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Categories: Reviews, Civil War, Chuck's Critiques, Krause Publications
ComicList Critiques by Charles LePage
A page by page review by Charles LePage of the only other comic book magazine other than the Comics Journal that I read EVERY month (and I miss the days when I read it every week).
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Categories: Marvel Comics, Reviews, Civil War, Chuck's Critiques
On Tom Brevoort's blog, he has been posting some rough drafts of the Civil War series, including the initial crossover plans. Mark Millar put together the first Civil War draft on September 16, 2005, and updated the first issue in November. Tom states "a couple of weeks and a few drafts of issue #1 later, as well as revisions to the overview, and we were ready to reach out to the rest of the editors, in order to work out the various tie-in books." One of the revisions was "Cap himself gives up the mask and gets on a motor-bike, getting out there to find himself and reconnect with America" instead of the eventual assassination of Steve Rogers.
A ComicList reader found it odd Joe Quesada said in Comic Buyers Guide #1631 the notion of killing Captain America started "at the first big creative summit we had to discuss all the events in Civil War... a year and half ago." Did this version of Civil War where Steve Rogers retires and survives get written before or after that summit?
I found a Newsrama article title "Joe Fridays: Week 33." I believe this column is dated from around December 2005. Here's what I found in the article:
NEWSARAMA: Last week you mentioned you’d be busy very this week with creative summits. We’ve got a unique opportunity to take readers inside and give them some insight as to these things go? How about it?
Joe Quesada: Well, you can’t get much more inside than us doing this while I’m in the middle of the summit. We’re on a lunch break so let me see how much we can get done.
Please excuse me if I’m a bit briefer with these answers than I usually am.
NRAMA: Can you tell us who’s there in New York with your editors? Maybe describe one particular session as an example … how it begins and the agenda is determined? Who’s there and what happens during?
JQ: It’s a three-day event.
Day 1, we had all of our editorial offices present their next year and a half plans for each of their titles. Present are Joe Straczynski, Jeph Loeb, Mark Millar, Ed Brubaker, and Brian Bendis. This day is just an overview of the next 18 months.
Day 2 was an entire day of hammering out more details about Civil War and its aftermath.
This is from a March 2007 Comic Book Resources interview with Ed Brubaker:
CBR: How long ago was the decision to kill Cap made and how has that affected the stories you've told in the meantime?
Brubaker: The final decision was made between me and [Editor] Tom Brevoort after the big "Civil War" summit meeting. I told him what I wanted to do, and how I wanted to do it, and then I began laying the groundwork for it in the "Civil War" tie-in issues of "Captain America."
Now, given the publication date of that issue of CBG, the creative summit would have taken place around the end of 2005. That would place the summit AFTER the "Steve Rogers retires" drafts of Civil War. But, "end of 2005" isn't exactly precise timing.
However, per Jeph Loeb, "We were at the creative summit at Christmas and while I knew that something was going to happen, I wasn't really aware that it was this... Damn, Brevoort and his conspiracies... You know that's who Bendis' bases all his Nick Fury stuff on, right?! So, I heard that the end of Civil War led into Cap #25 and The Death of Captain America and just about @#$% my pants. Cap's one of my favorite characters ever and so I asked the dumb question: Does this mean that Marvel is going out of business?!"
That would be December 2005, shortly after the rough drafts. And there, devoted ComicList questioners, is your answer.
Terrorists have attacked the American mid-west and the fingers point to…Atlantis? Namor the Sub-Mariner is lord of Atlantis, so is he the man behind these attacks or is it the actions of a sleeper cell within his own nation? Those questions and more will be answered this June in Marvel’s brand new Sub-Mariner #1 (of 6) limited series, written by Matt Cherniss & Peter Johnson (Powerless), with art by Phil Briones (White Tiger). This is Namor like you’ve never seen him before, fighting SHIELD—and Iron Man—to make sure those responsible pay in full!
