The Keeper is glad to see that “hip” people like Joss Whedon share our feelings regarding modern comics’ current infatuation with the crisis war assassination of the week …
You know… I think my Marvel time is winding down. That’s not to say there are no properties, but right now, everything is so connected that I can’t get my head around it. Obviously this is doing great business for both Marvel and DC, and bringing out some of the best writing, is some of this enormous event stuff. Identity Crisis was amazing and spin a bunch of stuff - that’s really cool.
But I kind of like it when the Hulk’s doing his thing, and Cap’s doing his thing, and you buy it once a month and get excited. Everything is so complicated that, you know, “Um… is… is Marrow?” and then, “Yeah we’re using Marrow! She’s part of the New Brunswig Avengers!” So you’re like, “Oh! OK, great, nevermind, sorry!” I don’t understand… And also again the workload.
There are definitely characters I like, but I have no idea if they’re going to be dead, rebooted, Ultimated or be wearing a black costume by the time I get to them. I was going to pitch a Fantastic Four story, I did pitch it, saw what they were doing and said, “Actually what you’re doing is cooler.” I wish somebody had just told me before I wasted all this time, but this is a cool story, and I think my thing doesn’t work in this universe as it’s progressing.
So, not to go on, but I kind of feel like, “Ehhh, I’ll just play with my toys until they break… in about six issues… and then maybe it’s time for me to rest.”
Still, it’s tough to argue with success.
As long as stunts like Cap’s “death” garners media attention and direct market sales (speculators - remember them? - flooded our LCS for Cap #25 ..) , neither Marvel nor DC are going to abandon this approach anytime soon
