RKMBs Forums .::Robegories::. Comic Books If you could change one thing in comics...

Resurrect a dead character, alter another, retcon a big ass event... well, what would you do?

Me, I'd bring back a certain little ol' character that few remember that died not-so-way back in Superman #173.

That would be one Strange Visitor of course. But that's just me.



But enough about me , how 'bout you?

I'd change the fact that Golden/Silver/Bronze Age issues are so friggin' expensive, so that I can enjoy older comics in actual comic book format.

i would improve the industry's marketing strategy.

Make them cheaper! Know why the 10 cent issues sell so well? A dime is not a big investment. If you spend a dime on a 32-page comic, and it sucks, you're only out ten cents. Not even enough to make a phone call anymore.
Dropping three bucks on a comic that sucks, though, is a bit harder to swallow.
So I say make them all ten cents again, and we'll all be happy!

I would make SUPREME: THE Story of the Year the official Superman revamp.

I would then back the Brinks truck up to Alan Moore's house and open the doors.

Moderateman must die!

I would add an addiitonal staple to each comic, but place it randomly somewhere on the book.

--Rich

As for a story change, I would never have allowed the resurrection of Norman Osborn. That invalidated a story written twenty years prior, which didn't sit well with me. Add to that what was done with the character afterward--having him play a behind the scenes role in Peter's misery over the years. And then there's what happened after he resurfaced.
It ruined the Spider-books for me.

That and I would also like to see lower prices on comics.

Buncha things:

1. The Clone Saga. It coulda been great, but Marvel fucked it up by having so many damn clones of Spidey, then revealing the real was the fake, then taking Pete's powers, Then bringing back Norman Osborne, then disappearing the Parker baby (was it stillborn or kidnapped at birth?) in such an unemotional matter.

2. Electric Supes. Just stupid stupid stupid all around, especially the ending with Superman getting his original powers back as a "reward" for his "sacrifice" to the Millenium Giants. WHAT??? STFU DC.

3. The 12 storyline. While not an absolute terror, not good either. The "Ages of the Apocolypse" followup sucked, and so did the "Search for Cyclops."

4. Frank Quitely leaving for New X-Men before his stint on The Authority was done. Couldn't you have waited just a little longer for Quitely, Marvel? Its not like he does any more then 4 or 5 issues a year anyway.

5. Namor #1.

6. Buying 2 copies of Namor #1.

and lastly...
7. Waiting 2 years for an issue of the regular Planetary series.

"One" change?

I'd be more inclined to make a whole ton of changes, personally.