Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/5/84; site cvl.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!cmcl2!harvard!seismo!elsie!cvl!kayuucee From: kayuucee@cvl.UUCP (Kenneth W. Crist Jr.) Newsgroups: net.comics Subject: Marvel Message-ID: <931@cvl.UUCP> Date: Tue, 5-Nov-85 15:23:37 EST Article-I.D.: cvl.931 Posted: Tue Nov 5 15:23:37 1985 Date-Received: Fri, 8-Nov-85 05:51:29 EST Distribution: net Organization: Computer Vision Lab, U. of Maryland, College Park Lines: 28 There have been so many articles about Jean Grey, that I did not want to go through them all to find the idea I wanted. So, I'll just sumarize it, and then make my point. One person said that he would buy X-FACTOR when it came out, Jim Shooter would see the sales figures and think that he made a good editorial descision in bringing Jean back. This poster said that there was nothing we could do about it either. Well, I say there is. DON'T BUY THE BOOK! I have been doing that a lot lately with Marvel. I remember when Marvel was #1 one for me, but it is not anymore. Marvel has dropped to about third, except for one book that is consistantly good, POWER PACK. In the last few months I have dropped X-MEN and NEW MUTANTS and never picked up SECRET WARS II after the first issue. I bought that because I had heard that SECRET WARS II was supposed to interact with the main-line books more than SECRET WARS I. Boy, was I suckered. Just what Jim Shooter wanted, too. I continue to read many Marvel books, but have not found the need to pick up another issue of SECRET WARS II. Since every issue is summerized three or four times a month in other books, there is no need to. So, you can make a difference. If nobody buys the book, there will be no reason to print it. And for those people who are out there saying "Fine for him, he doesn't really care!", the joke is on you. Scott, Hank, Warren, Bobby and most of all Maddy are among the most interesting characters in comics in my opinion. I would love to read X-FACTOR to find out what happens to them, but I won't. Bringing back Jean Grey was a mistake no matter what the reason. I see no reason to let Marvel think they did something good. Star-Lord