Missy Posted July 12, 2006 Report Share Posted July 12, 2006 Marvel just announced that though Spider-Girl will be cancelled as of issue #100 (out this week), it will be rebooted in October as The Amazing Spider-Girl. Yeah, you know, this is great news for the fans of the series, but I really wish they simply would have renamed the book and kept the numbering going. It's been done before (i.e. Tales to Astonish became Captain America, Journey into Mystery became The Mighty Thor, etc.), and, in truth, the number is somewhat of a mighty Marvel milestone. No other female character in the grand Marvel Universe has ever supported a book up to 100 issues, so why not keep that legacy going? Let's see if she can get to 250, 500 and beyond. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackFetch Posted July 13, 2006 Report Share Posted July 13, 2006 I agree. I hate when they do this. If you are just changing the name, you don't have to start from 1 again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missy Posted July 13, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 13, 2006 Here's my take on renumbering: cancel the book for a year (or thereabouts), and, in the meantime, hype the hell out of its return in Wizard, on Newsarama and at conventions. Get a strong, loud buzz circulating, so that when the new first issue finally hits the stands, people are stoked! Canceling it to only reboot it two or three months later, however, never makes sense to me. While both are basically marketing ploys, my example feels less like one because it actually feels like the book was gone for a while -- because it was. Two or three months, on the other hand, just seems like an issue was delayed and was given a new #1 in the interim. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSteve Posted July 22, 2006 Report Share Posted July 22, 2006 As someone who does not do Wizard, and really does not follow news relating to comics, stopping a comic for a while is a surefire way to get me to forget it. I am the kind of person who goes into the comic book shop and looks around. But for most of the year I am the kind of person who has a mail order service, so if something stops and restarts under a new identity, as far as I know it has simply stopped. If something takes a few months off, the excitement of the next issue fades away, and I cut ties. Besides, I need to agree that Spidergirl totally deserves to keep her numbers going. Let her hit that 250 or 500 mark, and don't make it harder for her. Besides the fact that it is cool, and it shows longevity, its good to be able to say that a book based on a female character lasted a damn long time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kariyanine Posted October 27, 2006 Report Share Posted October 27, 2006 As someone who does not do Wizard, and really does not follow news relating to comics, stopping a comic for a while is a surefire way to get me to forget it. I am the kind of person who goes into the comic book shop and looks around. But for most of the year I am the kind of person who has a mail order service, so if something stops and restarts under a new identity, as far as I know it has simply stopped. If something takes a few months off, the excitement of the next issue fades away, and I cut ties. Besides, I need to agree that Spidergirl totally deserves to keep her numbers going. Let her hit that 250 or 500 mark, and don't make it harder for her. Besides the fact that it is cool, and it shows longevity, its good to be able to say that a book based on a female character lasted a damn long time. I just read the first issue of it and while not really a fan of the old Spider-Girl series I will be continuing to pick this book up. It was quite a fun read. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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