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Post by Marvel Boy on Jul 19, 2014 11:47:26 GMT -5
Following in the footsteps of Marvel NOW! and All-New Marvel NOW!, the upcoming year sees some major changes in the Avengers' Trinity. In his solo title, Cap has been sucked dry of the Super-Solider Serum, aging him to his correct age. Old and wizened, Steve seems set to hand the mantle of Captain America over his longtime trusted partner, the Falcon. In the Original Sin event, an event occurs which will cause Thor to become unworthy of wielding Mjolnir, thus losing his powers. Fear not though, a mysterious woman, someone already introduced in Aaron's run, steps up and proves herself worthy, becoming a new female Thor. Last, the 'Superior' Iron Man. Tony Stark, his ego unchecked, moves to San Fran, intent on proving that he is the greatest genius the world will ever see. What could possibly go wrong? The Avengers NOW! concept will also have focus on Scarlet Witch, Medusa and Inferno of the Inhumans, Doctor Strange, Ant-Man, the Winter Soldier, Angela, and Deathlok. Presumably, more information on this initiative will be released at San Diego Con upcoming. For now, an interview covering the broader strokes of these new outlooks: Axel Alonso on Avengers NOW!
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Post by spiderwasp on Jul 20, 2014 16:24:37 GMT -5
Words fail me. If the PTB at Marvel set out to try to make me lose all interest in their product, they couldn't do a better job than this. I keep thinking they have hit rock bottom (Disassembled, One More Day, Superior Spider-man, etc) but they always find a way to make me less interested. Thank goodness for my collection of the old stuff. Currently reading Spidey from the beginning (Mostly through essentials for now.) I'm up to #40 right now. There's still years of good storytelling awaiting me until...well, Marvel Now.
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Post by ultron69 on Jul 21, 2014 8:43:41 GMT -5
Words fail me. If the PTB at Marvel set out to try to make me lose all interest in their product, they couldn't do a better job than this. I keep thinking they have hit rock bottom (Disassembled, One More Day, Superior Spider-man, etc) but they always find a way to make me less interested. Thank goodness for my collection of the old stuff. Currently reading Spidey from the beginning (Mostly through essentials for now.) I'm up to #40 right now. There's still years of good storytelling awaiting me until...well, Marvel Now. I agree, SW. This sounds pretty lousy to me. Sometimes I like to pretend that there are no Marvel comics after 1989ish.
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Post by sharkar on Jul 22, 2014 17:56:25 GMT -5
In his solo title, Cap has been sucked dry of the Super-Solider Serum, aging him to his correct age... Again?! Oh, poor Steve. And I'm intrigued by the idea of Sam taking up the Cap mantle--he looks pretty impressive in the Alonso link MBoy provided. As for the Avengers, I have to admit I'm pleased that two of my all-time favorites, Wanda and Medusa, will be showcased.
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Post by Marvel Boy on Jul 24, 2014 12:47:54 GMT -5
In his solo title, Cap has been sucked dry of the Super-Solider Serum, aging him to his correct age... Again?! Oh, poor Steve. And I'm intrigued by the idea of Sam taking up the Cap mantle--he looks pretty impressive in the Alonso link MBoy provided. As for the Avengers, I have to admit I'm pleased that two of my all-time favorites, Wanda and Medusa, will be showcased. There is no such thing as an original idea anymore, is there? I'm intrigued by these changes. All the interviews I've read so far suggest that these changes have been worked towards in their stories by both Remender and Aaron, this wasn't something that Marvel just decided upon doing last week. Exploring how Sam will act in the role of Cap is an overdue idea I think. A female Thor is radically different, also dependent on who this woman actually is. My only concern is the 'Superior' Iron Man. It sounds like Tony's ego run amok which I'm sure will earn him more friends. *sigh* I just hope it doesn't undo any or all of Gillen's previous work for I thoroughly enjoyed his run.
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Post by humanbelly on Jul 28, 2014 21:16:20 GMT -5
Again?! Oh, poor Steve. And I'm intrigued by the idea of Sam taking up the Cap mantle--he looks pretty impressive in the Alonso link MBoy provided. As for the Avengers, I have to admit I'm pleased that two of my all-time favorites, Wanda and Medusa, will be showcased. There is no such thing as an original idea anymore, is there? Man, there's not. And it makes no sense at all, even in comic-book-geeky science terms. Honestly, having him age that first time way back when was a dumb idea. If the serum prevents aging at a cellular level (which it clearly must), then the only effect that the complete removal of the serum (or eradicating its genetic code, or whatever) would have is that Steve would start aging again at a normal rate at that very point. It's just stupid to think that "old age" was simply a-hidin' away in Steve the whole time, waiting to snap out like a suddenly-released steel spring. He would actually have to have something else BADLY wrong with him to cause that kind of effect (like, late onset Progeria or an extraordinarily fast-replicating cancer). To further complicate the scenario-- anyone remember when Steve lost all of the serum (again) and was faced with fighting Crossbones as a completely unenhanced hero? Sure, Steve wasn't a super-soldier anymore. . . but I also don't remember him going through any rapid-aging process during that arc, either. What was different? Alllllso (and keep in mind that I haven't read Cap for many years), wasn't it long, long ago established that the Serum can't actually ever be really "removed" from his body-- at least not permanently? Because the process encoded itself clear into his DNA? So his body will always produce it as long as that big heart keeps beating? HB-- (PS-- yeah, hey-- the Ant-man movie's already being shot, isn't it? Seems hopeful, I'd say!)
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Post by ultron69 on Jul 29, 2014 13:49:53 GMT -5
Who says comics have gotten more realistic? The only thing that's changed is that the terminology of the pseudo-science babble has gotten more sophisticated.
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Post by humanbelly on Jul 29, 2014 20:47:09 GMT -5
Who says comics have gotten more realistic? The only thing that's changed is that the terminology of the pseudo-science babble has gotten more sophisticated. Man, that's for sure, Ult-! In a way, I kind of miss the brave way that Stan would just throw caution (and, well, shame) to the winds, and put his complete and utter lack of hard-science aptitude on full display for all to see-- where even a bright 4th-grader would have to agree to let him have his artistic license w/ the facts. . . ! But it wasn't just Stan, of course. Geeze, if I had a dollar for every single time some hero was threatened with an "ultrasonic ray gun", I could easily purchase myself those first 6 issues of INCREDIBLE HULK. "Ultrasonic" refers to SOUND, of course. Sound travels in waves. "Rays" refer to how LIGHT travels. The weapon's either gonna be an ultrasonic gun or a ray gun. . . but it ain't gonna shoot a beam of both. . . (Never too late to nitpick!) HB
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Post by ultron69 on Aug 5, 2014 9:33:24 GMT -5
Where would the Marvel universe be without transistors and radiation?! And you're quite right, HB, never too late to nit-pick!
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