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The flagship television series of the marvel Cinematic universe ended in a fantastic fashion. Marvel’s Agents of shield ended a seven-season run on ABC, making its mark on the MCU. one of the key aspects of comics-based storytelling is that no there is no well that ever runs dry. Sure, the series may have implied that the world of Agents of shield is not the one we see on the big screen. Yet, with the multiverse set to be the next big thing in the MCU, why not continue the story of one of the MCU’s coolest superheroes? Chloe Bennet should get to star in a series about Quake for Disney+. She may have started as “Skye” the “hacker” on the team, but by the middle of the second season, she found out she was much more.

Before marvel Studios had access to their mutant characters, they planned to introduce the idea of “born a superhero” via the Inhumans. Agents of shield laid the groundwork for that by introducing “terragenesis” the process through which Inhumans gain their powers. Over six successive seasons, Daisy Johnson (who adopted her comics’ moniker Quake) grew into a superhero who could easily hang with the Avengers. given the same shield training as Black Widow and Hawkeye, she also has vibrational powers. According to the show, she has enough power to crack the planet, though if she ever uses it that way she won’t survive. So, there’s a natural built-in limit to her powers, which is something superhero stories can struggle with.

However, Bennet and the writers on the series made Daisy the sort of character who could carry a show even without superpowers.

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A Quake series With Chloe Bennet on Disney+ Is just What the service Needs

There are some fantastic Disney+ series coming from marvel Studios. There is WandaVision which looks unlike any other superhero story thus far. There’s Loki which will be fun so long as they let Tom Hiddleston loose on chewable scenery. The Falcon and the winter Soldier could make a kind of cultural impact like Luke Cage did before it. Yet, the idea of filming television like movies only sounds like a good way to spend more money than you might need to. After seven years of experience on a 22-episode per year series like Agents of SHIELD, Bennet, those storytellers, and that crew could get them 8 episodes every six months. Also, it would allow the rich tapestry of characters from that show to live on in other stories. who wouldn’t want to see Quake meet up again with Robbie Reyes, Ghost Rider? (We hear he’s available!)

Also, centering a new marvel Studios series around a woman of color with a badass reputation is a politically smart move, as well. Anthony Mackie leads one of Marvel’s shows for Disney+, and he pointed out they still have work to do. Agents of shield was one of the most diverse marvel casts for a long time. continuing these stories, at least that of Quake, allows that representation to continue. kids will “grow up” with the character.

Finally, the character herself is just fantastic. She can kick ass. She can make earthquakes. even though she’s tough, Quake is compassionate. The character embodies the values of Marvel’s best heroes already. Also, Daisy Johnson works in a big space-battle or a small, street-level heist story. A rumor suggested a series was already in the works, but Bennet denied them. but it’s a great idea.

Marvel Studios would Be Foolish to waste the legacy of marvel Television

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One of the oldest rumors since Clark Gregg’s Phil Coulson died in Avengers and came back to life on Agents of shield is that Jeph Loeb and Kevin Feige did not work well together. His ouster and the shuttering of marvel television came shortly after Feige took over all of Marvel. From the save Daredevil Convention, we learned that Loeb may even not be that great of a guy. Yet, what the other artists and storytellers who worked for him created was spectacular. It’s not just Agents of SHIELD. There were heartfelt shows for teenagers like Cloak and Dagger and Marvel’s Runaways. The marvel and Netflix collaboration that came to an end produced three fantastic series, and two under-appreciated ones. legion was a series that showed comic book stories can look like anything. marvel television proved that you can tell great superhero stories on the small screen.

So, a Quake series with Chloe Bennet for Disney+ seems like a can’t-lose bet. There’s already an audience and fanbase for the character. marvel Studios doesn’t have to throw a feature-level budget at the series. They definitely could pay less than the $25 million per episode that some of the other Disney+ and marvel series cost. Or, since ABC reportedly wanted another marvel series with a female lead, they could just keep Quake on network television.

