The Marvels Project

[TheCorpulent1]

Figured I'd start a thread on this. We've got an official preview for it now:

http://www.newsarama.com/php/multimedia/album.php?aid=29160

Looks interesting. I feel like we're supposed to know the doctor, but I'm not sure who he's supposed to be. Any heroes with secret identities involving a doctor job and the name Halloway?

Epting's art looks phenomenal, as always.

 

[CaptainCanada]

That's the Golden Age Angel (Thomas Halloway).

 

[TheCorpulent1]

Ah, thanks.

 

[Zaptoitnow]

Are the artistic tweeks in Two-gun's memories, Halloway's imagination just supposed to be misremembering/misunderstandings? Also, what about that spread with the hulk in weightlifting garb and all the old-timey heroes? Almost reminds me of that JMS story about the bullet (bullet points or something?).

 

[Dread]

The preview was...interesting. The problem, though, was that "Dr. Halloway" didn't look much like the Angel. I think the hair color is a bit wrong. Angel never had a mustache, either. He could be a relation, though. Or merely have the same last name with no relation. While such a thing is impossible in comics (which connect everything), it does happen in real life.

At any rate, it was a pretty good preview. I liked the idea of the Two Gun Kid dying an old geezer in the late 1930's and inspiring someone else. Before the "age of Marvels", Marvel's past was full of masked gunslingers and their own bizarre adventures, so it makes sense that would inspire some heroes. Normally I would be hesitant about connecting everyone in Marvel's Golden Age on a string, but Brubaker usually is at home with this stuff, and often executes well. Frankly, the only stories he wasn't hot in so far were X-Men stories. I'm aboard for this.

 

[CaptainCanada]

The preview was...interesting. The problem, though, was that "Dr. Halloway" didn't look much like the Angel. I think the hair color is a bit wrong. Angel never had a mustache, either.

He did in X-Men Noir, though (probably they want to give him a more distinctive look). Given that the Angel is one of the main characters of the series, doubtful it's meant to be anyone else.

 

[Dread]

He did in X-Men Noir, though (probably they want to give him a more distinctive look). Given that the Angel is one of the main characters of the series, doubtful it's meant to be anyone else.

Angel also didn't have a mask, which he seems to have on the cover.

Unless Brubaker is retconning a costume, which to be fair is minor.

 

[Spider-ManHero12]

Wow, that looks great!

 

[TheCorpulent1]

Are the artistic tweeks in Two-gun's memories, Halloway's imagination just supposed to be misremembering/misunderstandings? Also, what about that spread with the hulk in weightlifting garb and all the old-timey heroes? Almost reminds me of that JMS story about the bullet (bullet points or something?).

I thought the funky costumes were how Halloway pictured them based on Matt's stories. Understandable that he wouldn't get every detail correct. If you look at it that way, he actually got a hell of a lot closer than most people would based solely on stories about the characters.

 

[topdog1]

At any rate, it was a pretty good preview. I liked the idea of the Two Gun Kid dying an old geezer in the late 1930's and inspiring someone else. Before the "age of Marvels", Marvel's past was full of masked gunslingers and their own bizarre adventures, so it makes sense that would inspire some heroes. Normally I would be hesitant about connecting everyone in Marvel's Golden Age on a string, but Brubaker usually is at home with this stuff, and often executes well. Frankly, the only stories he wasn't hot in so far were X-Men stories. I'm aboard for this.

I was fascinated by the preview. Remembering the old Avengers stories with Two Gun Kid it never occurred to me that he would die in this time period. Brubaker is a master and I'm more than on board, I'm looking forward to it.

 

[Hypestyle]

curious... I just hope the Twelve finally finishes..

 

[lokiofmidgaard]

The preview was...interesting. The problem, though, was that "Dr. Halloway" didn't look much like the Angel. I think the hair color is a bit wrong. Angel never had a mustache, either.

Angel did have a mustache much of the time.
http://www.comicvine.com/the-angel/29-36389/all-images/108-212128/gaa3/105-613417/
http://www.comicvine.com/the-angel/29-36389/all-images/108-212128/141363-the-angel/105-326873/
http://www.comicvine.com/the-angel/29-36389/all-images/108-212128/38036-the-angel/105-347985/
http://www.comicvine.com/the-angel/29-36389/all-images/108-212128/gaa/105-613412/
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/9/9b/Angel_golden_age.jpg

And the hair's only a touch darker brown than we normally see. However, you are right that he didn't wear a mask.

