Kieron Gillen Announces "Iron Man" Departure

[Mister Mets]

We already know (roughly) when Hickman is leaving the Avengers though. Too big a gap between Gillen ending Iron Man and Hickman ending the Avengers I think?

It depends. Hickman writes a lot of Avengers content, so a new writer replacing him may want a big head start.

Sales for non-Hickman Avengers titles haven't been that good, so it could also make sense for Marvel to place the future writer of the post-Hickman Avengers on one of those books, to increase the perceived significance.

It's also possible that the end of Avengers has led to a game of musical chairs among Marvel writers. Maybe Gillen is taking over a book currently written by someone leaving to take over the Avengers.

Or it could be a new title, a spinoff of Original Sin or a tie-in to Axis.

[Jody Garland]

Dang, the title has really picked up since the Secret Origin arc. I've really enjoyed the Malekith arc. The last issue with Tony's anti-elf armor was boss.

[Viteh]

It depends. Hickman writes a lot of Avengers content, so a new writer replacing him may want a big head start.

Sales for non-Hickman Avengers titles haven't been that good, so it could also make sense for Marvel to place the future writer of the post-Hickman Avengers on one of those books, to increase the perceived significance.

It's also possible that the end of Avengers has led to a game of musical chairs among Marvel writers. Maybe Gillen is taking over a book currently written by someone leaving to take over the Avengers.

Or it could be a new title, a spinoff of Original Sin or a tie-in to Axis.

I doubt it's a tie-in or spinoff, he wouldn't need to clear his schedule if it was just a tie-in.

[MindofShadow]

Hope he returns to form. JiM and UXM were epic...

then YA was horrid and his IM was just uninteresting.

[Park Slope Pixie]

nice, now he can do the Pixie series we all want him to do?

[BESTXMAN]

Please Please Uncanny X-Men. One can pray.

[Kid A]

Please Please Uncanny X-Men. One can pray.

That would be fantastic, but I can't see Bendis leaving

[KurtW95]

Hopefully, Marvel will have Gillen take over Thor: GOT.

Please, Marvel?! Pretty please.

That would be amazing.

[KurtW95]

I wonder how long it's going to take until the next writer retcons the retconned origin. Hopefully soon.

[Harpoon]

I wonder how long it's going to take until the next writer retcons the retconned origin. Hopefully soon.

Hopefully never. Does it really bother you that much?

[Ying Ko]

Gillen's Iron Man was never any good, so i'm not surprised. his early Journey Into Mystery issues on the other hand... or Uber over at Avatar Press... the guy certainly has talent.

[Bruce Wayne]

That would be fantastic, but I can't see Bendis leaving

By my estimate he'll be gone in about 72 issues.

[FriendRoss]

Star Wars.

[Lady Warp Spasm]

Wow. I did not think of Star Wars at all. I hope he stays with Marvel material. I could see him writing Avengers and FF. I'd love a return to X-Men myself (yeah I want more of his Sinister. A lot more.)

[Kuwagaton]

An Iron Man comic with Greg Land was a waste of his writing ability imo.

Anything in the X franchise is solid, including Wolverine. Actually, Wolverine would be great... Cornell should switch titles with him. Star Wars would kinda bore me since it has to be so tight to those movies, which I never cared for.