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| Snidely Whiplash | Jun 13 2013, 12:37 AM Post #961 |
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Like this song a lot too haze. Reminds of the summer I went to Hedonism in Jamaica. |
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| Snidely Whiplash | Jun 22 2013, 01:44 AM Post #962 |
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And around the same time of the Level 42 hit was Rick Astley's Never Gonna Give You Up. Now the fellas I hung with back then would always say he was just bitin' on Col Abrams style. Regardless, I still liked the song. |
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| Doctor Magnus Warlock | Jun 23 2013, 04:42 PM Post #963 |
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Folks, It is no secret, I love comics. Marvel comics, will do the unthinkable in September. You all have heard, or the seen the Avengers, right? Marvel will release a new series featuring a team of Avengers. What is the hitch, you ask? The team is primarily people of color. Some of the biggest & baddest heroes of color assemble. |
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| Doctor Magnus Warlock | Jun 23 2013, 04:44 PM Post #964 |
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MIGHTY AVENGERS Creative Team, Details Revealedby Lucas Siegel, Site EditorDate: 07 June 2013 Time: 12:00 PM ET. After a week of teasers, the Mighty have been revealed . With a team comprised of Luke Cage, Superior Spider-Man, Blue Marvel, She-Hulk, White Tiger, and Power Man, the line-up is certainly eclectic. Now we talk with the newly announced creative team to find out the details of how this team comes together and what makes them Mighty. Follow along on twitter or in the box below, thanks to our NewsaramaLIVE twitter account. Here are the original tweets collected from our LIVE coverage, back in proper order. The title being teased all week is MIGHTY AVENGERS by Al Ewing and Greg Land. Tom Brevoort is on the line, talking about how the book came together. "It's launching in the midst of the Infinity storyline, a key moment." "Luke Cage will bring together these people, saying if the Avengers aren't here, it falls to us to be the Avengers." - Brevoort "After Infinity, you'll see how this will interact with the other Avengers books." Mighty Avengers, in a way, takes the slot of Dark Avengers, said Brevoort, at least in his publishing schedule. Writer Al Ewing says he "immediately thought of a niche for this team of Avengers, on the ground, as part of the community." In addition to those in the teasers, Monica Rambeau, Falcon, and a Ronin are in the lineup of Mighty Avengers. "Monica is rejoining the superhero set, rebranding herself. Her new name is Spectrum" - Ewing "It sounded scifi, which appealed to me." "She's the field leader of the Mighty Avengers. It's fun to have her in that position again. Her powers are very unique." -Ewing "I love the character, how her powers work, her history. She's one I'm looking forward to most" - Ewing on Monica "Spectrum" Rambeau As for Ronin, says Brevoort, "When we first see him, he'll have a totally different identity, which is also not in fact who he is..." Ewing - "We had ideas for him putting the Ronin suit on immediately. When you see him in issue 1 you'll find out why he's remaining hidden." "You'll see the amazing costume he chooses to wear during those first few issues - but he'll be Ronin, and his mystery drives those issues." Ewing on the command structure/lineup "Luke has a kid, he's not going to be the first one into the line of fire. he will guide the team." "The Blue Marvel has a military background, he's used to following orders. Similarly, people like the Falcon" "Power Man does not respond well to authority at all. I don't think there's anyone on this team who's an automatic blind follower." Brevoort says "Luke has some ideas for not what the Avengers ARE but what they COULD BE," saying it spins from what Bendis did with him. As for artist Greg Land, this is his first ongoing Avengers project. "He was looking for a new challenge to take on" said Brevoort "He can do action, he can do storytelling. Al is writing this in Plot, Art, Script, classic Marvel style." Which Tom says Land is enjoying. Press Q&A, starting with Kiel Phegley of CBR - "A lot of small but passionate fan-followed characters, is that something attractive to you?" Al - "I take it very seriously. I don't like the idea of A list, B list, C list. You don't say to a firefighter, oh you're a C list fireman" Al "I didn't know of the Blue Marvel until he was pointed out to me, and I fell in love with him. He's sort of the opposite of the Sentry." Al "He thinks & cares very deeply about