I’ve been informed by editor Andy Schmidt that CAPTAIN MARVEL got the go-ahead for another six issues beyond where we’re scripted, taking us to issue #24. Think of it as being informed by the network that your show’s doing well enough to be picked up for the rest of the season. So that’s pretty positive.
Since Ivan was snapped up to draw “Superman,” I don’t know yet who’s going to be penciling it. Hëll, any volunteers?
PAD
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Love your work on Captain Marvel, Peter and I’m glad to hear about the extension.
Grats!
I’d offer to draw it, but I have slightly less artistic ability than a mildly retarded plank of wood.
I couldn’t even sketch out those Professor X and Storm doodles you refer to in the BID trade…
1. Congrats.
2. I do believe you just offered your fans a scoop as to who else is moving to Metropolis in the next Superman shuffle, unles I missed something prior to this.
Well, congratulations, of a sort. It’s good to know the editors and PTB are showing some more faith in the book. The bad news is the artistic shuffle continues. Very mixed messages there. Here’s hoping for an artist who can at least approach ChrisCross’s standards.
Congrats Peter.
I guess we know who the U Decide winner was but Marvel will never admit it.
Here’s an artist who could keep Captain Marvel going forever:
Todd McFarlane.
I would love to see PAD and the Toddler work together again. However there is no way in hëll Toddy will ever work for Marvel again. Plus if I remember correctly there was some bad blood between PAD and Todd.
Oh well, one can dream.
Congratulations Peter! I’ve loved the run thus far.
Oh, and since you asked, feel free to check out the webcomic on my website (plus some raw pencils of the latest issue in the Pencil Sketches section of my website) – remember, I’m only plugging this here ’cause you asked 🙂
http://www.angelfire.com/comics/red_bee/
Hey, do you want to have an open calling for artists to send you work? Perhaps have that as a contest like U-Decided to try and boost publicity?
The greatest artist presently living is my dad. Can he send you some samples? 🙂
Congrats, Peter. I’d like, without his permission, to volunteer my husband. 🙂
Is Andy at all amenable to a return by Starlin?
yeah, i miss chriscross. the stories havn’t been the same for me without his incredible facial expressions and wild hand gestures adding to PAD’s irreverant humor.
Yeah, Captain Marvel gets another 6 issues.
Side Note: I hope Marv will be sane by then. I am hoping for a four way battle between Marv, Rick and each of their egos. Seriously.
No seriously.
I mean it.
C’mon… it be great!
I never picked up a Captain Marvel book until the U-Decide thing. I must say that I LOVE the book and I am very excited to see that it will continue.
I really don’t like how CM’s artists are snapped up and taken away, but I do like how the CM book seems to get young fresh talent. That, in a way, makes it very exciting. However, you really can’t argue that unstable art makes for an agrivating read.
On a side note, I read that article at NRAMA about Marvel’s Q2 earnings and I was plesantly suprised to see your response. I’m glad to see that a Marvel character that you helped shape for so many years is helping out the company…even if you don’t get the acknowledgement that you deserve.
volunteer
v. intr
1.To perform or offer to perform a service of one’s own free will.
2. To do charitable or helpful work without pay
I would LOVE to volunteer to draw the comic! Come on, one issue, free of charge! Heck, I’ll pay YOU if I can draw for a comic that you wrote! I’m not a half bad artist, either. I’m no Chrisscross, but I would like to think there’s at least SOME talent!
(Sadly, I know you’re only joking…)
Great news that Captain Marvel’s still goin’ strong, by thew way! Here’s to another 24! (And beyond, of course!)
What’s Alan Davis up to?
I hereby volunteer.
(who know it would be this easy?)
Wait….does volunteering mean I’ll still get paid?
Peter, is Andy currently accepting submissions? If so, where should I send them?
I’d like, without his permission, to volunteer my husband. 🙂
Are you kidding?! I’ve been inking Peter’s stories for the past ten years, I’d kill for the chance to pencil one.
