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xavierfiles-blog · 7 years

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THE HUNT FOR WOLVERINE: Four Stellar Creative Teams Take On Four Epic Tales!

New York, NY—March 16, 2018— Logan’s return was just the beginning – the opening chapter of a story that will touch all corners and all characters of the Marvel Universe! Dive into all the excitement in the HUNT FOR WOLVERINE one-shot this April, and then be sure to follow all of the action with WEAPON LOST, ADAMANTIUM AGENDA, CLAWS OF A KILLER and MYSTERY IN MADRIPOOR.

Featuring thrills and chills for all X-Men fans as Wolverine’s past comes back to haunt all our merry mutants, each unique story harkens back to their old school adventures – with each featuring a different shocking X-Men moment that no fan will want to miss!

This week, Marvel spotlighted all four stellar creative teams of the HUNT FOR WOLVERINE stories, along with their second issue covers. For more information, check them out at the following websites:

HUNT FOR WOLVERINE #1 by Charles Soule and David Marquez: Marvel.com

WEAPON LOST by Charles Soule and Matteo Buffagni: Comicbook.com

ADAMANTIUM AGENDA by Tom Taylor and R.B. Silva: Newsarama

CLAWS OF A KILLER by Mariko Tamaki and Butch Guice: The A.V. Club

MYSTERY IN MADRIPOOR by Jim Zub and Thony Silas:ComicBookResources.com

Plus, check out Marvel’s handy infographic for a guide on how these four stories form a crucial piece of the puzzle in the HUNT FOR WOLVERINE!

HUNT FOR WOLVERINE #1

Written by CHARLES SOULE

Art by DAVID MARQUEZ

Cover by STEVE MCNIVEN

On Sale 4/25/18

HUNT FOR WOLVERINE: WEAPON LOST (#1-4)

Written by CHARLES SOULE

Art by MATTEO BUFFAGNI

Cover by GREG LAND

On Sale 5/2/18

HUNT FOR WOLVERINE: ADAMANTIUM AGENDA (#1-4)

Written by TOM TAYLOR

Art by R.B. SILVA

Cover by GREG LAND

On Sale 5/9/18

HUNT FOR WOLVERINE: CLAWS OF A KILLER (#1-4)

Written by MARIKO TAMAKI

Art by BUTCH GUICE

Cover by GREG LAND

On Sale 5/16/18

HUNT FOR WOLVERINE: MYSTERY IN MADRIPOOR (#1-4)

Written by JIM ZUB

Art by THONY SILAS

Cover by GREG LAND

On Sale 5/23/18

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danksoulsthree-blog · 7 years

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Produkcja

W styczniu 2011 roku Marvel Studios zatrudnił Marka Baileya do napisania scenariusza Czarnej Pantery. Kevin Feige wyprodukuje film. [15] Czarna Pantera jest fikcyjną postacią występującą w komiksach Marvela. Został stworzony przez Stana Lee i Jacka Kirby. Po raz pierwszy pojawił się w Fantastycznej Czwórce nr 52 (lipiec 1966). Jest także pierwszym czarnym superbohaterem w mainstreamowych amerykańskich komiksach. Feige powiedział, że Czarna Pantera jest jednym z filmów, o które najbardziej go prosi. [16] Michael Kenneth Williams, który pojawił się w The Incredible Hulk, wyraził zainteresowanie tytułem tytularnym [17].

28 października 2014 roku Marvel Studios ogłosił ogłoszenie, w kt��rym nazwa Czarnej Pantery jest jednym z kilku filmów tworzonych w ramach Fazy trzeciej.

9 lutego 2015 roku Marvel oficjalnie ogłosił, że zmienił datę premiery czterech swoich filmów, w tym Czarnej Pantery. Jednak Czarna Pantera została ponownie zmieniona podczas ogłoszenia Ant-Mana i Osy.

Do 3 lipca 2015 r. Marvel rozmawiał z Ava DuVernay na stanowisku reżysera filmu, ale odmówiła, powołując się na to, że jej wizja i Marvel's nie były takie same. [18]

Do 13 sierpnia 2015 r. F. Gary Gray wyraził zainteresowanie reżyserią filmu, odkąd porzucił film Kapitan Ameryka: Zimowy żołnierz, aby nakręcić kolejny film. [19] Jednakże, F. Gary Gray został wycofany z negocjacji, kiedy został wybrany, by poprowadzić Universal's The Fate of the Furious.

14 października 2015 r. "HeroicHollywood" poinformował, że Marvel Studios zażądał od Ryana Cooglera kierowania filmem. "Comicbookresources.com" powtórzył historię.

Do 5 stycznia 2016 roku wybrano reżysera Ryana Cooglera.

