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Axel Alonso Promoted to Marvel Editor-in-Chief

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It's the beginning of a new year and Marvel Entertainment announces a new Editor-in-Chief. Marvel has promoted Axel Alonso, who will now report to Dan Buckley, Publisher & President, Print, Animation & Digital Divisions, Marvel Worldwide, Inc. Alonso job is to now oversee all day to day duties of Marvel's Publishing Division, including advising on all editorial creative direction, developing new storylines and developing bigger corporate initiatives with Marvel's vast catalogue of characters. 
 
The announcement was made by former Editor-in-Chief and current Chief Creative Officer of Marvel Entertainment, Joe Quesada.    

It’s with tremendous pride that I announce Axel Alonso’s promotion to Editor-In-Chief. For over a decade, Axel’s been instrumental in bringing fresh new voices to Marvel and reinventing our biggest characters like Spider-Man, the X-Men, Wolverine and so many more. He’s fought to create unique imprints like Marvel MAX while also bringing fresh new voices to the Marvel family. 

== TEASER == 
Alonso has been in the comics industry for over fifteen years and with Marvel since 2000.  

Marvel has a great history of the most dynamic and memorable EiCs in comics history and I’m honored to step into this role," said Axel Alonso. "I’ve been blessed to work with some of the most creative men and women in the world, bringing to life some of the most compelling stories you’ll find in any medium. This new role provides me with exciting challenges and prospects I’ve never encountered before, but I know one thing—Marvel’s getting even bigger in 2011. 

Quesada will now focus on overseeing Marvel's ventures in film, television, publishing, digital and more.
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@G-Man: You know how it is: haters gonna hate. The man oversaw one of the greatest five year story arc/status quo shake-ups (Civil War-Secret Invasion-Dark Reign-Siege) but he oversaw/drew ONE shitty story, so THAT'S what gets the focus.
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@bingbangboom said:
" I really don't understand the hate for Joe Q and Marvel in general. You may disagree with some of their ideas but in the end most of them worked and they captured a majority of the market share and have built Marvel into an entertainment company and partner of Disney.  Quesada will still have the final say on character and story direction I feel, but Alonso knows what they want to do. Its not like they picked someone from a different company, it is a promotion. Also to all the people hating what happened with Spider-Man, I would suggest you relook at these books since Brand New Day. Even if you read them as an "Elseworlds" style book, they are some great reads. "
here here dude! lots of people are bitching about spider-man, But I hear (dont read spidy, get my spidy fix in avengers ;)) That it has been the best in years. Plus I absolutely loved the modern age of marvel I started reading again around avengers disassembled, and loved the whole 7 years of it all. I actually not a fan of the heroic age, feels to me that "fans" bitched to much that they wanted the old ways back, so they gave it to them, now they are bitching about heroic age. Cant please haters for sure. It's like Spider-man 3, "fans" bitched and moaned about venom to the point that they had to force him into the movie, and look how that turned out ha ha.
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@Undeadpool: It's also pretty amazing that with soooooo many Marvel Comics that come out, Quesada has the time to single-handedly dictate every little bit of story line and direction. That on top of the other interactions he's had with movies and entertainment. But maybe it's just easier to blame one guy for the things people don't like rather than focus on the good. If Marvel Comics were doing so horribly under his command, I don't get how they have had such a strong and major position in the comics industry. 
 
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@comicfetish: Torture is torture and shouldn't even be joked about. "
 then you must hate the tv show Human Target. Guerrero is the man! "
Can I pretend you're talking about me as well?
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@G-Man said:
 
@comicfetish: Torture is torture and shouldn't even be joked about. "
 then you must hate the tv show Human Target. Guerrero is the man! "
Can I pretend you're talking about me as well? "


only if you have somebody tied up in your car trunk
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This is great news. Now Marvel can actually stay focused on the characters. Instead of story arcs. Don't get me wrong, Civil War was something new and exciting, but Secret Invasion was nothing special. Dark Reign was awesome, but Siege just plain sucked. Marvel needed some fresh outlook. Hopefully Bendis will get go away from Marvel now and trash another comic universe.

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I'm not expecting big change but I'm optimistic.   A little shake-up behind the scenes could help Marvel out.
 
