I was endeavoring to delay announcement of this until Marvel was set to publicize the new projects I have coming up with them. But Joe
I was endeavoring to delay announcement of this until Marvel was set to publicize the new projects I have coming up with them. But Joe
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Well, assuming it’s an X-factor character, logic says it’s either Havok, Quicksilver, or Wolfsbane.
Quicksilver, since Avengers is getting the whole relaunch.
Havok, as he’s a pretty untapped leading man type.
Wolfsbane, as she just returned in New Mutants, and Marvel’s pretty happy with female solo mutant books, ie Mystique and Emma Frost.
Well, I’d much rather read PAD on Genis than PAD on Hulk again. But I’ll likely buy it regardless.
Guess this means he doesn’t get the second Avengers series. Oh well.
From the way it looks, the most marketable thing it could possibly be is Havok with the least marketable albeit most amusing being some sort of Strong Guy/Madrox series.
Matt
Well I will miss it, but I’m not so very amazed. CM has certainly improved since it started being more about CM. The first run was just a littletoo much Rick’n’Marlo’n’Moonie for my taste.
For some reason I can’t see a Strong Guy series lasting. He’s great supporting cast, but not a lead, not right now.
I gave up on Austen’s X-Men, so I have no idea what’s up with Havoc. But he’s a tad boring.
Quicksilver on the other hand is my firm bet. Admittedly, one of the problems I have with PAD’s books is that they do tend to feature interchangable sardonic pragmatists (Genis, Calhoun, Apropos, Lee etc) but given that that’s the central character type PAD’s into writing, Pietro is clearly of the same school. I’ll buy it.
To me, this kind of seems like “well, people are going to be pìššëd that we’re cancelling Captain Marvel, so let’s put Peter David on the Hulk to shut them up.”
While I liked the early issues of this Captain Marvel run, the last several months have not been as entertaining. I really don’t mind seeing Marvel go at this point. I enjoy your writing and I’m so pleased with Fallen Angel which is terrific! Anyone upset over Cap should check out Fallen Angel which is so much better. I know its apples and oranges, but when I read both in the same sitting, I find myself enjoying Fallen Angel far more.
I’d love to see you do other Marvel books, particularly Daredevil, which IMO has been extremely boring since Kevin Smith’s run ended years ago. The issues are hardly distinguishable. I think you could make that book a fun read again.
Unhappy about the CM business, but understandable with everything that seems to be happening at the House of Ideas. I’ll support it till the end.
As to a character that PAD is familiar with, how about Random… interesting mutant ability, not sure if he’s been used recently, and if not, it’s coming up on time that he’d need to be used to keep the rights in force. Wouldn’t mind Strong Guy or Madrox, but something just said Random to me when I read Peter’s statement.
jeff
Unhappy about the CM business, but understandable with everything that seems to be happening at the House of Ideas. I’ll support it till the end.
As to a character that PAD is familiar with, how about Random… interesting mutant ability, not sure if he’s been used recently, and if not, it’s coming up on time that he’d need to be used to keep the rights in force. Wouldn’t mind Strong Guy or Madrox, but something just said Random to me when I read Peter’s statement.
jeff
While I’d certainly enjoy a Strong Guy mini-, my guess is that it’ll be Quicksilver in a tie-in to the Avengers-related titles relaunch.
A mutant Peter has had experience writing. Can it mean…
Wait for it…
…
The return of Ðìçk Chalker!!!!
Probably not, but you never know. Some of my favorite comic moments involve Quicksilver and Strong Guy, so I would buy them in a second. MArvel being Marvel, it will probably be yet ANOTHER Wolverine series, but if it is, how about bringing back crazy Bert Corrigan, the guy who thinks he’s in the movies. If he thinks he’s Frodo, he and Wolverine could have some cool adventures.
Ben Hunt
This is both the really worst news ever (Captian Marvel) and some pretty good news to go along with it… (Hulk limited series and unnamed X limited potential unlimited series (probably X-Factor related but i’ve been praying for PAD Wolverine forever! (not that he isn’t in enough books as it is…)))! I don’t want CM to go! I Don’t want Marvel to lose one half of its cosmic series… (Thanos being the other one… which i don’t see continuing past issue 12… Silver Surfer just doesn’t count anymore…) I don’t want to miss Marlo and Rick and Moon Dragon and Steckee and the others… This sucks… My letters may do nothing.. but i’m still going to write them… hëll it worked for Paradise X and Spider Girl… Maybe it’ll work 3rd time…
MArvel being Marvel, it will probably be yet ANOTHER Wolverine series, but if it is, how about bringing back crazy Bert Corrigan, the guy who thinks he’s in the movies. If he thinks he’s Frodo, he and Wolverine could have some cool adventures.
