ha
hahahaha

Posted by Hulksmash! on 2007-05-25 15:55:09
Nice!
Thanks, Joe! You're definitely working up something that brings me back to those old - before MY time - illustrations of a grinning Stan Lee and the Marvel Bullpen that looked as if everyone worked in the same room.

Now, if Spidey could just swing by, or Doctor Doom could show up and demand to get more air-time in the next FF movie...

Posted by PseudoSherlock on 2007-05-25 16:29:25
Marvel
muahahahah :D
this is also Marvel ;) very funny!!:D

Posted by mikypiccia on 2007-05-25 16:29:37
Comic Book Software
Which word processing software do writers use for comic book writing?

Posted by asherave on 2007-05-25 17:38:37
Nice update on the old-style podcasts from the 1960s!

Wait, podcasts in the 1960s?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RqyZ1ys6d3s

Posted by Fetsur on 2007-05-25 17:58:43
It is very neat to say the least.

Posted by Personamanx on 2007-05-25 19:19:01
cool

i wose hopping that you would do something like this. maybe you can give tip's to pepile who wont to mack comic book's. i wont to work for marvel so im mack sher i woch avry epasote

Posted by ultimatespidey15 on 2007-05-25 19:49:22
This looks like it will be a blast. Keep 'em coming.

Posted by Firebird1 on 2007-05-25 20:31:23
Simply hilarious! Brilliant idea Joe! I love what you're doing as the EIC.

Posted by DualBlade on 2007-05-26 01:21:24
nice , showing the writers with their faces :)
now we know who they are


Posted by Victorvndoom on 2007-05-26 03:53:39
lol
muy bueno si señor :) very good work boss

Posted by JB_Marvel on 2007-05-26 06:01:42
Brian Bendis!!
Maan thath Brian Bendis is as ugly as he is fat!!
Thank God we love him so much!! :D

Posted by Xorny on 2007-05-26 08:28:13
that's great!
LOL...you have to market the shirt that Bru is wearing in the clip! It's the exact opposite of how I feel but that's brilliant!

Posted by coldwarmyth on 2007-05-26 08:31:58
Awesome
Good to see the EIC doing his job controlling the Writers


Posted by Pleurgh on 2007-05-26 11:24:03
Awesome
Good to see the EIC doing his job controlling the Writers


Posted by Pleurgh on 2007-05-26 11:24:36
Hilarious
Hey, nice stuff! Make sure you get on to making more episodes, its looking and sounding great so far!

Just don't forget to stop writing comics...

And don't forget us Brits either, we're a viable market!



Posted by Buckdan on 2007-05-26 12:25:15
This is awesome I can't wait to see more

Posted by GoodGuysWearRed on 2007-05-26 14:41:26
yeaaaaaa
it is kinda funny

Posted by tarhaun on 2007-05-26 15:54:27
Nightvision1990
this is bloody great

Posted by nightvision1990 on 2007-05-26 15:54:41
marvel online Game mulity player
I have heard that they are in the works, has anyone seen anything on it?

Posted by dnda on 2007-05-26 18:06:24
I_procastinate
wonder how much the barber got paid

Posted by I_procastinate on 2007-05-26 20:23:26
excelent!

Posted by maldito on 2007-05-26 20:51:06
Holy #@$%!
That was awesome... I love Joe and all his lackeys... :)

Posted by Jen Grunwald on 2007-05-27 15:27:25
guys shirt
thats guy who has to go to the bathroom's shrit says "Rule #1: Bucky stays dead

Posted by spidermanlover3 on 2007-05-27 18:41:41
joe is playing dr.evil
he's a natural

Posted by redlitez76 on 2007-05-27 19:44:19
awesome
I just love it, really funny stuff, still I would love to see Spielberg directing something like Marvels (alex ross) .
all the best, hope see more of it (in the house)

Posted by sedugusella on 2007-05-28 03:34:02
YEAH!
That video is awesome. Bendis, Loeb and Brubaker really cracked me up. Can't wait to see more!

