Marvel to reboot continuity?

http://comics.cosmicbooknews.com/content/marvel-comics-reboot-rumored-2015-avengers-time-runs-out-event

Marvel has been pretty upfront in their statements regarding the New 52 that they wouldn't reboot their own continuity. Instead, they went with the Marvel NOW! banner, which arguably hasn't been all that successful in launching new #1s.

Now at the Diamond Retailer Summit at Las Vegas, it's rumored that for 2015, Marvel will be doing a reboot that looks to spring out of Jonathan Hickman's Avengers.

This September will see Avengers #34 and #35 time jump by 8 months where it's said (via Bleeding Cool):

"Time Runs Out" sees everything Jonathan Hickman has been building towards comes to a close and will affect the entire Marvel company across the board, forcing them to do something the company has never done in its 75 years.

It's stated that the speculation amongst retailers is that it will be a Marvel reboot.

The following images were released, where "it" will happen in May 2015:

I really hope this isn't true. One of the things I like about Marvel over DC is that they don't do reboots.

Hope it'll only affect the Hickman written books.

Wait and see, wait and see...

Been thinking about this if it happens

how are they going to re-introduce all the early stuff with Namor, Captain America & Invaders etc or are they waiting on WW3 to happen.

Time should run out on this idea. Like WTF, has anyone been reading the sh!t that's being put up by the DC camp? The only thing that keeps me going back for more are only a couple books at this point. Red Hood and the Outlaws was complete trash this week. The Bat family has too many books, Wonder Woman is okay, but the art suck balls, the Green Latern books are semi interesting, and lack the punch that they had just 6 months ago. The rest of the books just bored me to the point that I nearly had to staple my ass to the seat to read them. I really don't think that Marvel needs to go that route. Instead they should focus on Starbrand, Angela, Blue Marvel, and Hyperion in terms of putting them in the spotlight a little more. They have great things going on with Thanos and his Black Order. The Guardian's of the Galaxy are rocking IMO, and never have I enjoyed the title more. Instead what they plan on doing is reintroducing Charlie 27, and his crew of losers, while this comic is by far more interesting because it deal with present 616 events. It really can't even be said that they lack in power with Angela along, but it should instead be noted that they have plenty of finesse.

Rebooting is a horrible idea. Look at how long it's actually taking DC to flesh out or even present characters that people are dying to read about like Majestic instead they go and put out too much Batman, and his clones. I could probably go on and on about it, but you guys get the point.

According to Franklin, the incursions--the end of ALL--will continue, and cannot be stopped(regardless of the attempts otherwise):

...And given that Frank has already lived through/witnessed these events firsthand, his word is pretty irrefutable at this point:
http://i.imgur.com/GEZVbJO.jpg

So yeah, it *seems* like Marvel is setting the stage for a reboot of sorts. /shrug

Originally posted by Kazenji
Been thinking about this if it happens

how are they going to re-introduce all the early stuff with Namor, Captain America & Invaders etc or are they waiting on WW3 to happen.

Originally posted by riv6672

More curious as to Punisher. He has a fixed time point thats already wearing thin. Discussed an update at another site; make him a Desert Storm vet, put him in his mid to late 40s now.

I know they were going to use that idea for the Punisher Movie with Thomas Jane.

They should have. The FBI thing was meh.
I'm pretty sure they used it for War Zone. He was shown in Marine dress uniform when his file was seen, no mention of Vietnam was made, but he was obviously a combat vet...
Very low key and well handled.

Rebooting's a bad idea if you ask me.

Their problem is getting new readers but the fact that they can't stick with something for more a year or two. After Siege we were supposed to get the Heroic Age, which I thought was going to bring things back a bit closer to the oldschool, but then it made way for Marvel NOW, which was arguably the same thing? Only everybody needed yet another uniform upgrade and roster shuffle.

Originally posted by Galan007
According to Franklin, the incursions--the end of ALL--will continue, and cannot be stopped(regardless of the attempts otherwise):

...And given that Frank has already lived through/witnessed these events firsthand, his word is pretty irrefutable at this point:
http://i.imgur.com/GEZVbJO.jpg

So yeah, it *seems* like Marvel is setting the stage for a reboot of sorts. /shrug

Very good observation.

Krisblaze mentioned getting back to old school.
I've been saying that for years. Streamline the number of books, downplay the constant government meddling.
Stop having heroes spend 90% of their time fighting other heroes.

The MU's always been grittier than DC, but it shouldnt be dark. Get back to good guys doing good things and bad guys with nefarious plots chewing the scenery in the mighty Marvel manner.
Have some fun, dammit.

Marvel U can still be dark, Just depends on the character.

Of course it can and of course it does. But not the whole line.
Dark does not equal better.

I agree, I don't want to see the F4 go down the dark & gritty route.

When's the last time the Avengers were on David Letterman, or Spidey had to stick a paper bag on his head, or Ben Grimm got pied by the Yancy street Gang, Luke Cage beat up a soda machine, or a couple of heroes randomly teamed up to stop a an odd three name villain (Paste Pot Pete, Fin Fang Foom...)?
Do mooks rob banks at Marvel any more???

Wouldn't a reboot throw a wrench into the Captain America getting too old to carry the shield idea? They could have gone a different way with that whole thing like having him abducted, and given a dose of ionic energy like Simon.

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The chances of this happening in a Marvel comic nowadays...
...are about the same as the chances of me growing a full head of hair.

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