MC2 was fine, though I'm not sure if it has ended as well. I guess we could go that path.
I mean, we should allo the characters to grow, and eventually retire and be replaced with either legacy characters or new characters altogether. Spider-Man for instance should have been allowed to retire with MJ and his family when the Clone Saga began, only for Editor interference to make it all screwed up, complex and longer than it should have been.
I mean, that's what the 616 Label would be for, closing out any and all loose plot threads and adding potential legacy characters as needed for brief, bi-annual (every two years) events afterwards where the audience gets to see how it's moved on without constant overwatch.
In fact, I would like to suggest something interesting. Heroes Reborn was Marvel's attempt at rebooting Marvel, which it did not go well. INstead, I would propose that we try something different;
Marvel: The End. It is not part of Marvel Continuity, but we could put it as a way to reboot the franchise, it is in character for Thanos to act in the way he does, and it allows us to begin anew in the Marvel Universe, along with admitting the flaws of certain comic tropes (characters dying and coming back to life for one). We should try and do it after the Infinity Wars event inmy opinion. Not immediately, but perhaps some years later.
As for an Event? Sure, don't see anything wrong with it.
I do like the idea but what also might be intresting is to be open to new stories and charecters who are divorced from the Marvel superhero line-up. Like for example if you look up Shonen jump series they are printing now: their oldest is One Piece in '97 and their second oldest is 2014 My Hero Academia and the one after that is Jujutsu Kaisen in 2018. So they produce new fresh series with a clear beginning and end.
I mean, that's what the new continuity would be for, where we get to see a new generation of heroes, with one or two legacies, move forward for a decade and some change and then, like above, put into their own label to make room for the next set of stories.
Like for example, I like Iron Man but even after a while I get tired of the superhero genre but if I want something from Marvel I'm out of luck. But if I'm tired of MHA I can read RuriDragon or something else and because they update their collection regularly the company never gets stale. It also allows for new and up-and-coming artist to enter the market with new stories and ideas. Am I making sense?
Something I'm in favor of, considering that I also want Marvel to start making different labels and continuities that cover a wide range of genres and age demographics. Like, we have Marvel stay a "s
hōnen"-line of comics (targeting an audience of adolescent boys), Atlas be their "
seinen"-line of comics (targeting young adult and adult men), and their Romance imprints being split into their "
shōjo"-line (targeting adolescent girls and young women) and "
josei"-line (targeting adult women) of comics, each being compiled into dedicated magazines instead of induvial comics.
We would obviously wouldn't call it that, so instead I think we should go for a more of a color system, for a general example something like:
Age | "Action" | "Romance" |
- 00-07 (G)
- 08-12 (PG)
- 13-17 (PG13)
- 18-27 (R)
- 28+ (NC-17)
|
- Green (Bronze Stripe)
- Yellow
- Orange
- Red
- Black (Red Stripe)
|
- Green (Silver Stripe)
- Cyan
- Blue
- Purple
- Black (Purple Stripe)
|
After that, their would be the Imprint Coding System, which I think keeping with either numbers like 616 or little icons in the corner for specific Imprints/Labels would be a fine idea, with those titles that fall outside a main continuity or what-if is marked with as Independent or with a brand new icon, for those writers doesn't want to be hamstrung by an existing continuity.
[EDIT: I'm imagining the color system as a band across the top of the magazine, not so obnoxious as to be unappealing but noticeable enough for people to ask questions if they see a six-year-old wandering around with a Red Label.]
