History Creator / JoeQuesada

* ExecutiveMeddling: [[invoked]] Writers of the X-Men had difficulty bringing fan favorites BackFromTheDead due to the "whoever is dead stays dead" policy, though that mandate probably kept them from killing characters willy nilly as well. Though JMS was part of the planning process, he fought with him over the execution of ''Spider-Man: One More Day'' to the point that JMS wanted his name removed.

* ComicBook/SpiderMan's ''ComicBook/OneMoreDay'', which attempts to make Peter Parker YoungerAndHipper by dissolving his marriage to Mary Jane Watson.

* AuthorTract: In ''One Moment in Time'', Mary Jane conflictingly tells us that marriage is just a piece of paper, while ALSO telling us that children should not be born out of wedlock.

* CListFodder: The dead is dead policy was supposed to give writers pause before using lower-tier characters a SacrificialLamb. Unfortunately it also prevented previously killed characters (like Jean Grey, Colossus, Moira Mac Taggert and Psylocke) from being brought back.

* UsefulNotes/TheDarkAgeOfComicBooks: Quesada started out at Valiant in the early Nineties. Before he became a major player for Marvel, he helped update Golden Age hero The Ray and co-created Azrael (who would become Batman during Knightfall) at DC.

* TheDarkAgeofComicBooks: Quesada started out at Valiant in the early Nineties. Before he became a major player for Marvel, he helped update Golden Age hero The Ray and co-created Azrael (who would become Batman during Knightfall) at DC.

* FlipFlopOfGod: Joe Quesada was adamant that the mainstream Marvel Universe would never crossover with the Ultimate Marvel Universe, and is on record saying that the idea would be creatively bankrupt. Fast-forward to 2012, where Marvel launched a heavily-publicized crossover between Peter Parker, the mainstream universe Spider-Man, and Miles Morales, the new Ultimate Spider-Man. This was largely done to celebrate Spider-Man's 50th anniversary, as well as cash-in on the success of the ''Film/TheAmazingSpiderMan'' movie. The two worlds would be merged after ''ComicBook/SecretWars2015''.

Editor-in-Chief at Creator/MarvelComics between 2000 and 2011, and a very polarising figure indeed. Started off as an artist, probably best known for his work on ComicBook/{{Daredevil}}. He took the editor job in 2000 and, while comic sales have risen since he took over, they are still a shadow of the sales in the UsefulNotes/SilverAge through the 1980s. He was the longest-serving Marvel editor-in-chief other than Stan Lee, and is the first artist to attain that position.

Currently holds the position of Marvel's Chief Creative Officer, tasked to "ensure that all portrayals of Marvel's characters and stories remain true to the essence of Marvel history."[[note]][[RuleOfCautiousEditingJudgment Suffice to say,]] this is one of the most controversial figures Marvel has ever seen.[[/note]]

Is part of an interesting ProductionPosse with Kevin Smith. He was the artist for Kevin Smith's Daredevil comic, did the intro to Mallrats, and actually appeared in Chasing Amy and Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back. He also was a guest on Smith's Fatman on Batman podcast.

* [[ExecutiveMeddling Changing]] the Sins Past story arc of ComicBook/JMSSpiderMan to replace Peter Parker with Norman Osborn as the father of Gwen Stacy's children, as that would make Spider-Man [[NotAllowedToGrowUp appear too old]].

* He and Creator/BrianMichaelBendis had [[ComicBook/TheAvengers The Wasp]] killed off, again claiming that her now widowed husband, Hank Pym, is now "more interesting" without her.

* ExecutiveMeddling: Writers of the X-Men had difficulty bringing fan favorites BackFromTheDead due to the "whoever is dead stays dead" policy, though that mandate probably kept them from killing characters willy nilly as well. Though JMS was part of the planning process, he fought with him over the execution of ''Spider-Man: One More Day'' to the point that JMS wanted his name removed.
* FlipFlopOFGod: Joe Quesada was adamant that the mainstream Marvel Universe would never crossover with the Ultimate Marvel Universe, and is on record saying that the idea would be creatively bankrupt. Fast-forward to 2012, where Marvel launched a heavily-publicized crossover between Peter Parker, the mainstream universe Spider-Man, and Miles Morales, the new Ultimate Spider-Man. This was largely done to celebrate Spider-Man's 50th anniversary, as well as cash-in on the success of the The Amazing Spider-Man movie. The two worlds will be merged after Secret Wars 2015.
* GlowingEyesofDoom: When he draws Daredevil's face in shadow, he still puts in two reddish slits where his eyes would be. Mephisto's eyes glow as well. Also a case of RedEyesTakeWarning

