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Post by Huw on Sept 3, 2014 12:57:58 GMT -5
Issue #149: Marvel Cancellations, Listener Questions and More
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Steve is lost in Canada so it’s just Bobby, Stephanie and Bob on this week’s show as they tackle some of the big news from this week such as Marvel’s cancellations (goodbye Elektra  ) and answer listener questions submitted by… DUN DUN DUN, listeners!
That’s in the second half of the show along with a brief Fan Expo interview with Fred Kennedy, author of The Fourth Planet, so make sure to tune in for that.
Lightning Round: Velvet, Coffin Hill, Alex + Ada, Steed and Mrs. Peel, Harley Quinn, Star Trek: Harlan Ellison’s City on the Edge of Forever, All-New Invaders, All-New X-Men, Superman, Doctor Who: The Tenth Doctor.
Books of the Week: Femme Fatale: A Collection of Deadly Women in Myth, The Fourth Planet, Silver Surfer #5, Fantastic Four #9 (original and new), Wayward, Death Defying Doctor Mirage.
Annnnnnnnnnd… we say it on the show, but just in case you missed it, the Talking Comics crew on Twitter are:
Bobby: @bobbyshortle
Stephanie: hellocookie
Steve: @dead_anchoress
And Bob’s email is bobreyer@talkingcomicbooks.com
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Post by pacino on Sept 3, 2014 14:33:16 GMT -5
Elektra was dropping in sales pretty dramatically, fwiw. The preorder sales for the Superior Foes vol 1 trade kept it alive for extra issues, but from what I could tell at a book website, the imprint for Elektra was half the size. So, while it was a really cool book, it just didn't move enough to develop an audience.
Marvel did say they'd put them on other work.
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Post by lumpkin on Sept 3, 2014 14:45:48 GMT -5
The cat attack was amazing. LOL. Thanks for another great pod cast.
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Post by John D. on Sept 4, 2014 8:39:14 GMT -5
I know it's not comics related, but I can't wait to see the process of building Bobby's gaming computer. I'm actually looking to make one myself but don't have a lot of PC gamer friends, so it'll be great to see the process and know whether or not I want to undertake such an endeavor.
As for the Marvel rebooted universe rumors, I don't think it's substantiated enough yet beyond what's happening in Avengers and New Avengers. On the show, Bobby suggested it was just an end for Hickman's work on these books and I think that's more likely. That being said, I wouldn't mind if Marvel moved to a "seasons" model as Bob has previously discussed. Having full collections of stories would be great for someone like me that's mostly picking up Marvel in trade anyway and it would work well for books like Elektra (which I didn't know was cancelled until I heard the show), which, let's be honest, wasn't going to make it to a lengthy run anyhow. Marvel could model their practice after television studios and "greenlight" certain titles for a "season" (12 issues) and then see how sales of the individual books/trades go and possibly allow another 6 or 12-issue story. Then you can see if stuff like All-New Ghost Rider or Elektra really has the audience out there to sustain it.
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Post by Bob Reyer on Sept 4, 2014 20:49:02 GMT -5
I know it's not comics related, but I can't wait to see the process of building Bobby's gaming computer. I'm actually looking to make one myself but don't have a lot of PC gamer friends, so it'll be great to see the process and know whether or not I want to undertake such an endeavor. As for the Marvel rebooted universe rumors, I don't think it's substantiated enough yet beyond what's happening in Avengers and New Avengers. On the show, Bobby suggested it was just an end for Hickman's work on these books and I think that's more likely. That being said, I wouldn't mind if Marvel moved to a "seasons" model as Bob has previously discussed. Having full collections of stories would be great for someone like me that's mostly picking up Marvel in trade anyway and it would work well for books like Elektra (which I didn't know was cancelled until I heard the show), which, let's be honest, wasn't going to make it to a lengthy run anyhow. Marvel could model their practice after television studios and "greenlight" certain titles for a "season" (12 issues) and then see how sales of the individual books/trades go and possibly allow another 6 or 12-issue story. Then you can see if stuff like All-New Ghost Rider or Elektra really has the audience out there to sustain it. John, I also think that a 'season' model could lead to more experimental titles, or ones that feature under-utilized characters, seeing how the book would be pitched as a complete story in-and-of-itself, rather than as an on-going! |
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Post by Czor on Sept 5, 2014 21:22:07 GMT -5
I don't see Marvel doing the reboot thing honestly, and isn't Marvel technically doing the "season" thing already with all the new #1's and such?
Ohh and All-New X-Men ended with them in the Ultimate Universe, so that character hasn't crossed over the 616.
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Post by Bob Reyer on Sept 6, 2014 4:05:00 GMT -5
I don't see Marvel doing the reboot thing honestly, and isn't Marvel technically doing the "season" thing already with all the new #1's and such? Ohh and All-New X-Men ended with them in the Ultimate Universe, so that character hasn't crossed over the 616. Cesar, I think that you've got a great point about the Marvel "All-New" designations! Could it be that they're readying the marketplace for the formalization of that season-by-season or yearly volume plan? |
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Post by Bob Reyer on Sept 6, 2014 4:09:20 GMT -5
The cat attack was amazing. LOL. Thanks for another great pod cast. Don, For those on the other end of the Skype call, it sounded as if the French Revolution had broken out again, or that perhaps a meteor had struck poor Stephanie's flat! It was certainly entertaining...at least to us not being attacked by Kaylee! |
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Post by Czor on Sept 6, 2014 14:27:34 GMT -5
I don't see Marvel doing the reboot thing honestly, and isn't Marvel technically doing the "season" thing already with all the new #1's and such? Ohh and All-New X-Men ended with them in the Ultimate Universe, so that character hasn't crossed over the 616. Cesar, I think that you've got a great point about the Marvel "All-New" designations! Could it be that they're readying the marketplace for the formalization of that season-by-season or yearly volume plan? Yeah, the way we have been getting more and more new #1's issues after 12 or so issues kinda suggest that they will eventually make this a common thing. I mean they are barely using the "Marvel NOW!" "All-New Marvel NOW!" tag line for some of the newer books. (Which seems to be a move from the "event" taglines they done in the past such as Heroic Age or Dark Reign). |
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