World Official Green Goblin Appreciation Thread

[Chris Wallace]

Hopefully that won't happen.

 

[JerseyJoker]

I love the power Osborn is getting, yeah its very smiliar to Luthor, but there is no way Marvel would make Osborn president, but him having this type of power, and being looked as a hero from SI, and now having his own team of Avengers, its amazing how a Spidey villain has progressed, specially Osborn, since his character is perfect for all these things.

Even though, they probably wont play Spidey into a big part in any of it.

 

[Hobgoblin]

I'm not going to turn my nose up at the idea just yet, I just think this may be a tricky thing to pull off. Marvel shouldnt forget that Norman Osborn is first and foremost a Spider-Man villain. Spider-Man has been his fixation for years.

That said, how many times can Gobby come up with a plan to ruin Spidey's day before the formula gets old? Norman has always wanted power and being the new head of SHEILD would certainly give him that but he is out of Spider-Man's life plenty now as it is. I just worry that he will change into an entirely different character from what we know and love.

Even though, they probably wont play Spidey into a big part in any of it.

Right.

 

[Chris Wallace]

I'm reserving judgment. Again, hopefully they won't go that route. I don't want the Green Kingpin or the Green Luthor. I want the Norman Osborn I've loved all these years.

 

[Hobgoblin]

We still dont know exactly what Norman is up to, but he is popping up in an awful lot of upcoming books and they all seem to go along with the idea that he is getting into government.

THUNDERBOLTS #128
Written by ANDY DIGGLE
Penciled by ROBERTO
DE LA TORRE
Cover by FRANCESCO
"MATT" MATTINA
Variant Cover by CLINT LANGLEY
From the ashes of Secret Invasion, an all-new era for the Thunderbolts erupts, with repercussions felt right across the Marvel Universe! Yelena Belova (a.k.a. Black Widow II) leads the irredeemable Ant-Man and the sinister Ghost in a daring mission to take down the U.S. President aboard Air Force One! But even as Norman Osborn tightens his grip on power, he must battle toe-to-toe against his deadliest foe: the Green Goblin! Wait, what...? Be there as writer Andy Diggle (The Losers) and artist Roberto De La Torre (INVINCIBLE IRON MAN) flip everyone's favorite team of villains upside down!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99
FOC – 12/18, On-Sale – 1/21

INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #9
Written by MATT FRACTION
Art & Cover by
SALVADOR LARROCA
It's a fierce, fearful new world, and in the wake of the fall of S.H.I.E.L.D., Iron Man is the WORLD'S MOST WANTED! Tony Stark and Maria Hill go on the run from Norman Osborn and H.A.M.M.E.R., while Pepper holds down the fort at the struggling Stark Industries. Iron Man is public enemy number one, but how far will Tony go to do the right thing?! You better believe all the way, baby. It's Part 2 of WORLD'S MOST WANTED, by the blockbuster team of Matt Fraction and Salvador Larroca!
32 PGS./Rated A …$2.99
FOC – 12/18, On-Sale – 1/7

UNCANNY X-MEN ANNUAL #2
Written by MATT FRACTION
Pencils by MITCH BREITWEISER
& DANIEL ACUÑA
Cover by YANICK PAQUETTE
Emma Frost has never been a simple person, nor has she had a simple past. The Hellfire Club. The Hellions. Generation X. Genosha. But you haven't seen it all. Did you know about her history with Namor? With Tony Stark? With Norman Osborn? The X-Men have often operated on the outside of the Marvel Universe; that stops now and in this annual. Do not miss it.
48 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
FOC – 12/18, On-Sale – 1/21

THUNDERBOLTS #129
Written by ANDY DIGGLE
Penciled by ROBERTO DE LA TORRE
Cover by FRANCESCO
"MATT" MATTINA
Variant Cover by CLINT LANGLEY
The Green Goblin vs. the President of the United States! It's terror at 10,000 feet when Spider-Man's fearsome foe hurls pumpkin bombs at a special target: the new President! Just what is Norman Osborn up to…and who in the world are the new Thunderbolts? A Dark Reign is falling…be there as the new team of Andy Diggle and Roberto De La Torre present "Hammer Down" Part II!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99
FOC – 1/29, On-Sale - 2/18