everything that he does. I'm listening to his fanbase on this." Al "I'm glad to make his fans happy, I know what it's like to have a favorite character who doesn't show up much." Next from us, Was the diverse cast a specific focus, or a happy accident? Al "This was taken from a list of people that were available. Luke and Monica were always in the mix from the beginning." Tom "It's no accident, really. I've talked in the past, people have asked why don't you do "Black Avengers" or "Latino Avengers" TB "That feels artificial, ghettoizing to me. Let's put all the black characters together & away from other characters, it felt fake." TB "But people who want to see heroes that reflect them have a genuine point. We started conceptualizing this book in February, it was Black History Month and the anniversary of the birthday of my dear departed friend Dwayne McDuffie." "I set out this book not to make Black Avengers, but Dwayne McDuffie Avengers. At least 50% non-white male. As it turned out, we went more" "It doesn't substitute the need for diversity elsewhere, but it was definitely something I was paying attention to as we set Mighty up." Next Q from Paul on iFanboy "What's the relationship between the new and old Power Man? Is Luke okay w/him using his name?" Al "In the past he hasn't been very okay with it. New Power Man's powerset is almost more Iron-Fisty" Al "it's not a teacher-student relationship like Danny & Vic have, it's more like Boss & intern." AL "It's not a mentor-mentee thing between Luke and Vic, they'll rub up against each other. Massive argument right in the first issue." Q from Steve Morris at the Beat "Superior Spidey jumps out to me int he line-up, how is he fitting in with the team?" Al "Yeah, Spider-Man is now obviously a complete ****. With his spider-eyes all over the city, he won't miss a horrible thing happening." Al "After that, his POV is how dare you people try to protect the streets I'm protecting? Who do you think you are?" Al "He's almost crashing the party. He forced his way in and nobody likes him. And the inevitable recriminations & open assault is coming." Q from Tim at the NY Post "What's the team dynamic, do they come from a position of teamwork right away?" TB "It'll develop over time. They come together and fight back-to-back out of necessity, because the world's in jeopardy." TB "Thereafter the relationships will begin to gel, and set them off on their mission and life's work. The cast will evolve beyond the 9." TB "Some cast will go in, go out, be around for some stories but not other issues. Classic, free-form Avengers team from 70s or 80s." Melissa from IGN Q: "Can you tell us about your process with Greg Land?" Al "I really wanted to try the Marvel method. Turns out I love it! For this it's really nice to do a dense plot, but give Greg freedom." Al "We've got a few pages back already, & I get quite excited about what everybody is saying" when scripting dialogue over the art. Al "Page 2 of issue 1 sees the Plunderer (the clue is in the name, he Plunders things). I wrote a rant for him in my head..." "The page I got back from Greg, I cannot wait to write that rant. I'm having fun! It's great to work that way after a decade of full script" Q from Mark from Marvel.com "Will Iron Fist be joining the cast at all?" Tom "You won't see Iron Fist right away. They've been good friends for many many years, but Luke is actually married to someone else now" Tom "It's inevitable that eventually he'll turn up in the book, because of Luke and Vic." Al "yeah, he'll be along for a coffee, he'll be on the phone." Q from Dan from Nerdist "These are some volatile personalities, which character pairing are you excited to write?" Al "So far I'm excited for Blue Marvel and Spectrum. Adam and Monica, how they might come together is very interesting." Al "Power-wise Adam is quite energy based. I've been thinking about how they'd interact, not to start any shipping happening on Tumblr..." Al "There's Luke Cage & Power Man, Power Man & White Tiger, Luke and Jen (She-Hulk). She's there as much for legal knowledge as powers!" Al "They won't be as connected to SHIELD & the government as the regular Avengers are, so he'll need that help from her." Back to Kiel from CBR "Let's talk villains! Thanos, any other villains?" AL "Yes we'll be getting Thanos lieutenants, some new villains, the Plunderer, some old villains too." Al "One villain with a particular connection to White Tiger" Q from us "Do you feel you're bringing any particular 2000AD style or sensibilty to Marvel here?" Al "One is density, having a proper page. The other thing is comedy and drama mixed together." Al "You can't have all grim and serious all the time, you need some humor if only so you can plunge it