Re: Marvel to Publish Miracleman!
If they did some kind of anthology similar to Apocrypha (or maybe just continued that series) then I don't think I'd have a problem with Vaughan, Cooke, Waid, or Brubaker. Apocrypha stood outside of the main continuity and the series suggested that the stories are just legends that never actually happened, suggesting that it didn't really matter.
Actually, Apocrypha is canon (at least the framing sequences). It's just presented as a bunch of tales based on Miracleman in his own world, that he reads in the library. So the stories within aren't canon, but just presented as stories written about Miracleman and the other characters within that world.
But yeah, the framing sequences are canon.
Except they do. Gerry Conway got death threats over killing Gwen and to those readers that was a downturn in quality. Whether the book actually got worse didn't matter, to them it did.
That's a huge flaw in your plan then. You're advocating less talented writers should be given the shot to write Miracleman, which inevitably will lead to crappy stories. It'll also inevitably lead to fan outcry against those writers, and possibly those extreme whackos making death threats against those writers. So, your idea would essentially encourage those rare death threats. Think about it.
By allowing more writers you are allowing more stories. You are allowing good stories to be made and you are allowing bad stories to be made. No one sets out to make a bad story (at least I hope they wouldn't), it just happens. I'm just talking realistically which I know a lot of people don't care for.
You're essentially advocating for quantity over quality, with the hope that at least some of those stories will be good (which some may be). But you're completely overlooking the fact that those many theoretical bad stories will ruin the Miracleman brand. It's currently viewed (and has been since Moore rebooted it in the early 1980's) as one of the best comic series ever.
Now, if they did a bunch of mediocre and terrible stories, the originals would still be good, that's true. But the IP and brand would be tarnished forever. And for what?
You're talking realistically for most comics, yes, but not Miracleman. As I said to you previously, Miracleman isn't Batman, Superman, or Spider-Man. He was never meant to be turned into a huge franchise character like those big names. He wasn't meant to appear in multiple titles every month like Batman. His is a finite story with a beginning, a middle, and an end.
All you're doing is advocating a bunch of what will amount to as worthless filler material. As someone who has admittedly read only the first ten issues, do you think it's unfair to say you may not "get" what the character and book is? What it means?
I never would've assumed that previously, but after the statements you've made the last few days on this issue I have to wonder how in your mind any of what you've said is a good idea.
Quality is what should come first, especially for Miracleman, since his books have always had an extremely high quality. To just start pumping out stories willy-nilly by writers who have no business or ability to maintain that high level of quality is simply insane.
If you ran a business that had made reliably well crafted products, then decided to just say, "screw it" and start pumping out crap, your customers are going to turn their backs on you and your reputation as a business would be ruined. Seriously, think about what you're saying.
I get that you think it may result in some good stories, and I agree, it probably would. But I'm quite sure it's not worth ruining the character and brand by putting out a bunch of terrible stories only to occasionally release a good one. That's a horrible approach.
If a writer has what they think is a good idea for a Miracleman story, they submit it to Marvel editorial. Like E said, an anthology book might work for the character in that sense.
But Bendis or Loeb? I really don't see them bringing anything worthwhile to the character.