Posted by BjarniGautur on 2007-05-28 11:37:26
Heroes for Hire #13
I have been reading your books since I was nine years old. Marvel characters like the X-Men and Spider-man feel like childhood friends to me. I have been consistently buying your products for 15 years, and must have spent hundreds of dollars on your products every year.

Now, I don’t think I want to anymore. Joe Quesada’s recent dismissive response (Newsarama, Joe Fridays, week 100) to the Heroes for Hire #13 cover by Sana Takeda has made it clear that Marvel does not value its female characters nor its female readers.

I love Colleen Wing, Misty Knight and Felicia Hardy. It’s female characters like them that kept me coming back to Marvel, because I always found strong women that I could look up to. But when I saw this cover, I was grossly offended by its pornographic imagery. It clearly takes a lot from a genre of erotic manga, and the glaring details such as Colleen’s suit being zipped down to her navel and the slime on Felicia’s breast simply add to how vulgar the art is. Worse, these tough women that I love so much look more like helpless victims than the strong women I know them to be.

Quesada’s comments that people like me were reading too much into the cover was extremely hurtful and dismissive. I am not reading anything into the cover, I am looking at the art that is right there in front of me and find it vulgar and inappropriate.

I know that you can do better. Marvel has breathed life into wonderful female characters like Storm, Kitty Pryde, She-Hulk and Spider-girl. And I want young women of future generations to be able to enjoy reading about these characters as I have. I would hate it if a woman walked into a comic book store and was driven away by this cover.

But until I know that Marvel truly values my readership by not depicting its female characters with such inappropriate art, and will apologize instead of dismissing my opinions, I will not be buying Marvel products anymore.

I do hope that Marvel will start to value female readers like me. I truly do.

Sincerely,
Leslie Carroll


Posted by CaribouGrins on 2007-05-28 12:54:19
What channel?
Is this going to be on COX digital cable?

Posted by Ultimate RATZ on 2007-05-28 18:05:29
this video is suspiciously similar to the futurama and simpsons comic back ups where matt groening gives a "Tour" of their office

Posted by Space Rhinoceros on 2007-05-28 19:14:43
Sah-weeeeeeet-Ah!
I've been expecting this for a long while now. Besides I'm gonna work there someday, Might as well get to know the enviroment!


Posted by Liko on 2007-05-28 20:00:12
AWESOME!
that was funny and cool, i was wondering when they would do something like this. MORE!!!!

Posted by KAINAI on 2007-05-28 20:28:27
Marvel TV
This is great. Seeing as alot of people who are apart of the Marvel world are interested in seeing what Marvel Comics actually looks like. This should be awesome in the future to see where all the great ideas for marvel actually comes from


Posted by Th3FlashGoRDoN on 2007-05-28 20:45:43
Marvel TV
This is fantastic. I can't wait to see "The House" and the inner workings of Marvel Comics.

Posted by lilsilverphoenix on 2007-05-28 22:48:48
This is going to be great
I cant wait

Posted by terciera on 2007-05-29 02:12:18
this iz great
I am 30 and still get a kick out of the house of ideas . Only difference is i get to share it with my kids. Stan "the Man" Lee is a daily topicbetween my kids and I. This generation is just as talked about. Thank you all for giving my kids and I a common ground .

Posted by VandallFett on 2007-05-29 06:19:36
Re: Posted by CaribouGrins on 2007-05-28 12:5
Well...I gotta say I'm not with CarybouGrins on that one.
I mean, it doesn't matter which company is putting comics out, NONE of them shows woman like they truly are in the sense of reality.

Women in comics are showed as powerfull, strong, sexy, brave (just like men in comics too are presented the same way). Are any of these comic beauties real? No.
Is this a true vision of women in real life? No.
Should women be showned in comics the same way all the time as sexy, beautiful women in skimpy outfits? No.
will it ever stop? No.