back down, and vice-versa." Al "So I guess that's something I feel both 2000AD and Marvel do, combining the comedic and dramatic." iFanboy again "Any other locations besides NYC?" Al "There will almost certainly be some sort of terrifying hidden mountain. They will go to places, it won't just be the streets of NY." Al "Strange citadels, Doomy Mountains, possibly the Moon, they're connected to villains. & the bottom of the Ocean's deepest trench, because that’s where Blue Marvel lives." Q from Nerdist: Any characters who almost made the cut but didn't at the last minute? Al "Wolverine! There was no room for Wolvie, no room in his schedule or mine. We just couldn't get together." Marvel.com final Q "How does Jessica Jones feel about everything?" AL "She definitely shows up, she'll get some hits in. She's not overly happy, but she loves Luke for a reason, part is he's a man w/ dreams" Al "She's not happy about him being on the front lines, but he's trying to cut that down. Trying to balance this dream and his family." Al "They love each other, and things happen (laughs). Sorry, that's not a great answer is it?" And that's all for Mighty Avengers, a new ongoing series in Sept 2013 by Al Ewing and Greg Land! Tweets by @NewsaramaLIVE http://www.newsarama.com/18034-mighty-creative-team-details-revealed.html |
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| Doctor Magnus Warlock | Jun 23 2013, 04:45 PM Post #965 |
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Why MIGHTY AVENGERS was the Right Place for LUKE CAGE's Returnby Albert Ching, Newsarama Staff WriterDate: 11 June 2013 Time: 04:37 PM ET Impending Marvel event series Infinity is poised to be cataclysmic enough to necessitate a new team of Mighty Avengers, starring in a recently announced ongoing series launching in September with the creative team of writer Al Ewing and artist Greg Land. As revealed, the team will be brought together by Luke Cage — a mainstay of the Avengers during the Brian Michael Bendis era, but a character that's laid low since last fall, choosing to stay away from the team given the constant risk it represented to him, his wife Jessica Jones, and their young daughter, Danielle. But desperate times call for desperate measures — especially in superhero comics — and Cage is once again on an Avengers team, though Monica Rambeau (now known as "Spectrum") will be serving as field leader, in a team also including Falcon, Blue Marvel, the current Power Man, She-Hulk, White Tiger, a new Ronin and the Superior Spider-Man. Other than the altered timeline of Age of Ultron, Cage has been away from Marvel Comics since late November — only a little more than six months at this point, but a significant chunk of time for a character that's been a prominent part of the Marvel Universe for the past decade. We talked with Marvel senior vice president of publishing and long-time Avengers editor Tom Brevoort about the timing behind Luke Cage's imminent return, and what he's likely been up to during his short time away from Earth's Mightiest Heroes. Newsarama: Tom, it's clear now that Luke Cage is returning in Mighty Avengers, after being off-panel for the last few months since the end of Brian Michael Bendis's Avengers run (specifically, New Avengers #34). Was it a deliberate tactic to give him a rest, so when he inevitably came back, he was freshened up a bit? Tom Brevoort: Not so much to freshen him up — honestly, more out of respect for where his story ended at the end of Brian's run. I hated to lose him in Avengers, just in the abstract, because I like him as a character, and I think he played an important role when Brian was writing the book. In a lot of ways, he was Brian's voice — he was the eyes through which you got to see and live the Avengers experience. But having put that story to bed, it seemed like it would take something more than just an average day at the races to bring him back in a big way. We just needed to wait until there was such a place to use him again. Nrama: It's interesting, because at first him being an Avenger seemed like a real departure for both the character and the franchise, and now it seems weird that he hasn't been an Avenger for the past few months. Brevoort: Oh yeah. He became, very much, a quintessential Avenger. You think of him almost more as an Avenger than you do anything else — with the possible exception of Hero for Hire, because that's just encoded in his DNA. He really came to represent and symbolize the Avengers in a way that not too many other characters have over the years. Nrama: It seemed like a nice ending for him at the close of Bendis's run, in the short-term, but obviously he couldn't stay retired forever. Brevoort: Yeah, and he wasn't so much retiring from doing what he did, he was retiring form being an Avenger, and living in the Mansion with his wife and daughter, on the enormous bullseye that is that. My expectation was, whether or not we were publishing comics about it, that he was out there being a Hero for Hire, and operating out of either the Alias Detective Agency, or his old place on 42nd street. Still fighting the good fight, still doing the kind of thing that he always did, but on a much smaller scale — far enough away from ground zero that his daughter wasn't imperiled by what he was doing in the same sort of manner. http://www.newsarama.com/18068-why-mighty-avengers-was-the-right-place-for-luke-cage-s-return.html |
