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* The wedding of [[ComicBook/{{Superman}} Clark Kent and Lois Lane]] was this. The original plan was for them to get hitched in ''Superman vol. 2'' #75. However, by this time, Warner Brothers was making plans to make [[Series/LoisAndClark a new live-action Superman series]] and asked DC to wait until they did their own wedding to do theirs. DC complied, but they just lost a year's worth of stories. At one of their "Super Summits", writer Jerry Ordway made his usual joking suggestion of "Let's just kill 'em" and it gained traction. [[ComicBook/TheDeathOfSuperman We all know where that went]]. However, the wedding languished for four years while WB continued on with their series. At one point, DC actually ''separated'' Clark and Lois waiting for them and once the series ''FINALLY'' got to do their wedding - four years later - DC was quick to reconcile them and get them married. In a sick version of Russian Roulette, this ended up killing off the TV series, though not before airing a wedding episode which guest-starred an angel(!) who arrives on Earth to marry the couple off, and all but turns to the audience and [[LeaningOnTheFourthWall begs on hands and knees for forgiveness]].

-->''"I wouldn't exactly call "Maximum Clonage" the apex of the clone saga--it was more like [[DarthWiki/DethroningMomentOfSuck the nadir]]. Just as "ComicBook/MaximumCarnage" came to be known around the {{Marvel}} offices (in somewhat hushed tones) as "Maximum Garbage," this magnum opus "Maximum Clonage" would come to be known as "Maximum Bonage."''

* [[ComicBook/{{JLA-Avengers}} The popular crossover]] between the {{Justice League|OfAmerica}} and ComicBook/TheAvengers languished for 20 years because {{DC|Comics}} and {{Marvel|Comics}} couldn't decide on ''[[CavemenVsAstronautsDebate who would win in a fight]]''.
** The reason for this decision is now particularly clear: it was a major ExecutiveMeddling temper tantrum: Jim Shooter, who had just became head of Marvel prior, was incredibly pissed off that the ComicBook/XMen had teamed up with the ComicBook/TeenTitans and not with ComicBook/LegionOfSuperHeroes, which was [[CreatorsPet something he held dearly]].

-->''"I wouldn't exactly call "Maximum Clonage" the apex of the clone saga--it was more like [[DarthWiki/DethroningMomentOfSuck the nadir]]. Just as "MaximumCarnage" came to be known around the {{Marvel}} offices (in somewhat hushed tones) as "Maximum Garbage," this magnum opus "Maximum Clonage" would come to be known as "Maximum Bonage."''

* The Creator/ImageComics[=/=]Creator/ValiantComics crossover ''ComicBook/{{Deathmate}}''. On top of neither company knowing each other's characters and both operating on opposite ends of editorial strictness, the Image Comics half of the crossover was so late that by the time it was turned in and published, interest in the series had dried up and comic shops were left with tons of comics they pre-ordered but could no longer sell, contributing to TheGreatComicsCrashOf1996 more than any other product. It also served as a CreatorKiller for Valiant.

* And while we're on that subject, anything done by Creator/RobLiefeld, a master of the ScheduleSlip. During the aforementioned ''ComicBook/DeathMate'', Liefeld's contributions had passed so many deadlines, that an editor from Valiant had to go to Liefeld's house and refuse to leave, just to make sure that his work wasn't ''over a year'' late.

* The Creator/ImageComics[=/=]Creator/ValiantComics crossover ''ComicBook/DeathMate''. So much that it served as a CreatorKiller for Valiant.

* [[{{JLA-Avengers}} The popular crossover]] between the {{Justice League|OfAmerica}} and ComicBook/TheAvengers languished for 20 years because {{DC|Comics}} and {{Marvel|Comics}} couldn't decide on ''[[CavemenVsAstronautsDebate who would win in a fight]]''.

