| Astonishing Spider-Man/Wolverine | |
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| Topic Started: Feb 17 2010, 03:51 PM (947 Views) | |
| Brian Knippenberg | Feb 17 2010, 03:51 PM Post #1 |
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 http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=24862 "Astonishing Spider-Man/Wolverine" unfolds at locales all across the Marvel Universe, involving the machinations of a mysterious individual. "We'll see a lot of villains along the way; Some from the Marvel U past and a few new villains. At the heart of this story, though, is really one villain who will remain a mystery for a large part of the series," Aaron explained. "Wolverine and Spider-Man really get caught up in something that they can't get out of. It takes them through moments of death, of love and loss. It takes them to portions of their past they never wanted to revisit. There's all sorts of things across this mad sort of journey." The tone of "Astonishing Spider-Man/Wolverine" will combine elements from the mismatched buddy genre of action stories and one of Aaron's favorite comic series. "One of the books I looked to as inspiration for this and what I wanted to aim for in terms of tone and accessibility and flat-out bat-shit craziness was Grant Morrison's 'Marvel Boy' mini-series," the writer stated. "It's one of my favorite books. It's a book that moves at a lightning pace, and in pretty much each issue, you get everything; a different set up, different villain, and different settings. Throughout it all it makes connections to the Marvel Universe, but most of them are in a new and fresh way. "That's exactly what I wanted to try and do with this. So over the course of these six issues we see characters like Doctor Doom, Galactus, even Devil Dinosaur, but what we see are takes on these characters that are a little bit different," Aaron continued. "Hopefully we can reach that same sort of frenetic, exciting pace that 'Marvel Boy' had. As we weave through this story we've got moments that are outrageous and funny and moments that are dark and really character driven." The Czar, Big Murder, and Doom the Living Planet are just some of the new and new takes on preexisting villains that Spider-Man and Wolverine run afoul of in the series. "Czar and Big Murder are new characters. I think I described Czar in my pitch as a cross between Kang the Conqueror and Barracuda from Garth Ennis's 'Punisher' run. And Big Murder is his right hand man, along with being the world's most badass streetfighting dwarf," Aaron revealed. "Doom the Living Planet is exactly what it sounds like. It's Doctor Doom having taken control of Ego the Living Planet. The Phoenix Force also makes a very important appearance." Rounding out the cast of "Astonishing Spider-Man/Wolverine" are a number of supporting players. "We will see one very important character from Wolverine's past," Aaron hinted. "It will be a surprise, and it will be somebody who fans haven't seen in a long time and they're somebody who should get a big boost from this series." More Coverage... http://www.newsarama.com/comics/Astonishing-Aaron-Kubert-100216.html http://marvel.com/news/comicstories.11334.astonishing_spider-man~slash~wolverine http://comics.ign.com/articles/106/1069344p1.html Edited by Brian Knippenberg, Feb 17 2010, 06:02 PM.
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| Brian Knippenberg | Feb 17 2010, 10:28 PM Post #2 |
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Any thoughts as to the identity of the important character from Wolverine's past who will play a part in this series? |
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| sniktsnakt | Feb 17 2010, 11:19 PM Post #3 |
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Important character that hasn't been seen in a while? Hm. Yukio? She randomly pops up now and then, but hasn't been in the screen for a while, if I remember. Or Amiko? Last time I heard of her she went off to Hogwarts, or the sorceress equivalent or something. The series doesn't look particularly magical, though. I personally would love to see Sabes come back again, but that's not likely to happen. |
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| Gorvar | Feb 18 2010, 06:50 AM Post #4 |
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i think Sabretooth MIGHT actually appear, Spider-man fought sabretooth before so that means they share a old common foe. |
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| Brian Knippenberg | Feb 18 2010, 07:41 AM Post #5 |
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"...somebody who fans haven't seen in a long time and they're somebody who should get a big boost from this series." It wasn't that long ago since Creed's death. This could be someone from further back and the "big boost" suggests that Aaron wants to bring this character back into the comics' forefront. |
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| Gorvar | Feb 18 2010, 09:34 AM Post #6 |
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......I think it might be Critical Mass. Dude's been gone for years, i recently wrote a fanfic about his return. ...Jason Aaron is stalking these forums! It's the number 23 it all makes sense! |
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| jrpbsp | Feb 18 2010, 04:32 PM Post #7 |
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I'm wondering about Deathstrike. She did have a brief role in Messiah CompleX but that was a couple years ago and she has been 'dead' since. Hmm...Rereading that, doesn't say villain. Looking like it will be someone that helps them. With Phoenix Force being name dropped, could it be Jean maybe? Has to be some kind of heavy hitter to take out Ego. Edited by jrpbsp, Feb 18 2010, 04:35 PM.
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| Brian Knippenberg | Mar 1 2010, 03:08 PM Post #8 |
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ASTONISHING SPIDER-MAN/WOLVERINE RESEARCH From Twitter: jasonaaron My desk today: http://jasoneaaron.blogspot.com/2010/03/astonishing-spider-manwolverine.html |
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| Gorvar | Mar 1 2010, 03:12 PM Post #9 |
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Who said comic book writers dont try to keep true to past canon? ... Who the hell is Devil Dinosaur? |
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| Brian Knippenberg | Mar 1 2010, 03:15 PM Post #10 |
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Only one of the greatest Marvel creations to walk the Earth!  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devil_Dinosaur Edited by Brian Knippenberg, Mar 1 2010, 03:16 PM.
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