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1. Invasionforce says:

   February 12, 2011 at 7:12 pm

   Good review.  I just wonder why Abnett and Laning continue to work on the fringes of the Marvel universe while less tested writers like Spencer and Gillian are working on the marque Avengers and X-Men books.

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2. Invasionforce says:

   February 12, 2011 at 7:15 pm

   Ooops, I meant marquee books.

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3. JohnVFerrigno says:

   February 12, 2011 at 8:37 pm

   @Invasionforce  My theory on that is that Abnett and Laning have developed a following, so they can bring an audience to a book with lesser known characters. I think most people who are buying this book are doing so for the creative team, rather than a burning desire to see Paladin and Falcon in a monthly book. With titles like X-Men and Avengers, they will sell no matter who the creative team is, so it is less of a risk from a sales perspective to put unproven talent at the helm on those books. No matter who is writing Spider-Man, it will sell a good number. If some unknown writer was tackling a book featuring Silver Sable and Misty Knight, it wasn’t going to move many copies. 

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