The business of television aside, the reason to makea Quake series with Chloe Bennet for Disney+ or ABC is simple. She’s a great character that people love, and there are so many more good stories they could tell about her.

What do you think? Do you want to see a Quake series with Chloe Bennet on Disney+? Or should it stay on network TV? Share your thoughts in the comments below.

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Comic books have been in existence for a lot more than 80 years. The golden Age comics is an age between 1938 as well as 1956. It is the very first comic book age. lots of distinguished characters such as Batman, Captain America, as well as Superman were introduced during this period. In this post, we check out the golden Age of comic books.

History

Superman was introduced to action comics in 1938. Detective Comics published it therefore making it understood worldwide. rival firms produced other superheroes to contend with Superman. The golden Age began during this era. It comprises a number of eras.

 During world war II

Captain marvel very first appeared in Whiz Comics in 1940. All-American publications as well as Detective Comics published other superheroes including Batman, the Atom, Aquaman, the Flash, eco-friendly Arrow as well as Robin between 1939 as well as 1941. timely Comics offered millions of comics such as Captain America, the Sub-Mariner as well as the Human Torch in the 1940s. present stats show that Captain marvel is the very popular golden Age comic. Initially, it was published twice a month to get popularity.

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Patriotic heroes were popular during the second world war They used blue, red as well as white attire. a lot of of them competed with the Axis powers. The Captain America comic book had a specific character who battled with Adolf Hitler. After a while, publishers started venturing into different genres. For example, Walt Disney ended up being the most sought after superhero. Dell Comics featured Donald Duck, Mickey Mouse, Tarzan, as well as Rogers. MLJ introduced Archie Andrews in 1941. It led to the development of teen humor comic books.

The war exchange Conservation Act prohibited the importation of American comics in Canada. Canadian publishers started introducing different characters. They were understood as the Canadian Whites.

 After world war II

Dagwood Spilt the Atom utilized strip Blondie comic characters. They enabled young visitors to have a remove comprehending of nuclear war without being paranoid. humor comics such as four Color, Uncle Scrooge as well as mad debuted in 1952. Juvenile delinquency ended up being a major worry in America between 1953 as well as 1954. It led to the formation of the united states Senate Subcommittee on Juvenile Delinquency.

William Gaines publishers testified in court that the comics did not promote unlawful habits in juveniles. The association of Comics magazine Publishers produced the Comics Code Authority to self-censor comic books.

 Diversification of Genres

Superhero comics started losing popularity in the late 1940s. major comic publishers started venturing into different genres including crime, fiction, horror, romance, science, as well as war. They converted some superhero titles to fit these genres. For example, eco-friendly Arrow, Aquaman, as well as Superboy converted from fun comics to experience comics.

All-American Western replaced All-American Comics in 1948 while eco-friendly lantern as well as Flash Comics were canceled in 1949. However, comics such as experience Comics, action Comics, Batman, Detective Comics as well as question lady were published up until 1960.

Plastic guy converted to detective comics in 1950. Its cover was published in November 1956. The Black feline converted into a horror comic in 1951. However, it underwent a number of title transformations such as Black feline secret as well as Black feline Western. lots of people like buying golden Age comics. well established merchants goal at satisfying their clients’ needs. There is a large variety of comic books to choose such as Batman, eco-friendly Arrow, Superboy, as well as Superman. You can get them on the internet or by checking out a retail shop.

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As a youngster I understood that a lot of of the costumes that superheroes used in comic books would never work in genuine life. I didn’t care.

The reason I didn’t care was since I was 12 years old as well as these people in four color print were mashing the mucus out of each other as well as busting up buildings like Godzilla on a excursion of Japan. You can see my envy. As a kid, I dreamed of doing this kinda stuff every day.

The undetectable Girl-Pretty Practical.

For the most part, there’s not a great deal of true stealth as well as practicality for superheroes as well as villains. The undetectable Girl/Woman is about the only hero with any type of true sneakiness about her, as well as she doesn’t truly have to concern about what her costume looks like, although in the 1960s that was about all she seemed to worry about.