And, Marvel being Marvel, there’s a fair chance Bert really did find a magic ring, and he’s questing to dispose of it in some volcano or other, while some old foe of Doc Strange is trying to capture and use it…
…hey, just because you’re a paranoid schizophrenic doesn’t necessarily mean there isn’t some massive conspiracy out to get you!
Man..Captain Marvel canceled. *sigh* Its such a good title!!! I thought the ‘Captain Marvel’ crazy stuff was great (especially that one issue where things got really crazy, set in that other dimension). I do miss that stuff.
” Going the way of the dinosaur” Talk about your lack of respect. I like Joe and Marvel, but the way they have been treating Captain Marvel and you PAD…*sigh*
I have to say though that I add my voice to the people that are happy to see you do the Hulk again!! I wasn’t a regular reader of your Hulk run, but I did read some of the issues and they were really great. So I missed out on a lot of your Hulk. I’m definitly looking forward to the Hulk limited series! Here’s hoping it does GREAT and gets you back on the Hulk regular series. *knock on wood*
Anyway..man..the Captain Marvel cancelation news sucks. Though I’m sure #25 is going to be a great issue though. Giffin is a good artist. Should be a wild ride!!
DF2506
” Is definitly going to keep picking Captain Marvel up till the end and will read the Hulk min-series (and would definitly pick up Hulk if you became the regular writer!). I’m not sure about Fallen Angel though…my interest in that series has been fading honestly…”
Really sorry to hear about this. I always thought the prob with Captain marvel isnt the writing or the art but that it takes place in the “cosmic marvel” genre. People seem to be reading more down to earth stuff lately (unless they are miniseries like jim starlin does)
Well best of luck to you and I hope that you can get on a big marvel or dc book that fits you.
Hearing this, my first thought for the mutant book was Strong Guy. I would love a Strong Guy book, but he’s been gone so long, do new readers know or crae who he is? Do enough old readers?
Then I considered Multiple Man. He’d also be interesting, but the same questions apply there.
I believe Random is dead, and also those darn questions pop up again.
Wolfsbane is a frequent aquaintance of PADs. She has re-emerged in the Marvel Universe. Marvel is trying more female solo books. She has a fan base, albeit small. She is current. All this makes her a good bet. She is also one of my all-time favorite comics characters. So I hope….. =)
But…… Havok is also a better bet, as people have been wanting a solo series for him for years. He has a strong fan base, also.
The same argument can be said for Quicksilver. With the Avengers hoopla coming this year, a tie-in like Quicksilver’s make for a good possibility.
Just some things to ponder.
Go Rahne! =)
60 issues is almost as long as Mark Gruenwald’s run on Quasar.
It’s longer than most series running today.
That is impressive.
That, and the core base still enjoys the comic and the creators still enjoyed making it. Overall, that is a triumph.
CJA
I’m really sorry to hear about CM being cancelled. It’s one of my favourite books. I suppose the news could be worse though; they could be replacing PAD with Chuck Austen. They’re about to ruin New X-Men with him, so i wouldn’t put it past them.
I’m looking forward to ur new projects though. I’m still hoping for a new PAD Captain Marvel mini or ongoing series sometime in the future.
Rogue #1 is released in July. PAD wrote her in the Uncanny issue he did before he took of X-Factor. Marvel are a bit simple that way too. he wrote two female solo books so in their eyes he is a female solo book writer.
I may be the only person hoping to God that the character is Madrox. Outside of Forge with his ability to invent anything, Madrox has the most untapped potential out of virtually any mutant out there. Think of the moneymaking possibilities of working 10 jobs simultaneously and coming home with 10 paychecks to merge into one person at the same time having several other bodies on the couch watching TV or traveling on vacation. Think of the educational possibilities of assigning one body the task of learning a martial art, another computer sciences, another a musical instrument, another a language etc. and then merging back into one being with all of the knowledge and skill or “feeding” the other selves the knowledge through the low level telepathic link they share. In Peter’s hands this could be a lot of fun.
