Marvel: One More Delay
"One More Day" just hit one more snag. One More Delay. Marvel just released a press-release giving new ship dates for the last two parts in the "One More Day" storyline. Sensational Spider-Man #41, originally scheduled for 10/31/07 (next wednesday) is now shipping on 11/28/07. Amazing Spider-Man #545, originally scheduled for 11/28/07 is now shipping on 12/27/07. Basically they pushed it back a month. Wasn't this thing supposed to originally start in August or September and be semi-weekly? As in, we got all four parts in about a month? Wait, wasn't that supposed to happen with Fallen Son as well? I remember them anouncing Fallen Son as a weekly event in April but it got delayed to ending in the summer with 3-5 weeks between issues. What is up with Marvel? Why can't they seem to plan correctly? I'm not pointing in any fingers at Joe Quesada on the art side, because he probably already finished his part, especially if part 3 was supposed to come out next week. No, I'm thinking this has more to do with Brand New Day and the rotating teams. Steve McNiven couldn't finish Civil War on-time, Phil Jiminez couldn't do Infinite Crisis by himself, who else to they have on Amazing Spider-Man that's been habitually late in the last year? Wait, wasn't Brand New Day supposed to start in the beginning of December? Guess not anymore. Why couldn't Marvel just get a whole lot of shit done before announcing and scheduling the project? You're telling me you kicked Roberto Sacasa and Peter David off their books so that JMS and Joe Quesada could take over and delay them? I'll bet my comic collection that Sacasa and Peter David had at lease one or two more Spider-Man stories to put in the books they launched while we waited on this delay. Did Marvel think of that? No. If it had come out on time they could've put the David and Sacasa stories in an Annual or one-shot. Obviously, this reeks of poor planning on Marvel's part. Should I even mention that DC has had back-up stories ready for Superman, Action Comics, and Wonder Woman in the past year? No? Too late. Ugh. This is why I'm a DC fan primarily, because Marvel continually lets me down. At least Punisher War Journal and the Order come out regularly. Thank you Matt Fraction. Oh and New Avengers too. Thank you Lenil Yu and your superfast ninja drawing skills.
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All the company's have plenty of late work.
Richard Donner - Action Comics
Allan Heinburg - Wonder Woman
If I read more of DC I'm sure I could list plenty more.
From what I've been reading from speculation along with Joe Q's track record, I'd guess the problem really is him and that after "One More Delay" I mean "One More Day" that things will get going steady.
Could someone tell me why, on a list of "The only people who can save Spider-Man", that the list includes Super-Skrull and the "Batman Beyond" Bruce Wayne??
The Batman Beyond character is Ezekiel (that one a least makes a little sense...well him and Loki), but I'm wondering how some of these characters make any sense too Jeff.
I can see your frustration Brent. I think for "Big" events DC seems to plan better, but they still let titles come out late too like the All Star books. But, hey W.W. Hulk and Annihilation Conquest have been coming out on time. I think both companies really need to just put out books and dedicate themselves to doing it on time.
WWH out on time? WWH #5 got pushed back! It was supposed to come out next week! BAH!