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October 11, 2004
What he said
Dirk Deppey has a pair of columns in The Comics Journal that examine the recent history of Marvel Comics. Part 1 starts with the mess that was the comic industry in the 90s and follows Marvel to their creative and financial semi-renaissance in the early 2000s. Part 2 breaks down exactly how and why Marvel is quickly returning to its crap-shoveling ways.
Posted by jdonelson_nyc at October 11, 2004 02:40 PM
Comments
Marvel has always been a culprit in the ol' bait and switch. They have consistently brought in top notch writers and artists to revitalize comics, and then booted them out and replaced them with hacks once readership is up. Look at what they do to Mark Waid every time he fixes one of their crappy, about-to-be-cancelled books.
There was a time I would read books just by title, but with Marvel, you need to check each issue to see who the writer and artist is, or you may find yourself holding a turd.
Posted by: Peat at October 12, 2004 05:47 PM