EdwardKnoxII 0 Report post Posted June 4, 2006 http://www.newsarama.com/WWPhilly06/Marvel...WWPhilXMen.html WW PHILADELPHIA - MARVEL'S X-MEN PANEL The first panel of this weekend's WizardWorld: Philadelphia, Marvel's X-Men panel was well attended for being both the first panel, and on a Friday morning. In attendance on the Marvel side of the table were Editor in Chief Joe Quesada, associate editor John Barber, writer Greg Pak, and CB Cebulski. Editor Tom Brevoort joined the panel halfway through. The panel began, following tradition, with a slideshow of upcoming X-titles, covering titles coming in July and August, focusing on art from the upcoming (respective) Ed Brubaker and Mike Carey runs on Uncanny X-Men and X-Men. When Quesada reached the cover to Astonishing X-Men #16, which features Kitty Pryde, Quesada noted that the issue, which is the end of the arc, would redefine Kitty as a character, adding that she is writer Joss Whedon's favorite character among the X-Men. New projects announced included X-Men: Phoenix - Warsong by Greg Pak and Tyler Kirkham, as well as X-Men: First Class, written by Jeff Parker, with art by Roger Cruz, and edited by Mark Paniccia. The eight issue miniseries takes place during the initial years of the X-Men, shortly after they were assembled by Professor Xavier. Following the slides, the panel moved to Q&A. Topics covered included: - Craig Yost and Craig Kyle will continue as the writing team on New X-Men for the foreseeable future, and are also currently working on a new X-23 miniseries. Brevoort joked that the mini would be called "X-24," though it wasn't made clear if the new miniseries will follow the first X-23 miniseries directly, or will be more closely related to New X-Men. - In regards to Astonishing X-Men, Quesada said that the Whedon/John Cassaday series will continue to "walk between the raindrops" of what's going on the larger Marvel Universe. The series is in continuity, Quesada reiterated, but, as he sees it, it stands on its own, virtually its own little X-Men movie. - When asked why his weekly Newsarama Q&A Joe Fridays ended with installment #52, Quesada offered no comment, aside from stressing how much he enjoyed the experience and expressing a hope that he may be able to do something like it again. - Asked for hints as to what's coming up in Ultimate X-Men, Barber gave perhaps the worst, most obtuse tease ever in the history of comic convention panels, and replied, "it won't be getting digital satellite anytime soon." Barber's comment even took Quesada aback, who asked the associate editor to explain just what the heck he was talking about. Trying to make up for his comment, Barber offered up one word: "Cable." - Asked about Ultimate Iron Man II, Quesada said that it is still in the works, and believes that writer Orson Scott Card has completed two issues of the five issue miniseries. Marvel is waiting for Card's schedule to clear a little so he can complete the remaining three issues. - When asked about X3, Quesada said that the movie was a lot of fun and a good X-Men story. "Sure, it had some holes," Quesada joked, "But hey, so do the comics." Over 40 years of monthly stories, Quesada said alter, there will always be things that don't fit together as tightly as readers would like. - Chris Claremont's upcoming title, GeNext is still on hiatus as the creator recovers from heart troubles. Quesada said that X-editor Mike Marts visited Claremont last week, and the acclaimed writer is on the mend, but wants to take things slow, and is taking the time to fully recover. The project will come out, Quesada added, whenever Claremont is ready to return to work. - Cable/Deadpool will continue as a series, despite the fact that Cable will be joining one of the core X-Men teams. - Asked what the worst idea he ever greenlit, Quesada paused for a moment to think, during which Brevoort commented, "Daredevil: Father," which earned laughter from the audience. After making an unseen hand gesture to the editor, Quesada said that there were two projects by the same creator that he approved early in his tenure, but declined to name them. - Quesada said that he feels there's no reason for Marvel to "experiment" with a weekly series akin to DC's 52. The EiC reiterated comments he'd previously made in Joe Fridays, saying that if they did one, it would have to be story driven, and if they came across a story that needs to be told weekly, they would consider doing it. - Asked what project brought about the most heated fight at Marvel, the answer quickly came back of Wolverine: Origin. Quesada reiterated the story of former Marvel President asking why the comics hadn't told the origin story of Wolverine, and his warning that if they didn't do it in the comics, Hollywood was going to do it in the movies. Brevoort added that bringing Captain America's formerly dead sidekick Bucky back to life also resulted in a heated debate in the offices. Along those lines, the Spider-Man/Mary Jane wedding came up as a topic for discussion, with Quesada saying that he felt the weeding between the characters was a "jump the shark" moment for Spider-Man. Brevoort essentially agreed with Quesada, adding that he feels there's more than can be done with a single Peter Parker/Spider-Man than can be done with a married one. - Storm will continue to have a role in the X-titles, it was said. Quesada again explained the wedding as a "marriage between the X-Men and the Avengers," adding that Storm won't be a regular in any of the core books for the foreseeable future. - Asked if Marvel is looking to clear up the Gwen Stacy story, Quesada teased that there are more stories to be told. - Asked if there was a hope that Rictor could get his powers back after losing them as a result of House of M, Quesada, riffing on his infamous "dead is dead" dictum added a new line to his repertoire: "depowered is depowered." Although Brevoort added a tad of uncertainty on the line, saying that Quicksilver will spend time in Mutant Town during Civil War, and may be in a position to affect Rictor's life. - There are plans for Ultimate Venom and Carnage in the future. - Will Thor be seen in the Marvel Universe sometime in the coming year? "Maybe not even a year," Brevoort teased, plying that a return is more imminent than a year. - Asked if anything will be done with the suggestion that Wolverine has a brother, Quesada tersely replied, "Good question, next?" Along those lines, Quesada said that there is a connection between Wolverine and Sabretooth, and it will be explored soon, and is not what fans are expecting. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
starvenger 0 Report post Posted June 4, 2006 Along those lines, Quesada said that there is a connection between Wolverine and Sabretooth, and it will be explored soon, and is not what fans are expecting. Insert Brokeback Mountain joke here. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vampiro69 0 Report post Posted June 4, 2006 I was thinking that Joe Q would say that at one time they were brother and sister and one of them had a sex change operation. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SuperJerk 0 Report post Posted June 5, 2006 The fact that they discussed both Astonishing X-Men and X-23 titles in this panel is representative of how hit or miss Marvel can be. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
starvenger 0 Report post Posted June 5, 2006 The fact that they discussed both Astonishing X-Men and X-23 titles in this panel is representative of how hit or miss Marvel can be. True, but to their credit, Yost and Kyle have done a decent job integrating X-23 into New X-Men. Even if it is by offing most of the kids... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kaertos 0 Report post Posted June 5, 2006 Along those lines, the Spider-Man/Mary Jane wedding came up as a topic for discussion, with Quesada saying that he felt the weeding between the characters was a "jump the shark" moment for Spider-Man. Brevoort essentially agreed with Quesada, adding that he feels there's more than can be done with a single Peter Parker/Spider-Man than can be done with a married one. Arrrggghhhh!!! Crap like this makes me scream. Jesus, Mary and Joseph on a raft, for all of the great things they have done with Spidey in the last few years, the continued belief that there are more stories to tell about a single Peter Parker than a married one shows two things: - These guys obviously view marriage as a trap and boring, believing that an interesting life stops when you get married. - They obviously forgot that there are around 25 years or Spidey stories out there when he was single. What else is there to tell? Stuff like this makes me want to slap people. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
