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Marvel Comics to Leave New York and Move Staffers to L.A. as Part of Major Overhaul (Exclusive)

The Disney-owned publisher is also getting a new editor in chief as 100 employees are being asked to relocate to Burbank by next July.
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Marvel Comics Moves From New York To Los Angeles Over The Next Year

It looks like C.B. Cebulski prefers Tokyo to Los Angeles. Marvel Comics is moving its editorial offices from New York, after around ninety years, to
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Steve Wacker Replaces C.B. Cebulski As Marvel Editor-In-Chief

Steve Wacker replaces C.B. Cebulski as Marvel's new Editor-In-Chief after 9 years as C,B, Cebulski becomes Marvel's new Asia Originals Editor
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This seem so unreal. Marvel has always had their offices in New York going all the way back to their Timely days. For awhile in the 1940's they had office space in the Empire State Building. For a short time they were on 42nd street, but they were always in Manhattan. This is going to be a huge adjustment for them.

It's no surprise that they replaced their EIC. No shade to Cebluski, but DC and to a lesser extent Image have been kicking their ass six ways to Sunday all year. A change had to be made. Let's hope Wacker can bring in some fresh ideas. I'd love it if Marvel started publishing some great comics again.

Well. It looks like we're going to have some things to talk about at SDCC, doesn't it? :devilish:
 
I’m not overly surprised. But the difference is that Jim Lee is a comic guy. The guy in charge at Marvel is a TV guy. The head honcho is a movie guy. You could say it’s all storytelling and you’d be right. But it’s a completely different process and skill set. Lee and company have worked very hard since DiDio “left” DC to get them where they are today. Marvel/Disney is likely looking for a fast turnaround. I don’t see that happening. Disney is not popular with journeyman creators and those trying to break in. Only A-Listers get paid well and even paid on time anymore it seems. Steven Whacker is now EIC, but how much actual power does he have?

Sales strategy can’t revolve around new #1’s, cover variants, and seeing if you can get Hickman to write it.

McFarlane told a story in an interview I saw online about getting a nice royalty check from Warners for using a character he co-created with Roy Thomas. Shiv is the character. Infinity Inc. was the comic. He barely remembered her. Geoff Johns used her in the Stargirl TV series. Royalty check sent.

Todd gets nothing from Venom. Todd’ll be OK. But if Todd gets nothing then so does David Michelinie. Who is now 78. It’s pretty sickening.
 
Great post, Gard.

The TV guy is Brad Winderbaum and he's been doing a bang up job on the TV shows and films as executive producer. I thought Daredevil Born Again was outstanding, as an example. I'm going to rather optimistically predict that if he can bring that level of creative energy to the comics they'll be in pretty good shape.

The best EIC's that Marvel ever had (IMHO) are Stan Lee, Roy Thomas, Jim Shooter and Joe Quesada. I know Shooter pissed a lot of people off with his heavy handed methods but Marvel sold a shitload of comics when he was in charge. Under his leadership, they published their first Graphic Novel (The Death of Captain Marvel), their first direct market only titles, the Epic Comics Group imprint, the first big company wide crossover (Secret Wars, which sold a few copies) and he pioneered creator royalties,

And I know that people had ... "issues" with Joe Quesada (Dude had a big mouth) but again, love him or hate him, he got people excited about Marvel again and sold lots of comics. He brought in top tier talent like Kevin Smith, Grant Morrison, Joss Whedon and Brian Bendis. He got fan favorite creators back on the X-Men and Spider-Man. He helped create the Ultimate line. He created the Marvel Knights and Max imprints. He got their trade paperback program going again.

See, the pressure's on Wacker right now. He's got to get people talking about Marvel again and get some of the focus off of DC and Image. SDCC is in less than a week so he doesn't have time to announce any plans there (I don't think) but he needs to do it soon.

I want to read some great Marvel Comics again. Here's hopin'.
 
