What are your general thoughts on Hickman’s writing? I enjoyed his Avengers run but the Krakoa arc isn’t… so great. I wish we’d got more Doom from him instead. Maybe even Namor?

In my opinion Hickman is the kind of writer who can write a few characters really well, he has great ideas and executes his plots adequately. He is a good writer BUT not great, he has alot of weaknesses especially in regards to characters of color, women, minority figures. I'm just going off what I've read of him.

His writing works great for Sci fi and white nerdy/smart male characters, which is why his Reed is so excellent. If you get Reed written right then you can understand Doom as well because the two characters are linked.

I long ago said he would have been a better fit for Inhumans than X-Men another reason I still feel this is true is due to the fact that X-Men is where the bulk of popular super women are, their characters are so vastly different yet you feel he writes them all the same. His focus on Xavier and secrets isn't a surprise but it hinders other characters developments so much.

There's alot I dislike about Krakoa, but I can see and understand what Hickman's plot outline is about since he's done this before: build up a world, then have it all come crashing down.

Marvel needs to understand that not all writers can write all characters. Comics is hard simply because there are so many characters and if you don't have a good grasp on them then your writing will reflect that. Which is why when writers can't write women and minority characters they show they aren't really a great writer because how can you really give justice to these characters if you don't understand them.

I wouldn't let Hickman touch a solo Namor comic with a 10 foot stick.

His Namor is fine, I can accept the way he wrote Namor; a character teetering on the edge of an abyss, a desperate ruler seeking a way to save his people, even a maytyr. He wrote Namor in a very specific way that fit into his story. I do love the T'Challa and Namor foemance a great deal. However I have yet to see Hickman write the other side of Namor's character which is his compassion. All writers can write angry Namor, so the best writers imo are the ones who know how to write the softer emotions.