Comics One More Day Discussion Thread

[ragingdemon155]

I wonder what May would think if (or when) she finds out that she owes her life to the devil?

Heh I hate Aunt May now

I blame her and Joey Q for my favorite couple being canceled.

 

[Spider-ManHero12]

Heh I hate Aunt May now

I blame her and Joey Q for my favorite couple being canceled.

There was other ways around it. The marriage and Aunt May could ahve survived. It JQ's fault only, IMO.

 

[ragingdemon155]

There was other ways around it. The marriage and Aunt May could ahve survived. It JQ's fault only, IMO.

I completely agree.

I was always a firm believer that Aunt May should have remained dead after ASM #400. That was a classic issue and easily one of my favorite single issues I've ever read as far as Spider-man is concerned. Bringing her back made no sense.

So yea, extending her life even longer now is ridiculous. Let Aunt May go already. She serves no purpose in Spider titles anymore. Her time has been up for some time now.

 

[Spider-ManHero12]

I completely agree.

I was always a firm believer that Aunt May should have remained dead after ASM #400. That was a classic issue and easily one of my favorite single issues I've ever read as far as Spider-man is concerned. Bringing her back made no sense.

So yea, extending her life even longer now is ridiculous. Let Aunt May go already. She serves no purpose in Spider titles anymore. Her time has been up for some time now.

Well, seeing Aunt May it BND doesn't bother me. I mean it's defenitley good that she's in BND, but I do agree that she should have remained dead after ASM Issue #400.

 

[farmernudie]

Issue 400 gave a very respectful and nice final story for aunt may.

It makes it sadder (and pathetic) for me personally to know now that she is alive currently and owes it all to Satan and Pete.

 

[Miss Webb]

The only way this would be remotely workable with May is if she were made young again, in some bizarre faustian twist...after all, when you deal with Big Red, things are bound to be fouled up.

 

[farmernudie]

The elderly don't need better health care these days to live longer....just loser nephews who are married and willing to deal with Satan.

 

[Miss Webb]

Say, what if Jackpot is Felicia in a wig?

 

[imdaly]

Say, what if Jackpot is Felicia in a wig?

Black Cat = Bad Luck
Jackpot = Good Luck

hmm....

 

[Spider-ManHero12]

Issue 400 gave a very respectful and nice final story for aunt may.

Defenitley, it's without a doubt powerful enough to make me or anybody tear up. No matter what happens, that death will always be the most well done and emotional death Aunt May could ever have.

 

[farmernudie]

Unfortunately, now Aunt May (unless this one who was in a coma was an actress or a skrull) is the poster child for the power of Satan and what he can do.

OMD actually COULD have been moving too and could have had aunt may die, pete and mj divorced or...something...and it could have been dramatic too...like #400....IF instead of going a pure cheeseball route with the Devil trading marriages for elderly people living longer. IF OMD/BND were an actual story and not an AGENDA...it COULD have been good.

 

[DoomRulz]

Unfortunately, now Aunt May (unless this one who was in a coma was an actress or a skrull) is the poster child for the power of Satan and what he can do.

OMD actually COULD have been moving too and could have had aunt may die, pete and mj divorced or...something...and it could have been dramatic too...like #400....IF instead of going a pure cheeseball route with the Devil trading marriages for elderly people living longer. IF OMD/BND were an actual story and not an AGENDA...it COULD have been good.

Anything could have been good. Hell, Joe Q could be a good EIC if he wasn't such a moron. And while I agree with your first point about the poster child, I don't think Aunt May will gain prominence in anti-Satan circles

 

[Blader5489]

Hell, Joe Q could be a good EIC

He isn't?

 

[Brand]

He isn't?

As a publicist for Marvel he is great, but as EiC (his actual job) I'd say he is a 5 (on a scale of 1-10).

 

[Blader5489]

As a publicist for Marvel he is great, but as EiC (his actual job) I'd say he is a 5 (on a scale of 1-10).

And what would you say his job is?

 

[Brand]

And what would you say his job is?

I'll start with the definition from Wikipedia (the greatest source on Earth ) and work from there.

Executive editor

The top editor sometimes has the title executive editor or editor-in-chief (the former is replacing the latter in the language). This person is generally responsible for the content of the publication. The exception is that newspapers that are large enough usually have a separate editor for the editorials and opinion pages in order to have a complete separation of its news reporting and its editorial content.

