Marvel editor Axel Alonso pitch hits for his boss Joe Quesada this week in Quesada’s regular column over at MySpace, and answers questions about “controversial comics” he helped create in his early tenure with the company — stuff like the gay Rawhide Kid comic, the black Captain America and a Comic Code-killing X-Force. He also talks about the possibility of revisiting a couple of them:
JM: It’s been several years. Would you like to revisit a Truth, a Rawhide Kid, or an X-Force? And itch you’d like to scratch for a sequel?
AA: In a heartbeat. [Writer] Peter Milligan, [artist] Mike Allred and I have discussed the idea of revisiting X-Force/X-Statix—who, you’ll recall, were last seen getting blasted to bits by a Blackhawk helicopter. I mean, how could they survive that one? And Ron [Zimmerman]‘s got an idea for a story that would feature Rawhide Kid in an adventure that would include all the Western characters—Kid Colt, Ghost Rider, Two-Gun Kid, and etc. It’s like the “Magnificent Seven” only there’s, like, six of ‘em. Or eight. I forget. Anyway, Kid Colt’s the ringleader, Rawhide plays the Steve McQueen role, and Two-Gun Kid proves to be the Most Overrated Gun in the West. Guy can’t hit the side of a barn, but, man, can he negotiate his way out of any scrape.
More X-Force? Yes, please. And as much as I love a Western, I’ll have to take a pass on any more Ron Zimmerman comics in this lifetime.
November 24th, 2008 at 10:05 am
Wait, I thought the last time we saw X-Statix they were thoroughly dead in that Dr. Strange/Dead Girl mini-series. Does that one not count anymore?
November 24th, 2008 at 12:17 pm
I would love some more x-force/x-statix. I am late to the party but have caught up with all the issues via the Marvel digital comic services. They were great. It reminds me alot of the original idea behind Youngblood, but done right; writing with an eye towards celebrity culture and the pop art. Just a great little find.
November 24th, 2008 at 5:15 pm
Oh man please let there be more X-Force/Statix.
November 24th, 2008 at 5:31 pm
Death is not the end. Especially in comic books.
November 24th, 2008 at 7:09 pm
Look, I know comic fans are not generally known for being big sports fans, but the term is “pinch hits” not “pitch hits”.
November 24th, 2008 at 7:43 pm
Ron Zimmerman: coming from the UK, I’ve no idea of just how irksome this guy’s personality is. But I do know that the comics internet loves a witch-hunt, and at least one of his comics (ULTIMATE ADVENTURES) is actually massively under-estimated.
November 24th, 2008 at 10:55 pm
I agree with Mark about Zimmerman; I’d give him another chance at writing comics. The stuff he did on “Tangled Web” was really good, even if the resulting Kraven Jr, series was disappointing.
November 25th, 2008 at 5:08 am
There already IS a “Marvel does the Magnificent Seven” book with Rawhide Kid, Two-Gun Kid and other Marvel Old West characters. “Blaze of Glory”. Pretty good book actually…
November 25th, 2008 at 12:39 pm
I think Zimmerman means “Magnificent Seven as a wacky comedy,” which would be rather different from Blaze of Glory.
November 25th, 2008 at 2:31 pm
I loved Zimmerman’s Thing.
The One Shot, you pervs!
November 26th, 2008 at 12:49 pm
“Cole Moore Odell Says:
Wait, I thought the last time we saw X-Statix they were thoroughly dead in that Dr. Strange/Dead Girl mini-series. Does that one not count anymore?”
You missed the point of the series. The whole thing was about the secret to returning to life (in the MU) was based off of a hero’s popularity, it was pretty funny to hear Dr. Strange explain it all.
July 14th, 2011 at 4:40 pm
There is a critical shortage of inofrmatvie articles like this.