They all look the fool to Disney because of Feiges split and the bad PR constant gaming of their declining sales is wearing on them. Top brass want to make a hard left back to what worked with Steve, Thor, Tony, Banner and other recognizable faces. Editorial knows how bad its going to look to push all their diversity celebrations to the side. Reality is those books didnt sell. A lot of it had to do with Marvels chincy practices finally reaching a breaking point with fans but the internal editorial spin is that comic shop fans arent ready to embrace change. The terrible reaction to Hydra CapSecret Empire forced a change in plans. Offers 50 GB of free storage space. Uploaded files are encrypted and only the user holds the decryption keys. Lyberty. coms weeklymonthly splash page. Yes, a splash page is old fashioned, but its been a tradition here since 1999. Originally it was going to end with a quasi Dark Reign scenario where Hydra is vanquished thanks to Kubik shenanigans and the World Security Council from the movies steps in to assume power over super heroes and everything has Civil War era overtones with registrations, boot camps, the idea of an Inhuman ban. The Vanishing Point would be a way to bring back Steve, Tony, Thor, Banner sort of like Hickmans Time Runs Out jump skip but in reverse, it would rewind the characters to before the Hydra subversion stars. The classic heroes realize that they have lost touch with the people and need to learn how to fight for them again. In the meantime, the new generation of Miles, Kamala, Riri and other Champions would form the resistance against the WSC state. Generation was also planned to be the transition from the classic guys taking a step back and letting the new generation lead the charge. Legacy is a rush job. They cant afford to take the classic characters off the table like that for so long but they also dont want to piss off the new diverse audience theyve been trying to court. Theyre trying to have their cake and eat it too, and please all masters. Its a scattershot way to buy time while they right the course on several books. Its not going to be about new number 1s but milestone 5. A lot of these big volume numbers are really stretching the definition but the constant relaunches have started to seriously damage the trade departments ability to plan out long term marketing. Anonymous 0. 90. Sun 1. 7 0. 1 3. No. Theyre bringing back the Ultimate line for the teen heroes. Miles will become Ultimate Spider Man again. Siri becomes Ultimate Iron Man. X Men Blue becomes Ultimate X Men. Champions becomes the Ultimates. The only adult character that will be a regular presence is Captain Marvel because they want her to be seen a prominent character to the overarching power structure of the WSCSHIELD and other elements that will factor into her movie heavily. Theyll still make guest appearances in the main books but dont expect them to anchor anymore franchises. Bendis staying on Miles and Riri. Hopeless is still on Ult X. New Ultimates writer is Amy Reeder Waid is a stop gap on Cap to bridge the Legacy launch, then takes over Iron Man with 6. Doom will be the main villain. Coates is taking over Cap with 7. They want him on the book to endorse the image rehabilitation. Theres a lot of face palming internally about the cap is a nazi talk. Hes on both that and Black Panther as long as his schedule allows. They got lucky with Greg Pak and Hulk. It leads into a Planet Hulk revival pretty seamlessly. Jane Foster dying was always the end game with the storyline, but the positive response with female fans means theyre trying to find a way to make her stick around. Tentatively planning to make her the new Valkyrie as the movie version is a blank slate and no one cares about the 7. Defenders character. Classic Thor will be space bound for awhile. Definitely through Ragnarok. Anonymous 0. Sun 1. No. 9. 14. 24. 1 Slott is off Amazing Spider Man. Theyre going to move him over to Friendly Neighborhood the fear is he would sign exclusive with DC if they took it away from him completely. Plus he struggles with deadlines and theres less risk with him off to the side. They cant ignore declining sales anymore and its time for a refresh. Spencer was earmarked for Amazing Spider Man for awhile but hes earned it after taking the heat for Secret Empire. Plus there are fans of his Superior Foes book in editorial and the plan is to emphasize tech based criminals, go smaller scale, focus on NYC. Yes, like the movie. No, theyre not going to de age him to a teenager. Although it is a corporate synergy idea that has been floated editorial has been able to argue that theres no great way to do it yet. Theyre hoping Tom Holland ages up and they give up on that idea. The time displaced X Men are an albatross brought on by First Class synergy. No major plans for MJ beyond guest spots here and there. The marriage isnt coming back ever. Renew Your Vows will stick around until its a money loss. Its just a spin off that had some legs, like Spider Gwen. Silver SableBlack Cat plans are being developed. Big plans for the Venom series to have a central role in Marvel events. The X Men are still in a tight spot. Resurr. Xion was itself a rush job after the Inhumans movie push was officially kaput and there was no future for family of books. Because of the Fox issue, they still cant create new ideas that could go toward the movies so its literally just nostalgia retreads. Uncanny will be back next year with Xavier. Old Man Logan is sticking around for the foreseeable future with X 2. Wolverine. They burned out Deadpool fans with the price gouging, so no plans for spin off series, but there will always be mini series on the side to line out trades. Anonymous 0. 90. Sun 1. 7 0. 5 3. No. Seriously, dont expect the classic Fantastic Four anytime soon. Ike has seemingly dug his heels in even though Fox will probably never figure out what to do with them, hes spiting the brand because of how bad the negotiations went. Sue Reed and the kids are seen as boring enough to sacrifice. Two In One is basically a containment book for people to get their F4 fix. Its an inventory book, no set writer, its like Avenging Spider Man or AX. Different writers will get to use different pet characters. Ms. Marvel is in a funky spot because most at Marvel are aware that something organically special happened with her book. Shes basically the new Runaways, a special project with a special writers connection. It will last as long as Wilson wants to writer her, with a focus on the bookstore market while she pops in and out of other books when relevant. They want the audience to have enough familiarity with her because its inevitable shell be adapted sooner than later its way too soon for her to be introduced into any Carol Danvers sequels so the TV division might snag her for their HuluFreeform teen show pitches. Moon Girl is saved by her trade sales but the threshold is much lower for if sales drop any lower. Wilson is also taking over Captain Marvel. They need to make it work and shell do the best job tying the legacy together. Kamala, Monica Rambeau, SWORD its all part of it. Runaways is just a mini series. They just want the trade out in time for the Hulu show. They cant seem to get readers to care if its not BKV but they know people still love the franchise. Cloak Dagger and New Warriors series are coming. Squirrel Girl is wrapping up and North is moving her storylines over to NW where shell be the main character. Anonymous 0. 90. Sun 1. 7 0. 6 4. No. Slott is off Amazing Spider Man. Good, hes been on that book for way too long.