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| Doctor Magnus Warlock | Jun 23 2013, 04:49 PM Post #966 |
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Ewing Assembles A "Mighty" New Line Up of "Avengers" Tue, June 18th, 2013 at 9:58am PDT If you would have told a Heroes-for-Hire-era Luke Cage that he would eventually become an important member of one of the Marvel Universe's premier hero teams, he would have told you were crazy. But in the aftermath of "Avengers Disassembled," the former convict turned superhero helped found a team of New Avengers where he remained through the chaos of "Civil War," "Secret Invasion" and the "Dark Reign" era. In fact, Cage's team continued to operate during "The Heroic Age" and beyond, but recently, he made the decision to walk away from super heroics in order to devote more time to his new family. This September, however, Cage finds himself forced back into the world he thought he'd left behind thanks to the cosmic crises that explode out of Marvel's latest event storyline "Infinity." In the debut issue of their new, ongoing "Mighty Avengers" series, writer Al Ewing and artist Greg Land chronicle Cage's efforts to put together a new team of Earth's Mightiest Heroes to keep New York safe while the core Avengers team is out in space, tackling the threat of the mysterious and powerful beings known as the Builders. We spoke with Ewing about Cage, the heroes that answer his call and the writer's plans during "Infinity" and beyond. CBR News: Al, you're a veteran writer of British comics like "2000 A.D." and have been writing for Dynamite for the past several years, but you're relatively new to Marvel. How does it feel to be given the reins of an all new series in Marvel's biggest franchise? And how does it feel to be launching it as part of a big summer event? Al Ewing: Humbling and a bit scary. It's the Avengers! It's a real "go big or go home" kind of moment. Especially since my pitch involved Luke and company aiming to define what "Avengers" means to them and what it should mean going forward, so -- I'm not making it easy for myself, really. I should have pitched "this is the Avengers team that talks about old British computer games a lot," but like a fool, I used that card up already. Anyway, I'm conscious that I have very big shoes to fill here, and also that I'm playing with a lot of people's favorite toys and I should try very hard not to break them or use them badly. As for the summer event thing, it means extra eyes -- it's a chance to wow people who might not have picked up the book otherwise. What's important to me in those terms is trying to make sure as far as I possibly can that it slots in nicely with the main "Infinity" series, while still being very much its own thing so people reading both books don't get knocked out of the story by something, and people just reading "Mighty Avengers" get a full, satisfying experience. One of the most interesting aspects about this "Mighty Avengers" series is its line up, so I'd like to run down your cast of characters and their various dynamics, starting with the man who puts the team together: Luke Cage. Beyond assembling the team, what kind of role will Luke play in this series? Well, over the past decade, Luke's family has become a massive part of his character, and the last thing I want is for him to move backwards. He's made the decision to quit front-line super heroics for the sake of his family and the safety of his daughter, and he's not about to just turn around and wade right back into situations where he could make Danielle an orphan. But at the same time, he's a man with a very strong sense of social responsibility, and he's not going to stop trying to make the world a better place for his baby girl to grow up in. That's the aspect of his character I want to explore, that desire to make things better not just in the immediate, punch-out-the-Wrecking-Crew way, but in more long-term ways that benefit the community, locally and globally. Victor Alvarez, who assumed Luke's old identity of Power