Comics The writer from the Braintrust/Webheads leaving ASM is...

[stillanerd]

Marc Guggenheim.

As he states in the latest news bulletin from Marvel.com:

Guggenheim's upcoming story [Who was Ben Reilly] will also mark his last outing in Spider-Man's world for the foreseeable future, as the writer reveals that commitments elsewhere have forced him to step down from the Webheads.

"This will be my last arc on the book as a member of Spidey's 'Webheads,'" Guggenheim confirms. "I'd been thinking of an exit strategy for a while now because my workload has gotten so heavy, and the inter-coordination required to write Spider-Man was something I found myself having less and less time to devote to. I was going to write one more arc, but I was so happy with the way this one was turning out that I thought this should be my swan song. Hopefully, people will buy the book, read it and agree with me.

But I'm still keeping my toes in the Spidey-Pool. I'm writing the three- with AMAZING SPIDER-MAN PRESENT JACKPOT that guest stars Spidey-on sale in January. Check it out!-and I hope to do future Spidey projects that don't require as much inter-coordination as the semi-weekly does."

http://marvel.com/news/comicstories.9493.Amazing_Spider-Man~colon~_Remember_Ben_Reilly%3F

So I guess that leaves Dan Slott as the only guy of the original four to stay. I can't say I'm really too surprised considering Slott essentially is the main member apart from Wacker and Waid, Kelly, and Van Lente are the ones who have been getting the most stories upcoming. Although I do wonder whether or not any of the other braintrust/webheads will utilize Kaine after Guggenheim has reintroduced him in his last arc?

 

[kguillou]

HIP HIP HOORAY!! Guggenheim's stories sucked man. Guggenheim and Gale were the worst of the Spidey braintrust, thank god they're gone. Now maybe Slott can get more focus and do more stories.

 

[Meehaul]

I think the 3x schedule is making it hard to attract the best writers/artists. Producing on that schedule and needing to clear your stories with so many folks is likely a deterrent to snagging the best creative talent.

 

[SpideyInATree]

This does not bother me too much. Gives Fred Van Lente more chances to write on the book because he's been awesome on Spider-Man recently. With the Mr. Negative miniseries and the recent Chameleon arc in Amazing.

 

[Themanofbat]

I don't believe that the 3x schedule is hurting the creators "that" much, considering that they have stories plotted almost 18 months in advance...

 

[Spider-ManHero12]

This is...somewhat surprising. I guess the 3x a month is having an affect on him.

 

[Themanofbat]

That's too bad... I liked Guggs... other than the lame Jackpot Annual, most of his stuff was ok to very good in my opinion...

 

[JJJ's Ulcer]

HIP HIP HOORAY!! Guggenheim's stories sucked man. Guggenheim and Gale were the worst of the Spidey braintrust, thank god they're gone. Now maybe Slott can get more focus and do more stories.

Oh give me a break! Guggenheim was awesome. At least he's going out on a high-note with the Ben Reilly arc.

 

[WOLVERINE25TH]

Let's see how the books are before ya heap that praise on him.

 

[kguillou]

I just could not stand the way Guggenheim wrote Spiderman, he wrote him like Bendis writes him: an immature, annoying man-child. Guggenheim's spiderman never stops joking and his jokes aren't even funny. Slott is great cause he gets spidey's witty humor and balances it with seriousness, same with mark waid and joe kelly. Guggenheim just didnt get spidey imo, plus his jackpot stories were completely pointless.

 

[WOLVERINE25TH]

What do you expect from the guy who had Wolverine survive a ground zero nuclear explosion and regenerate from nothing?

 

[kguillou]

Holy cow Guggenheim wrote that? LOL. I never even realized that. Well there ya have it folks.

 

[Ultimate Kaine]

Great, our best hope for more Reilly-related stories in AMAZING, gone. Dammit. Thanks Marc, at least, for the arc next month.

 

[JJJ's Ulcer]

Great, our best hope for more Reilly-related stories in AMAZING, gone. Dammit. Thanks Marc, at least, for the arc next month.

Nah. There's no reason another writer (who is sympathetic to us clone fans) can't run with the ball. This more lies with Wacker who is pretty awesome and understands that there's a big Reilly/Kaine fan club out there. If he was replaced by a new editor who hated the clone saga, then he or she would have veto power over any clone related stories and that would be much worse than just losing a writer.

 

[JJJ's Ulcer]

What do you expect from the guy who had Wolverine survive a ground zero nuclear explosion and regenerate from nothing?

Are you talking about the mini with Wolverine in Hiroshima when the atomic bomb drops? If so, that was Brian K Vaughn. If you're talking about some other story... then that means two people have written stories with Wolverine surviving nukes, so for him it's kind of routine.

 

[Venom 1988]

Are you talking about the mini with Wolverine in Hiroshima when the atomic bomb drops? If so, that was Brian K Vaughn. If you're talking about some other story... then that means two people have written stories with Wolverine surviving nukes, so for him it's kind of routine.

He's talking about the Civil War arc in Wolverine which was written by Marc Guggenheim

 

[JJJ's Ulcer]

He's talking about the Civil War arc in Wolverine which was written by Marc Guggenheim

Okay, that is kinda stupid. I can't even see Deadpool surviving that. I thought if you destroyed his brain or cut off his head that was it for him. Definitely think they went over the top there, especially when considering how a stun-gun or a good punch can sometimes take him out.

On the other hand, Guggs has written some great Spidey yarns, such as the Flash Thompson issue last year and I'm very excited for his Ben Reilly arc. So I'm not going to condemn him for one lapse in judgement.