The executive editor sets the publication standards for performance, as well as for motivating and developing the staff. The executive editor is also responsible for developing and maintaining the publication budget. In concert with the publisher and the operating committee, the executive editor is responsible for strategic and operational planning.

Overall, I'd say JQ is the man who's ultimately responsible for the stories that Marvel is producing. I give him props for bringing in the talent that he has managed to bring to the company, but he's also the one who's been pushing the event-driven Marvel that we've had these last few years. Those sort of stories are short on quality and characterization, meant only to stir up hype. Also, his insistence on pursuing his own agendas (his "genies") regardless of the desire for such stories (whether from the writers or the readers) is another knock against him.

 

[Doc Destruction]

Having this argument with Blader is a waste of your time, FYI.

 

[Brand]

Having this argument with Blader is a waste of your time, FYI.

Nah, I'm not arguing anything here. Blader asked me what I considered JQ's job to be and I answered honestly. He can feel differently about it and say for what HE feels JQ to be responsible, but I've stated my position and don't have much else to add.

 

[Blader5489]

I'll start with the definition from Wikipedia (the greatest source on Earth ) and work from there.



Overall, I'd say JQ is the man who's ultimately responsible for the stories that Marvel is producing. I give him props for bringing in the talent that he has managed to bring to the company, but he's also the one who's been pushing the event-driven Marvel that we've had these last few years. Those sort of stories are short on quality and characterization, meant only to stir up hype. Also, his insistence on pursuing his own agendas (his "genies") regardless of the desire for such stories (whether from the writers or the readers) is another knock against him.

So his job isn't to ensure a healthy business? It isn't to keep sales consistently high? It isn't to crush the Distinguished Competition on a monthly basis?

If you don't like Quesada's direction on some stories--like OMD or House of M--then you're entitled to that, of course. But I think it would be wrong not to acknowledge that, like him or not, Quesada is one of the more successful editors-in-chief Marvel has had.

 

[farmernudie]

I personally don't think Joe has been that bad of a EIC.

Sure, he has been rather gimmicky.

The thing I think he's done the worst as EIC is that i don't feel his take or agenda with Spidey has been done well at all, nor do i feel he has a good feel for the spidey character specifically.

He's done well on other books tho, and getting artists/writers signed.

That being said, I'd like to see less events, less arcs...and would like to see a trend where we go back to the good ol' days of 12 issues and an annual with a creative team that stays put and can work their ideas thru before the next big event or creative team changes everything.

 

[shinlyle]

I personally don't think Joe has been that bad of a EIC.

Sure, he has been rather gimmicky.

The thing I think he's done the worst as EIC is that i don't feel his take or agenda with Spidey has been done well at all, nor do i feel he has a good feel for the spidey character specifically.

He's done well on other books tho, and getting artists/writers signed.

That being said, I'd like to see less events, less arcs...and would like to see a trend where we go back to the good ol' days of 12 issues and an annual with a creative team that stays put and can work their ideas thru before the next big event or creative team changes everything.

I remember those days...12 issues and an annual...not having to worry about what the Avengers, X-Men or FF were up to every month to see if it would conflist with the books you read....good times. Major crossovers every 5 years, maybe, as opposed to every single summer...

...I'd pay for that.

 

[Brand]

I remember those days...12 issues and an annual...not having to worry about what the Avengers, X-Men or FF were up to every month to see if it would conflist with the books you read....good times. Major crossovers every 5 years, maybe, as opposed to every single summer...

...I'd pay for that.

Most definitely.

I've always said that I would have loved to see what stories PAD and Aguirre-Sacasa could have given us if they hadn't had to deal with any of the crossovers/tie-ins with which their runs were so consistently saddled. We still got some good stories from them, but the possibilities...

 

[farmernudie]

And if they absolutely HAD to interupt for an "event" or a new creative team or special "Arc".....most importantly...they'd keep Spidey and his cast IN character....and not write him for the event, or for shock and awe.

That's the thing...even with JMS and the planned out reboot by Joe....all these events we've gotten...the unmasking...etc....the characters were written to fit the event and what they wanted in the event (for free publicity) instead of writing the characters in character and adding them to the event. Spidey and his cast were pretty much pawns for Civil War, Sins Past, OMD, etc.

12 issues, an annual, and some respect for the characters would be awesome and would get my money again!

 

[Blader5489]

That being said, I'd like to see less events, less arcs...and would like to see a trend where we go back to the good ol' days of 12 issues and an annual with a creative team that stays put and can work their ideas thru before the next big event or creative team changes everything.

How ironic.

 

[farmernudie]