In my opinion, I believe the costuming is a part of the reason that there weren’t lots of superhero motion pictures made pre-1980. (Budget as well as innovation were likewise significant reasons.) Back then, there wasn’t much of a method of pulling off gaudy attire as well as making the customers believe this stuff might happen. I keep in mind being in 6th grade as well as enjoying the popular 1966 BATMAN TV series with Adam West as well as Burt Ward. I was SO happy to lastly have a superhero TV show as well as I was a lot more than delighted to ignore the campy feel, the jokes, as well as yes, even the look of the costumes.

You wear It Well. A bit Old Fashioned, however That’s Alright. Batman as well as Robin, Burt Ward as well as Adam West 1966 Batman TV Series.

I’ll never fail to remember the very first time actor, Burt Ward, showed up on screen in his Robin outfit, I believed to myself, “If he was on our institution playground in that outfit, he wouldn’t be leaving with his lunch money, only a black eye as well as a wedgie.” (Remember, this was 1966. Bullying as well as body shaming didn’t have rather the cultural weight they have today.) Being on TV in the flesh was eyeball proof that Robin wears, as well as always has worn, an Elf attire that would embarrass the tree dwelling elves of Keebler.

The amazing four Unity In Uniforms.

Once again, in my opinion, the most sensible as well as practical costumes were those of The amazing Four. Super-brain, Reed Richards-Mister Fantastic, figured not to squander time as well as effort with any type of trick identities, no hassles trying to find phone booths to modification clothes in as well as danger being arrested for public exposure. So Reed produced costumes/uniforms out of unsteady molecules so they might adapt as well as type any type of shape the owner discovered themselves in, such as Mister amazing stretching almost a mile, undetectable woman turning transparent as well as her wardrobe with her. The Human Torch might ignite into flames, as well as The thing might get by using swimming trunks! Not a poor concept at all. I’d sing up keeping that business uniform.

So, let’s run down a few widely known superhero costumes as well as see exactly how they rate:

Superman: No mask, skin tight outfit, not a poor concept when you look like he does. The skink tight uniform makes it difficult for any individual to get hold of a hold of you as well as utilize it against you. colors are a bit flashy, however then when you can do all the things Superman can do, who’s to knock your color scheme? My gripe is the cape. You’re just begging for trouble. somebody is gonna get hold of it, choke you with it, cover your head with it as well as rain down punches on you like it was a hockey fight in the NHL.

Batman: He roams around mainly at night, so the color plan is great. utility belt is extremely smart! Batman was a Prepper before there was prepping. He can as well as does bring tons of state-of-the-art weapons in addition to some walking around cash. He believes of everything. The cowl is a bit of a bust. difficult to turn your head, you lack side vision. needs some versatile modifications there. Cape, that’s gotta go, like Superman, it’s a issue waiting to happen.

Captain America. ageless Togs.

Captain America: If you’re gonna wear fancy colors then you can’t go wrong with the Red, White as well as Blue. It’s never out of style as well as the style of the costume is flat out brilliant. Protective gloves as well as boots, state-of-the-art chainmail is all a significant plus against punches, bullets as well as rough trips in hostile territories. The gloves assist sling as well as catch the shield, which is an incredible piece of gear. Again, the style of his attire is pure genius.

The extraordinary Hulk-Go Ahead, YOU tell Him His Socks Don’t Match.

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Beau Smith as well as Melanie Scrofano (Wynonna Earp) One composed This Column as well as The other Is just truly Well Dressed.

by beloved Smith

As a youngster I understood that a lot of of the costumes that superheroes used in comic books would never work in genuine life. I didn’t care.

The reason I didn’t care was since I was 12 years old as well as these people in four color print were mashing the mucus out of each other as well as busting up buildings like Godzilla on a excursion of Japan. You can see my envy. As a kid, I dreamed of doing this kinda stuff every day.

The undetectable Girl-Pretty Practical.

