The next writer on The Amazing Spider-Man. Who do you want?

[PanicPixieDreamGirl]

Would kill for Ta-Nehisi Coates to be on ASM, if only for a short run - his essay on Spider-Man in the Atlantic is one of the best takes on the character I've read in the 21st century.

Oooh, I've never seen that before. Thanks for linking to it!

[Blanks]

I'll do it.

-Pav, who would bring back your favorite character...

I’d support this.

[Alex_Of_X]

All fine choices...creatively. But Marble over here is in the selling business

Cates\Stegman, y'all.

Nuff Said

[Kevinroc]

All fine choices...creatively. But Marble over here is in the selling business

Cates\Stegman, y'all.

Nuff Said

Cates could never handle the pressure of writing ASM. For his own sake it's a bad idea.

[WebLurker]

Gail Simone did mention on Twitter recently that she would love to write ASM. She could be a viable option.

Sounds like a good choice on paper.

[CaptainUniverse]

What about getting Tom DeFalco and Ron Frenz back together for old times sake?

[Starrius]

I would love either Hickman or Zdarsky, but I know neither of them want to do it.

I used to want Morrison, but he's been on record in the past as being pro-OMD. His also seems to agree with Alan Moore that Spidey became less interesting after Ditko left. An AU comic from Morrison would be cool, but I don't know if he is what the ASM title needs right now.

so Morrison and Moore think Spider-Man has been less interesting since Ditko's departure from Marvel in 1966???
Wow!
A lot of great stories were written after that.

[Alex_Of_X]

Cates could never handle the pressure of writing ASM. For his own sake it's a bad idea.

I hear you there, but the man's on record that ASM is his dream gig. If gives it a go and bails, fair enough, but we shouldn't deny a talented, passionate and accomplished writer their ambition. His choice.

The fact that it coincides with Marvel's fiscal interests is more serendipity than anything.

[Matt Rat]

so Morrison and Moore think Spider-Man has been less interesting since Ditko's departure from Marvel in 1966???
Wow!

Alan Moore also thinks Doctor Who should never have went past William Hartnell, that's why he only ever wrote stories with the monsters in Doctor Who weekly and none of the actual Doctors.

[Mister Mets]

Cates could never handle the pressure of writing ASM. For his own sake it's a bad idea.

What makes you think this?

[Kevinroc]

What makes you think this?

His Hulk run and the mysterious circumstances in which it ended.

[Lee]

What do you mean it what way? He’s been in the editor’s seat for the past several years and runs of Spider-Man comics. 99% of which have been horrible, pedestrian, and comically averse to doing anything interesting with the character. Not a single Spider-Man run that he’s been editor for has stuck the landing

You've disliked the runs he's edited. But what makes you think that Al Ewing would be constrained if he worked with Nick Lowe? What would Nick Lowe do to constrain him? What is the basis of this assertion?

[Kaitou D. Kid]

so Morrison and Moore think Spider-Man has been less interesting since Ditko's departure from Marvel in 1966???
Wow!
A lot of great stories were written after that.

Morrison never outright stated it like Alan Moore did, but his scrapped Spider-Man comic from the early 90's seemed to be about that.

[Vegan]

You've disliked the runs he's edited. But what makes you think that Al Ewing would be constrained if he worked with Nick Lowe? What would Nick Lowe do to constrain him? What is the basis of this assertion?

I don’t know what metrics you use, but in my mind if someone has sucked at their job for literal years, it’s a safe bet to assume they’ll continue to suck

[Kevinroc]

There's a rumor on 4chan (so take with an entire cup of salt) that Wells wants off and that others Marvel have asked didn't want it (Hickman and Ewing) or can't do it right now (Cates). Right now the rumor is Gleason and/or MacKay will be taking over as writer(s).