Joe Quesada talks Marvelman

Marvel Comics editor-in-chief has spoken about the excitement surrounding the company's acquisition of the rights to British writer Mick Anglo’s character Marvelman.

Speaking on his first Cup O’ Joe blog since Comic-Con International, where the announcement was made, Quesada said that he returned to his hotel room after revealing the news to find his email inbox filled with ideas and pitches from comics creators.

"For most people it was a jaw-dropping announcement," said Quesada. "For other, younger fans, it was a bit lost on them until they went back and looked up exactly what the character means to the history of modern comics. All in all, the response was pretty amazing, even more than I anticipated and I was anticipating a lot.

"[Our] hope is to expose Mick and his early work to a wider audience as well as introduce Marvelman to a whole new generation of readers who aren’t aware of how the character revolutionised how we write and draw characters today.

"But that's the interesting thing about Marvelman, there has always been something magical about the character, something prophetic about it that even though he’s not a household name, he’s caused seismic creative changes within our industry on every shore."

The rights to Marvelman have been subject to a long-running legal battle, which Marvel's acquisition promises to resolve.