JM: Since we're on the subject of name creators, Final Crisis Grant Morrison recently said the following in Wizard as regards your upcoming summer event, Secret Invasion:
"We're going to kick their ass so hard. [Laughs] Marvel had its big year last year with Civil War, which was an amazing event and really changed the Marvel landscape. With Secret Invasion, we've seen the Skrull thing before. We've seen it in the Kree-Skrull War, again in series like the Fantastic Four. They're kind of resting this year. [Laughs] So if you're a Marvel fan, come over here. There's only one book to read this summer. It's simple."
What do you think about Grant's remarks?
JQ- In the immortal words of Roy Batty, "That's the spirit!"
I thought it was great because for the longest time I've been wondering if those guys across town had a pulse. [Laughs] Seriously, at least Grant is trying to stir it up and make some noise, which I think is very healthy for our industry. I love mixing it up with DC, so let's get in the trenches, let's get muddy, let's have some fun, and let's sell some books! Everyone wins!
That said, the one place where I would take exception to Grant's comments were when he tried to downplay Secret Invasion and it's importance simply because it's a story with Skrulls in it and we've seen Skrulls before. This kind of comment is a bit hard to swallow from a guy who's writing an event with the word "Crisis" in itI kid, I kid!
We've seen DC's universes split and reunite before, haven't we? Do you think we might just see different versions of our DC favorite characters? Will there be a key life-and/or-death moment with the Flash? The answer is probably "yes" to all those questions. But I don't believe that Grant's Final Crisis will be redundant simply because it has the word "Crisis" in it and "promises to change everything." I give Grant a lot more credit than that, and expect that he'll blow everyone away and not give us something we've seen before, or at least take what's happened before and turn it totally on its ear to give us a new take on it. He also has the brilliant J.G. Jones doing the art, so it's going to look fantastic.
I'll give Grant a lot of credit in all that. I just wish he would have given [Secret Invasion writer and artist] Brian Bendis and Leinil Yu the same courtesy with his comments.
But that aside, I love the trash talk. It's been a bit quiet out there lately, so it's time to light up the boards and get things rolling again. Summer is almost here and fans and retailers are waiting to rock 'n' roll! And I'm back on Fridays!
And as a final personal addendum, let me add that I'm really looking forward to
what's it called? Crisis on Infi
? No, Infinite Cr--? Which one are we on now? Oh, yeahFinal Crisis! Seriously. And I hope it sells like hotcakes because it's never better than when Marvel and DC are going head-to-head with our A-games. Oh, and while I'm at it, while I know Grant thinks (wishes) we were taking the year off, I guess he hasn't seen the monthly sales figures over the last year and a half, has he? [Laughs]
So let the games begin.
