Namor new ongoing in 2007

[superman-mos]

This is great news,he is my second favorite Marvel Charcter after Nova(rich Rider).So who do you wanna see working on the book.Also I feel Namor needs a little redesign,the green speedos have to go.I would like to see Greg Land on interiors..


http://www.newsarama.com/NewJoeFridays/NJF28art/NAMOR1cover-CMYKcrop.jpg

Thats the promtional art by Turner from newsarama.

 

[Sebastos]

We all know about it.

I really can't wait for it, Namor is one of my favorite characters. I don't know who would be the team on the book, but optomistic it'll be a good one. The pic by turner looks awesome.

 

[Eros]

Its about time Namor got back in the game.

 

[Sebastos]

Yeah, I was really hoping he'd have a solo series. And it's good to see him back with his own.

 

[yenaled]

That's a very shallow underwater city.

 

[LouFerignoDemon]

Bleh, Namor is one of those characters that work better as a guest star, or as a teammember sort of deal. Him on his own just never seems to be all that interesting.

But I would love to be proven wrong.

 

[32CAGE]

Bleh, Namor is one of those characters that work better as a guest star, or as a teammember sort of deal. Him on his own just never seems to be all that interesting.

But I would love to be proven wrong.

Hope you are on this one.

 

[Sebastos]

Bleh, Namor is one of those characters that work better as a guest star, or as a teammember sort of deal. Him on his own just never seems to be all that interesting.

But I would love to be proven wrong.

I strongly disagree. And I DO hope you're wrong on this one.

 

[Sebastos]

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[Sebastos]

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[Dread]

Namor's one of Marvel's first characters, debuting in 1939 if I'm not mistaken. Despite having a legacy as long lived as Captain America who debuted a few years later, Namor hasn't had a stable ongoing since the 90's, when EVERYONE had an ongoing for at least a year, it seemed (his lasted dozens of issues); and even then the title usually had to bill him as "Marvel's First Mutant Hero" or whatnot to piggyback the X-Men's bursting popularity (when any mutant was "cool"). Much like Dr. Strange, for many years afterward he retained his status through many guest appearences but struggled with his own series. And it's not just him; AQUAMAN over at DC has also struggled for years and could claim a simular fate (only Namor, at least, never had the stigma of SUPERFRIENDS, even if his appearence on SPIDER-FRIENDS was no less embarrassing; the Chamelon beats him with an pool full of alcohol basically).

However, DC has taken Black Adam and essentially reformed him into a near carbon copy of Namor, only he's on land and in the Middle East, and thus more relevent to today's times (imagine that! DC being more "relevent"; some Marvel Zombies seem to believe only Marvel can do that). What Namor has to do is leapfrog off CW enough for initial sales and hope to get a great creative team to continue onward.

IRON FIST, another once-popular B-Lister who gained some fame in CW, has an A-list creative team and debuted at #52 and likely will bleed many readers until he finds a stable audience. Hopefully Namor fares better.

You'd need a writer with some competant knowledge of political affairs beyond Extremist Liberal Bleatings (re: Millar, Jenkins, Bendis, etc) as well as a flair for imaginative settings AND able to handle making Namor arrogant, regal, but readable. On the other hand, being a all-out unlikeable jackass only made Vegeta a fair rival to Goku on DBZ/GT. Crude, but there you go. If it works...

I surely don't envy whoever takes this assignment. It'll be tough. Especially for a Marvel that from 2000 until 2006 seemed incapable of handling any non-urban franchise.

 

[Namor]

Bleh, Namor is one of those characters that work better as a guest star, or as a teammember sort of deal. Him on his own just never seems to be all that interesting.

But I would love to be proven wrong.

How could you say that about one of Marvel's first heroes to ever appear in a comic? Let alone the very first mutant to every be published.

I think you will be proven wrong.

 

[LouFerignoDemon]

Though, for all we know, Fist was really popular all over the place, we just wouldn't know who he is at the time.

 

[LouFerignoDemon]

How could you say that about one of Marvel's first heroes to ever appear in a comic? Let alone the very first mutant to every be published.

I think you will be proven wrong.

Because that's consistently how it's done with him. Plus, I can say whatever I want. t:

And like I said, I hope to be proven wrong.