For the most part, there’s not a great deal of true stealth as well as practicality for superheroes as well as villains. The undetectable Girl/Woman is about the only hero with any type of true sneakiness about her, as well as she doesn’t truly have to concern about what her costume looks like, although in the 1960s that was about all she seemed to worry about.

In my opinion, I believe the costuming is a part of the reason that there weren’t lots of superhero motion pictures made pre-1980. (Budget as well as innovation were likewise significant reasons.) Back then, there wasn’t much of a method of pulling off gaudy attire as well as making the customers believe this stuff might happen. I keep in mind being in 6th grade as well as enjoying the popular 1966 BATMAN TV series with Adam West as well as Burt Ward. I was SO happy to lastly have a superhero TV show as well as I was a lot more than delighted to ignore the campy feel, the jokes, as well as yes, even the look of the costumes.

You wear It Well. A bit Old Fashioned, however That’s Alright. Batman as well as Robin, Burt Ward as well as Adam West 1966 Batman TV Series.

I’ll never fail to remember the very first time actor, Burt Ward, showed up on screen in his Robin outfit, I believed to myself, “If he was on our institution playground in that outfit, he wouldn’t be leaving with his lunch money, only a black eye as well as a wedgie.” (Remember, this was 1966. Bullying as well as body shaming didn’t have rather the cultural weight they have today.) Being on TV in the flesh was eyeball proof that Robin wears, as well as always has worn, an Elf attire that would embarrass the tree dwelling elves of Keebler.

The amazing four Unity In Uniforms.

Once again, in my opinion, the most sensible as well as practical costumes were those of The amazing Four. Super-brain, Reed Richards-Mister Fantastic, figured not to squander time as well as effort with any type of trick identities, no hassles trying to find phone booths to modification clothes in as well as danger being arrested for public exposure. So Reed produced costumes/uniforms out of unsteady molecules so they might adapt as well as type any type of shape the owner discovered themselves in, such as Mister amazing stretching almost a mile, undetectable woman turning transparent as well as her wardrobe with her. The Human Torch might ignite into flames, as well as The thing might get by using swimming trunks! Not a poor concept at all. I’d sing up keeping that business uniform.

So, let’s run down a few widely known superhero costumes as well as see exactly how they rate:

Superman: No mask, skin tight outfit, not a poor concept when you look like he does. The skink tight uniform makes it difficult for any individual to get hold of a hold of you as well as utilize it against you. colors are a bit flashy, however then when you can do all the things Superman can do, who’s to knock your color scheme? My gripe is the cape. You’re just begging for trouble. somebody is gonna get hold of it, choke you with it, cover your head with it as well as rain down punches on you like it was a hockey fight in the NHL.

Batman: He roams around mainly at night, so the color plan is great. utility belt is extremely smart! Batman was a Prepper before there was prepping. He can as well as does bring tons of state-of-the-art weapons in addition to some walking around cash. He believes of everything. The cowl is a bit of a bust. difficult to turn your head, you lack side vision. needs some versatile modifications there. Cape, that’s gotta go, like Superman, it’s a issue waiting to happen.

Captain America. ageless Togs.

Captain America: If you’re gonna wear fancy colors then you can’t go wrong with the Red, White as well as Blue. It’s never out of style as well as the style of the costume is flat out brilliant. Protective gloves as well as boots, state-of-the-art chainmail is all a significant plus against punches, bullets as well as rough trips in hostile territories. The gloves assist sling as well as catch the shield, which is an incredible piece of gear. Again, the style of his attire is pure genius.

The extraordinary Hulk-Go Ahead, YOU tell Him His Socks Don’t Match.

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the most recent episode of Stargirl is among the best in the series so far, both for performances and good old-fashioned superhero fun. To quote doctor Strange, they’re “in the endgame now.” Well, just for the season, because we did get news that Stargirl is renewed for season 2 on the CW. Still, we’ve not really yet seen the team in action. And, as I’d personally hoped from the moment the character showed up, it turns out that Stargirl and the Justice society of America needed Brainwave Jr.

