Marvel to reboot continuity?

There's, like, no chance of this being true. They're on top right now. Their model is performing well. New characters are drawing new readers, old ones are successful as well.

One limited area could happen, sure, but Marvel is not going to do a continuity reboot.

Originally posted by krisblaze
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.

That's not a problem, that's the plan- You have a 2-year status quo, then something fresh which grows from it.

And it has grown sales. It helped turned Avengers from a single book to a franchise that rivals X-men (yes, even before the Avengers movie).

Writers are also informed of the events well in advance, and thus have time to plan it into their books *or* even opt out (like Captain Marvel Carol's author recently noted. She was worried about the next event, asked Bendis for advice, he says, "Why don't you just tell them you don't want to?", she asked editorial, and no fuss, Carol was out of the new event. Which I *think* was Original Sin).

It makes for a coherent approach with few interruptions that the writer isn't fully prepared for.

Riv
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.

Sure you're not thinking of DC? ^^ They're the ones having trouble with writer retentiion.

Daredevil, Loki, She-Hulk, Ms. Marvel, Young Avengers... lotta fun to be had there! And their writer retention is solid. They end books and start new ones fairly often, but the writers almost always go on to new projects when that happens.

Like, Kieron Gillen does Journey into Mystery, finishes it, then does Young Avengers, finishes it, then Loki: Agent of Asgard.

Kelly Sue DeConnick's been on Captain Marvel for 2 years with no end in sight. Mark Waid on Daredevil for just as long, plus he's getting new books...

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.

What if it's a time skip? Which'd also be something they've never done but would make more sense.

Because they simply are not going to launch a half-dozen books billed as ongoings (mostly with female leads, no less) part of a year before a reboot.

I'm honestly of the opinion that several marvel properties would benefit from a reboot. the problem is that the universe is so diverse that not every property needs it, and you can't half-ass it.

that, and I wouldn't trust them to do right the stuff that needs rebooting in the first place.

I can't see them doing a reboot, tbh.

Funny thing is, I was curious as to what the first Marvel event/crossover was, so I looked up a list of Marvel events on Wikipedia (turns out the first one was a Namor vs. Original Human Torch battle in the 40s) and then I saw the one at the end of the list hinting at a reboot, I was like WTF, so I clicked the source link, then came here, found there was no thread about it, and made one.

Marvel will not reboot, but relaunch like they always do. 😛

Originally posted by Q99
What if it's a time skip? Which'd also be something they've never done but would make more sense.

Because they simply are not going to launch a half-dozen books billed as ongoings (mostly with female leads, no less) part of a year before a reboot.

That could be it.

I'd be up for a real change in everyone ages across the board, instead of the weirdness of some getting older and others staying the same age for decades.

A time skip'd be...interesting.

I'd seperate the mutants from the standard universe. They have never fit the standard universe.

Originally posted by pym-ftw
I'd seperate the mutants from the standard universe. They have never fit the standard universe.

Yeah, they should've been separated way back. Then Morrison could've carried through with his vision, instead of this ****ing M-day business.

Originally posted by -Pr-
I'm honestly of the opinion that several marvel properties would benefit from a reboot. the problem is that the universe is so diverse that not every property needs it, and you can't half-ass it.

that, and I wouldn't trust them to do right the stuff that needs rebooting in the first place.

I can't see them doing a reboot, tbh.

Spider-man can benefit, but what else?

X-men *is* the soap opera. Rebooting a soap opera is... incredibly hard. It's all those interpersonal interactions that make it work. So not that. Avengers is doing well, so I doubt that. Space stuff with Guardians seems to be doing well enough...

Originally posted by pym-ftw
I'd seperate the mutants from the standard universe. They have never fit the standard universe.

Originally posted by krisblaze
Yeah, they should've been separated way back. Then Morrison could've carried through with his vision, instead of this ****ing M-day business.

Not trying to be a dillweed but, it took me a second to realize why i found this exchange funny.
The MU mutants have always been a device for exploring racial themes; you two want to segregate them. 😂

The fact that everyone hates mutants but have no problem with any other super powerrd beings have always bugged me.

Also where the fuq are the avengers when the sentinels take over?

Shi- we've been outed!

When you put it that way then in a sense the only way they can keep the minority-thing going is by constanly genociding them....

God Digi would love that...

I would REALLY be interested in seeing a canon time jump. Who knows how long it would last but it could be a fun ride.

Originally posted by pym-ftw
The fact that everyone hates mutants but have no problem with any other super powerrd beings have always bugged me.

Word. I have never understood that.

I liked the allusions after Civil war of the general populace painting all supers(mutant or otherwise) with the same brush. That could have gone to some interesting places.

That sort of stuff never happens in MU Canada....

Aging Spider-man is the worst possible decision they could make. Fans won't like it. He's destined to be in his 20s forever.

Shut up Sam. Imagine all the new feats when they actually apply all that experience, training, and smarts in real way!

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.

The frankencastle arc was supposed to have made him younger. I'm not sure if writers are ignoring it.

Originally posted by JayDaDon
I liked the allusions after Civil war of the general populace painting all supers(mutant or otherwise) with the same brush. That could have gone to some interesting places.

That makes sense, its strange how in the MU people split hairs between mutants and superhumans.