It's comics man, it's not true. Sex sells, that's a fact. The cover itself isn't bad, it's just over exposed and will certainally not invite ANY women to join the pleasures of comics but still, it's just art.

Now, as far as the video of Marvel goes, I love the idea and can't wait to see the inside of Marvel....

Any possibilities of seeing Greg Pak soon since he's writting the Hulk??????

Posted by jedibanner on 2007-05-29 11:07:05
wow
totally awesome. i feel like 2 years old again. eating candy for the first time. full of fun, curiosity and hope.

Posted by Nuara on 2007-05-29 13:14:34
Chingon
Esta bien chido hagan mas de eso porfavor!!!!!! ;)

Posted by Cardav Mongon on 2007-05-29 13:22:59
Hi, Joe - need to comment on that Heroes For
Hi Joe,

I'm terribly sorry to stray from the topic at hand, but I'm going to post a comment here regarding the Heroes For Hire #13 cover, since this is the best place I can think of to post something you *might actually read.*

I'm a True Believer, and I have been for thirty years. I spend upwards of $80 - $90 a month on Marvel titles and TPBs, or did, until Laundrygate. I've always been of the firm belief that out of the Big Two Marvel has been far, far ahead of DC in terms of being progressive on social issues and diversity in its published works, going all the way back to the 1970's, and I've defended my conviction about Marvel being my go to publisher for seeing better depictions of female characters and black characters thousands of times over the years.

But I need to express my distaste regarding the Heroes for Hire #13 cover, which we in fandom have dubbed Hentaigate. I've read your dismissive responses on Newsarama to fan outcry about this cover, with your "you're interrogating the cover from the wrong perspective, you dirty-minded *hysterical girl-creatures!" And frankly? That rankles me more than anything else you've said in recent years. See, I've spent a considerable amount of time defending various things you've said over the last few years that can be construed as terribly insensitive and/or dismissive of your female (and male) readership; I've tolerated your not infrequent subtext of dismissal and contempt for Marvel's readership when we point out that hey, this could possibly really be offensive to a chunk of your demographic, maybe you haven't considered this but might want to? I've chalked it up to you perhaps being unaware of how insulting you can present to the reading public at large. But no longer.

Here's why a ton of people in fandom hate this Heroes For Hire #13 cover: this cover takes two incredibly strong women, that being Misty Knight and Colleen Wing, characters that I've adored since I was *eight years old,* and puts them in overtly submissive and overtly sexualized positions, menaced by tentacles (and don't think we didn't notice that one tentacle dropping a *money shot* on Felicia's cleavage there). I mean, this is worse than the insinuated *@*%** that Medusa just gave Maximus in Silent War. Now, I don't think tentacle rape is going to happen in this issue of HFH; I learned long ago that what's on the cover of a comic rarely reflects what actually happens inside the comic. So, before you delve into "you dirty-minded girl" counter arguments, I want to make that clear.

But what I object to is the horrific portrayal of Misty and Colleen. I think we can all agree that thirty years of previous continuity with both of these characters means that I can draw the following conclusion safely: if Misty Knight were chained up and menaced by tentacled Brood, you can bet your life on the fact that she'd be snarling, spitting, and cussing a blue streak at those tentacles, kicking at them with all her might to her last breath.

*THAT'S* what people object to in this cover. The lack of spark, verve, and dynamism that usually characterizes Misty and Colleen.

Instead? We get this empty, vacuous portrayal of fearful!Misty and fearful!Colleen. Misty, who is a tough-as-nails ex-NYPD cop, who has faced down things much more perilous.

The other thing I object to is this: anyone with more than a cursory knowledge of Japanese printed comics - meaning manga and hentai - is going to recognize the common and stereotypical signifiers of hentai as reflected on this cover, and hentai, as you should know if you have a modicum of awareness about comics published in other countries, is a genre that often depicts helpless women being forced to do unspeakable acts with the forces of evil against their will, which frequently involves tentacle monsters. So, knowing this, Marvel decided to do a cover that anyone with a cursory cultural awareness of Japanese graphical literature is going to recognize as a clear reference to hentai?

