, would it be Death's Head or Death's Head II? Or Both?

Definitely, Death's Head II!

Universe X has me curious and I think Union Jack could be good if done right. And the bold are titles that nearly made my list as well.

I would highly consider both of those books. Union Jack with Brubaker as the writer would be sweet; and, Universe X would be just like the old maxi-series. It would give a look at how the future Marvel Universe would turn out many, many years later.

 

[JewishHobbit]

Are you sure you don't work for Marvel? Make everything about the 80's, then crank prices up to rediculous levels on titles that will struggle anyway just to squeeze in an extra buck before inevitably canceling them? Are all these #1's $4 too?

I'm more from the approach that if you price it lower more people would be willing to give it a shot. It may not have as much of a jolt in the first issue or two but it would hopefully maintain a larger quantity long enough to stablize and bring in more in the long run.

 

[JewishHobbit]

First, I must brag. My list has a potential for double the orders from Man Of Bat of your reboot. PLUS, he picked up a few of my over-priced books!

That's because your line reflects 30 year old comics and he is an old guy... thus, it appeals to him

Also, old people tend to have extra cash hidden away for these sorts of things. The rest of us have to pick and choose

 

[KangConquers]

My 52...or 51 or 53...too lazy to recount.

Amazing Spider-Man
Avengers
Avengers Academy
Avengers Solo
Avengers West Coast
Black Panther
Black Widow
Blade
Cable
Captain America
Captain America & Bucky
Daredevil
Deadpool
The Defenders
Doctor Strange
Elektra
Excalibur
Fantastic 4
Ghost Rider
Guardians of the Galaxy
Heroes For Hire
Howling Commandos
Incredible Hulk
Inhumans
Invincible Iron Man
Iron Man: Behind The Mask
Moon Knight
Ms. Marvel
Nick Fury: Director of SHIELD
Nova
Peter Parker: The Spectacular Spider-Man
Power Pack
Punisher
The Prodigious Pyms
Runaways
She-Hulk
Silver Surfer
Sub-Mariner
Super Hero Team-Up
Super Villain Spotlight
Thor
Thor: Tales of Asgard
Thunderbolts
Uncanny X-Men
What If?
Wolverine
Wolverine: Origins
X-Factor
X-Force
X-Men

 

[Themanofbat]

That's because your line reflects 30 year old comics and he is an old guy... thus, it appeals to him

 

[Phaedrus45]

My 52...or 51 or 53...too lazy to recount.

If I counted right, you only have 50.

I'm going to break it down a bit for the ease of my judging.

Avengers Titles

Avengers
Avengers Academy
Avengers Solo
Avengers West Coast

Avengers characters solo books

Black Widow
Captain America
Captain America & Bucky
Invincible Iron Man
Iron Man: Behind The Mask
Ms. Marvel
Thor
Tales Of Asgard
The Prodigious Pyms

First, I would get rid of Black Widow, Ms. Marvel, and The Prodigious Pyms. Those characters could easily go into your Avengers Solo title. (And, I am just not that interested in Hank Pym. Now, if it was The Irredeemable Ant-Man, you'd have me!) Also, I don't see the direction of I.M.: Behind The Mask. Is it about Tony Stark? That one does little for me, too.

Spider-Man titles

Amazing Spider-Man
Peter Parker: The Spectacular Spider-Man

Two Spidey titles would work for me. You could even through in a tie-in type character, and I'd be happy.

X-Titles

Cable
Deadpool
Excalibur
Uncanny X-Men
Wolverine
Wolverine: Origins
X-Factor
X-Force
X-Men

For me, I'd love to only see one Wolverine solo book. I like the current Regenesis idea, as he's not the sole character; but, one is enough for me. I'm not sure about Cable, either. It would have to be a great writer with a great concept.

Cosmic Books

Guardians Of The Galaxy
Nova
Silver Surfer

You know, I wouldn't mind a Guardians Of The Galaxy; but, I want that 90's version! I loved that old book. Nova would have some people happy; but, his solo books have never interested me.

