Spider-Man To Relaunch After Issue 700

*ZariusTwo* · 10-19-2012, 12:04 PM

The first thing Quesada should have done when he took over was to close out the existing 616 storylines and establish the Ultimate Universe as the main line, instead of trying to juggle all the eggs in one basket. Instead, the Ultimate line was allowed to spiral out of control to the point noone cares about it anymore, and only Bendis keeps it from being niche thanks to his work on USM.

For many, the MC2 Universe is where a lot of Marvel stories were effectivly concluded, and Quesada being a fan of the Spider-Girl books means it was spared a depressing climax when the axe finally fell on it in 2010 (I suspect this had more to do with Quesada's eventual departure as EIC and not sales) so Peter Parker got his happy ending with MJ. It's a shame however that stubborn change-fearing comic fans will probably not accept it as the natural continuation of their heroes lives even when that universe makes far more sense than 616.

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ZariusTwo Overlord Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Britain, DINO THUNDER...POWER UP! Posts: 22,491	The first thing Quesada should have done when he took over was to close out the existing 616 storylines and establish the Ultimate Universe as the main line, instead of trying to juggle all the eggs in one basket. Instead, the Ultimate line was allowed to spiral out of control to the point noone cares about it anymore, and only Bendis keeps it from being niche thanks to his work on USM. For many, the MC2 Universe is where a lot of Marvel stories were effectivly concluded, and Quesada being a fan of the Spider-Girl books means it was spared a depressing climax when the axe finally fell on it in 2010 (I suspect this had more to do with Quesada's eventual departure as EIC and not sales) so Peter Parker got his happy ending with MJ. It's a shame however that stubborn change-fearing comic fans will probably not accept it as the natural continuation of their heroes lives even when that universe makes far more sense than 616. __________________ Spider-Man: The Rescue Spider-Man: The Galloping Cat Spider-Man: Scarlet Mirror Doctor Who: Child of the Daleks Last edited by ZariusTwo; 10-19-2012 at 04:16 PM.