The Zombies Get Fantastic In Black Panther
In the aftermath of Civil War and the new Fantastic Four's first adventure, the team of Black Panther, Storm, Human Torch and The Thing must deal with an even bigger threat: zombies! But Black Panther #27 doesn't just feature any old Zombies—we're talking about the now-classic, fan favorite Marvel Zombies themselves!
Marvel advises retailers to check their orders on Black Panther #27 and upcoming issues, as Black Panther #26 has sold out at Diamond. Currently there are no plans to go back to press on Black Panther #26, which featured an early tale of the new Fantastic Four. Get onboard for what is sure to be a classic Marvel crossover!
Civil War Collections Checklist
The biggest comic event of the decade, Civil War, is now coming to you in brand-new collections, compiling the entire war from start to finish! Collecting all the sold out issues and landmark moments of the event that changed the Marvel Universe forever, don’t miss these crucial additions to your Marvel library.
FOLLOW THE WAR IN THESE CIVIL WAR TRADES:
On-Sale Now!
o CIVIL WAR TPB
o CIVIL WAR: THE ROAD TO CIVIL WAR TPB
o HEROES FOR HIRE VOL.1: CIVIL WAR TPB
o MS. MARVEL VOL. 2: CIVIL WAR PREMIERE HC
o NEW AVENGERS VOLUME 5: CIVIL WAR PREMIERE HC
On-Sale in April
o CIVIL WAR: AMAZING SPIDER-MAN TPB
o CIVIL WAR: FANTASTIC FOUR TPB
o CIVIL WAR: FRONT LINE BOOK 1 TPB
o CIVIL WAR: THUNDERBOLTS TPB
o CIVIL WAR: X-MEN TPB
o PUNISHER WAR JOURNAL: CIVIL WAR PREMIERE HC
On-Sale in May
o BLACK PANTHER: CIVIL WAR TPB
o CIVIL WAR COMPANION TPB
o CIVIL WAR: CAPTAIN AMERICA TPB
o CIVIL WAR: FRONT LINE BOOK 2 TPB
o CIVIL WAR: PETER PARKER, SPIDER-MAN TPB
o CIVIL WAR: WAR CRIMES TPB
o CIVIL WAR: WOLVERINE TPB
o CIVIL WAR: X-MEN UNIVERSE TPB
o CIVIL WAR: YOUNG AVENGERS & RUNAWAYS TPB
On-Sale in June
Omega Flight #1 Sells Out & Goes Back To Press
Marvel is pleased to announce that Omega Flight #1, featuring the debut of Canada's new super team, has sold out at Diamond. Featuring the talents of writer Mike Oeming (Thor) and Scott Kolins (Annihilation: Prologue), the inaugural issue of this limited series has struck a chord with both retailers and fans.
To meet demand for this issue, Marvel Comics is going back to print on Omega Flight #1 with a variant cover featuring interior art by Scott Kolins.
Omega Flight #2
Civil War is over and Tony Stark and Marvel are finding that the Initiative is proving to be a huge success. New Avengers #28, Ms. Marvel #13 and Thunderbolts #112, three titles involving Marvel’s bold new direction, the Initiative, have sold out at Diamond.
In New Avengers #28, a team of underground heroes who refuse to subscribe to the Registration Act must not only take down planetary threats, but are forced to duck other heroes from the Initiative who are hunting them.
Dave Wallace of SilverBulletComicBooks.com says, “This is one book which has really benefited from the fallout of Civil War. The story of the New Avengers has gained a new sense of immediacy as a result of the group's status as outlaw heroes, pitting them not only against their more traditional comic book villains, but also against their own pro-registration brethren, giving the team an "outsider" vibe which makes them more attractive and more fun to root for. Bendis' writing is fun and energetic and…Leinil Yu again shows off his immense artistic talent here.”
New Avengers #28
The House of Ideas is on fire! Between the fallout of Civil War, the Death of Captain America and sizzling hot titles like Dark Tower: Gunslinger Born and Marvel Zombies vs. Army of Darkness, Marvel continues to make must-reads of all its titles!
The response has been so incredible that Marvel is going back to press on a dozen titles to fill the demand for all of these exciting stories.
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