Hulk Titles

Incredible Hulk
She-Hulk

Marvel Knights

Black Panther
Blade
Daredevil
Dr. Strange
Elektra
Ghost Rider
Heroes For Hire
Moon Knight
Punisher

I'd buy all of these.

Team Books

The Defenders
Fantastic 4
Inhumans
Power Pack
Runaways
Thunderbolts

I'd get all of these, too.

Others

Howling Commandos
Nick Fury: Director of SHIELD
Sub-Mariner
Super Hero Team-Up
Super Villain Spotlight
What If?

Okay. I'd probably drop Howling Commandos, especially since you already have Nick Fury on there. It might be a throwback book, though; but, I don't think old WWII adventures would be a good ongoing title.

 

[KangConquers]

If I counted right, you only have 50.

I'm going to break it down a bit for the ease of my judging.

Avengers Titles

Avengers
Avengers Academy
Avengers Solo
Avengers West Coast

Avengers characters solo books

Black Widow
Captain America
Captain America & Bucky
Invincible Iron Man
Iron Man: Behind The Mask
Ms. Marvel
Thor
Tales Of Asgard
The Prodigious Pyms

First, I would get rid of Black Widow, Ms. Marvel, and The Prodigious Pyms. Those characters could easily go into your Avengers Solo title. (And, I am just not that interested in Hank Pym. Now, if it was The Irredeemable Ant-Man, you'd have me!) Also, I don't see the direction of I.M.: Behind The Mask. Is it about Tony Stark? That one does little for me, too.

Spider-Man titles

Amazing Spider-Man
Peter Parker: The Spectacular Spider-Man

Two Spidey titles would work for me. You could even through in a tie-in type character, and I'd be happy.

X-Titles

Cable
Deadpool
Excalibur
Uncanny X-Men
Wolverine
Wolverine: Origins
X-Factor
X-Force
X-Men

For me, I'd love to only see one Wolverine solo book. I like the current Regenesis idea, as he's not the sole character; but, one is enough for me. I'm not sure about Cable, either. It would have to be a great writer with a great concept.

Cosmic Books

Guardians Of The Galaxy
Nova
Silver Surfer

You know, I wouldn't mind a Guardians Of The Galaxy; but, I want that 90's version! I loved that old book. Nova would have some people happy; but, his solo books have never interested me.

Hulk Titles

Incredible Hulk
She-Hulk

Marvel Knights

Black Panther
Blade
Daredevil
Dr. Strange
Elektra
Ghost Rider
Heroes For Hire
Moon Knight
Punisher

I'd buy all of these.

Team Books

The Defenders
Fantastic 4
Inhumans
Power Pack
Runaways
Thunderbolts

I'd get all of these, too.

Others

Howling Commandos
Nick Fury: Director of SHIELD
Sub-Mariner
Super Hero Team-Up
Super Villain Spotlight
What If?

Okay. I'd probably drop Howling Commandos, especially since you already have Nick Fury on there. It might be a throwback book, though; but, I don't think old WWII adventures would be a good ongoing title.

I could see throwing in a Venom comic. I also had an idea for another Avengers team book called Avengers International, which would be based on a man-made island in the Mediterranean, and would involve Black Panther, Black Knight, Hercules and other characters that live outside of the U.S.


This book would be in place of West Coast, because it always seemed a little silly to me that the only avengers teams are stationed in the states. If they had a European Avengers team for example, Ultron's genocide in the Ultron Unlimited arc could've been met with resistance.

 

[Phaedrus45]

I could see throwing in a Venom comic. I also had an idea for another Avengers team book called Avengers International, which would be based on a man-made island in the Mediterranean, and would involve Black Panther, Black Knight, Hercules and other characters that live outside of the U.S.


This book would be in place of West Coast, because it always seemed a little silly to me that the only avengers teams are stationed in the states. If they had a European Avengers team for example, Ultron's genocide in the Ultron Unlimited arc could've been met with resistance.

Personally, I'd take that Avengers International anyday over many other Avengers type books. In fact, on my list, I'd drop my Avengers West Coast, and I'd steal your idea. (Problem is ... I don't see it lasting long. I would love those characters together; but, you'd have to stick in a bigger name.)

