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Rick Whiting
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Posted: 02 January 2026 at 12:52am | IP Logged | 1 post reply
One of the major problems that I had with Hickman's Marvel work (and I had MANY problems with his Marvel work) is that his Marvel comics were boring as hell. All the characters did was stand around and talk for several issues. That was also one of my problems with Bendis's Marvel work as well, but Hickman took it to a whole other level of boring. To make matters worse, he would write an issue that not only had no action, but would basically be a recap of previous other issues but with the purpose of showing how all of the plot threads tie together. Of course a lot of long time elitist adult fans and critics praised his work since I guess that type of thing appealed to their now adult tastes.
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Craig Earl
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Posted: 02 January 2026 at 9:15am | IP Logged | 2 post reply
The only Hickman stuff that I've read was an FF TPB (Solve Everything), which I bought on a whim and enjoyed.

Going back, there was definitely a shift in my tastes as I got older. As a kid, I had read Spider-Man stuff from Bill Mantlo and thought it was okay (around the Carrion era), but I was turned off by his Alpha Flight and later Peter Parker issues. Likewise, I really did not like Dan Slott's Spider-Man.

There is certainly a talent to writing that is able to engage younger and older readers alike. Of course, there is a nostalgic element to reading a classic Lee/Kirby FF or a Lee/Ditko Spider-Man, but the best writers can strike a balance with their audience.
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