Marvel to reboot continuity?

Meh, I don't think the problem is lack of levity.

The 'funny' books are worse than the serious ones.

They need consistency. Writers need to be tied to their books for longer periods of time, not that shit where a writer has a book for 4-5 issues and then another one jumps in. They also need more authors with vision and plots that can work within the context of their one book. Not just short-stories and wild crossovers.

Consider Aaron's Thor. It's been good, but now we get this nonsense with Angela suddenly being jammed into the Marvel continuity.

Meh, i think its a big part of the problem. 😛

Maybe one the reasons creative teams dont stick around is the inability to have fun writing the characters. Marvel has been dictating the overall picture to a huge degree for years now.
Characters are either recovering from the last cross over or having their storylines derailed by the current one.

A few years back, Ms. Marvel got her own book. I can go check, bur i swear 90% of the first year or more, every issue was a tie in to an event.

Simplify. Have fun. Relax. Reboot? Much as i hate to say it, it might help.

Almost every book is chock full of puns even if it is a 'serious' title.

I remember JMS' run on Thor was riddled with the stuff. One issue every 2 months and 8 of 20 pages is him or Volstagg having dinner with some hick.

Granted it's one of the things that made GoTG great but there's a time and place for it.

A book doesn't have to be a "funny" book for the writer to enjoy writing him, but it does need to be free of editorial meddling. I think that's more important than the tone of the book.

You arent getting my meaning, and, like in the Elite thread i'm not in the mood to go in circles with you.
Strange things are afoot at the Circle K.

I'm sorry if you're having a bad day.

It'll come around 🙂

My day is fine, i'm getting ready for a birthday party, hence not having the inclination to circle jerk.
I can bake a cake correctly or clarify myself over and over to you. I cant do both.

It feels like Marvel has had ADD lately, always chasing the next big thing, when one crazy idea ends its right on to the next one. No consistency anymore.

Originally posted by JayDaDon
It feels like Marvel has had ADD lately, always chasing the next big thing, when one crazy idea ends its right on to the next one. No consistency anymore.

You mean ADHD? IF they had ADD then they would be VERY focused on the one story 😛

No, JayDaDon was pretty accurate. ADD is still characterized by a lack of focus, but without the hyperactivity of ADHD.

I think I picked a great time to get out of (mainstream) comics, right around when Flashpoint hit. There are always good stories, good writers, etc., but I'm too old-fashioned. Seeing the characters whose histories I've followed get swallowed up and reinvented for 16-21 year olds is disheartening.

I'm hoping this isn't true. But if it is, well, it's been fun, but it basically closes the door on my possible return to collecting.

At least Quan will stick true to his word and stop hyping Marvel now that they just copy DC 👆

Originally posted by JayDaDon
It feels like Marvel has had ADD lately, always chasing the next big thing, when one crazy idea ends its right on to the next one. No consistency anymore.

Originally posted by StyleTime
No, JayDaDon was pretty accurate. ADD is still characterized by a lack of focus, but without the hyperactivity of ADHD.

ADD's can have a hard time focusing, but they also have tendencies to super-focus on things 🙂

ADHD on the other hand has no 'super-focus' mode, hence why I thought that was a better analogy.

Originally posted by Bentley
At least Quan will stick true to his word and stop hyping Marvel now that they just copy DC 👆

This isn't going to end well if it occurs given all of the awful decisions Marvel has been making (Changing genders and races, killing off LT and Uatu, making Wolverine a PBR drinker).

Living Tribunal is dead?

Originally posted by quanchi112
Marvel is vastly more successful and copying dc would be rebooting every thirty or so years so this isn't accurate.

It seems you conveniently forgot about Heroes Reborn 😖hifty:

I guess your argument is that Marvel can out-DC DC.

Originally posted by Bentley
It seems you conveniently forgot about Heroes Reborn 😖hifty:

I guess your argument is that Marvel can out-DC DC.

Originally posted by quanchi112
That wasn't a true reboot. Marvel being número uno shouldn't bother you or them. You all should be used to this by now.

Marvel is all about the money 👆

DC still dominates the animated series for some weird reason. I think it's irrelevant for the most part, but I'm actually surprised that it is the case.

Originally posted by Bentley
Marvel is all about the money 👆

DC still dominates the animated series for some weird reason. I think it's irrelevant for the most part, but I'm actually surprised that it is the case.