* Anything that isn't part of the mainstream MarvelComics tends to suffer from this. One of the more documented ones was TheNewUniverse. Touted as "The World Outside Your Window", the franchise fell apart from the beginning - writers tossed in 616-type elements (aliens, powered armors, etc.), financial backers pulled out before it even started, and people were too engrossed by that slogan. Despite canceling half of the franchise and starting a massive storyline that started with the destruction of Pittsburgh, it never got off its feet and died nearly three years later.

** ''{{Marvel 2099}}'', which depicted a futuristic MarvelUniverse as a CyberPunk dystopia, wasn't the greatest, but when Marvel let go its editor-in-chief for that line as a cost-cutting measure thanks to its near-bankruptcy, many of its creators bailed due to their dislike of his replacement, leaving the series to limp to its end.
* The ImageComics / ValiantComics crossover ''DeathMate''. So much that it served as a CreatorKiller for Valiant.
* And while we're on that subject, anything done by RobLiefeld, a master of the ScheduleSlip. During the aforementioned ''DeathMate'', Liefeld's contributions had passed so many deadlines, that an editor from Valiant had to go to Liefeld's house and refuse to leave, just to make sure that his work wasn't ''over a year'' late.

-->''"[[ContinuitySnarl Are the Kents alive? What's his relationship with all of these characters? Who exists?]] And [[DCComics DC]] couldn't give me answers. I said, Oh, my gosh. You're deciding all these things and you mean even [[IncompetenceInc you don't know what's going on in your own books?]]"''
--->-- '''George Perez'''

-->''"[[ContinuitySnarl Are the Kents alive? What's his relationship with all of these characters? Who exists?]] And [[DCComics DC]] couldn't give me answers. I said, Oh, my gosh. You're deciding all these things and you mean even [[PointyHairedBoss you don't know what's going on in your own books?]]"''

* The wedding of [[ComicBook/{{Superman}} Clark Kent and Lois Lane]] was this. The original plan was for them to get hitched in ''Superman vol. 2'' #75. However, by this time, Warner Brothers was making plans to make [[Series/LoisAndClark a new live-action Superman series]] and asked DC to wait until they did their own wedding to do theirs. DC complied, but they just lost a year's worth of stories. At one of their "Super Summits", writer Jerry Ordway made his usual joking suggestion of "Let's just kill 'em" and it gained traction. [[ComicBook/TheDeathOfSuperman We all know where that went]]. However, the wedding languished for four years while WB continued on with their series. At one point, DC actually ''separated'' Clark and Lois waiting for them and once the series ''FINALLY'' got to do their wedding - four years later - DC was quick to reconcile them and get them married. In a sick version of Russian Roulette, this ended up killing off the TV series, thought not before airing a wedding episode co-starring an angel(!) who arrives on Earth to marry the couple off, and all but turns to the audience and [[LeaningOnTheFourthWall begs on hands and knees for forgiveness]].

* The wedding of [[ComicBook/{{Superman}} Clark Kent and Lois Lane]] was this. The original plan was for them to get hitched in ''Superman vol. 2'' #75. However, by this time, Warner Brothers was making plans to make [[Series/LoisAndClark a new live-action Superman series]] and asked DC to wait until they did their own wedding to do theirs. DC complied, but they just lost a year's worth of stories. At one of their "Super Summits", writer Jerry Ordway made his usual joking suggestion of "Let's just kill 'em" and it gained traction. [[ComicBook/TheDeathOfSuperman We all know where that went]]. However, the wedding languished for four years while WB continued on with their series. At one point, DC actually ''separated'' Clark and Lois waiting for them and once the series ''FINALLY'' got to do their wedding - four years later - DC was quick to reconcile them and get them married.

* [[{{JLA-Avengers}} The popular crossover]] between the {{Justice League|OfAmerica}} and ComicBook/TheAvengers languished for 20 years because {{DC|Comics}} and {{Marvel|Comics}} couldn't decide on ''[[LetsYouAndHimFight who would win in a fight]]''.