What?

Contrast this with Khari Evans' marvelous work on the recent Daughters of the Dragon miniseries, in particular this image:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v372/orophinsgloss/Scans%20Daily/mistyandcolleen2.png

A cursory look at this picture and some things should jump out at you. Notice, first of all, the supreme confidence of both of these women; note the angle of Misty's chin, her confident stance, her direct gaze. Note how Colleen is a solid presence. Note how both of these women authoritatively OWN their personal space. It's sexy, it's hot, and it rocks.

There's a story in this picture; there's life, energy, and even if you know NOTHING about these characters, you can see just by looking at this picture that they have a past together, that they are friends, and that they are undoubtedly women to be reckoned with.

Compare that to the Heroes for Hentai cover, and you can see, perhaps, why people are upset? And it's not just women, Joe, that are upset. It's the passivity, the grossly improbably anatomy, the total lack of anything remotely resembling the characters we know and love.

I think it's very sad that Misty and Colleen got better treatment *in the 1970's* from Marvel.

If I want to look at freakishly huge-eyed helpless women with S-shaped spines in paroxysms of terror-cum-orgasmic pleasure at the sight of a few slimy hellbent-on-violation tentacles, I will go to Japan and/or start buying manga.

Again, lest you think it's just women that are upset, I refer to my recent blog entry, where over half the respondents were male:

http://kali921.livejournal.com/127259.html?nc=65

And, of course, the appearance of this cover on scans_daily, a comics discussion community in LiveJournal, which has the most active participants in the comics blogsphere by far compared to any other blogging service:

http://community.livejournal.com/scans_daily/3536573.html

And this:

http://liviapenn.livejournal.com/466141.html?nc=147

Again, lots of men weighing in.

I think you know you've screwed up when you manage to piss off Gail Simone:

http://www.606studios.com/bendisboard/showthread.php?t=114384&page=25

And finally, to switch to another subject, why no love at Marvel anymore for Misty and Danny as a couple anymore?

http://kali921.livejournal.com/126589.html?nc=64

With puzzlement and sadness,

Anne

Posted by songofthesiryn on 2007-05-29 13:53:14
Great job!
great work on Marvel TV. Is it going to have any episode about how to enter the comic industry on Marvel? I'd really appreciate it. Thank you all so very much for your idea, cause you are making Marvel an universal company and a dream place to work at. Thanks in the name of Brazil, Gabriel G.

Posted by guimarães on 2007-05-29 14:51:47
Hi Joe!
Joe, behind you, is the Michael Chiklis ?!?!?!
uehuehuehuheue
See ya!

Posted by Bohrer on 2007-05-29 14:59:51
marvel
gettin bigger by d sec!
keep it up!!!

Posted by superj on 2007-05-29 15:02:09
The house of ideas is true!(What about Merry
Great video!Gives out the very spirit fans expect from all you great guys working there!Keep up the good work and please don't lose that spirit (especially in our times!!)

Make mine Marvel!!

Posted by greyprince on 2007-05-29 17:05:58
Awesome!!
That was really cool to see a Marvel office!! Thanks for posting, Mr. Quesada!!!

Posted by aimerzz4 on 2007-05-29 18:38:08
how neat
this is a pretty neat concept, can't wait to see more in upcoming weeks, looks like a lot of fun over there at the house!~

Posted by L337Commando on 2007-05-29 20:18:14
Brilliant!
You sir!












Get a high five! :D

Posted by 1WEBHEAD on 2007-05-29 20:50:31
daredevil Bullseye
Where is the rest of this title? it is so unfair that it is left for this long. if kevin smith is not up for the job give t to someone else

Posted by halo001 on 2007-05-29 21:34:34
marvel TV
This clip was hilarious, what a great way to get a behind the scenes look at the creative team that puts my favorite pasttime together. You guys ROCK. I can't wait to see the next installment.