How about a New Universe mutant, like Justice? (OK, so that’s really digging deep into the cobwebs of the past — 18 years or so — for a mutant no one else has thought of yet — and a highly unlikely one at that.)
I’m seriously hoping for an X-Factor character here. My heart cries for Strong Guy, but I see Polaris, Havok, or Quicksilver as the more likely.
Maybe we’ll finally get a good Havok book out of this deal?
Hmm as Aaron Thall wrote:
> Good luck with a stinkin’ mutie and that green testosterone case everyone wants you back on. 😉
Wouldn’t that be better expressed as “green adrenaline junkie”? You know, seeing as stress makes the change ha–oh, I’ll shut up now:-D
Seriously, glad to hear you’re getting to wrap up Genis’ book the way you pretty much want, and I’ll be looking forward to the Hulk mini, seeing as the regular book’s in sorry shape these days. Maybe (and I’m nowhere near the world’s biggest fan of PAD on Hulk, I’m just less critical of the man than any of the subsequent writers) if sales for the limited outdo the regular for those months, we can stage ourselves an honest-to-gosh coup in all definitions of the word.
Oh, but Peter, when can we get another Justice series on the books, huh?;-)
~Gary
I am sorry about the fate of Captain Marvel but must admit, it would have saddened me more if it would have been Fallen Angel.
I have never been a fan of the Hulk character and therefore also never read PAD`s Hulk but I am happy for the fans who enjoyed PAD`s Hulk. But I am curious about the other limited series PAD was talking about. If I find the idea behind it appealing, I will give it a try.
Congratulations.
Congratulations on finishing such a long run on Captain Marvel.
Congratulations on winning the U-Decide contest.
Congratulations on getting through the project under such difficult situations.
Congratulations on the two new minis you have coming from Marvel.
Hey, we can complain and grouse about the series ending, but when you look back,you did great work. Thanks, PAD (and to all the artists and editors and inkers and letterers, too!)
I definatly hope the new series will be more four-color stuff with traditional superhero action. I do like advanced scripts, but it gets kind of boring tough to get emotionally envoloved when they do finger snapping and destroy/rewrite the world every so often.
If not for wanting to support Peter David’s writing I would have dropped Fallen Angel.
Hi
It was Vic Chalker, not Ðìçk Chalker, i think it will be a really good comic.
I think that PAD can make a good work working with Liefeld like he do in BID with Rob’s Captain America XD
I am truly sad to see the end of Peter David’s CAPTAIN MARVEL. On the other hand, I am glad that Marvel had the sense to not abandon Peter. I am truly looking forward to seeing the HULK MINISERIES. I would love to see a story focusing on Hulk’s Mr. Fixit days.
As for the other title, my gut feeling is that we will see Peter doing Rahne or Rogue in a title aimed at trying to tap the teenage girl market. Otherwise, how about Moondragon?
By the way, any Peter David fans looking for a replacement series for CAPTAIN MARVEL should pick up SOULSEARCHERS AND COMPANY. It is so much fun to read.
Quicksilver would be good. I really liked your take on him in X-Factor. I can picture the cover..
“Marvel’s most Annoyed hero… Quicksilver.” Then a shot of him tapping his foot, “Are you done looking at the cover already? I got places to be.”
I started reading Captain Marvel with the beginning of the infamous U-Decide campaign. I’d just recently gotten back into comics and saw the second issue sitting on the shelf. My first reaction was “Wow, Peter David writes this book?” My reaction after reading it cover to cover on the way back to the car and returning to purchase issue one was “Wow, Peter David writes the HÊLL out of this book!”
I’ve picked up every issue since and enjoyed Marv’s little trip through insanity, and was actually quite disappointed to see it end in recent issues. It’s been a wild and hilarious ride. Spidey’s cameo issue remains the best thing ever to happen to comics (“Omigod, it IS a whack-job psycho-sexual thing).
I’m glad you’ll have the chance to wrap it up in a meaningful way and certainly look forward to the few issues we have left.
Thanks so much for bringing my favorite comic series to life. I know you feel there have been problems along the way, but I think it’s been a near perfect ride.
Sorry to hear about Captain Marvel, but I’m excited about PAD’s two new Marvel projects.
My dream book from PAD would star Quicksilver AND Maddrox. By himself, Pietro isn’t as interesting, for a number of reasons. But teamed with Maddrox, the two opposite personalities playing off one another as they did in X-FACTOR, what a book that would be! Not that PAD couldn’t make a Quicksilver solo book totally cool — I don’t know another writer who could make Pietro the SOB so sympathetic and lovable.
