Who is Marvel going to replace next? 0

[jsilverjanet]

so we've seen Captain America, Thor, Wolverine, and the Hulk get replaced by other characters recently in the comic books

 

Also Spider-man and Iron Man have been replaced in the past.

 

my question is who's going to be replaced next and by who?

 

[romanheart]

Eventually everyone, and then back again, and then as a minority figure, and then a woman, and then both....

[JazzMan]

I believe there will be a month long Mephisto story arc where all characters will be reset back to 1962.

[Doktor]

I'm going with Daredevil. Or D-Man.

 

 

[Artboy99]

so we've seen Captain America, Thor, Wolverine, and the Hulk get replaced by other characters recently in the comic books

 

Also Spider-man and Iron Man have been replaced in the past.

 

my question is who's going to be replaced next and by who?

 

 

Interesting.

 

These are all titles I used to collect, and now I don't.

[jsilverjanet]

Eventually everyone, and then back again, and then as a minority figure, and then a woman, and then both....

 

some examples..have fun with it

[jsilverjanet]

I'm going with Daredevil. Or D-Man.

 

 

I thought about this one. Elektra or Foggy or Karen Paige

[RCheli]

So here is my theory on these changes:

 

In the 40s, 50s, 60s, and into the 70s, the average comic book reader only collected/bought comics for a few years. Sure, there were always those who were bigger fans (we were the exceptions, not the rule), but for the most part, you started with Superman at 9, went to Spider-Man at 11, and were out of comics by 14.

 

So change wasn't necessary because you constantly had new people coming and going into the hobby. Peter Parker being Spider-Man for 25 years with no real changes wasn't that big of a deal.

 

Now, however, the guy who starts reading comics at 16 (because they sure as hell aren't starting at 9) may read for 10 years or more. So they need new, new, new. New series. New replacement characters. New everything. It's how Marvel and DC think they can retain readers through the rest of their lives.

[jsilverjanet]

So here is my theory on these changes:

 

In the 40s, 50s, 60s, and into the 70s, the average comic book reader only collected/bought comics for a few years. Sure, there were always those who were bigger fans (we were the exceptions, not the rule), but for the most part, you started with Superman at 9, went to Spider-Man at 11, and were out of comics by 14.

 

So change wasn't necessary because you constantly had new people coming and going into the hobby. Peter Parker being Spider-Man for 25 years with no real changes wasn't that big of a deal.

 

Now, however, the guy who starts reading comics at 16 (because they sure as hell aren't starting at 9) may read for 10 years or more. So they need new, new, new. New series. New replacement characters. New everything. It's how Marvel and DC think they can retain readers through the rest of their lives.

 

that's not the point of this thread. Take your logic somewhere else

[Comicopolis]

I'd replace the X-Men with the Inhumans.

[Doktor]

[Jeffro.]

Eventually everyone, and then back again, and then as a minority figure, and then a woman, and then both....

 

And then as an alien and then as an amphibian, and then as an alternate reality transgender clone with club feet and astigmatism.

[Junkdrawer]

Tom Brady to play Spiderman and Stan Lee plays uncle Ben in the Re-Re-Boot.

[IntoAnother]

]Tom Brady[/s] Cam to play Spiderman and Stan Lee plays uncle Ben in the Re-Re-Boot.

 

Fixed

[KirbyJack]

I'd suggest that the FF be replaced by Ghost Rider, Hulk, Spider Man and Wolverine, but that would obviously be absurd.

 

They will be replaced by Fighting American, Hit Girl, Rick Grimes, and Brother Power The Geek.

[Comicopolis]

I'd replace old male readers stuck in the past with a new contemporary readership.

[Prince Namor]

I'm going with Daredevil. Or D-Man.

 

 

I thought about this one. Elektra or Foggy or Karen Paige

 

They already replaced DD with Black Panther once didn't they?

[Prince Namor]

So here is my theory on these changes:

 

In the 40s, 50s, 60s, and into the 70s, the average comic book reader only collected/bought comics for a few years. Sure, there were always those who were bigger fans (we were the exceptions, not the rule), but for the most part, you started with Superman at 9, went to Spider-Man at 11, and were out of comics by 14.

 

So change wasn't necessary because you constantly had new people coming and going into the hobby. Peter Parker being Spider-Man for 25 years with no real changes wasn't that big of a deal.

 

Now, however, the guy who starts reading comics at 16 (because they sure as hell aren't starting at 9) may read for 10 years or more. So they need new, new, new. New series. New replacement characters. New everything. It's how Marvel and DC think they can retain readers through the rest of their lives.

 

that's not the point of this thread. Take your logic somewhere else

 

MY theory is that, they used to make changes that lasted one issue (Jimmy Olsen becomes a Fish-man, Peter Parker quits, etc.), and then it became a two-part story and then a story arc, and now a full year. More issue, more sales.

[marvelcollector]

I'd replace old male readers stuck in the past with a new contemporary readership.

 

Ah, nothing like loyalty to customers that helped make you what you are.

[Ares]

Iron fist will be cast as an Asian