DARK REIGN FILES
Written by MICHAEL HOSKIN
Bring on the bad guys! It's the latest mighty Marvel handbook, straight from the files of Norman Osborn! The Dark Reign's chief power broker assembles a case study of professional criminals on the superhuman grid — scrutinizing threat, loyalty, influence, power and expendability. In the words of the Green Goblin himself: "Our purpose is to know our enemies — and our enemies' enemies — as we do ourselves."
64 PGS./Rated T+ …$4.99
FOC – 2/5, On-Sale - 2/25

MS. MARVEL #36
Written by BRIAN REED
Penciled by PATRICK OLLIFFE
Cover by PHIL JIMENEZ
Norman Osborn has handed the world's most dangerous genetic weapon to a madman, and it is up to Carol Danvers to retrieve it. But Carol is keeping secrets from everyone --secrets that could spell the end of Ms. Marvel as we know her.
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99
FOC – 2/5, On-Sale - 2/25

AGENTS OF ATLAS #1
Written by JEFF PARKER
Penciled by CARLO PAGULAYAN & BENTON JEW
Cover by ART ADAMS
Variant Cover by ED MCGUINNESS
The heroes of the 1950s are back with big plans for the 21st Century! When Federal enforcers under the hand of NORMAN OSBORN burst into an armory under control of the Atlas Foundation, Jimmy Woo's Agents go head-to-head with the new powers that be. How it all goes down will make the playing field of the modern Marvel Universe more volatile than ever! PLUS: A 12-page 1950s flashback to the Agents of Atlas' first savage encounter with the man known as Wolverine!
48 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
FOC – 1/15, On-Sale – 2/4

 

[shogunrua]

a little Goblin portrait

 

[Lunar_Wolf]

^^^
Very nice!

 

[Spider-ManHero12]

a little Goblin portrait

Wow, that's....wow!

 

[Hobgoblin]

This certainly belongs here.

 

[Chris Wallace]

 

[Mario_Galaxy]

Do you guys think the classic GG suit could work in the films?

 

[Chris Wallace]

Nope. Not in the least.

 

[Spider-ManHero12]

Nope. Not in the least.

I second that.

 

[Finlandman]

I'd like to see a hybrid.

 

[Chris Wallace]

You should've been on the boards back in early '02, when they were bombarded with manips.

 

[Chris Wallace]

You should've been on the boards back in early '02, when they were bombarded with manips.

 

[Spider-ManHero12]

This certainly belongs here.

Great drawing.

 

[Vile]

Nope. Not in the least.

Agreed!

The Ramos/Thunderbolts style costume would probably be the easiest since it appears to be a combination of the classic and movie.

 

[Chris Wallace]

"Does the Green Goblin look cute to you? DOes he make you want to smile?"
Translation: This costume is goofy-looking. On purpose.

THis simply would not work on film. Period.

 

[Hobgoblin]

THis simply would not work on film. Period.

Granted thats true, but couldnt we do better than this?

Its not terrible, but not what I hoped for either. I keep hoping Gobby would be, you know, scary.

Not to say that this is terrifying, but its more along the lines of what I hoped for.

 

[Chris Wallace]

Given all the sketches & prototypes, I think we got the best they could offer.

 

[Hobgoblin]

Damn.

 

[Spider-ManHero12]

Granted thats true, but couldnt we do better than this?

Its not terrible, but not what I hoped for either. I keep hoping Gobby would be, you know, scary.

Not to say that this is terrifying, but its more along the lines of what I hoped for.

Tbh, I thought the suit worked, but that's just me.

 

[Mistah K88]

"Does the Green Goblin look cute to you? DOes he make you want to smile?"
Translation: This costume is goofy-looking. On purpose.

THis simply would not work on film. Period.

That is a cheap and bad example. With a few tweaks the costume could work in my opinion. Look at Spider-Man's movie suit for example.

 

[Chris Wallace]

Spidey's suit doesn't have:
A prosthetic mask
An elf hat
Pixie boots
And it was designed by a teenager trying to come up with something theatrical, not a military contractor trying to sell something to the government. Even this way:

It still isn't plausible on film.
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