But no matter who the mutant of Mr. David’s acquaintance is, I’ll be buying the book!
Isn’t Miguel (Spider-Man 2099) a mutant?
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Okay, now that that is out of my system. Bummer, although hopefully you can end the series on a semi-closed note. CM has been a fav series of my PAD, since issue one followed Avengers Forever, and it was definitly not what I expected given AF tone. And I’ve loved every minute of it(well, truth be told, more the first series then the new one). But it was good writing, and hopefully someday we’ll get the old issues beyond “First Contact” collected(especially the Kelly Saga, and let’s not forget the whole time warp in the toliet incident).
Hmmmmm, perhaps you can write Havok and Polaris, and since she’s insane, you can have her dump Havok for CM. That’ll be sure to outdo the recent Cyclops/White Queen hookup.
As the others mentioned, I’m sorry to see Captain Marvel go… I’m also angry to see it go. The Hulk mini is fantastic news. How about 200 issues? That’s limited and gives me something to look forward to after being robbed of one of my favorite titles.
Seriously, what does a guy have to do to get this mini turned permanent?
Don’t wait for the trade, folks!!!
While I’ll lament Captain Marvel, because I guess I’m one of the few who thought the book was both solid AND great reading these past few years since the U-Decide relaunch, I think I’m happy that PAD will be doing a new Hulk mini.
I’ve never been one of PAD’s biggest fans on the Hulk, in fact, I can be fairly critical, esp. re: the Merged incarnation and some of the comedic turns the book took while under his control. That said, I dislike every other writer who has come on the Hulk title since PAD left; whether it’s that 12 years of nobody on Hulk but PAD somehow made it tres chic for everyone else to forget how to write the character, or whatever, the fact remains PAD is the best Hulk writer in recent memory next to luminaries such as Bill Mantlo, Roger Stern, Len Wein, and Stan Lee himself.
What I suggest is that everyone get out there to make sure PAD’s return to Hulk can get the good press it deserves. Pre-order your copies (yes, plural) as soon as the solicitations come. If you guys want PAD back on the Hulk full-time, if you want a second title to counter Bruce Jones’ less-than-incredible run (purely MHO), or if you want PAD to take the title back from BJ. we need to make Marvel listen to the only things they understand: SALES FIGURES.
That means: order as many copies as you can safely afford; GIVE the puppies out to new fans, lapsed fans, whoever you can so that the word reaches; and lastly, for cripes’ sake, DO NOT WAIT FOR THE TRADE! This is YOUR opportunity to take back the character and vote with your wallet. If Marvel doesn’t see immediate results, if they don’t see an upsurge with this miniseries, if they don’t see that it’s selling many, many more copies than the regular Hulk monthly, then there will be NO HOPE of PAD doing any sort of regular or semi-regular Hulk project after this one!
This crusade is definitely one (much like the one to save TV’s ANGEL!) worth fighting for…no question who the better writer is between Mr. Jones and Mr. David.
Go Peter!
~Gary
(cross-posted at Newsarama, the Hulk board, and elsewhere)
An Avengers relaunch?
AGAIN!?
Didn’t they learn the first, second, and whatever other times around? 🙂
Wow…this is terrible news. Hopefully PAD’s mystery project with a mutant will turn into an ongoing. The worst part is, what will ever become of Marv and Rick after this? Hopefully, someone will rescue them from character limbo.
There is a God!!!
I cannot wait to read this new Hulk limited series. PLEASE let it be a maxi-series, there are so many stories that remain unfinished! Like what about Janis from ‘Future Imperfect’? She came back for a reason that we still don’t know, and is (presumably) still wandering around the Marvel Universe.
And what about the Hulk being able to come out whenever he wanted to? (circa HULK #465). It was quite an interesting idea that was never exploited by any of the hacks that came aboard after you!
And hey, what about the U.S. government sanctioned Gamma irradiated chicken storyline that you started in HULK #404? Where the hëll was that going to go? I need to know! AARRGHHH!
That’s just three of the many story threads that remain unthreaded. Besides all that,I am just so happy that you’re back. Now that HULK is a MARVEL KNIGHTS book, surely this limited series is a lead up to another HULK book, set in the regular Marvel Universe, with you at the helm. Sounds dámņ good to me.
