Tag Archives: Spider-Man schedule

Spider-Man Anthologies

Posted on July 19, 2013 by Thomas Mets

In the past, Marvel has made several efforts at a Spider-Man anthology series. And it seems they’ll take another go at it with the weekly Peter Parker Spider-Man mini-series, shipping in October with new stories by Rambo creator David Morrell, Klaus … Continue reading →

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Possible Monthly Spider-Man Titles Circa 2013

Posted on July 12, 2013 by Thomas Mets

Earlier, I listed possible Spider-Man monthly titles that I had come up with in 2006. Seven years later, the list would be slightly different. While I do prefer alternative schedules with an increased production of the main title, there is an … Continue reading →

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Spider-Man Schedules: The Old Way Is Doomed

Posted on July 11, 2013 by Thomas Mets

In terms of sales, Spider-Man satellite titles have seen better days. Avenging Spider-Man just saw its final issue, prior to the Superior Spider-Man Team-Up relaunch. Recent issues were the 79th and 83rd best-selling comic book in May 2013. Part of it could be that the title … Continue reading →

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Hiatuses in comic books

Posted on January 23, 2013 by Thomas Mets

My initial guess was that Superior Spider-Man was going to be a hiatus for the Peter Parker Spider-Man. But they went in a slightly different direction, essentially keeping Peter Parker around as a supporting character. Both approaches come with advantages … Continue reading →

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Annuals, Milestones, and Writing For the Trade

Posted on December 8, 2012 by Thomas Mets

  There are a few other structural changes I would implement if given the keys to the Spider-Man books. More Writing For the Trade For all of the complaints against “Writing for the Trade” there’s no indication that fans dislike … Continue reading →

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No More Evergreen

Posted on December 8, 2012 by Thomas Mets

Sometimes there are holes in the schedule that have to be filled. This problem is exacerbated with higher output. In his 2006 Spider-Man Manifesto, Senior Editor Tom Brevoort offered a suggestion: Evergreen material. As a safeguard, we would also commission three to … Continue reading →

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Making Stephen Wacker’s Life Miserable

Posted on December 8, 2012 by Thomas Mets

On a CBR thread, Xistel asked how we would improve the Spider-Man comics. My response was “If I was in charge, I might change the schedule of Amazing Spider-Man from twice a month to weekly (or weekly except for when there’s an issue … Continue reading →

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Possible Monthlies

Posted on December 8, 2012 by Thomas Mets

Around the time I concluded that undoing the marriage would be a major and positive change to the Spider-Man franchise, I started considering how Marvel could take advantage of that. As JMS was leaving Amazing Spider-Man, and Peter David and Sacosa … Continue reading →

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Other Formats

Posted on December 8, 2012 by Thomas Mets

It’s impressive that Marvel has successfully departed from a publishing schedule for the Spider-Man comics that worked well enough for decades. And they have several other options available. The Massive Monthly Amazing Spider-Man could be a monthly, but there’s no reason … Continue reading →

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The Big Time and the Avenging Spider-Man

Posted on December 8, 2012 by Thomas Mets

The schedule for Amazing Spider-Man during the current Big Time era is a bit different from what we’ve had before. Production for this title is down to two books a month, with one writer (for the most part) working with a rotating … Continue reading →

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