Now, I admit that I’ve not yet read stars and S.T.R.I.P.E., but it is on my DC universe reading list. So, I am not sure if Brainwave Jr. shows up in that series. However, I am familiar with Brainwave Jr. from the Infinity Inc. comics, and he’s a amazing character. The child of the original Brainwave, a villain, and superhero Gimmick Girl, the character tries to be a hero. However, due to his half-villainous parentage, he doubts himself. Yet, in Stargirl the Justice society of America hasn’t really felt like much of a superhero team, at least not until Brainwave Jr. showed up.

Also, Amy Smart’s Barbara Whitmore is finally let in on the family superhero dynamic. DC-based series, especially those on the CW, don’t care much about secret identities. So, fans expected that Barbara eventually would make her way into the inner circle. The dynamic at play in the Dugan-Whitmore house is going to be interesting going forward.

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We’re going to get into spoilers, so if you view the show on the CW, bookmark this page and come back after you’ve seen it.

The Justice society of America Is Led by Stargirl, but It’s Brainwave Jr. who Makes Them a Team

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In this episode, Jake Austin Walker’s performance as Henry King Jr. is what sells the whole thing. young Hank is falling apart. He can’t control his powers. His peers are having super-battles in the street. And, thanks to a collection of VHS tapes he finds in his father’s study, he learns that he had no idea who Christopher James Baker’s Henry King really is. However, thanks to Brainwave Sr. waking up with some convenient memory loss, we get to see how Hank saw his dad.

We learn that in this reality, Gimmick girl and Brainwave got together. Hank believes that Neil Jackson’s Jordan Mahkent killed his mother, by tipping off the original Justice society of America to their location. In fact, this was the battle that opened the series premiere of Stargirl. We also learn that Starman was Gimmick Girl’s brother, making Hank and Brec Bassinger’s Courtney Whitmore cousins. In fact, one of the most heartwarming moments of the episode is when, upon learning this, Courtney hugs Hank. There’s a lot at play here, emotionally speaking (which we’ll get to).

Now, there are always those in the fandom who love to nitpick. and the fight sequence between Dr. Ito, his minions, Stargirl, the Justice society of America, and Brainwave Jr. is the best in the series. Of course, these kids fight at a level that they probably shouldn’t be able to. training is boring and not very cinematic, so I recommend coming up with some creative head-canon as to how they got to be such good fighters and moving on.

The episode ends with young Hank facing down his father, who reveals he killed his partner not Jordan. In purchase to give Stargirl and the rest of the Justice society of America time to escape, Brainwave Jr. sacrifices himself.

Finally getting to the ‘Family’ story at the Core of Every Superhero Drama

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Family is a central part of any superhero drama, both the found family of the heroes and their actual families. While the superhero part of the story is great, the domestic side of it is thrilling as well. Barbara finds out about the Cosmic Staff, the Justice Society, and she blames Pat for dragging her daughter into what she sees as madness. She throws Pat out of the house (and her step-son Mike, though it’s his choice). Again, we know she’s going to come around and not really relocation the family away from Blue Valley, but it’s drastically interesting to view it all play out.

The toughest scene in this part of the story is when Trae Romano’s Mike confronts Courtney about what is going on. She naturally doesn’t tell him, and he takes it hard. So, even if Barbara joins team Stargirl, Mike may remain on the outside creating some interesting potential for conflict in season 2.

Part of me wishes this narrative had been given its own episode. because Courtney feels like she’s let down her whole family. She lets down Mike by lying to him. She feels responsible for potentially splitting up her mother and Pat. So, when she finds out that Henry is her cousin, she’s just so pleased to find some “new” family. another connection to her dead father. Or, is it?During the episode, Barbara insists that Starman was not Courtney’s father.  In fact, she emails Courtney’s father, though it’s clear she’s not spoke with him in some time. towards the end of the episode, she gets a reply. So, it seems the mystery of Courtney’s connection to Starman will be resolved before the end of the season.

