Here’s a random thought experiment for you all: Should Marvel regain the Star Wars comic license, as many are predicting in the wake of yesterday’s surprise news that Disney is buying Lucasfilm, which current Marvel talent would you like to see write and draw the Star Wars characters?
(By “current Marvel talent,” I mean “Those working on Marvel books being published now, or already solicited for the next few months,” so Gerry Duggan is fine, but Mark Millar isn’t, if that makes sense.)
Me, I’d be genuinely curious to see what Bendis could do with the franchise; I feel as if his Avengers has had Lucas’ fingerprints all over it, in some indescribable way (There’s a nervously-chatty superheroes = C3PO transfer in my mind, I think, and maybe Norman Osborn as the Emperor in some strange way that doesn’t quite work). Jason Aaron, too, could bring something to it. But, really, I’d love to see Jeff Parker given the reins; he gets the mix of comedy and adventure that makes Star Wars work for me in a way that few other writers at Marvel seem to, and I’d be excited to see what he could do with the franchise.
Artwise, is Daniel Acura still doing work for Marvel…? Because, really, I couldn’t imagine someone else who I’d be quite as into doing some Star Wars work…
Of course, Dark Horse still has the license and are doing just fine with it, thank you very much (The January-launching Brian Wood series is something I am looking forward to to an amazingly high degree), so this is nothing more than speculation and fanboy wish-fulfilment. But still: Just imagine…
October 31st, 2012 at 8:42 am
Peter David. He’s great with licensed characters. He’s great with unlicensed characters, too. He would do a great Han Solo, and a great Lando.
October 31st, 2012 at 9:46 am
The current DH people, esp. Ostrander and Duursema. While Lucas was turning out crappy prequels, DH helped me keep my faith in Star Wars.
October 31st, 2012 at 1:13 pm
Agreed with wanting to keep Ostrander and Duursema. We won’t get Randy Stradley at Marvel anytime soon, but I’d love to see Doug Wheatley get to do his annual Star Wars books, as an OGN or as a mini-series, even if it’s not more Dark Times.
Ironic, that DH may lose Star Wars now that they have come so close to having an ongoing series that has outlasted the original Marvel run. “Dark Times” was originally just titled “Star Wars” till issue #46, when it became “Star Wars: Republic” as DHC added a separate monthly book about the Rebellion era. After #83 it became Dark Times, following the story of a Jedi on the run after escaping his Clone attackers. The last arc was “Out of the Wilderness”, which was issue #105. (The covers don’t reflect anything but the arc numbering, but the indicia keeps the count.)
October 31st, 2012 at 11:21 pm
I’m recycling Bendis’ ideas from Twitter but I’d love to see what Hickman could do with a Star Wars book. The way Fraction and Aja are doing Hawkeye how awesome would a Boba Fett comic from them be? Kelly Sue DeConnick on a Mara Jade or Princess Leia comic? He’s with DC right now but I’d love to see a Paul Cornell penned Darth Vader book. Greg Pak on any Star Wars book? Gosh if any of this happened I may as well just have them direct deposit my paycheck into Marvel’s bank account.
October 31st, 2012 at 11:55 pm
No more Bendis.
PAD? Yes, please.