 

[Phaedrus45]

The Avengers:
Captain America
Iron Man
Thor
Wasp
Hercules
Ms. Marvel
Black Knight
Sersi
Ant Man (Scott Lang)

Supporting: Jarvis

I don't have a problem with this grouping at all. It takes me back to my favorite run of The Avengers, when Sersi and Black Knight were on the team. I'm still not a Hercules fan; but, I could live with him much easier when he's not a central figure.

The Future Foundation

:
Mr. Fantastic
Invisible Woman
Thing
Human Torch
Spider-Man
Vision
Beast

Supporting cast: She-Hulk, Bruce Banner, Dr. Nemesis

First, drop the Future Foundation title. They are, always will be, and always should be The Fantastic Four. Vision and Beast do not belong, either. As for a supporting cast, drop Dr. Nemesis, too.

The Initiative:

Night Thrasher (the original)
Justice
Firestar
Speedball
Luke Cage
Jessica Jones
Spider-Woman
Daredevil
Gambit

Supporting Staff: Squirrel Girl, baby Danielle, and Miles the Cat

Wow. This is just a hot mess! Personally, I don't miss Night Thrasher in the least bit. And, this group is such a hodgepodge, I don't see it making sense. Hate to say it; but, I'm SOOO not feeling this book.

Solo titles branching from the Mainstream:

Captain America
The Invincible Iron Man
The Mighty Thor
The Incredible Hulk
The Amazing Spider-Man
The Thing
Daredevil
Night Thrasher
Luke Cage (with Jessica Jones and baby Danielle)
Gambit

Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. WHAT??!!??

You want to NOT ONLY have Night Thrasher in a team book; but, now you think he can sustain a solo title??!!?? This book better be priced a buck; because, I'll sell more of my $4.99 books than you will this $2.99 one!

Oh, and Gambit is another fail for me. They've tried it before, and it didn't even catch on when he was somewhat popular. (Really, where have all the Gambit fans gone? His character is ruined and dull.)

The Nova Corps:

Quasar
Robbie Rider
Lindy Nolan
Tre Owens
Malik Tarcel
Fraktur
Irani
Quibit
Morrow
Zan Philo

Supporting Cast: Nova, Darkhawk


The Captain Britain Corps:
Captain Britain
Lionhart
Megan
Psylocke
Blink (from AoA/Exiles)
Prime (from the Malibu Universe)

Guardians of the Galaxy:
Starlord
Gamora
Drax
Mantis
Rocket Raccoon
Groot
Lifeguard
Lyja Lazerfist

The Annihilators:
Beta Ray Bill
Gladiator
Ronan
Super Skrull
Captain Universe (possessing Rick Jones regularly)
Warlock (of the New Mutants)
Sentry

Heralds:
Galactus
Silver Surfer
Firelord
Frankie Raye
Terrax
Morg
Stardust
Thanos

Solo titles branching from the Cosmic line:
Nova
Captain Britain
Thanos
Captain Universe (staring Rick Jones)
The Sentry (Jenkins proved to us this can be done and done well… I’d like to see an attempt with Bendis’ continuity wiped clean)

WAAAYYY too many Cosmic books. While I have a fond place in my heart for Marvel's cosmic tales, I can only take so much. Captain Britain Corps could work nicely; but, I'd pop that out of the Cosmic realm. It really doesn't fit. I'd also scratch all your solo books. Thanos has the most potential; but, I find it best to throw him into another book. In the end, I go with Nova Corps, Guardians, and Annihilators. (Heralds can be tossed in any of those other titles, at your whim.

The Arcane
Doctor Strange
Wong
Doctor Voodoo
Damien Hellstrom
The Scarlet Witch
Quicksilver
Rune (of the Malibu Universe)

Kill Kingdom of Fire, and toss it into the above book. I do like how we're on the same page with the Ultraverse showing back up. As I mentioned, I didn't even look at your list before typing mine out. Still, too many teams for my taste.