Man, will be part of the team, and we know he has a problem with authority. I imagine he'll clash with some of the members of this team, but I'm curious about his dynamic and relationship with his former Avengers Academy teammate, White Tiger. Do you think they have a bond from their Avengers Academy days, or is his relationship with her just as antagonistic as some of the other characters? They were in the same class, but not exactly friends. Vic's got a lot more front and bluster -- he's a lot quicker to blow his top, and Ava maybe feels he doesn't take this business as seriously as she does. And she takes it very seriously -- she's very conscious of the price of the life she's entering into. Her brother was murdered by the very system he fought to uphold, half her friends have vanished without a trace and neither she nor any of her mentors are able to find them. She's in an angry place right now, much angrier than Vic could ever be, despite his own tragedies, so I doubt his attitude is going to butter any parsnips with her. And not to spoil anything, but later in the first year, a face from her past is going to come back into her life and draw some of that rage out. This team also features two veteran Avengers in the form of Falcon and Monica Rambeau, who is adopting the code name Spectrum. Besides their past connection to the Avengers, what else do you feel these characters bring to the book? Falcon's very much there because he wants to be, but Luke's trying to keep his team separate from the government, S.H.I.E.L.D. and the "Avengers World" concept -- he wants this Avengers iteration to be its own thing and do its own thing, not be an appendage devoted to Tony Stark's goals. There's a suspicion that Sam is only there as Cap's eyes and ears, and while that's more than a little unfair, in a sense, he does provide that connection to the larger Avengers universe. Monica, meanwhile -- well, she adds Monica. The first Avengers I read, she led, so having her back as co-leader -- and field leader -- is a massive thing for me. I remember from the Roger Stern days that she had a habit of not taking any nonsense from anybody, including people like Namor and Zeus, and more recently she refused to put up with shenanigans from Machine Man, Baby Modok and various other oddities in Warren Ellis' "Nextwave." I'll be continuing that tradition as best I can, having her brook no funny business from a new generation of teammates and bad guys. Jen Walters, the original She-Hulk, has also been part of Avengers teams before, so I imagine she was a natural fit, but she's also part of another team these days in the Future Foundation. How big a role does Jen play in this book? From what was said in the announcement, it sounds like she's not just the team's physical power house, she's also their legal adviser as well. Yep. Luke, having been sent down on flimsy evidence before -- and being well aware that the police are not necessarily your friends, S.H.I.E.L.D. will turn on you at the drop of a hat and Tony Stark really doesn't like it when people don't see things his way -- knows the importance of having a good lawyer, especially one who can crush a tank with one hand. It's not paranoia if they really are out to get you -- with tanks. And if the Mighty Avengers don't end up needing Jen's legal expertise, they'll definitely be aiming to help out people who do. Jen's going to play as big a role as I can make for her in this. She's got a tendency to push herself hard, in work and out of it, so I can see her accepting this job and getting everything done that the FF needs from her. I can also see her taking out the frustrations of such a workaholic lifestyle on a few tanks, which should be fun. "Mighty Avengers" features another hero who's been part of past Avengers teams before in the form of Ronin. I understand that this will be a new Ronin, though, whose identity will be a mystery to readers. Will the new Ronin's identity be a mystery to the other characters in the book as well? Superior Spidey is a member of the Mighty Avengers, though he feels he should be the team's leader Mostly, yes. Monica knows who he/she is from the off, and she/he confides in Luke as well. There are good reasons for the new Ronin to approach both of those characters, but the rest of the team won't know who he/she is at all until the time comes for her/him to unmask. Until then -- I'm enjoying reading everybody's guesses. I love this kind of mystery, and I'm enjoying springing one on the readers. Needless to say, I'll be dropping plenty of hints over the course of the first year. This team will also have a sort of antagonistic relationship with the Superior Spider-Man. How would you describe Doc Ock's initial perspective