Trivia / Trouble (Marvel Comics)

• Advertising by Association: The 2011 cover features the phrase "From the writer of Kick-Ass" above Mark Millar's name.
• Creator Backlash: Mark Millar has gone on record saying he thinks this is the worst thing he's written.
• Stillborn Franchise: Marvel hoped to kick off a revival of the romance comic genre with this book, but heavy fan backlash and the closure of Epic Comics killed off those plans.
• What Could Have Been:
  • The editorial staff at Marvel actually considered making this the new official origin story of Peter Parker. However, due to the massive fan backlash (and possibly also because it messed the timeline up something fierce), these plans were swiftly forgotten and the comics were declared non-canon.
  • A trade paperback collecting all five issues was supposed to be released in early 2004 but was canceled due to the resignation of Bill Jemas from Marvel, which resulted in Epic Comics being shut down. Additionally, before the book was canceled, Marvel wanted to heavily market the trade-in bookstores to try and bring in a larger young adult audience, but these plans also fell apart due to the comic flopping in sales. The comic would eventually be quietly re-released in a hardcover collection in 2011.

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