5 Ronin

[Kitsune]

What is with the X-comics and its obsession with Japan? Why not China, India, or someplace else in Asia? Or why not Medieval Europe?

Tuvalu?

 

[venom892]

This, and that Aja is the artist.

he's only doing covers unfortunately.

 

[NDX]

TOMM COKER ... LAURENCE CAMPBELL, GORAN PARLOV & LEANDRO FERNANDEZ

Oh, ****, now I HAVE to check these out because of these artists. Particularly the last 2.

 

[NightBeetle]

ADVANCE PREVIEW: "5 Ronin" #1

 

[NDX]

Yeah, looking forward to this.

 

[runawayboulder]

This does look good. I like that Logan has fake claws.

 

[Tron Bonne]

Is it just me, or is the way he draws Logan quite reminiscent of Mifune in Yojimbo and Sanjuro?

 

[NDX]

There is a resemblance. A good model to use, I'd say.

 

[TheCorpulent1]

Meh.

 

[NightBeetle]

Aja's "5 Ronin" Covers Unveiled

 

[TheCorpulent1]

Double-meh.

(Aja's great, though.)

 

[Watchman]

The only way this could be any better is if Milligan somehow worked in Doop.

 

[Raiden]

I'm interested in the history of feudal Japan, so 5 Ronin sounds like a great idea to me. I do find some of the superheroes, like Punisher and Hulk, to be weird selection for this mini-series though; I think Daredevil and/or Elektra would've been better, and maybe even Thor (a god samurai...with hammer!).

 

[runawayboulder]

It looks like it at least deserves a shot.

 

[Tron Bonne]

I'm interested in the history of feudal Japan, so 5 Ronin sounds like a great idea to me. I do find some of the superheroes, like Punisher and Hulk, to be weird selection for this mini-series though; I think Daredevil and/or Elektra would've been better, and maybe even Thor (a god samurai...with hammer!).

Well, it seems the Hulk thing looks to be somehow involved with Orges, so I think that kind of fits.

 

[Raiden]

Well, it seems the Hulk thing looks to be somehow involved with Orges, so I think that kind of fits.

I think Hulk may also look like Oni (Japanese demon), albeit hornless.

 

[Tron Bonne]

Oh yeah, I can see that. Guess I was thinking Orge since I envision them as more Hulk-like, but Oni can get pretty nasty, too.

 

[Tron Bonne]

Oh, and if this is good and successful, we need a crossover with this guy:

 

[Watchman]

Stan Sakai did do a pretty cool Hulk story for Strange Tales. Now let's see a Seven Samurai team up with these five, Usagi, and one more to round out the pack.

 

[Tron Bonne]

One more..hmm..

Spoiler

 

[Watchman]

Make it so, Marvel.

 

[Red Mask]

http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=29778


Kind of torn. I literally could give less than a **** about any of the character involved. I mean, less than what I care about any dog turd I happen to pass while walking on the local campus, is how much I pretty much have any interest in any of these sorry ****ing excuses for characters.

However, I luff Milligan. And I like the occasional samurai story, and a super hero samurai epic sounds fun.

EDIT: And also, I just realized from re-reading, this is not the mainstream MU and an alternate thing, so that first paragraph may not apply, but I'm leaving it up, because it's true.

If it were part supernatural, then I could accept the presence of the Hulk. So I'll wait and see why they've chosen those guys. Personally, I'd like to see Wolverine, Ghost Rider, Spider-Man, and Grey Hulk come back together for this. t:

 

[NDX]

A samurai era Ghost Rider... why didn't I think of that?

 

[Spider-Vader]

Since when does Hulk kill people?

 

[Justkidding]

Since when does Hulk kill people?

I read an issue today from Peter David's run when he killed someone.