on the team? Does he have any sort of respect for any of his teammates? None whatsoever. His arrogance gets in the way -- he doesn't see how they can possibly protect New York better than he can, and obviously he's fought quite a few of them. He basically sees this team's existence as an insult to his vital work, and if they won't do the decent thing and disband so they're no longer in his way, they should at the very least be bowing to his superior leadership. How dare they? The insufferable ignorami! They're like gnats to him! Gnats! The one he hates the most, though, is Ronin, for reasons that will become all too apparent in #1. Rounding out your team is Adam, the Blue Marvel. Adam's super heroic career dates back to the 1960s, so how does he feel about being part of the Avengers? And how do his teammates initially feel about him? He seems like he might be an intimidating, almost awe-inspiring figure, given his vast powers, intellect and science skills, not to mention his distinguished war career. Adam's been thinking carefully about how best to use his powers and how best to live up to his late wife's memory. He's not a man who takes anything lightly, so while he's not been idle in terms of helping those who need it all over the world, at the same time, he's still not sure if the current definition of 'superhero' -- far more morally ambiguous and less representative of the ordinary citizen than it was in his heyday -- is one he wants to be part of. Rather than signing up with Tony Stark or Maria Hill, he's finding his own path, and the Mighty Avengers -- who are themselves in the process of defining what it means to be a superhero, an Avenger, etc -- is a step on that journey that appeals to him. In terms of how the Mighty Avengers think of him -- he's intimidating and inspirational, yes, but at the same time members of the team are going to have problems with his history, particularly his acceptance of JFK's decision to retire him. Luke, for example, having been actively hunted down by his government over what he felt was an unjust law, doesn't exactly have the same respect for authority and the office of the President that Adam did in 1962. All he knows is that growing up, he could have used the Blue Marvel standing proud as part of the culture, as a hero and a role model -- and the Blue Marvel wasn't there. That's going to cause some friction. So that's your line-up -- let's get into the story! What kinds of obstacles and adversaries are your heroes up against? Well, the first arc is the "Infinity" tie-in -- which basically means not one but two Thanos lieutenants coming to New York City. It's one of those "there came a day" situations where all the heroes on the scene band together to form a new Avengers team. It's happened before, it will probably happen again. But let's get back to 'all the heroes on the scene' --that's more than just the ones with superpowers. That includes first responders, firefighters, paramedics, police and those ordinary people who don't make a career out of saving lives but just automatically step forward in an incredibly dangerous situation to help their fellow human beings, and stand up against those who'd hurt them. And people do stand up. In the real world, when something horrible happens, there are heroes who run towards it to help -- they don't have unbreakable skin or energy powers, and they don't mill around like lemmings while big tough men carrying shields tell them what to do. They step up and they help out. That's kind of the theme of this series. No more A-lists, no more D-lists. No more looking down from towers and mansions. There might only be so many slots on the actual team, but if you're a person who helps people, you have as much value to the world as Luke or Monica or Thor or anyone else, and as much right to call yourself an Avenger. You're working with Greg Land on "Mighty Avengers." What do you feel he brings to this book as an artist? He's got pizazz -- it's quite a glam style, but also with a weight to it that comes out in the B&W art. #1 opens with a bit of a fight, so I'm enjoying the general solidity of the punches. The Plunderer doesn't provide dental cover for his henchmen, so it's quite a tragic scene in some ways. I'm doing it Marvel-style -- in that I'm supplying a dense plot and some scoops of semi-final dialogue, and then he's bringing back the pages and I'm final-dialoguing them, and -- so far, I'm having a blast. One of the pages I just got back is kind of Steranko-y -- you'll know what I mean when you see it -- which is especially fun to put words to. It's a really fun way to work, I've been finding -- there's something about having the art in front of you while you do the dialogue that just opens up all