W dniu 12 maja 2016 r. Lupita Nyong'o została ogłoszona rozmową o roli w filmie. [20]

13 maja 2016 roku do obsady dołączył Michael B. Jordan. [21]

23 lipca 2016 roku na koncercie w San Diego ogłoszono, że Danai Gurira dołączyła do obsady, a jej rola, wraz z Michaelem B. Jordan i Lupitą Nyong'o, została ujawniona. [22]

8 października 2016 r. Marvel ogłosił, że Forest Whitaker, Winston Duke i Daniel Kaluuya dołączyli do obsady odpowiednio Zuri, M'Baku i W'Kabi. Florence Kasumba ponownie odegrała swoją rolę od Captain America: Civil War. [9]

Tytuł roboczy filmu brzmiał "Ojczyzna" [23].

Film rozpoczął produkcję w Atlancie 15 stycznia 2017 r. I wykorzystał Pinewood Atlanta Studios jako bazę domową

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billwalko · 8 years

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Jem and The Holograms Hit Abbey Road by BillWalko

Jem and the Holograms hit Abbey Road. Stormer is totally the Yoko.

This was done for "Comic Book Almbum Cover Week" - An Annual Event for "The Line It Is Drawn" on ComicBookResources.com! So many great entries!

#jem and the holograms #jem #idw #idw publishing #comics #album art #the beatles #bill walko

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aion-rsa · 8 years

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Sales Gap Between DC, Marvel Narrows in February, Few Titles Top 65K

February 2017 had 6,326,921 estimated units in the top 300 comics list, a drop of around 665,002 units from last month. This is the lowest total for the top 300 comics since March 2016. DC had 41.54% of the top 300 comics sales, Marvel had 41.27% and Image had 7.24%.

As we can see, the first quarter of a year are usually the weakest sales of the year with January 2011 being the record low. The drop in the overall sales for the top 30 comics since the record high of 9,355,046 unit in August 2016 is a more pronounced version of the usual fluctuations in the marketplace. No doubt somebody reading this thinks DC is to blame for the dropping sales while someone else blames Marvel and other people blame other publishers.

The truth is that no one publisher is to blame. This trend is happening across the various publishers with DC was down 275,897 units for the month and Marvel was down 317,325 units. IDW was the exception to the downward trend, up 9,121 units in February.

The gap between DC and Marvel was the smallest we’ve seen with a difference of only 17,088 units between the 2,628,220 units for DC and the 2,611,132 units for Marvel. That gap is a few units more than “Gwenpool” #11 sold in rank 124. It is unusual for the two main publishers to be selling roughly the same number of units. Usually one publisher is doing noticeable better than the other.

Another way to look at the gap between DC and Marvel this month is to compare it to the sales of “Silver Surfer” #8 which sold around 16,217 units in December 2016 and had no incentive covers. The next issue, “Silver Surfer” #9, has a 1-in-25 incentive cover by Simone Bianchi and arrives in stores on March 8th. If that incentive cover bumps sales by 871 units, which is possible, and that issue came out in February then Marvel could have closed that gap and possibly outsold DC in February. “Silver Surfer” #9 was solicited with an expected shipping date of November 23rd, 2016 but is clearly running late. In fairness to Marvel, when I started looking for suspended Marvel titles, a had to go back a few months to find any.

Continuing titles which lost sales or released fewer issues, defunct titles and suspected titles outweighed new titles, returning titles and titles which released more issues resulting in a net loss of 665,002 units.

A total of 16,712 unit of gains were seen in February with Image accounting for 14,412 of those units.

All three of the titles which shipped more issues in February than in January were Marvel titles which added a combined total of 52,578 units to the list in February.

The faster frequency of many Marvel and DC titles risks overwhelming readers which could cause a backlash resulting in declining sales. In February, 28 titles shipped twice during the month versus the 29 which did so in January. If the content is good, there won’t be a problem. If readers aren’t happy with the contents, or happy enough given the frequency, sales will decline.

This category is for titles which are essentially stable in sales including those that dropped by 250 units or less from month to month. This category totaled up to a 2,446 unit loss.

“US Avengers” launched last month and shipped the first two issues. “US Avengers” #3 shipped in February, down another 34.03% to 19,476 units. That series has gone from topping the list in January to rank 111 very rapidly. Marvel accounted for 213,077 of the 223,009 units lost from few issues being released in February than January.

Around 721,475 units were lost on continuing titles in February. DC accounted for 229,468 units of the lost, Marvel accounted for 435,537 units with the other publishers on the top 300 comics list accounting for a combined 56,370 units. The chart only shows titles which lost more than 5,000 units from month to month.

Topping the list of sales declines was “Justice League/Power Rangers” #2 which dropped by 64.86% down to 32,835 units. That is about twice the sales of “Mighty Morphin Power Rangers” #12 and about half of the sales of “Justice League.”

Some of the Marvel drops are a reflection of the over-shipping in January.

“Batman” lost 7,885 units between January and February which isn’t a big deal. What is a little surprising is “Batman” #17 sold 99,637 units which is the first time the title has dropped below 100,000 since the New 52 relaunch in September 2011. With “Batman” slipping is sales, even a little as it did, it opens the door for “The Walking Dead” with its long term upward trend to potentially become the top selling ongoing title in comics at some point. My gut feeling is that could happen before the end of 2018, possible even before the end of 2017.

