tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25675853.post1232310014071308317..comments2024-01-21T09:25:55.810+00:00Comments on Civilian Reader: Wait, Marvel’s rolling out what, now…? (This is not a joke, but it reads like one)Civilian Readerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10978134983999101494noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25675853.post-850163286347658172013-09-14T19:02:48.223+01:002013-09-14T19:02:48.223+01:00Thinking about that "All-New Invaders" s...Thinking about that "All-New Invaders" series. Is it just me, or would a series re-imagining World War-era stories - but written with modern, gritty sensibilities - be absolutely awesome?Civilian Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10978134983999101494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25675853.post-55277099805427131792013-09-10T14:47:10.705+01:002013-09-10T14:47:10.705+01:00I'm not sure if I'd go so far as to say it...I'm not sure if I'd go so far as to say it was "desperation", I just think it shows a lack of imagination when it comes to corporate strategy. "Marvel NOW was a success!" and "DC's New 52 was a success!" seem to be their jumping off point, but instead of trying to come up with a way to make these series self-sustaining, they have just gone straight to gimmickry - "Let's start again... AGAIN!"<br /><br />I've been reading some of the 'older' titles, and been liking their ability to stand on their own, regardless of what other series are doing. Brubaker's Captain America, in particular, has been superb (reading from the start of his epic run), and so far hasn't required me to read any other series to follow the story completely. THIS is how the characters should be approached, in my humble (and demanding) opinion.<br /><br />By diluting each series' ability to stand on its own, almost every decision they make looks almost like greed. If each series cannot be read on its own, then you may as well scrap them all, and just release weekly (or, more likely, daily) issues of MARVEL, and leave it at that.Civilian Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10978134983999101494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25675853.post-19531244218083464222013-09-10T14:41:49.977+01:002013-09-10T14:41:49.977+01:00Does it need to be refreshed? After just a couple ...Does it need to be refreshed? After just a couple of years? Why does it need a whole new re-brand? Why not just create three new series?<br /><br />"doing it over and over again" seems to be Marvel's approach to everything, really. It's the increased number of cross-series events that is most frustrating, and most likely to turn me off reading any given series. That's why I've stuck with the Ultimate series (which, true, just had a cross-over event...)Civilian Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10978134983999101494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25675853.post-57443789969979662802013-09-10T14:05:56.151+01:002013-09-10T14:05:56.151+01:00I disagree with the reasoning of the re-rebranding...I disagree with the reasoning of the re-rebranding. Frankly, this smells of desperation. The #1 of the NOW titles may be top-seller but after that, DC has been kicking Marvel's ass. This second or third rebranding is both stupid and desperate. If Marvel want to stop the rot, they should focus on expanding their titles beyond the Averangers, Spiderman and X-Men or else it will not work. Another rebranding will give them a (very) short sales boost but outside that...nothing! Ghosthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05160118520611754510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25675853.post-70908929821066793032013-09-10T06:39:27.704+01:002013-09-10T06:39:27.704+01:00I kind of get the reason for rebranding and refres...I kind of get the reason for rebranding and refreshing - it makes the market more accessible for first timers and newcomers to the Marvel Universe, but doing it over and over again is a little much.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02548680159204361401noreply@blogger.com