snap judgments

The picture of the Scarlet Witch sold me on looking at the New Joe Fridays (Week 9) article at NEWSARAMA, but it once again left a empty feeling in the comic stomach. While there were somethings that Joe did say (mind you, it was all info the rest of NEWSARMA told you in their Wizard World Chicago reports), there was just as much enthusiasm and vigor about what he couldn’t say it’s hard to really separate the two. The man couldn’t even comment on his opinion about the attendance to the con! They didn’t ask for a blow by blow of the numbers here, but it was still artfully dodged.

On:

Loeb/Turner Wolverine Project: Man I wish I could say more about this, but you’ll just have to wait.

Mike Carey Ultimate event: And I shall remain vague for now.

Brian Bendis Ultimate event “Ultimate Invasion”: You’re just going to have to wait and see.

New Thor series: Well, so much more will be clear after Civil War #4.

(And no, I don’t give him this one even though he’s technically right and we should wait until the Civil War thing blows over to see what Thor we get, but come on! Either we’re thinking about it, or we’re not. Something. )

Safe to say that we can see more teenage superheroes and sidekicks, or at least see them play a bigger role?: I’m really jazzed about the idea but you’ll have to wait until Civil War is over. Oh, how the Marvel Universe will change!

Sure, there was some info on basic titles (more than happy to tell you about the free video game tie-in book!) but either word is leaking out too fast, they have too many thing on their plate or…. Joe Quesada is jerking us around and loving it.

And then a new roster of New Avengers in issue #27?: Man, I love when we do the disinformation thing

Ah.

Hawkeye’s return in New Avengers #26?: Hawkeye’s dead, I made sure of that. What in god’s name makes you think he’s alive? Heck, if I see him in Avengers I’m going to have Bendis kill him all over again but not before Speedball gets an arrow between the eyes in Frontline.

Sometimes, I think hanging out with fans gets him a little cranky, but that’s just me. I understand his job’s a hard one and that it’s rather cool of him to talk to people like NEWSARAMA and get some insider info on what’s going on at Marvel but, it’s just the amount of info we’re given.

If you’re not ready, Marvel, don’t talk about it. Just saying ‘We don’t have anything ready to say on that yet.’ instead the same old ‘You’re just going to have to wait and see.’ seems like semantics I know, but even a little change in context is good for the soul. Something that sounds less like your mother talking about what you’re getting for Christmas and more statement on what the office can say.

I used to tune in with some regularity to the Cup o’ Joe, but it’s unsatisfying.

Guess I’m going to have to wait and see.