I was hoping to see some of the artist at work in the future. I'm not saying i don't like getting an inside look at the writing, I would just like to see a balance of both.

Keep up the great work guys. You deserve the grand no-prize of all noprizes. Way to move the bullpen into the 21st century!

Posted by AvengerX006 on 2007-05-29 22:23:52
Very funny, I can't wait to see more!

Posted by obsidian06 on 2007-05-30 15:33:47
good for joe
I wish I worked at marvel, if anyone needs me I do bathrooms and windows.

Posted by NichoFox on 2007-05-30 16:56:14
Sweet!
Great Success! I'm exited! Plus well, I'm a really BIG fan of Ghost Rider, and in your video you see a large poster of Ghost Rider (variant cover of issue one) and then I beleive a framed picture of him from the movie while he's doing a wheely! Yeah, well I'm glad there will be such a thing as Marvel TV, and YOU ARE TRULY AWSOME! Joe, I belive that you are one of the luckiest guys on this plant to work at Marvel!

Posted by gr08rules on 2007-05-30 17:58:49
Keep it up
I liked it, I hope you can show more interviews of the writers and artists. Well done.

Posted by carva9 on 2007-05-30 18:21:59
yep

Posted by Space Rhinoceros on 2007-05-30 19:37:11
Yea I figured it out its Futurama comics when bender bends through to reality and interupts Matt Groenings segment on How Bongo Comics are Made :)


Posted by Space Rhinoceros on 2007-05-30 19:40:32
Calm Down
I think ppl need to calm down about the cover and the mary jane watson statue to, these arnt the first times that these same characters have been depicted this way, i mean just look at Colleen Wings wikipedia page, and Misty Knights wikipedia page has some suggestive stuff in it to,

Posted by apollox99 on 2007-05-30 21:38:26
funny video.

Posted by greenhobvenom on 2007-05-30 23:28:52
so thats what it looks like in there!
Thanks for the behind the scenes look Joe, can't wait to see more!



Posted by punchyninja on 2007-05-31 01:34:52
Spark-O-Matic
Very nice entertainment, looking forward to more!

Posted by joecreter on 2007-05-31 02:50:45
Awsome
ive always wanted to be a comic book illustrater so now i can see how the pro's do there job. NEAT! ...
...what sky cahnnel is it on and what time

Posted by hardhitter 2 on 2007-05-31 04:02:57
a video game idea
To: Mr. Joe Quesada, Marvel Comics
Joe@joequesada.com

As a long time Marvel fan, I have a business proposal for your firm. I believe that if positioned better, you can raise comic book sales by targeting a growing target market while promoting yourself through additional media sources.
Sales and Market data illustrate that the same people who read comic books are the same people who enjoy playing video games but that this target market is loosing interest in both at an alarming rate. By saving one I feel Marvel can save both. The market ranges from ages 13 up to early 30’s which suggests that Marvel can have longevity with a slowly maturing audience.
I would be happy to stop by your office to meet you at any time that is convenient. My hope would be to help restore Marvel back to its glory days.
Currently, I work with my family's real estate business, am a senior at Baruch College, and have been a Marvel fan since the first pencil I picked up writing storylines and drawing renditions of Wolverine. From an early age I felt a need to be engaged in creative directing and would love to have a hand in producing new Marvel games/story lines tailored towards the next-generation of fans.
I would appreciate an appointment where we could talk about Marvel, your firms’ plans, and even a bit of my ideas and possibly a role for me with you. Perhaps I might also get to meet with Mark Millar and Michael Turner? I look forward to working with Marvel, believe it or not, with all my heart.


Cordially,

Abdullah Sikander

Asikander930@yahoo.com

Posted by ansariabdullah on 2007-05-31 10:50:10
Odd . . . but Intriguing . . .
Erm, are you guys familiar with the phrase "So bad it's good"? All the kids are saying it nowadays.

