Comments on: Comic Book Urban Legends Revealed #11!

By: Ace of Hearts

Ace of Hearts — Sat, 29 May 2010 17:18:28 +0000

I am begining to realize that the marvel I grew up with is not the same marvel we know of today.

By: Chris Arndt

Chris Arndt — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 14:27:17 +0000

You’re welcome.

By: Adil

Adil — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 22:45:26 +0000

Totally agree , although I thought the art could have been better during Stern’s run, the story lines were first class. Captain Marvel / Photon hasnt been the same since , and she is overdue a return to the spotlight.

By: Alex Rogers

Alex Rogers — Tue, 07 Nov 2006 04:30:46 +0000

They killed off Charcoal? NO!

By: Superecwfan1

Superecwfan1 — Tue, 05 Sep 2006 16:45:48 +0000

Yeah I remember that Wizard Contest and read that the characters rights reverted to Marvel from what was the rules. Of course they should have worked it all out and maybe Charcoal would be back. ( has he returned…been a year)

Then theres Avengers. My god was that a piss poor decision to force Roger Stern off that series ! The guy wrote some great issues and I suggest his run . He ranks up there with the bad Marvel decisions .

By: DragynWulf

DragynWulf — Mon, 14 Aug 2006 01:04:17 +0000

Charcoal wasn’t killed because of copyright issues. He was killed and intended to be brought back.

However because of the creators (there were two of them, not one) trying to sue Marvel because Wizard magazine never got the copyright papers by the two creators it was decided to not bring him back to life. So he was previously killed before hand and just never brought back as planned because of the creators.

Then one of the co-creators tried to get fans in a rally to cry foul by posting on a message board that Marvel had the rights to Charcoal. One thing the creators failed to realize that the contest (Wizard Magazine: Dark Book) stated that all entries become property of Marvel comics. So just by entering the constest, you give up the rights to the character.

By: Ben

Ben — Sat, 01 Jul 2006 13:54:32 +0000

LOL, that’s just SO fitting w/ Captain America’s treatment of Captain Marvel in the flashback scence in NEXTWAVE #5.