Marvel Comics author says it's a big mistake for his peers to copy the movies

Jonathan Hickman, a comic book artist at Marvel, has been injecting fresh blood into well-known series such as "Fantastic Four" and "Avengers" as a long-time employee. In a recent interview, he expressed his concerns about his peers, saying that Marvel Comics' brainless imitation of movies was a wrong choice.

“I think the big mistake some of our peers made at Marvel was that they overreacted to what Marvel Studios was doing,” Hickman said.

"We shouldn't take creative cues from how they present themselves in their movies. It defeats the purpose of them having a billion dollars to spend and we don't. We shouldn't be stirring up unnecessary fights over this."

"My view is that we should be ahead of the curve on this. When Marvel Studios is getting ready to go into, say, X-Men, if we've created something interesting and they want to use it as source material, that's great, but they may not use our comics at all. That's the challenge between being dispensable and being invaluable, and I like my work to be valuable."

Jonathan Hickman's new X-Men concept art

Although we still don't know when the "X-Men" series will officially join the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Hickman himself will be responsible for a new series of comics, which will begin serialization this summer. It is reported that this comic has been conceived for many years and may involve the reboot of the "X-Men" series. So Hickman's choice to make a strong statement at this time may also be related to the discussion between the Marvel Comics Department and the Film Department on the subsequent development of "X-Men".