Welcome back, Peter. Take off your shoes and make yourself at home.
THE HULK! PAD back to the Hulk!
I’m buying two copies of each issue – that’s that. This is fantastic.
I’m fairly certain Miguel O’Hara isn’t a mutant, but if PAD should decide to claim that he is in order to fit the description we heard, I’ll be more than satisfied with that.
I need to go get my 2099 collection and read through Spider-Man and X-men again.
Short form:
Sorry to hear that CM is ending. It was one of the most unique books on the stand, and I was a great admirer of it. At least it does get to end properly, which is the silver lining, I suppose.
Long form:
On my site. Check as you will.
JLK
Ðámņ! I’ve always enjoyed your writing, but Captain Marvel, of late, has had the added joy of being completely unpredictable. After you’ve read comics for the better part of fifty years, a title that consistently takes you by surprise is a joy to be savored. You made good use of the added freedom they gave you on Captain Marvel. Comes to that, the only version of “Legion of Superheroes” I liked was Giffen’s dark version–the one everyone else hated–because it, too, was utterly unpredictable. I should enjoy CM 25 quite a bit, at least.
PAD,
I’m sorry to see the book end. I got on board at issue 1 of the relaunch and I loved every second of it.
Until Cross left.
However, I still bought it and I could still dig it. I loved the storyline and I still liked the art styles.
But the reason I dropped the book was because I dropped comics out of my budget because of money issues.
It sucks because I get caught between wanting to support and just not being able to. I hate being a fan on the sidelines.
I’m not realy a Hulk fan so I’m not jumping for joy like the others, however, I do keep up on your novels.
So I’m sorry to hear about the cancellation. I’ll be scouting for back issues as soon as I have the means…not that it helps.
Sorry to hear that CAP is going away. I liked it, although I never understood why a book that often took place in the blackest areas (outer space) didn’t have inking. Was it just something to save money, or was it something CrisCross wanted?
I’m hoping that Marvel revives Strong Guy with you–I really loved that character, and I don’t remember what did happen to him.
I’d also recommend SOULSEARCHERS from Claypool Comics to everyone, although I’m not crazy about the new art team yet. I really liked Gordan Purcell’s art on the book–perhaps Peter and Gordan will team up again in the near future. (STAR TREK anyone?)
Well then, congratulations are in order. Yes, congratulation PAD. On 60 + issues of Captain Marvel, which I enjoyed immensely but also on Hulk and the other project.
On a side note, I just saw “Comic Book:The Movie” and another congratulations on your acting.Well done!
Michael Norton
PAD on Hulk, but only as a limited series… I dunno, that just seems like a cruel tease of the true Hulk fans.
That said, I can’t wait. A cruel tease is far better than what passes for a Hulk comic these days.
And oh yeah, I’ll miss CM!
Having PAD back on the Hulk is the best thing to happen to the character in years. He wrote the best Hulk stories, bar NONE. As a longtime fan of the character suffering through Bruce Jones’s re-cycled X-Files garbage, I am ecstatic about this. If we can get Dale Keown on art then we’re talking fanboy nirvana. PAD back on the monthly!!
I can see it now. At the end, the son brings back the father! Yes, the original Marv is coming back! Uh, okay, maybe that’s a parallel universe.
Enjoyed the run.
I haven’t checked out Fallen Angel yet, but I’ll change that this Wednesday.
If only Rick Jones could have been left out of this new incarnation of CM. Rick Jones was the reason why I never picked this book up. 🙁
A mutant PAD is acquainted with? But is it one WE are aquainted with, or someone new?
Come to think of it, when WAS the last new X-character?
A new Hulk story by Peter? Smashing!! Since Marvel is dropping Captain Marvel, would it be possible for DC to bring Peter in to do a monthly SHAZAM comic? 🙂
So, yeah…
I guess we should be happy CM ran as long as it did. Thanks for a truly unique ride, Peter [ups-and-downs filled as it was (which I personally like in a ride)]. It’s always sad to see a series you love (especially one you have been following since #1) go.
As I’m a complete meritocrat rather than a blind follower of… well, whatever – you’ll be happy to know that I’m still buying Fallen Angel and plan to continue doing so. Naturally, Hulk is good and energizing news (suck potential for a PAD written Hulk mini: %0.13), and I’ll give your mutant acquaintance a shot too.
Oh well. At least JQ gave you the proper respect of calling CM a dinosaur and not a Dodo.