Congratulations on having the run extended, Peter. Counting the first series that’ll take you up to five years on this title. Ðámņ good going yet again.
–Robin.
What’s Alan Davis up to?
He’s kinda busy right now writing and drawing Another Nail for DC.
Congrats to you Peter. It’s always great to hera about good people keeping their jobs. That said I’ve decided to drop Captain Marvel until I see Marlo Jones in the book. The Rick & Marlo hijinks was what brought me in and now that I’ve paid for 12 months with out it, I’ll pay no more.
Two words: Scott McCloud.
Okay, this is hard for me, because I have to admit I didn’t always like you as a writer. This is purely a taste issue: I simply wasn’t interested in or impressed by the Hulk run, or also some of your commentary on comic book writing in general.
It wasn’t until your run on Young Justice (not my favorite book, but mainly due to the inability I had to find it where I lived at the time) that I realized that many of my axes to grind with your style come in part from the specific character you were writing when I was first exposed to you. (I like the Hulk big green and dumb…raging engine of destruction is okay by me, too.) Being a big fan of Captain Marvel, I’m glad you’ve gotten the renewal.
All this is prologue to a serious question on my part: have *you* any interest in writing Superman? You’ve done Supergirl, and Superboy in YJ, and you’ve done an interesting run on Captain Marvel showing that you can bring new ideas to an established character (well, the son of one, but still) so what about the big blue boy scout?
This is great news. I’m hoping we’ll get sane Marv and Marlo Jones back by issue 24.
Congrats — great news.
In terms of artists: okay, I’m in the minority here, but I never quite got into ChrisCross’s style. A little too cartoony for me. (Don’t get me started on Humberto Ramos doing Spider-Man.) I could certainly live with it if someone like him comes back on the book, but he wouldn’t be my first choice. Call me old-fashioned. 🙂
TWL
speaking of looking for another artist for the book…what is Angel Medina doing these days?
I remember he did fantastic work on Dreadstar and I’ve met him in sa diego once or twice and he seems like a very nice guy too
How about Jim Califore.
He and PAD have worked together before (Aquaman).
He just lost his new ongoing gig (Black Panther).
He keeps getting work with Marvel, so he’s at least politcaly neutral.
I VOLUNTEER!!! Put up a couple of sample pages of script and tell me who to send the submission to in the Marvel offices!!!!! For real; I just updated my resume recently, would they like a copy?
I can draw pretty good stick figures…
Maybe John Byrne will draw it for you… (just kidding of course)
Too bad Todd Nanuck’s busy with his new book …
I’d like to humbly suggest one name who would make Captain Marvel even better than it is now(and that is nigh impossible!). Salvador Larocca.
Please Peter, do this for me. Pass on the thought of Sal Larocca for Captain Marvel.
I won’t stop reading if it isn’t him but I want the thought out there.
Col
Woo hoo! Best news I’ve heard today. I just hope it keeps going on well past issue 24
I am happy for your success, but unfortunately I have dropped my sub for CM. I may be in the minority, but I do not like the current run (I have ready every issue of PAD’s CM up to this point, as well as Aquaman, Supergirl, X-Factor, etc., so I am a huge PAD fan). I may pick up a few more issues to see if there is any change, but I just don’t get into CM being so brutally insane. There is not doubt that the issues are well written, but I must admit (gasp!) that I read comic books to be entertained. I am not looking for “cotton candy,” but if I want depressing, I can turn on the news. The conclusion of the Coven arc was more satisfying than the previous arc, but not enough to keep me.
Anyways, it is a matter of taste, and that is where I am at. Can’t wait for your New Frontier novels in October. Fortunately it is my birthday then, so I will most definitely get them!
James
Thanks, Robin, for the info.