* OneOfUs: Obviously a comic book fan.
* RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver: Inverted with Daredevil, who looks sinister and terrifying but is a hero. %%Mephisto on the other hand... [context needed]
* RunningGag: Did we finish that last crossover? Good start another one. Fans have noticed that characters tend to have their marriages ended. Also, while the stated intention is to explore storylines where they are single, the characters tend to get paired with another love interest not long after.
* RunningTheAsylum: Joe is one of the many comics executives that like bringing back elements of the comics from when he was a kid by trying to undo the past 20 years of comics that current fans enjoy.
* ShrugOfGod: Quesada infamously responded to questions and objections about how ''OMD''[='=]s magical retcon works or how it would affect past and future continuity with "It's magic! We don't have to explain it!"
* SmokingIsNotCool: Had Wolverine drop his smoking habit to avert SmokingIsCool
* StuffedInTheFridge: Superheroes having their wives killed or erased from history makes them 'more interesting'.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: When J. Michael Straczynski ''first'' thought up what ended up as the ridiculously controversial Sins Past storyline (which revealed that Gwen Stacy had had a child with Norman Osborn, he planned for Peter Parker to be the father, but Quesada felt that this would [[NotAllowedToGrowUp age the character too much]]. JMS also originally planned a very different version of One More Day, in which many events in Peter's life were changed by his helping Harry Osborn through his drug addiction. This would result in Norman Osborn never returning to being the Green Goblin, Gwen Stacy never dying, Harry and MJ never breaking up, and, in effect, Peter never marrying MJ. This was rejected for being too much of a RetCon: While it might have made for a better story than OMD, it also would've COMPLETELY ERASED the last 35 years of Mervel continuity (and well over 95% of Spider-Man continuity), effectively a Crisis on Infinite Earths-style reboot, replacing the entire Marvel Universe with an alternate timeline.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: When J. Michael Straczynski ''first'' thought up what ended up as the ridiculously controversial Sins Past storyline (which revealed that Gwen Stacy had had a child with Norman Osborn, he planned for Peter Parker to be the father, but Quesada felt that this would [[NotAllowedToGrowUp age the character too much]]. JMS also originally planned a very different version of One More Day, in which many events in Peter's life were changed by his helping Harry Osborn through his drug addiction. This would result in Norman Osborn never returning to being the Green Goblin, Gwen Stacy never dying, Harry and MJ never breaking up, and, in effect, Peter never marrying MJ. This was rejected for being too much of a RetCon: While it might have made for a better story than OMD, it also would've COMPLETELY ERASED the last 35 years of Mervel continuity (and well over 95% of Spider-Man continuity), effectively a Crisis on Infinite Earths-style reboot, replacing the entire Marvel Universe with an alternate timeline. And now we have Secret Wars 2015 anyways.

* Backstory Horror: In his often forgotten mini-series Daredevil: Father we find out that the man Matt lost his sight saving was actually an abusive drunk who molested his own daughter...seriously.

* CrisisCrossover: While Quesada was EIC, the main Marvel books had Avengers Disassembled, which lead to House of M (Which also continued into Messiah Complex, Messiah War, and Second Coming for the X-Men books), Civil War, World War Hulk, Secret Invasion which lead into Dark Reign and then Siege. Meanwhile, Marvel Cosmic had Annihilation (happening at the same time as the Civil War on Earth), followed by a sequel called Annihilation: Conquest. War of Kings spun out into Marvel Cosmic from Secret Invasion (fitting, considering the Skrull are space villains), and the fallout from THAT finally finishes with The Thanos Imperative. In the AlternateUniverse ComicBook/UltimateMarvel there was Ultimatum.

* ExecutiveMeddling: Writers of the X-Men had difficulty bringing fan favorites BackFromTheDead due to the "whoever is dead stays dead" policy, though that mandate probably kept them from killing characters willy nilly as well. Though JMS was part of the planning process, he fought with him over the execution of Spiderman: One More Day to the point that JMS wanted his name removed.

* ShrugOfGod: Quesada infamously responded to questions and objections about how OMD's magical retcon works or how it would affect past and future continuity with "It's magic! We don't have to explain it!"

* TheCameo: Has appeared in some of the Franchise/ViewAskewniverse films. The StarterVillain in the Daredevil movie is named after him.
* TheDarkAgeofComicBooks: Quesada started out at Valiant in the early Nineties. Before he became a major player for Marvel, he helped update Golden Age hero The Ray and co-created Azrael (who would become Batman during Knightfall) at DC.

