I give him a lot of flack because of OMD but he did revitalize Marvel. He took a lot of chances on different books and it paid off. That said, this does not mean OMD is going away anytime soon or ever. But at this point if I want to read decent stories, I'll reread the early 2000's books I enjoyed.
He leaves behind a mixed legacy, but man what a legacy. Some of the best runs, writers, and artists all came up through his watch. Marvel charged into the 21st century under him
I still don't think the marriage is coming back.
Yeah, I get the feeling anyone who feels this automatically means the marriage is coming back may end up disappointed...
I thought he had already retired, and Johnny Blaze replaced him.
Was it Joe or Lowe that had the "everything back into the box" mentality for comic runs?
I was going to jokingly use the Python "good riddance" quote, but even as I chose not to risk moderation issues, he went and used another Python quote!
I think Joe was way better under Jemas. Morrison on X-Men, JMS on Spidey, Gaiman doing 1612, X-Force, the MAX line, Corben doing Hulk...
Lots of duds too, but it was all pretty wild and chaotic
He wasn't doing too much since Alonso took over as EIC anyways.