What’s next for Stargirl, the Justice society of America, and Brainwave Jr.

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Despite her best efforts, Stargirl struggled to turn the Justice society of America into a team before Brainwave Jr. came along. While the team didn’t like or count on him, they all appeared very distraught when his own father buried him under tons of rock. The loss of Brainwave Jr. will likely bring them together, because it makes clear the stakes they face. Also, as Nick Fury knew in Avengers, in some cases the heroes need something to “avenge.” However, I doubt that this is the last we’ll see of Brainwave Jr. In fact, because the Dragon King’s “big plan” needs a telepath to work, he’ll likely be instrumental in stopping that mad scheme.

Yet, it does feel like the new Justice society finally turned a corner. until now, Stargirl has been a teenage coming-of-age story that just happens to have moments of superheroics. Hopefully, the team spends less time arguing amongst themselves and much more time kicking villain ass. The fight sequence was really wonderful and fun to watch. Also, we got a taste of Solomon Grundy, one of the weirdest but many indestructible DC villains.

What did you think of the episode? Do you agree that Stargirl and the Justice society of America are better off for having Brainwave Jr. on the team, even for a short time? Do you think he’s coming back? Share your thoughts in the comments below.

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one of the greatest missing pieces in all of the Dawn of X announcements was Moira “X” MacTaggart. She was the catalyst of the home of X as well as Powers of X, but in the seven books revealed so far, we haven’t seen her name come up at all. Well, Jonathan Hickman lastly exposed a few details of what we would see for the Live-Die-Repeat mutant.

The Moira X Timelines We Didn’t See

In home of X #2, Hickman supplied a timeline of a lot of of Moira’s lives:

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Well, it turns out he had a great deal a lot more planned, which is extremely JRR Tolkien-like. “So, yes, there was going to be a 1000-year timeline in the back of Powers of X #6 describing all the awesome things that occurred in that life,” Hickman stated during a fan Q&A session on Adventures In bad Taste. “The reason why this altered in production is since there was a writer we had really hoped to get to do our eventual Moira book,” he explained. Hickman went on to explain this book as “dancing between the raindrops” of the X-Men titles.

In this 1000-year timeline, we would have seen the black brain telepaths, together with a lot more Nimrod as well as Cylobel. now we’ll see Moira star in those stories in her Dawn of X title.

just a tip that this happened. Image: home of X #2, marvel Comics)

Who is writer X?

But this is all we understand so far. X-Men editor Jordan D. White did say, previously, that Vita Ayala as well as Leah Williams were working on unnamed titles. It’s possible that one of them will be writing—but it might be any individual else too. Regardless, Hickman is ecstatic to have them join Dawn of X, stating “I generally told them what I was planning as well as asked if they desired me to not put the timeline in the book (which would lock a great deal of plot/story stuff in), as well as after speaking about it, we made a decision not to stick it in there.”

Are you ecstatic to see a lot more of Moira, or must she have stayed a mysterious background character in Dawn of X?

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Memoirs of a extremely steady Genius

PORTLAND, OR, 04/18/2018 — new Yorker cartoonist as well as several Eisner Award-winner Shannon Wheeler (Too much Coffee Man, Sh*t My president Says, God is dissatisfied in You) debuts MEMOIRS OF A extremely steady brilliant this July from Image/Shadowline Comics.

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MEMOIRS OF A extremely steady brilliant is an irreverent book of personal short stories as well as gags featuring Shannon Wheeler’s critically acclaimed humor, pathos, as well as honesty—including a 40-page full-color section!

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“Books are like children. It’s with pride I send this out into the world to fend for itself, have its heart broken, take a task that will slowly erode all self-respect,” stated Wheeler. “That said, this is the very best book I’ve ever done.”

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MEMOIRS OF A extremely steady brilliant TP hits comic book stores Wednesday, July 11th.

