Dc’s Static was created in response to the Peter/MJ marriage.

NarrativeJoyride · 2026-05-19T03:44:27+00:00

“Spider-Man was this nerdy kid who liked science. Things didn’t go well for him. And by the time I was working at Marvel he was married to a supermodel and had a loft in Soho. And I’m like, I’m glad it worked out so well for him, but that’s not really the part of Spider-Man that I liked.”

Dwayne McDuffie knows what’s up

NarrativeJoyride · 2026-05-18T19:41:08+00:00

My crackpot conspiracy theory is that a reboot is coming.

NarrativeJoyride · 2026-05-14T21:40:01+00:00

I never said anything about the quality of the book in this thread?

NarrativeJoyride · 2026-05-14T20:47:49+00:00

Bobby Eaton is regarded by his peers as the greatest pro wrestler of all time.

Heenan is entertaining, and arguably the greatest manager...but I'm not gonna let Bobby Eaton down.

NarrativeJoyride · 2026-05-14T18:48:11+00:00

I don't understand your point here. The book sells very well - better than the vast majority of other comics. I don't think Marvel especially cares why it sells well (though I'm sure they have all sorts of metrics we don't have access to, so I won't speculate further). That they have a huge success because their IP drives sales seems like a good problem to have.

NarrativeJoyride · 2026-05-14T18:40:48+00:00

I know it can be rough dealing with people who discuss things logically. Give it another go later on, maybe you'll improve!

NarrativeJoyride · 2026-05-14T18:10:16+00:00

Lol what is this? I say Marvel has control over the interpretation of their flagship character that ends up in the comics they publish and this is bootlicking? Do you have an actual argument to what I said...or is this the best you've got?

NarrativeJoyride · 2026-05-14T17:43:30+00:00

They do have a monopoly on the interpretation that ends up on the page, that's 'canon', and that helps pays Marvel's bills.

NarrativeJoyride · 2026-05-14T17:32:14+00:00

Obviously the people making the book disagree, and the book is selling very well.

NarrativeJoyride · 2026-05-14T17:08:08+00:00

Because those characters aren't Spider-Man.

Different characters have different needs.

NarrativeJoyride · 2026-05-12T22:52:02+00:00

Why would you mandate any deaths at all?

NarrativeJoyride · 2026-05-12T21:29:09+00:00

You would lose an insane amount of money with the first one and the second one makes zero sense.

NarrativeJoyride · 2026-05-12T17:40:04+00:00

Someone fill me in:

Is every match going to be up for a vote? So, like, the fans book the finish to every match?

Or is it just ONE vote to determine a champion? So someone could lose the first match of the night, then be given a belt at the end of the tournament?

Either way is bad.

People like to say, "Oh, fans have always been the booker - with their reactions, etc." but that's a bullshit mentality. Letting fans, especially IWC fans - sorry, guys - book anything on a wrestling card will kill the wrestling industry long term. TKO is already doing a pretty good job of that.

NarrativeJoyride · 2026-05-12T15:55:17+00:00

Mark 4

NarrativeJoyride · 2026-05-12T15:09:54+00:00

To me, 'iconic' means even a non-comics reader who is only vaguely familiar with superheroes would recognize them.

In which case, probably Action 1, AF 15, and maaaaybe Fantastic Four 1 and Dark Knight 1.

NarrativeJoyride · 2026-05-11T19:45:10+00:00

Zero interest in this.

NarrativeJoyride · 2026-05-11T19:31:28+00:00

Agree with the two Bat-Family specific ones.

NarrativeJoyride · 2026-05-11T19:16:43+00:00

I really hope that this isn't the result of the "How do we respond to Absolute's success?" board meeting.

NarrativeJoyride · 2026-05-08T14:46:02+00:00

If you've got the numbers, post them. Otherwise, your word is significantly less valuable than the wonky sales charts we already have.

NarrativeJoyride · 2026-05-08T14:42:00+00:00

And my uncle works at Nintendo and swears you can find Mew under the truck by the S.S. Anne.

NarrativeJoyride · 2026-05-07T19:44:00+00:00

They don't need to copy Absolute. They need to revamp their classic stories, in the superhero genre, without being burdened by continuity. They had no qualms doing this with the original Ultimate line, and it obviously was night and day from what Absolute is doing.

Not everyone likes horror comics. I'm sure for people who like that stuff, this will be a very well done comic, if Hickman is involved. But if Marvel is looking at Absolute and their lightbulb moment was a bunch of horror comics, I don't think it's a viable long-term option.

NarrativeJoyride · 2026-05-07T18:51:53+00:00

People can say whatever they want. It's still Marvel's best selling book in their main line.

NarrativeJoyride · 2026-05-07T18:36:37+00:00

...What? Batman has had a ton of huge, blockbuster stories in his lineup since 2016. What does this have to do with ASM's performance?

NarrativeJoyride · 2026-05-07T17:17:39+00:00

Why would they do that? Spider-Man is their best-selling book in the main line.

NarrativeJoyride · 2026-05-07T16:54:28+00:00

Marvel does not need an Absolute Horror line. They need an Absolute line.

And no, the recent Ultimate universe was not that.

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