Hey Peter, isn’t Dave Sim just about done drawing Cerebus? Maybe you could make him an offer he couldn’t refuse? 🙂
Other thoughts:
Leonard Kirk
Howard Porter
Sal Velluto
Howard Porter is going to be drawing Flash and as much as I would like to have him draw Captain Marvel I want him to be the regular artist on Flash after the new guys 6 month run. Btw congrats on extention. Lets hope there is MANY issues to come. 🙂
what has jim lee been up to these days? Oh yeah…. well my suggestions would be Ron Lim, who drew cosmic battles with the infinity trilogy, haven’t seem him for awhile. would be very nice to see gary frank and cam smith, even if it was for an issue or two. I love those guys!
anyone who can draw clean and strong facial expressions is all I ask.
As much as I am happy to see Captain Marvel vol. 4 continue, I have to say I understand a little of the frustration of people with Crazy Marv. That said, I loved the ending of Coven and am on board for as long as it goes. But I had a question. It seems to me maybe some of the complaints might not have do with the storyline as much as maybe the current Marvel house style that seems dominant in the plotting. Is there any chance of getting back to your traditional pacing?
Brian
Sorry, I write a lot better than I draw.
But I personally know of 3 artists who would kill me if I didn’t at least try to recommend them: German “ZiO” Mora, CK Russell, and Amber “Dixey” Shelton. 🙂
Ok Peter,
why not ask Todd Nauk? see if he wants some work come his way
I’d be in heaven to see a Mirage/TMNT artist have a go at it. A.C. Farley. Yeah, go ask him. 🙂
I was sad to see Chris Williams go, but what about another Chris: Chris Batista, who’s currently on Legion? His work on the fill-in issue with Spidey 2099 was really nice.
Starlin’s doing a new Thanos ongoing, so I doubt he could find the time to pencil CM on a regular basis. I’d love to see another fill-in, though.
Having seen the scanned art on his website of a cover for an upcoming issue of the book, I’d reccommend Neal Adams.
But then, I’d nominate Neal Adams for just about anything. It’s been way too long since Adams has done any regular mainstream comics.
Steve Rude.
Rob Haynes.
J.J. Kirby.
just wishing…
Believe it or not, Ron Lim contributed a few pages to Sonic the Hedgehog #125 from Archie Comics!
Unfortunately, I’m a couple of issues behind in my CM reading, so unless you’ve done this already and I haven’t gotten to it yet, how about an update on Marlo and Moondragon?
Meanwhile, about the only artist who has to worry about competition from me is Fred Hembeck, so I won’t be offering my services in that area, but if you ever have any other creative job openings, let me know.
I would love to draw Captain Marvel each month…and I’d do it for free!
If not me…
KEVIN MAGUIRE!
DALE KEOWN!
ALAN DAVIS!
ED BENES!
GARY FRANK!
This may have been answered in other postings, but what is Chriscross up to these days. I really liked his work.
I also have a larger question for PAD. What is your relationship with the artists on your books? I have to admit that I have no real clue to how comics work, but have you met every artist that you have worked with? This is just a question that I’ve always wondered about.
I vote Adam or Andy Kubert, Dale Keown, George Perez, Alex Ross, Alan Davis, or Alvin Lee from UDON, to do the art.
Anyway, glad to hear about the extension…wait! It’s ending with issue 24? That means…after that, it’s over? One of the greatest series I ever read, and it’s over? First AGENT X, now CAPTAIN MARVEL? NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!! IT’S NOT FAIR, DAMMIT! I’m getting emotional now. Goodbye, Miss Simone. Goodbye, Mr David. I’ll never blow my money on your quality series again. Sob.
To see Chriscross, just pick up yesterday’s JLA. Didn’t do much for me as a whole, but the art’s there…
It’s OK Pete, I think this announcement just means that CM will continue at least through 24, not end at 24.
Kubert! Kubert! Kubert! Any of them. It’s all good.
Lets see… hmmmm… penciling Captain Marvel…. working with Peter David… getting my comics work published… Wow. I’d file that under D for ‘Dream come true’.
But considering my chances, I figure the best I can do is sit upright at the back of the class with my hand raised …while anxiously mouthing ‘pick me! Pick me!’
Congrats on 24 and here’s hoping for another.