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by KC Carlson

The official marvel No-Prize Book

This is a story about a marvel comic book that’s filled with mistakes — deliberately. (As opposed to all the “honest” mistakes that happened in various marvel comics in their earliest years when their staff was tiny and proofreading was often a luxury.) This is the story of the infamous 1982 official marvel No-Prize Book! The comic reprints panels with logic errors, continuity contradictions, and art mistakes, accompanied by narration by “Stan Lee”. It’s like the internet, except with paper cuts.

Somebody at marvel thought it would be a good idea to collect many of “Mighty Marvel’s many massive Mistakes!” as the book was subtitled. certainly it wasn’t Jim Owsley (better known today as Christopher Priest), credited as “writer, layout & design, art direction, making it happen, and glory-grabbing”. nor was it Roger Stern or Steven Grant, two good Midwestern young boys credited as “researchers”. (AKA paid to read comic books, a good gig if you can get it!) It certainly wasn’t artists Bob Camp (pencils) or Vince Colletta (inks), who drew the framing pages on which the original “error panels” were inserted. Paul Becton, who is the “sacred keeper of the reprint file” is also credited as “foreign licensing” so that makes him suspicious, just like Eliot R. Brown, the typographer, who sneakily managed to have his (and only his) job title boldfaced. It might be cover artist Michael Golden, whose cover of doctor Doom unmasking to reveal Stan Lee!? was deliberately printed upside-down. It could be editor Larry Hama’s fault — editors get blamed for everything. but the real culprit turns out to be none other than marvel Editor-in-Chief Jim Shooter, who is credited for “Concept” — like he really needs another marvel thing blamed on him…

Peter Palmer, Spider-Man?

Actually, the whole thing’s probably Stan Lee’s fault — he originally made many of the mistakes that are on display here, including calling Spider-Man Peter Palmer (twice). Unbelievably, he even has Doc Ock calling Spidey Super-Man. holy lawsuits, Batman! Actually, Stan is very gracious in being called out here. He (supposedly) writes the book’s introductory letter, and “comic book” Stan narrates the entire issue from his “office” while wearing his Spidey-slippers — conveniently labeled “left” and “right”.

A bit OF historical BACKSTORY

There were a lot of bonehead mistakes in the early marvel comics, and there are plenty of reasons for that. The early publisher was not the monolith they are now. They were a tiny portion of Martin Goodman’s “evil empire” of publishing, which at any given time included pulps, “girlie” magazines, Hollywood scandal rags, true crime, horror, western, humor, paperback books, and comics. (He’s the reason that the Timely/Atlas/Marvel publishing history is so confusing.) The “legendary” marvel Bullpen that Stan hyped in the lettercols and hype pages in early marvel comics probably had fewer full-time employees than the group of people who put together this No-Prize Book. In the earliest days, it was just Stan, Flo Steinberg, a part-time Sol Brodsky, and (maybe) an occasional production artist. The freelancers (including Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko) would bring their work in, get a check from Flo, and go back home to work. Proofreading was a low priority. Stan was writing (or at least plotting) practically everything, as well as all the lettercols. who had time to proof?

So mistakes crept in. and letter writers caught them. Stan dreamed up the “No-Prize” in 1964 to award to them, but this was actually a joke by marvel on the readers — there was no actual prize/award. That’s why it was called a No-Prize! Eventually, because so numerous readers didn’t get the joke and wrote in asking why they didn’t get their “prize”, a physical No-Prize was created in 1967. It was an empty envelope with “Congratulations, this envelope includes a genuine marvel Comics No-Prize which you have just won!” printed on it. (Although clueless people still wrote in wondering if their “prize” had fallen out of the envelope.)

A marvelous marvel No-Prize!

The criteria for receiving a No-Prize also developed over the years. At first, they were provided up in the lettercols for creative reactions to occasional survey-like questions. Later, when fans began to request No-Prizes for no real reason, Stan required that people find actual factual or continuity errors in the comics. When that turned the lettercols into “Hey! I found a mistake!” gripe-fests, the criteria shifted again to a reward to those who carried out “meritorious service to the cause of Marveldom”. readers who found mistakes had to offer up a plausible explanation to discuss them away, or the No-Prize might be received for performing a service in Marvel’s name, like donating comic books to hospitals or people in the military.