 

[Kirk Langstrom]

You'd need a writer with some competant knowledge of political affairs beyond Extremist Liberal Bleatings (re: Millar, Jenkins, Bendis, etc) as well as a flair for imaginative settings AND able to handle making Namor arrogant, regal, but readable. On the other hand, being a all-out unlikeable jackass only made Vegeta a fair rival to Goku on DBZ/GT. Crude, but there you go. If it works...

All that, AND I'd also work on creating an interesting supporting cast.

Maybe Stingray, and a few others. A mix of old and new characters.

 

[Kirk Langstrom]

How could you say that about one of Marvel's first heroes to ever appear in a comic? Let alone the very first mutant to every be published.

What's the deal with that? Namor's not actually Homo Superior, like the X-Men, right? Just a "mutation" in regards to being a product of two different species.

 

[Dread]

All that, AND I'd also work on creating an interesting supporting cast.

Maybe Stingray, and a few others. A mix of old and new characters.

Stingray would be a no-brainer, the guy needs more action and he has a classic, simple design if you get down to it. Or at least I always thought so.

Lady Dorma's been dead for 20+ years. Some of his older supporting characters may also have been gone or mangled so, again, it would be a tough sell and I don't envy whoever is tasked to do it.

Plus, Namor has virtually no "good" or recognizable villians. U-Man is a WW2 relick, Attuma was overused and has no recognizability, and Piranna hasn't been seen in ages. Everyone else are no-names you'd need to surf the APPENDIX TO THE MARVEL HANDBOOK website to find. The best bet is Tiger Shark, who easily could be reworked into a "more powerful underwater Sabretooth", but I haven't seen any writer take that approach with him yet.

Not an impossible job. But far from ideal.

 

[ihateusernames]

This is great news, i love Namor.

Hopfully we'll get a Dr Strange on-going before or after his animated movie comes out.

 

[Namor]

What's the deal with that? Namor's not actually Homo Superior, like the X-Men, right? Just a "mutation" in regards to being a product of two different species.

Yes, that's exactly it. I said what I said becuase it is true, Namor was the first created mutant when he appeared back in 1939.

 

[Docker2.0]

I'd love for Brubaker to take this. Namor seems like one of the characters that Bru could take on. Something like he did with Cap and WS.

 

[Dread]

This is great news, i love Namor.

Hopfully we'll get a Dr Strange on-going before or after his animated movie comes out.

From how DR. STRANGE: OATH is going, if the Sorceror Supreme does get an ongoing, pray Vaughan is on it, because he is kicking arse on the mini (as is Martin on art).

 

[Kirk Langstrom]

I'd love for Brubaker to take this. Namor seems like one of the characters that Bru could take on. Something like he did with Cap and WS.

Good call.

Bru's version of Namor in the Winter Soldier Special was excellent!

 

[iloveclones]

You'd need a writer with some competant knowledge of political affairs beyond Extremist Liberal Bleatings (re: Millar, Jenkins, Bendis, etc) as well as a flair for imaginative settings AND able to handle making Namor arrogant, regal, but readable..

What I always felt you needed was someone who could create a "world" for Namor to live in. Atlantis should be presented along the lines of Asgard, with all kinds of underwater places to discover. A year or so ago, when we were speculating what Neil Gaiman's project might be, I suggested that I'd like to see him take a stab at either this or Dr. Strange.

 

[ihateusernames]

From how DR. STRANGE: OATH is going, if the Sorceror Supreme does get an ongoing, pray Vaughan is on it, because he is kicking arse on the mini (as is Martin on art).

really? i'm waiting for the trade, my new job dosn't pay aswel as my old one so i had to cut down a bit on the books.

the Doc's probably one of my fav marvel heroes.

 

[Dread]

Brubaker is quickly becoming overworked, like any and every Marvel writer who dares to sell well.

And if he's on Namor, expect him to resurrect a long dead character and introduce mythos-bending retcons. Hey, he's done it in three consecutive runs, CAPT. AMERICA, X-MEN and IRON FIST. It's like Bendis and pre-teen dialogue. Sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't. The only difference is he embraces history while doing the retcon rather than using to retcon to ERASE history as many writers do.

He could probably handle it, just as his workload increases it may not be so likely. He's on CAPT. AMERICA, UNCANNY X-MEN, DAREDEVIL, CRIMINAL, and co-writing IRON FIST. It's a heavy load as is.