Where did the idea for “One Month To Live” originate?
STEVE WACKER (SW): Over the past year I’ve had a couple people close to me die and that very human idea of what we’re meant to leave behind on this mudball has been consuming my thoughts. Then, early this year, as the Avengers office was cementing their Heroic Age plans, I kept coming back to the idea of how it must feel for someone living in the Marvel Universe to try and measure their own life against the Avengers. I mean, I get insecure around an assistant editor, so I can’t imagine trying to stand out next to people like Captain America, Ms. Marvel and Thor. From there I did what every editor tries to do and just hire the right people. I contacted Rick who wrote the basic concept up and contacted John, Rob and Stuart to flesh things out (and argue with Rick about story points so I wouldn’t have to). RICK REMENDER (RR): Stephen Wacker contacted me with the very simple logline: you’ve been given super powers; you only have one month left to live. It opened up about a million differen
