Why are people surprised by this?

Marvel comics have been the pop boy band of comicbookdom for years nows. It's not about substance, it's about sales.

And DC is SO much different? Not really.

Why do I have a feeling that any chances that the announced Moon Knight TV series had to be good have officially been flushed down the drain?

I see Didio and Quesada as cut from the same cloth.

Yep.

Show me a critically-panned Marvel big event ("Civil War," "Secret Invasion," etc.) and I'll show you nigh-identical tripe from the other side ("Countdown," "Final Crisis," etc.).

this was the big problem for me with this whole rulk debacle. chiefly because planet/world war hulk was so friggin epic. that whole run was without a doubt the most excited i've ever been about hulk in comics, i'd even say my favorite marvel arc of the last decade. it was definitely one of those things where i'd go up to my friends who no longer actively read comics and was like "dude you have to read this, its pretty much the perfect hulk story." it just feels like kind of a kick in the pants to go from something so.. cerebral and well thought out to such ham handed schlock.

What bothers me is that Rulk could've been the best villain of the past couple years if they had handled him properly. GREAT backstory, GREAT historical significance to the Hulk mythos, GREAT potential.

But, meh. Loeb wanted to write an action movie, so that's what we got. And not a good one at that.

That's what I hope, but there were rumors that Loeb would take over the Marvel cosmic stuff, and the hiatus on GotG and Nova right now has caused even more speculation (imagine that, specualtion and rampant rumors on the internet). Can't blame a guy for worrying, right?

Er... apparently I was wrong. Thread title≠"Jeph Loeb gets a Pokemon!(?)"

This mean he has his hands on the Ultimate Spider-Man cartoon now? Dod Gammit!

Did I mention DC? One can have a discussion on the ingredients of Pepsi without making a commentary on Coke.

Stand down, soldier.

Pleased to say I really don't watch TV.

A question for someone who knows: Does this mean he's being taken OFF of comics?
If so, fantastic (though the damage to the Ultimates is long done.)
If not, then yes, society truly has a ridiculous system for rewards.

Well, Marvel does seem very quick to launch a string of new series/miniseries offshoots at the drop of a hat. Or has everyone really been clamoring for a Namora series and 3 more Deadpool titles? And how about Doomwar, New Avengers:Luke Cage, Thanos Imperative:Ignition, Amazing Spider-Man Presents:Black Cat, Hawkeye & Mockingbird - and these are just from June.

Not that DC is immune to this: Rise of Arsenal and Batman Beyond come to mind quickly, but don't tend to crowd shelf space the way Marvel does.

Why you defending DC so hard? What are you hiding, Mr. Didi... er I mean Mr. Lurker!

Just remember to set your tivo's to record the shows, you don't have to watch them, only make them believe Loeb is doing a good job and he won't write another comic.