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Post by The Ultimate Nullifier on Apr 18, 2017 0:49:10 GMT -6
www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/marvel-teases-comic-book-legacy-994767What Could Marvel's 'Legacy' Comic Book Tease Mean? The new image comes ahead of the anticipated announcement at this weekend's C2E2 comic convention. Ahead of this weekend's C2E2 convention in Chicago, Marvel Entertainment has released a teaser for a mysterious new comic book project, reading simply "Marvel Legacy." The company is remaining characteristically silent about the image, released Monday morning to ComicBook.com, but the "fall 2017" date might suggest a tie-in to the expected announcement of a line-wide relaunch of the company's superhero comic books in the back half of the year. Traditionally, Marvel relaunches its superhero line annually towards the end of the year, following the conclusion of that year's summer event storyline; this year's such storyline, Secret Empire, launches on Wednesday. The use of the word "legacy" is interesting. In comic book terms, it often refers to a new character taking on a costume and superhero identity from an older character, a concept so common in Marvel's current comic book line that the upcoming Generations storyline will feature 10 current examples of it, including Iron Man, Captain America, Thor and Wolverine. At the same time, a recent report from a meeting between Marvel and comic store retailers saw Marvel senior vp sales and marketing David Gabriel note that the company had been told that it has "changed too many characters" in recent years, with editor-in-chief Axel Alonso adding, "We have not lost sight of our classic characters." Could "Legacy" mean a restoration of the classic incarnations of characters, in that case? More news about "Marvel Legacy" is likely to be revealed later this week, with the company expected to have announcements at the upcoming C2E2 convention.
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Post by The Ultimate Nullifier on Apr 23, 2017 17:20:39 GMT -6
www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/marvel-comics-going-retro-legacy-relaunch-995700Marvel Comics Going Retro for 'Legacy' Relaunch The old school makeover begins with an oversized special issue. This fall, Marvel Entertainment is going back to its comic book roots. The company announced Marvel Legacy during Saturday's Marvel: Next Big Thing panel at the C2E2 comic convention in Chicago — a relaunch of its superhero comic book line that will refocus on its long history and most iconic characters. The fall relaunch will follow the conclusion of the current Secret Empire storyline — in which Hydra, as led by a corrupted Captain America, has taken over the United States — and see a renewed focus on "hope, wonder, enjoyment and fun," according to the publisher. It also will see a number of changes for the comics themselves, including a restoration of "legacy numbering" on long-running series — which is to say, an issue number that will reflect the overall cumulative number of issues published, as opposed to the number in that particular volume. For example, Captain America: Steve Rogers would jump from somewhere in the early 20s to an issue number closer to 690. There will also be a new consistent cover design across the line reminiscent of Marvel's 1980s and '90s output. Some of the retro moves Marvel is planning go back even further, with the return of both the Marvel Value Stamp — a collectable clip-and-save program from the mid-1970s and F.O.O.M., a self-published Marvel fanzine from the same era (The title is an acronym for "Friends Of Ol' Marvel"), reportedly underway. "The Marvel Legacy initiative is a celebration of everything that makes Marvel the best in fiction and it’s a signifier of a new era for Marvel Comics," Marvel CCO Joe Quesada said in a statement. "It’s a loving look at the heart of Marvel as we embrace our roots and move enthusiastically forward with all the Marvel characters you know and love starring in the biggest, boldest, best Marvel stories. All of which kicks off with the giant Marvel Legacy special." The Marvel Legacy special will be a 50-page comic book by The Mighty Thor and Doctor Strange writer Jason Aaron and Secret Wars artist Esad Ribic that will set up the new status quo for the comic book universe, and return a fan-favorite character into active service — although, of course, Marvel isn't revealing just who right now. The issue is scheduled for a fall release, although no official date was revealed just yet; the cover for the issue will come from Joe Quesada himself. More information about Marvel Legacy — including the complete line-up of titles and attached creators — will be released in coming months.
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Post by The Ultimate Nullifier on Apr 24, 2017 9:00:59 GMT -6
icv2.com/articles/news/view/37338/marvels-return-legacy-numberingMARVELS TO RETURN TO LEGACY NUMBERING Plus 'Legacy' Storylines Posted by Milton Griepp on April 24, 2017 @ 1:45 am CT Marvel will return its Marvel Universe titles to their legacy numbering this fall, the company announced over the weekend, with the affected issues featuring special trade dress and cover treatments. Marvel Legacy is also a new initiative across the entire Marvel universe this fall, kicking off with a Marvel Legacy #1 one-shot, which is designed to offer an entry point for new readers who may not know about current events in the Marvel universe. This 50-page comic will carry a special four-panel fold-out cover by Joe Quesada, with story and art by Jason Aaron and Esad Ribic. Aaron offered some hints at the plot of the one-shot. “We get a peek into the very distant past here so we go back to the prehistoric days of the Marvel Universe,” he said. “[We are] seeing versions of Marvel’s biggest legacy characters and different versions we haven’t seen before and [an adventure] of, I guess I could call ‘the Prehistoric Avengers.’” The Legacy initiative will then carry throughout the Marvel Universe, with Marvel promising “epic storylines hearkening back to the glory days of Marvel starring Odinson, Squirrel Girl, Spider-Man, the Avengers, America Chavez, Iron Man, Moon Knight, the Guardians of the Galaxy, Captain Marvel, Luke Cage, the X-Men, Captain America, Ms. Marvel, Deadpool, the Champions, Wolverine, Ironheart, Hulk, The Punisher,” and others. Marvel Editor-in-Chief Axel Alonso promised that the initiative would resolve the question of whether the Marvel Universe can accommodate both legacy and new versions of the classic Marvel characters (“Miles and Peter, Riri and Tony, Thor and Jane Foster, Laura and, dare I say, Logan?”), with the spoiler alert that the answer would be yes. Marvel sales dropped off last fall, with old-school fans upset about the number of changes to core characters. “The feedback was that we had changed too many characters,” Marvel SVP Sales and Marketing David Gabriel said at the Marvel Retailer Summit last month. Now Marvel appears to be trying to win back some of those fans, while hanging on to the readers that have been buying the new versions of the characters, promising “a renewed sense of hope, wonder, enjoyment, and fun.” In another foreshadowing of a return of a core element of the Marvel universe, Executive Editor Tom Brevoort promised “the return of a central piece of the Marvel mythos that readers have been mourning in recent months.” With Generations, coming out of Secret Empire, pairing new and old versions of kay Marvel characters, and then the Legacy one-shot and the rest of the Legacy initiative, Marvel is showing a well-planned approach to rejuvenating its relationship with some of its biggest fans.
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