Donny Cates Intends to Write Amazing Spider-Man

[Snoop Dogg]

7 minutes in

-Has turned down offers for Spider-Man projects
-When he writes Spider-Man, it'll be in Amazing Spider-Man
-"I'm not gonna leave Marvel until I write Amazing Spider-Man, that's just my dream gig, man."
-Dope Frank Tieri impression
-Was offered Batman?!?!
-Has a 5-year plan for that
-He's the next Thor writer, lol

[WebSlingWonder]

He's the next Thor writer? That makes plenty of sense and makes me happy!

As for writing Amazing Spider-Man...I'm down! He was able to revitalize Venom's world and streamline a lot of the bad continuity that character had. I'm thinking he's more than ready for ASM (I just want to see what Spencer does first!)

[Prof. Warren]

He's the next Thor writer? That makes plenty of sense and makes me happy!

I haven't listened to the actual interview but I think that Cates was just joking. He may well be the next Thor writer but if it were true, he wouldn't announce it in a random interview. That's a big reveal Marvel would want to make for themselves.

While I bet Cates would write a cool Thor, given his admiration for Jason Aaron, I suspect it would be way too daunting for Cates to directly follow up Aaron's run.

As for writing Amazing Spider-Man...I'm down! He was able to revitalize Venom's world and streamline a lot of the bad continuity that character had. I'm thinking he's more than ready for ASM (I just want to see what Spencer does first!)

Spencer will be around for some time. I expect he has at least five years planned on ASM. More than that would be fine with me!

[WebSlingWonder]

I haven't listened to the actual interview but I think that Cates was just joking. He may well be the next Thor writer but if it were true, he wouldn't announce it in a random interview. That's a big reveal Marvel would want to make for themselves.

While I bet Cates would write a cool Thor, given his admiration for Jason Aaron, I suspect it would be way too daunting for Cates to directly follow up Aaron's run.



Spencer will be around for some time. I expect he has at least five years planned on ASM. More than that would be fine with me!

Spencer having five years makes sense, and it looks like his plans are more long-term. So I'm all for seeing how he'll continue to develop Spider-Man's world!

[Revolutionary_Jack]

Don't know why he would turn down Spider-Man miniseries though? I mean Dan Slott's first gig was writing Spider-Man/Human Torch. Spencer first came to attention of Spider-Offices with Superior Foes of Spider-Man. If he was busy and so on, that's something. Maybe it's a joke though.

Writing a second series like Spectacular Spider-Man or FNSM would not guarantee by itself a shot at writing the main title. But a miniseries has generally proven to be a way forward.

Cates' work has so far tended to the cosmic (his Thanos series, Venom, Dr. Strange), so that might or might not count against him working in Spider-Man. He will have to find a way to work around him being the "cosmic out-there guy" because once you get that tag it sticks. Jim Starlin for instance was also a big fan of Spider-Man but he never got to write Peter because he had this tag as the cosmic guy.

I hope Spencer continues and so on and so forth. Personally I'd want someone like say Jody Houser to get a shot.

[Sectal]

Don't know why he would turn down Spider-Man miniseries though? I mean Dan Slott's first gig was writing Spider-Man/Human Torch. Spencer first came to attention of Spider-Offices with Superior Foes of Spider-Man. If he was busy and so on, that's something. Maybe it's a joke though.

Writing a second series like Spectacular Spider-Man or FNSM would not guarantee by itself a shot at writing the main title. But a miniseries has generally proven to be a way forward.

Cates' work has so far tended to the cosmic (his Thanos series, Venom, Dr. Strange), so that might or might not count against him working in Spider-Man. He will have to find a way to work around him being the "cosmic out-there guy" because once you get that tag it sticks. Jim Starlin for instance was also a big fan of Spider-Man but he never got to write Peter because he had this tag as the cosmic guy.

I hope Spencer continues and so on and so forth. Personally I'd want someone like say Jody Houser to get a shot.

I think what Cates said is that he doesn’t plan on writing any series starring Spider-Man unless he gets Amazing. Spencer did the same thing writing foes but not including Spider-Man other than cameos. Cates is doing the same thing, writing venom and only using Spider-Man very conservatively.