Is marvel in trouble ?

[Peyton Westlake]

Not sure how serious it really is or if this is just opinion or not, but I found it interesting nonetheless. I will cite the source & you can make your own conclusions.
http://www.giantfreakinrobot.com/ent...or-delays.html

[80sbaby]

GFR is a notoriously click-bait site. It's not credible at all.

[Shadowcat]

Lol no. Giant freaking robot is not a credible source at all.

[Sutekh]

Another week, another oh no, Marvel is doomed for sure, this time, really! post.

This makes (checks calendar) week seven hundred and eighty (15 years x 52 weeks) of Marvel's impending unavoidable decline.

According to my dubious notion of how statistics works, it *has* to be true after this many fails, right? The odds are inconceivable that the coin would show tails this many times in a row, we're due a heads any week now!

[Darkshadow]

I'd offer that the comic industry in general is in trouble. The "nostalgia" generation has given it a boost, but basically once Boomers and Gen Zs kick, the media doesn't have a sustainable future. Holding a physical book versus a digital edition will not be valuable to collectors. Digital editions will hold zero collector value.

[Digifiend]

Yeah, that applies to print media as a whole, not just comic books. Everything's going digital.

[Username taken]

Yes, Marvel is in trouble.

So what happens now? What do we do? Who do we talk to?

[FFJamie94]

Not really...

I mean, at worst less films come out, at best, more films come out.

But no, they aren't in any direct trouble

[80sbaby]

I'd offer that the comic industry in general is in trouble. The "nostalgia" generation has given it a boost, but basically once Boomers and Gen Zs kick, the media doesn't have a sustainable future. Holding a physical book versus a digital edition will not be valuable to collectors. Digital editions will hold zero collector value.

Yeah, that applies to print media as a whole, not just comic books. Everything's going digital.

As an fyi, the article is talking about the MCU, not the comics.

[Colossus1980]

I think the MCU is encountering some production problems that's for sure. What was supposed to come out in 2023 has sure shriveled up. And when the TV shows do come out it will be interesting to see how the ratings are for the lesser known IPs like Agatha and Echo.

[ed2962]

Yes, Marvel is in trouble.

So what happens now? What do we do? Who do we talk to?

I want to speak to the manager!!

[Digifiend]

As an fyi, the article is talking about the MCU, not the comics.

Then the thread title should be "Is Marvel Studios in trouble?"

[Peyton Westlake]

Well , I guess if you look at Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, for Marvel Studio standards, it hasn't been a blockbuster like they would want.
But would be a major score for other studios (or not based on the $ it cost to produce it)
I dont know if that is enough to say Marvel is on the decline.
I suppose their plans for the future seem up in the air (according to the cited article)

[Ultimate Captain America]

[Peyton Westlake]

As an fyi, the article is talking about the MCU, not the comics.

I do apologize, that is partly my fault. I posted this topic in Marvel comics, I wasnt sure there was a MCU thread (or at least I didnt see it)