The Immortal Weapons:

Iron Fist
Fat Cobra
Prince of Orphans
Bride of Nine Spiders
Tiger’s Beautiful Daughter
Davos, the Steel Phoenix
Handsome Monkey King

I'll go with this one, too.

Solo titles branching from the Magical genre:
Dr. Strange
The Ghost Riders (starting Blaze and Ketch)
Immortal Iron Fist

The biggest problem is that some of the solo books are overkill for me with your team books. It's why I didn't give Iron Fist a solo book; or, I didn't combine my characters into another idea I had, Alias: Power Man And Iron Fist. Immortal Weapons is enough for that character. Same goes with Dr. Strange. You've got him in The Arcane. That's enough.

Conspiracy:
Nick Fury
Sharon Carter
Black Widow
Winter Soldier
Hawkeye
Ant-Man (Eric O’Grady)
Quake (Daisy Johnson)
Doug Ramsey

A good SHIELD team. I don't even mind Doug Ramsey being there.

The Departed:
Dead Girl (X-Statix)
Death’s Head II
Terror Inc.
Ghoul (of the Malibu Universe)

I see where you're going; but, I'm not feeling this at all. I will take a Dead Girl and Death's Head II comic, though. SEPARATELY!

Turf War:
Punisher
Cloak
Dagger
Moon Knight
The Molten Man
Venom (Flash Thompson)
Black Panther

Nice. BUT, I'm a bit "turf war"ed out. No more turf wars or Iron Wars for me .. at least for quite a while.

Thunderbolts:

Baron Zemo
Songbird
Moonstone
Mach X
Shocker
Ghost
Paladin
Random


Solo books branching from MK titles:
Winter Soldier
Punisher
Venom (Flash Thompson)
Baron Zemo

Good. But, no Random in the Thunderbolts. Also, I would say no on Baron Zemo, since it's overkill, again. And, I still hate Flash as Venom.

The X-Men books

(11 total)

The X-Men: (based out of Westchester)
Wolverine
Angel
Iceman
Storm
Colossus
Kitty Pryde
Rogue
Cecelia Reyes

The Summers Clan: (based out of Anchorage, Alaska)
Cyclops
Havoc
Cable
Nate Grey
Rachel Grey
Hope Summers
Teon

Generation X:
Emma Frost
Husk
Chamber
Jubilee (Vampire)
M
Blink
Stepford Cuckoos

X-Force:
Cannonball
Sunspot
Rictor
Shatterstar
Magma
Meltdown
Longshot
Dazzler

The X-Humed: based on Utopia
Prodigy
Surge
Elixir
Hellion
Mercury
Rockslide
Anole
Dust
X-23

X-Factor:
Multiple Man
Strong Guy
Wolfesbane
Siryn
Darwin
Polaris
Northstar

X-Sanction:
Fantomex
Deadpool
Maverick
Bishop
Archer
Fixx

Solo titles branching from the X-Line:
Wolverine
Multiple Man
Deadpool
Rockslide & Anole

There was a reason I don't have too many x-titles on my list. Marvel is just killing me with so many right now, and you want to do the same.

I say no to: Summers Clan, X-Humed, and X-Sanction. None of those do a thing for me. The solo books could work, though. Rockslide and Anole has the most potential, with a good writer, naturally.

Young Avengers:
Patriot
Hawkeye II
Hulkling
Wiccan
Speed
Stature
Iron Lad
Kristoff Von Doom
Coat-In-Arms

Runaways:
Nico Minoru
Karolina Dean
Chase Stein
Victor Mancha
Molly Hayes
Julie Powers
Normie Osborn

The Academy:
STAFF
Hank Pym
Tigra
Professor Xavier
Magneto
Jacosta

KIDS
Kid Omega
Zero (Kenji from Generation Hope)
Transonic (Laurie from Generation Hope)
Mettle
Hazmat
Franklin Richards
Scarlet Spider (Patrick)
Rage
Cloud 9
Skaar

Solo titles branching from Young Marvel:
Magneto
Skaar

The team books could work; but, I would strike down Magneto. And, I would keep Skaar solo.