For a long time, Marvel were the very best when it came to comic books. Throughout the history of any publisher there are eras when things were great and when things were terrible, and for Marvel, it now appears as if one of their darkest hours is upon them. Previously that was the '90s. The decade was a terrible time for the medium thanks to far reaching and overly complicated stories, countless variant covers, confusing continuity, and hideous costumes. Unfortunately, each and every one of those is a problem Marvel is suffering from right now, and the comics and creators that redeemed them in the early 2000s feel like a distant memory. With an "All-New, All Different" Marvel on the horizon, things keep getting worse. There are obviously still a few bright spots thanks to the likes of Mark Waid and innovative and interesting titles like Ant-Man and Thor, but, for the most part, it's hard to escape the feeling that the direction Marvel is currently taking is just ruining comic books! Under the guidance of Editor in Chief Axel Alonso, Marvel has sacrificed great storytelling for headline grabbing gimmicks and made drastic changes to the comics just to line up with what's in the movies (even if it means sacrificing great characters in the process). Here, you will find ten of the biggest problems with Marvel of right now, and how what they're doing is actually going a long way in ruining comics for fans. Being owned by Disney means that bankruptcy - which they faced after driving comics into the ground by the end of the 90s - isn't something they need to worry about, but they may just deserve it...