I liked it. It's definitely a step forward, seeing the Marvel offices and writers we've all come to know and begrudgingly admire. Even if we all did sit watching and think "shouldn't those guys be working"?

I will say one thing. I don't mean this as a criticism -- in fact, if anything, it's a reason I like the "Inside The House" more -- but for guys who can write such AMAZING comic book dialogue, it's surprising how terrible the script is for "Inside The House #1".

Posted by Carzy on 2007-05-31 13:48:07
Can't Stop Laughing
roflmao

'nuff said.

Posted by the_jbird on 2007-05-31 17:33:55
Now I know why this place is called "hte Hous
You're great, guys!

Posted by horaciol on 2007-05-31 20:00:35
Si
Espectacular,yo quiero ver esto¿cuando señor quesada,cuando y donde?
(aunque se que no me responderas a mi porque no lo entenderas,hay gente dee por abajo que lo ha preguntado tambien)

Posted by Thor-tilla on 2007-06-03 10:36:56
The Sexism Subject
Put simply: so what? Being offended is natural and I'm not saying you shouldn't be if female characters in comics are being portrayed as sex symbols. Then again, they're also hard-as-nails and always will be in the minor comics, where the good guys prevail, the bad guys lose and everyone lives happily ever after because a good story has been told. And, now that I think about it, you're complaining about Misty Knight being afraid, or female figures being shown as weak? What hero hasn't? A hero is only as good as his (or her) villains, so infallibility is a no-no.

But you can be offended if you like. Although I didn't see any complaints on behalf of women when sexist television shows like Ally McBeal or Sex & The City were aired. Shows with a blatant disregard for political correctness and just decided to be offensive against an entire gender. It's all very well if women complain when a joke is offensive to women, but it doesn't make a difference if it's to men?

Besides, how would you want women to be portrayed alternatively? As being overweight and ugly? There'd be complaints for that too, about how women aren't being portrayed as the beautiful people that they are. Despite there being male heroes and villains that are unattractive, it has to be said that there are more male heroes and villains. And you have Big Bertha, so that's a start . . .

Posted by Carzy on 2007-06-05 15:38:19
Marvel TV
Jeez, Joe sure talks a lot.
Why can't he just get right to the point, without the long preamble?
Anyway, I've been wanting to see a Marvel TV cable channel for years. 'Can't wait to hear more about it.

Posted by Aarcee on 2007-06-06 14:11:00
it was good
i hope there is a other one hey joe are you going to be in the that comic conention in san deigo

Posted by rockfreak on 2007-06-11 14:33:08
BRING BACK CAP!!
SIGN THIS AND REMIND JOE QUESADILLA WHERE HIS PAYCHECK COMES FROM!!!!!
http://www.petitiononline.com/4107/petition.html

Posted by HELLRAVER on 2007-06-14 00:56:30
oh my god!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
that video was so cool

Posted by rockfreak on 2007-06-16 00:13:55
Go Joe
I'm hoping to see more of these in the near future Joe. It was really funny. Can't wait for future editions

Posted by s05bf0d4 on 2007-06-16 11:20:09
Sweet
Cool

Posted by Dreaming Spider on 2007-06-16 15:05:56
that is so cool

Posted by ALEXgoof on 2007-06-16 15:20:28
OMG delete another one
Sheesh!!! What a spineless weasel you are Joe!! Couldn't take the TRUTH, so you deleted our comment.... Still think GALCTUS should have been in the movie. And I'll keep saying it cause NONE of these gutless bloggers will...................

Posted by dont go there on 2007-06-17 02:09:26
It's very cool!


Posted by raph Kent on 2007-06-17 13:29:22
mrvel's world
It's very cool! you're great

Posted by raph Kent on 2007-06-17 13:32:00
marvel's world
Very nice and funny, i loved


Posted by raph Kent on 2007-06-17 13:33:08