As for Quesada  he's had his share of screw-ups but what Marvel Editor-in-Chief hasn't?
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@sharky64 said:
" I will be happy as long as he restores back peter and mj marriage "
Too bad it's never going to happen.
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@Kid_Zombie said:
" @bingbangboom said:
" I really don't understand the hate for Joe Q and Marvel in general. You may disagree with some of their ideas but in the end most of them worked and they captured a majority of the market share and have built Marvel into an entertainment company and partner of Disney.  Quesada will still have the final say on character and story direction I feel, but Alonso knows what they want to do. Its not like they picked someone from a different company, it is a promotion. Also to all the people hating what happened with Spider-Man, I would suggest you relook at these books since Brand New Day. Even if you read them as an "Elseworlds" style book, they are some great reads. "
here here dude! lots of people are bitching about spider-man, But I hear (dont read spidy, get my spidy fix in avengers ;)) That it has been the best in years. Plus I absolutely loved the modern age of marvel I started reading again around avengers disassembled, and loved the whole 7 years of it all. I actually not a fan of the heroic age, feels to me that "fans" bitched to much that they wanted the old ways back, so they gave it to them, now they are bitching about heroic age. Cant please haters for sure. It's like Spider-man 3, "fans" bitched and moaned about venom to the point that they had to force him into the movie, and look how that turned out ha ha. "
Yeah I agree. The past 10 years of Marvel has been some of the best period. Again, "haters going to hate", thats just the way it is, whether it be Marvel or DC, Spider-Man or Batman, etc. If you want someone to blame for the last 10 years of Marvel, I am sure Joe Q would love to take that burden of leading a successful company. It is just silly at this point, especially if people think things are going to radically change. It isn't and if your hoping it will then find some other books to read. If your main beef is with Spider-Man, there are about 10 different ways to get a Spider-Man fix a month.
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Think this change has anything to do with the disney take over?
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I'm not surprised that Mr Alonso has been chosen to replace Mr Q.  He's been a very public face of Marvel in recent years.  So this seems a ntaural progression for him.  I'm please for him... but I'm trying not to get my hopes too high :)
   

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@G-Man: OH YEEEEEAH he gave you some cool interviews! What a beautiful man and edtior! 
That was very STRONG argument, for sure. 

 But maybe it's just easier to blame one guy for the things people don't like rather than focus on the good. 

Good? Show me anything good besides "Captain America: The Patriot".
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In the immortal words of Erik Larsen I give you this:
 
  So, wait--Marvel is promoting the guy who took the X-Men from being their #1 franchise to being titles with no heat whatsoever? Seriously?
 
That sums up my feelings exactly.  Don't make mine Marvel.

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@dondasch:

Quesada choose him not the marvel staff 
 ''It’s with tremendous pride that I announce Axel Alonso’s promotion to Editor-In-Chief. For over a decade, Axel’s been instrumental in bringing fresh new voices to Marvel and reinventing our biggest characters like Spider-Man, the X-Men, Wolverine and so many more. He’s fought to create unique imprints like Marvel MAX while also bringing fresh new voices to the Marvel family  '' 
 
Shows Quesada is still running Marvel. But its ackward how Quesada even became head editor chief when their were better canidates back than.
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@Nobody said:
" OMG! You mean Joe isn't editor of the comics anymore? O_O We might actually have a chance of getting exciting story lines and change of writers! WOO! "
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@Nobody said:
" OMG! You mean Joe isn't editor of the comics anymore? O_O We might actually have a chance of getting exciting story lines and change of writers! WOO! "
you know, joe made some unpopular choices but if it werent for him comics would probably be in a slump like they were back in the 90s.
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@G-Man said:
" But maybe it's just easier to blame one guy for the things people don't like rather than focus on the good. "
This sums up this entire announcement and thread pretty nicely. Ignorance is bliss!
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@InnerVenom123:
well the fuck with that
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@sharky64 said:
" @InnerVenom123: well the fuck with that "
Watch the language. Comicvine is a kid friendly site.
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@Sliver Slamurai said:
" lol @ people thinking that this is some kind of actual change... "
Not a damn thing will.
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This are the things that make me belive that the world will end in 2012. Alonso was Quesada's No.1 bootlick, now its official that deadpool is gonna be screwed for another 10 years.

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hey G-man Guerrero man, who will edit Deadpool now? Do you think he could get us Joe Kelly?
I swear man I havent bought a single marvel comic since that retarded monkey arc appeared.

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Say what you want about Quesada, but the fact remains that he did bring Marvel back from the brink of bankruptcy, so he's obviously doing quite a few things right. I'm happy for Alonso's promotion, and look forward to many more years of Marvel goodness. Keep the cosmics rolling, keep the events up to Civil War quality, and keep the characters interesting.

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@NexusOfLight: What if I'll tell you that I'm absolutely sure that I could save MARVEL without that crap happened with quesada as E-i-C, huh?
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@Emerald Dragonfly: Then I'd say go for it. If nothing's stopping you, start your own company, work it from the ground up, make it more successful than Quesada's made Marvel, then get back with me.
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@InnerVenom123 said:
" @sharky64 said:
" I will be happy as long as he restores back peter and mj marriage "
Too bad it's never going to happen. "
I agree. I don't think Parker and Watson will tie the knot again.
 
@Dude4 said:
"As for Quesada  he's had his share of screw-ups but what Marvel Editor-in-Chief hasn't? "

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