sorts of new possibilities, and I'm really looking forward to every new page that comes in. Finally, we know your initial "Mighty Avengers" story takes place against the back drop of "Infinity" and Thanos' attack on Earth. Can you hint, tease, or talk about your plans for the book after that? With such a diverse cast, this is a series that could go anywhere and tackle almost any kind of genre. Yeah, we're going to be tackling all the genres we can handle. There's comedy, there's horror, there's romance, there's what I understand people on Tumblr call 'the feels'. There are big threats, little threats and threats that can't be solved with a punch or an anti-matter blast. There are creatures torn from the depths of Hell, secret societies, corporate intrigues, vengeance quests, family squabbles, diapers that need changing, some laughs, some tears, some guest stars. A new HQ, new transport, a new way of doing things with a little of the old mixed in. I'm loving working on this book, and I hope people come and join us in September, because it's going to be ace. http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=46147 |
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| Doctor Magnus Warlock | Jun 23 2013, 06:57 PM Post #967 |
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The news of this team has stirred up quite a few reactions on various comic book message boards. On one side, you have the typical fanboy reactions. Some will say how "forced", "unnatural", or a blatant attempt at being "PC" this comic is. Yet, those same fans won't blink at the thought of an all-white team, even in 2013. Those same fans will pitch a fit at even the thought of adding a person of color to the team. On the other side, you have a slew of fans, like myself, excited at the prospect of a team made up of people of color (POC) from various walks of life. This series blows out the one POC rule still prevalent in modern comics. This team is not all-black. One member, White Tiger, is Puerto Rican while Power Man is Dominican (not all Dominicans identify as black). The Spider-Man on this team, the lone white guy is not quite himself. Recently, a dying Doctor Octopus switched bodies with Peter Parker. Parker was unable to undo the tranfer before the Doc Ock body expired. Since this is comics, hopefully, Peter finds way back. Until then, we have a mad scientist with a large ego, and an even larger chip on his shoulder handing out extreme justice that the friendlt neighborhood Spider-Man never did. Parker was good friends with most of the characters here. The black characters: Luke Cage, the Falcon (aka Sam Wilson), Spectrum (Monica Rambeau), and Blue Marvel all have pretty diverse origins, not unlike black people in real life. We also have the hot green powerhouse in the She-Hulk. I am particularly happy about Monica being back in the spotlight, and being field leader of the team. When I started reading comics in the 1980's, she was the leader of the main Avengers team. I am way past burnt-out on Storm, so it is good to see another powerful, black female hero. She is also perhaps the most powerful member. Also, the Falcon, will be making his film debut next year in Captain America: the Winter Soldier. So many fans are committing to buy two copies of this series. Such a series is rare for a major comics publisher. An early cancellation could make it impossible for comic companies to be this bold. If you guys are anywhere near a comics shop come September, take look for this book. You see how popular comics are with video games, cartoons, and movies. It would be a hoot if this team somehow found its way into outside media. I will post character profiles of various team members soon. |
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| Doctor Magnus Warlock | Jun 23 2013, 07:05 PM Post #968 |
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Here is a video. The black hero Prodigy is not featured in the Mighty Avengers, but Power Man (a young Dominican). Edited by Doctor Magnus Warlock, Jun 23 2013, 07:16 PM.
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| The Finisher | Jun 23 2013, 07:34 PM Post #969 |
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Doctor Eros attacks Christianity, because his mom made his ass go to chur h instead of being able watch Sunday Morning Cartoons. He also got pissed off when he Christians told him that his super heroes weren't greater than Jesus. |
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| Doctor Magnus Warlock | Jun 23 2013, 08:09 PM Post #970 |
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Thankfully, comicbook superheroes no longer wear their underwear on the outside. |
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