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So I saw the Odyssey earlier today and all I can say is the critics who are giving it rave reviews are right. That was an amazing cinematic achievement in every way. It had the look and feel of an old school Hollywood epic in the style of Spartacus, Ben-Hur, Lawrence of Arabia and Cleopatra. You had an all star cast, a brilliant young director, far away and exotic locations, incredible cinematography and an edge-of-your-seat story. I read Homer's classic poem years ago and I was STILL on the edge of my seat.

SPEAK, MEMORY—
Of the cunning hero,
The wanderer, blown off course time and again
After he plundered Troy’s sacred heights.

Speak
Of all the cities he saw, the minds he grasped,
The suffering deep in his heart at sea
As he struggled to survive and bring his men home
But could not save them, hard as he tried—
The fools—destroyed by their own recklessness
When they ate the oxen of Hyperion the Sun,
And that god snuffed out their day of return.

Yep. That's gonna be a keeper when it comes out on blu ray.

Sir Christopher Edward Nolan (born 30 July 1970) is a British and American filmmaker. Known for his Hollywood blockbusters with complex storytelling, Nolan is considered a leading filmmaker of the 21st century. His films have earned over $6 billion worldwide, making him one of the highest-grossing film directors of all time. Nolan's accolades include two Academy Awards, a Golden Globe Award and two British Academy Film Awards. He was appointed as a CBE in 2019 and was knighted in 2024 for his contributions to film.

Yeah. Dude can cook.

Sir Christopher was here in San Diego for one Comic Con and that was back in 2014. He and Matthew McConaughey were here to promote Interstellar in Hall H. Amazingly, he was never here in person for any of the Batman films he directed which is kind of a shame. I still consider The Dark Knight one of the greatest superhero movies ever made. The Dark Knight wasn't just a great superhero movie, it was a great movie period. It set the bar high for any superhero movie that followed. All of his films have been amazing spectacles. I may go see the Odyssey on the big screen again after con. That's the way it's meant to be seen.

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I kinda hate to be “that guy” but I’d be remiss in not pointing out that DC Comics takes the lead position in most things. The rest of the media tends to flow outward from the comics. Including the movies. Gunn has not tried to elevate himself above Jim Lee.

Marvel is just the opposite. Everything flows downhill from the movies. Comics included. This isn’t a great way to move forward. Especially now with the move to California. Marvel Comics will lose whatever independence they have left. Wagging the dog as it were. Comics need to generate the ideas, the energy, the rhythm.

TV producers, lawyers, and accountants cannot achieve what Jim Lee, Scott Snyder, and Marie Javins have done in the space of five years. Someone with a comic book pedigree needs to take the wheel toot sweet.
 
I think what Marvel really needs right now is a young Stan Lee, Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko. What we as fans need is a second Silver Age.

Growing up in the 60's, we didn't call it the Silver Age back then. That didn't come until later. All we knew was that something really cool and exciting was happening. And that's what we need right now.
 
Yep.

Story first. Not character moments. Not convoluted shoehorned continuity. Not shilling for a TV show, cartoon, movie, or video game. Not “writing for the trade”. Tell me a story. One that goes past ten issues before the renumbering. Or the “everything you knew is wrong” and the “nothing will be the same” narrative arcs.

And here I thought DC and its endless reboots were exhausting.
 
I keep thinking back to 1986. That was an interesting and exciting year. Alan Moore's Watchmen, Frank Miller's Dark Knight Returns, Art Spiegelman's Maus, Miller's Daredevil Born Again, Gilbert and Jaime Hernandez's Love and Rockets ... it really seemed to everyone that comics were ready to take a huge step forward, that we were on the cusp of a new age of excellence.

And then ... nothing. We waited and waited for the next great thing, that next step into a new era ... and all we got was crickets chirping.

The Golden Age lasted about 12 years. The Silver Age lasted about 14. The Bronze Age lasted about 15.

If Marvel's going to turn things around, they can't just put out a few good books and then relax. They have to sustain the momentum. They need leadership that's going to stick around for awhile. I hope they can do it.
 
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