Joss Whedon to Create New Marvel/ABC TV Series

Yes, the two most fan-hated things in comics came about because fans are in charge. THIS MAKES ABSOLUTELY PERFECT SENSE.

Generation gaps.

Instead of writing the characters as characters, they keep trying to revert them to THE ONE I REMEMBER FROM MY CHILDHOOD! And they warp everything around that

The current crop of fans don't like that, because most people (in spite of what they say, like 'bring Coulson back to life') actually prefer a decent story with the characters developing in a consistent way.

All this being said, Alan Moore is a massive superhero nerd, and he wrote some of the best superhero stories ever, which just goes to show that every rule has exceptions. A lot of the good writers now are also superhero fans, as well as the bad.

I can't speak for DC, but One More Day came about for precisely that reason: because a kid that grew up loving Spider-Man got a job at Marvel, and ultimately became Editor-in-Chief and decided he wanted to make Spider-Man be the same character he grew up loving twenty years ago, because he was, in the fan's opinion, better then. One More Day is exactly the result of fans growing up and Running the Asylum.

edited 10th Dec '12 9:21:57 AM by TobiasDrake

http://www.comingsoon.net/news/tvnews.php?id=98801

The show is held after the Avengers folks.

Which I am fine with.

http://www.ign.com/articles/2012/10/13/nycc-agent-coulson-is-the-lead-character-in-shield

Coulson lives!

Cool if true. I still suspect though his appearance in episode 1 will be as a corpse at his funeral.

"Said Feige, "There was never going to be a 'S.H.I.E.L.D.' show without Agent Phil Coulson," with Whedon adding, "He's headlining the S.H.I.E.L.D. show and always was."

He's headlining the show.

I suppose this◊ is also possible, as is Life Model Decoy (TM).

Am I the only one who is hoping they center an episode around Galaga guy?