 

[Darthphere]

So what's exactly going on with this. Seems like Marvels 2: Cashstrapped Boogaloo.

 

[Dread]

I was fascinated by the preview. Remembering the old Avengers stories with Two Gun Kid it never occurred to me that he would die in this time period. Brubaker is a master and I'm more than on board, I'm looking forward to it.

It is quite fascinating. I liked how the early heroes were handled in the Busiek/Ross classic MARVELS and this looks to be a similar thing, only more canonical. Brubaker usually is at home handling 40's heroes so I suspect it will be good.

curious... I just hope the Twelve finally finishes..

ULTIMATE WOLVERINE VS. HULK "finally" finished this year, so I'm sure it will be. JMS and the artist claim they're working on it, but until I see a solicit I won't believe it.

For the record, the last issue, I think #8, shipped November 2008. So it's only eight months late. For some issues of the ol' BATTLE CHASERS, that was timely.

It does seem that Phantom Reporter will be popping up in some one-shot soon.

Angel did have a mustache much of the time.
http://www.comicvine.com/the-angel/29-36389/all-images/108-212128/gaa3/105-613417/
http://www.comicvine.com/the-angel/29-36389/all-images/108-212128/141363-the-angel/105-326873/
http://www.comicvine.com/the-angel/29-36389/all-images/108-212128/38036-the-angel/105-347985/
http://www.comicvine.com/the-angel/29-36389/all-images/108-212128/gaa/105-613412/
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/9/9b/Angel_golden_age.jpg

And the hair's only a touch darker brown than we normally see. However, you are right that he didn't wear a mask.

Yeah, I looked at my GOLDEN AGE HANDBOOK 2004 and saw that Angel did have black hair and a 'stache. The mask is the only major addition to the outfit, which to be fair makes it more realistic I guess. A vigilante without a mask taking on mobsters wouldn't have lasted long. He supposedly had powers, but they're wiggy and I wouldn't be surprised if Brubaker omitted that.

I assumed "The Kid's" memories were fuzzy due to all the time travel and age. I mean he would have been, what, in his 80's-90's by then?

The free newspaper thing was also interesting, amusing at parts. I'm looking forward to this PROJECT.

 

[bored]

I just want to see more of Hulk with that fantastic mustache.

 

[Kirk Langstrom]

So what's exactly going on with this. Seems like Marvels 2: Cashstrapped Boogaloo.

Wow. you're SO funny.

 

[Darthphere]

Wow. you're SO funny.

Wow, you're so uninformative. Stop trolling or I'll report you. Not really.

 

[iloveclones]

Wow. you're SO funny.

It's a softball of a joke, but I still chuckled. Sometimes the oldies are goodies.

 

[Artistsean]

Pics from the upcoming Marvel Project:
Enjoy:

Spoiler

 

[bored]

Two things:

First, and I noticed this when the preview was printed with "Cap: Reborn": why is Cap drawn in his Ultimate uniform in that image?

Second, in the "old-timey" pic with Hulk's badass 'stache, who is that under Mr. Fantastic? Is that supposed to be Thing, or possibly Beast?

 

[Darthphere]

It's a softball of a joke, but I still chuckled. Sometimes the oldies are goodies.

Anything that is a sequel with the subtitle Electric Boogaloo is still funny.

 

[mre]

So what's exactly going on with this. Seems like Marvels 2: Cashstrapped Boogaloo.

They already made a Marvels 2. It's called Eye of the Camera.
So this one must be Marvels 3.

 

[Darthphere]

Marvels 3: Rise of Hulk's Goatee.

 

[Yodaman]

This wave is probably an attempt to cash in on Marvel's publicized 70th anniversary, but I'm really loving this Golden Age revival. It started a tiny bit with Avengers/Invaders, but now we're getting the anniversary specials and then this miniseries. Bout damn time. They may not have stuck like the X-Men and Spider-Man, but these Golden Age dudes can be just as cool as their 21st century counterparts. And Captain America and Namor just seem to be at home when they're crackin Nazi skulls.

 

[TheCorpulent1]

Two things:

First, and I noticed this when the preview was printed with "Cap: Reborn": why is Cap drawn in his Ultimate uniform in that image?

Second, in the "old-timey" pic with Hulk's badass 'stache, who is that under Mr. Fantastic? Is that supposed to be Thing, or possibly Beast?

They're not the real characters or their real costumes. Notice how all of the other characters have slight inaccuracies to their costumes as well? It's Halloway's idea of what the people in Hawk's stories look like.

That is the Thing.