* [[ExecutiveMeddling Changing]] the Sins Past story arc of ComicBook/JMSSpiderMan to replace Peter Parker with Norman Osborn as the father of Gwen Stacy's children, as that would make Spider-Man appear too old.

* NeverLiveItDown: Quesada was in general considered a massive improvement over his predecessor Bob Harras, who had infamously exacerbated Marvel's legendary mismanagement in the '90s. Then he mandated One More Day to be done, which unfortunately may have overshadowed his artistic, editorial, and economic accomplishments.

* FandomBerserkButton: Sins Past, One More Day, and One Moment In Time are very controversial Spider-Man story arcs that were not very well-received by the Spidey fandom, to the point of spawning a vocal Hatedom for Joe and to some extent JMS.

* Animesque: Joe's early 90's work with Ninjak was influenced by Manga.

%%* {{Animesque}}: Quesada’s art was heavily influenced by Manga. %% A mere paraphrase of the trope definition is not sufficient example context.

* FandomBerserkButton: Sins Past, One More Day, and One Moment In Time are very controversial Spider-Man story arcs that were not well-received by the fandom, spawning a Hatedom

%%* FandomBerserkButton: Sins Past, One More Day, One Moment In Time %% Zero Context

%%* DeathIsCheap: Tried to Avert this with the aforementioned Dead is Dead Policy, later PlayedStraight. %% "later Played Straight" is ZCE

* RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver: Averted with Daredevil, who still looks rather sinister and terrifying. Mephisto on the other hand...

!!!This Comics creator provides examples of:

* AuthorTract: In One Moment in Time, Mary Jane conflictingly tells us that marriage is just a piece of paper, while ALSO telling us that children should not be born out of wedlock.

* {{Animesque}}: Quesada’s art was heavily influenced by Manga.
* BigApplesauce: A New Yorker, just like Daredevil and Spider-Man.

* DeathIsCheap: Tried to Avert this with the aforementioned Dead is Dead Policy, later PlayedStraight.

* FandomBerserkButton: Sins Past, One More Day, One Moment In Time

* WriterOnBoard: A number of readers suspect he dislikes the institution of marriage in general and married women in particular, pointing to both the number of prominent married Marvel women killed off (Janet van Dyne-Pym, Jean Grey-Summers) or Put on a Bus (Mary Jane Watson-Parker) during his tenure in the EIC's chair, and the fact that his ex-wife was said to have treated him terribly during their marriage. Suddenly any male character is "more interesting" without his wife or longtime love interest, and said love interest often gets a date with a [[PutOnABus bus]], or worse, a [[DroppedABridgeOnHim bridge]], even if (like the aforementioned Jean and Janet) said love interest has years of history as much more than just "male character x's lover." The X-Men also had a storyline where Cyclops was having issues with his marriage and ended up having an affair with Emma Frost.

* NeverLiveItDown: Quesada was in general considered a massive improvement over his predecessor Bob Harras, who had infamously exacerbated Marvel's legendary mismanagement in the '90s. Then he mandated One More Day to be done, which unfortunately may overshadowed his accomplishments.

* NeverLiveItDown: ComicBook/OneMoreDay

* AuthorTract: In One Moment in Time, Mary Jane [conflictingly tells us that marriage is just a piece of paper, while ALSO telling us that children should not be born out of wedlock.

* AuthorTract: In One Moment in Time, Mary Jane tells us that marriage is just a piece of paper, while ALSO telling us that children should not be born out of wedlock. [[InsaneTrolLogic Yeah]]

* AuthorTract: In One Moment in Time, Mary Jane tells us that marriage is just a piece of paper, while ALSO telling us that children should not be born out of wedlock. [[InsaneTrolLogic Um...]]

* AuthorTract: In One Moment in Time, Mary Jane tells us that marriage is just a piece of paper. [[InsaneTrollLogic She also tells us children should not be born out of wedlock]].

* AllDeathsFinal: When Joe Quesada took over as Editor-in-Chief of Marvel Comics, he instituted a "Dead means dead" policy. It didn't last very long because, by his own admission, it was like closing the gate after all the horses have already escaped. Gwen Stacy was almost brought back after One More Day, but other writers and editors at Marvel said no.

* AllDeathsFinal: When Joe Quesada took over as Editor-in-Chief of Marvel Comics, he instituted a "Dead means dead" policy. It didn't last very long because, by his own admission, it was like closing the gate after all the horses have already escaped. And one of his first acts was to try to retcon Gwen Stacy back into Spider-Man, before the writer rebelled.