In 1989, Ronald Perlman, the man who drove marvel into bankruptcy, also killed the No-Prize. Ironically, he thought it was too expensive to send them out! By 1991, then-Editor-in-Chief Tom DeFalco reinstated it, including the “meritorious service” clause. In 2006, executive Editor Tom Brevoort instituted a digital No-Prize, once again for “meritorious service”. In 2011, reports surfaced that physical (empty envelope) No-Prizes may be once again in circulation.

BACK TO THE NO-PRIZE BOOK

Not all of the mistakes in this bizarre one-shot are Stan’s fault; there are frequent art errors cited as well. My favorite is the eye-patched villain Captain Barracuda looking through a periscope — with the eye that has the patch over it. Sheesh! There are also some typical bone-head mistakes: Reed Richards with two left hands! Daredevil (a blind man) with a gun and a holster! and plenty of typos, also. anybody remember Marvel’s well-known thing team-up book, marvel Two-On-One? Or Conan #25, where the word “traitress” is lettered as “waitress”?

Daredevil with a gun and The Beast with gloves.

The early X-Books were populated with mistakes. In X-Men #36, the Angel (whose first name is Warren) is called Scott throughout the entire issue. In X-Men #125, Chris Claremont tells us that the man called Jason Wyngarde’s “name is as false as the man himself”. By X-Men #138 he appears again, but this time, the helpful caption indicates that Jason Wyngarde is “his real name, ironically enough.” forget Phoenix. What has Mastermind done to Chris Claremont’s brain?!

X-Men #28 features something that isn’t so much of an error as a public relations problem for Marvel. marvel girl (Jean Gray) levitates a screwdriver (but she says it’s a pair of pliers) to assist the Beast, who replies “ You’re a credit report to your gender, Jeanie!” To quote Stan Lee, “Hoo-boy.”

Some of the errors play out over years. A two-page spreads ask the musical question “Where is the great refuge of the Inhumans?” and four different locations are presented: the Andes, the Himalayas, the Alps, and finally … the Moon! (One of these things is not like the other…) another two-page spread covers all the confusion about “the girl from Captain America’s Past” (Sharon Carter or Peggy Carter) which played out over years, and I’m still confused. hope the films don’t go down that road!

Captain America and possibly Marvel’s many infamous goof.

There’s lots much more in the book, including the original Captain America sequence that inspired the dialog on the book’s cover. My favorite thing was the the breakdown of everything that was wrong with the story in marvel Team-Up #28 (Spider-Man and Hercules), which I still believe was the worst book that marvel ever published. little did I know that the logic lapses in the story were even worse than I thought! let me quote “Stan” again: “… stuff you can’t believe. Like… Hercules dragging Manhattan Island; proving that not only can Manhattan Island float, not only can it slip through a Narrows which is smaller than the island is wide, and not only can he tow it back into place, but he’s dumb enough to put it back with the Battery pointing towards the Bronx! Of course, I was away on company when we printed marvel Team-Up #28.”

Hercules tows Manhattan Island in marvel Team-Up #28.

And there you have it. the best reason for having The official marvel No-Prize book exist is to answer the long-time question of how the “real” world and the marvel universe are different. Answer: In the marvel Universe, Manhattan Island (and for that reason much of new York City) is backwards. That discusses so much.

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KC CARLSON ASKS: So, wait, does that imply the Bronx is down and the Battery is up? is on The town in the marvel universe different also? Does this also imply that West Side story is actually east Side story in the MU? My head hurts.

Bonus Fun: I just noticed that there are also jokes in the indicia of this comic. Geez, I’ve only owned this book for 32 years.

WESTFIELD COMICS is not responsible for the dumb things that KC says. especially that thing that really irritated you.