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    Major Spoilers Question Of The Day: The Appropriate Absence Edition

    Matthew PetersonBy Matthew PetersonMarch 16, 20165 Comments1 Min Read

    As Marvel Comics nears one full year without the Fantastic Four, it’s fascinating to watch the complex editorial dance about the team’s related concepts.  The Thing is playing space-ranger, The Human Torch is finally a first-line Avenger and Doctor Doom has been a regular in Iron Man’s book.  Rumors of the whys and wherefores aside, a rest period is often a good thing for a title.  Hawkman benefitted greatly from his post-Zero Hour absence, and Barry Allen’s prolonged sabbatical made people forget how boring he is, leading to today’s L.O.A. query…

    The MS-QOTD (pronounced, as always, “misquoted”) hopes the Legion returns strong after their rest period, asking: How long is an appropriate absence for a property to lie dormant in order to rejuvenate?

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    5 Comments

    1. Mela on March 16, 2016 11:31 am

      It’s probably a cop-out answer, but I’d say “until someone has a good idea on how to use them”. The Hawkman example is a good one; say what you will about its actual execution, the basic idea behind reviving & emphasizing his “reincarnation romance” origins was super solid and gave him a hook other than the one on his mask for the first time in a while. I’m fine with stuff staying on the shelf, even if it’s something I love (*coughLegioncough*), until someone has ways to use it other than breaking it.

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      • Brenning Dragonbred on March 16, 2016 12:49 pm

        Couldn’t have said it better myself. Some things just need a good idea rather than any arbitrary limit of “time off”.

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    2. Malone_hasco on March 16, 2016 11:36 am

      I have a feeling that about 4-5 years is a time when people start to forget things as consumers. That same time is also between elections, so it HAS to have some basis in reality, given how people tend to vote same jackasses who messed things up the last time again and again. My answer is 4-5 years.

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    3. Jeffrey Corbello on March 16, 2016 4:26 pm

      It all depends on why the property went away. Heroes started to suck, they cancelled it and brought it back way too soon. Ghostbusters faded away and came back with all sorts of good lucking hype. After listening to Geek History Lesson, I learned Punisher went away and came right back and it rocked.

      So there is not a definitive answer.

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    4. Bill the seeker on March 17, 2016 8:57 pm

      One thing that your “favorite” cohost has mentioned a time or two is publishing comics in limited series as opposed to the traditional constant run. The thing I like about it is that we get better, thought out stories instead of sometingwethoughtoftofillspaceuntilwegetagoodideaorhavetoshoehorninaneditorialedict. In other words I agree with the prior remarks. Let the franchise rest until there is a good story to tell. Or until Byrne wants another crack. :)

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