* ComicBook/TheCloneSaga, the infamous storyline that would have temporarily shunted Peter Parker from his role as SpiderMan and giving it to his once-thought dead clone Ben Reilly, went wildly out of control when the story became mired in {{Writer Revolt}}s, ExecutiveMeddling, {{Padding}}, and [[MoneyDearBoy old-fashioned greed]], expanding a story that would have only lasted a few months into a story that lasted ''years''. When the KudzuPlot ran rampant, EndingFatigue set in, and fans started to leave the titles in annoyance, Marvel was forced to figure out a way to set things back to StatusQuo.

-->-- '''George Perez'''

** As well, the latter issues of the Ken Penders' run was filled with problems, mostly due to the fact that he and fellow writer Karl Bollers were at each other's throats and attempting to change certain parts of their ongoing story, leading both of them to quit and be replaced by Ian Flynn. This has boiled over into the current legal drama between Archie and Penders, as the latter is seeking to take back every last character he's created for the series, most likely leading to the greater use of Sega-based characters.
*** The Penders Case has, as of December 2012, reached a settlement with notable ripples in the comics. Both the Endangered Species Arc in the main comic and the Chaotix Quest Arc in the Sonic Universe spinoff had to go under emergency rewrites and art changes as a result. Fans are quick to note the blatant changes and are openly upset over the background politics so clearly disrupting the stories.

* TheCloneSaga, the infamous storyline that would have temporarily shunted Peter Parker from his role as SpiderMan and giving it to his once-thought dead clone Ben Reilly, went wildly out of control when the story became mired in {{Writer Revolt}}s, ExecutiveMeddling, {{Padding}}, and [[MoneyDearBoy old-fashioned greed]], expanding a story that would have only lasted a few months into a story that lasted ''years''. When the KudzuPlot ran rampant, EndingFatigue set in, and fans started to leave the titles in annoyance, Marvel was forced to figure out a way to set things back to StatusQuo.

* 8 The reason for this decision is now particularly clear: it was a major ExecutiveMeddling temper tantrum: Jim Shooter, who had just became head of Marvel prior, was incredibly pissed off that the ComicBook/XMen had teamed up with the ComicBook/TeenTitans and not with ComicBook/LegionOfSuperHeroes, which was [[CreatorsPet something he held dearly]].

* TheCloneSaga, the infamous storyline that would have temporarily shunted Peter Parker from his role as SpiderMan and giving it to his once-thought dead clone Ben Reilly, went wildly out of control when the story became mired in WriterRevolts, ExecutiveMeddling, {{Padding}}, and [[MoneyDearBoy old-fashioned greed]], expanding a story that would have only lasted a few months into a story that lasted ''years''. When the KudzuPlot ran rampant, EndingFatigue set in, and fans started to leave the titles in annoyance, Marvel was forced to figure out a way to set things back to StatusQuo.

* TheCloneSaga, the infamous storyline that would have temporarily shunted Peter Parker from his role as SpiderMan and giving it to his once-thought dead clone Ben Reilly, went wildly out of control when the story became immensely popular, expanding a story that would have only lasted a few months into a story that lasted a few ''years''. When EndingFatigue set in and fans started to leave the titles in annoyance, Marvel was forced to figure out a way to set things back to StatusQuo.

** ''{{Marvel 2099}}'', the revisioning of the MarvelUniverse as a CyberPunk dystopia, wasn't the greatest, but when Marvel let go its editor-in-chief for that line as a cost-cutting measure thanks to its near-bankruptcy, many creators bailed, leaving the series to limp to its end.

*** From Sonic Adventure 2 onwards, most adaptation storylines ended up just being 5 page teasers following the issues main story. The teaser game stories have boxes that clarify whether the game in question is to be taken as canon in the comic's universe or not.

*** From Sonic Adventure 2 onwards, most adaptation storylines ended up just being teasers with Archie Comics practically saying "Game X happened after this story.".