“Star Wars: Darth Maul” #1 launched with 105,177 units. It has a 1-in-10, a 1-in-15, a 1-in-25, a 1-in-50, a 1-in-100 and two covers retailers could order all they wanted of if they exceeded 125% of their orders for “Star Wars: Han Solo” #2 with orders of the regular cover. Promotions like that seem to require a spreadsheet to work out the potential profit/loss calculations.

“Justice League of America” #1 sold 93,494 units, outselling the “Justice League” title which is selling around 65,000 units. The “Justice League of America” is likely to drop below the sales of “Justice League” in fairly short order. “Justice League of America” features lesser known characters like Black Canary, Vixen, Ray, the Atom, (Killer) Frost and Lobo, even having Batman as the team leader won’t prevent this title from being seen as ancillary behind the “Justice League” which features Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, Flash, Aquaman, Cyborg and two Green Lanterns. Justice League title do better when they feature the core Justice Leaguers. The same holds true with the Avengers, X-Men and other team titles.

“Paper Girls,” “Sex Criminals” and “My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic” topped the list of returning titles in February. Returning titles totaled up to 332,251 units in February.

Suspended titles equated to a loss of 417,721 units from the January top 300 sales total.

A couple of Image titles topped the list of suspended titles in February with “Saga,” “Reborn” and “Outcast” not shipping in February. Keep in mind suspended titles are titles which didn’t ship during the month including planned skip months. Late titles, on the other hand, are titles which ship later than the expected ship date they were solicited with. Typically, late titles are in the returning titles category since they usually are late enough to have skipped a calendar month. An example of a late title in February would be “Karnak” #6 which was solicited in February 2016 with an expected shipping date of April 20th, 2016 but arrived in stores on February 1st, 2017, 41 weeks late and 19 weeks after the previous issue shipped.

Defunct titles equated to a loss of 612,817 units from the January top 300 sales total. The end of “Justice League/Suicide Squad” last month and the various “Justice League of America: Rebirth” issues meant that DC has 404,206 units from January which wouldn’t continue into February. DC accounted for roughly two-thirds of the sales lost from defunct titles in February.

Titles which might become defunct in the near future include “Mosaic” and “Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur” both of which are selling under 9,000 units.

Most of the activity in this category was Monsters Unleashed tie-in issues. All the “Monsters” Unleashed” tie-in issues sold less in February than any of the “Monsters” Unleashed” tie-in issues sold in January. These sold between 1,200 to 10,000 units less than the regular issue of the title for the month. With the “Monsters Unleashed” #2 selling 74,107 units and “Monsters” Unleashed” #3 selling 43,355 units, it is hard to call this event a success. A presumably ongoing “Monsters” Unleashed” title will follow the event which seems a bit optimistic.

Very little reorder activity was on the list in February. The most notable is the 6,854 units for “Justice League/Power Rangers” #1.

Overall, February 2017 was a slightly below average month for the top 300 comics. DC had 15 items over 50,000 units in February. Marvel only had 5 comics which sold over 50,000 units: “Star Wars: Darth Maul” #1, “Star Wars” #28, “Amazing Spider-Man” #24, “IvX” #4 and “IvX” #5. Of the titles over 65,000 units, three were first issues which are likely to drop with the next issue. “Batman,” “The Walking Dead,” “All Star Batman” and “Star Wars” are the only continuing titles likely to put items on the list in March over 65,000 units. There will be both new and returning titles at the top of the list next month. For the retailer base to be strong, they need a decent number titles shipping one or more issue with reliable sales over 65,000 units per issue.

For a more in-depth discussion of the sales data, check out the Mayo Report episodes of the Comic Book Page podcast at http://ift.tt/13EeU1f. The episode archived cover the past decade of comic book sales on a monthly basis with yearly recap episodes. In addition to those episodes on the sales data, every Monday is a Weekly Comics Spotlight episode featuring a comic by DC, a comic by Marvel and a comic by some other publisher. I read around 200 new comics a month so the podcast covers a wide variety of the comics currently published. If you are looking for more or different comics to read, check out the latest Previews Spotlight episode featuring clips from various comic book fans talking about the comics they love. With thousands of comics in Previews every month, Previews Spotlight episodes are a great way to find out about new comic book titles that may have flown under your comic book radar.

As always, if you have any questions or comments, please feel free to email me at [email protected].

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didyouknowcomics · 8 years

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RECOMMENDED READING #5 The Vision by Tom King and Gabriel H. Walta Marvel Comics I’ve finally gotten around to reading the most recent The Vision comic after hearing so much positive buzz. When I first heard the premise, I thought it sounded stupid. I’ve now finished it. This is the first comic to make me tear up since Y: The Last Man. It’s phenomenally good. 5/5, go read it. It’s hard to talk about why it’s so good without spoiling it, so really just go read it. “That new Vision comic by Tom King and Gabriel H. Walta is exactly as great as everyone’s been saying” -Brian K Vaughan “The most gripping, explosive story inside the Marvel Universe” -ComicBookResources.com “The best comic going right now” -Ta-Nehisi Coates

#marvel #marvel comics #vision #the vision #avengers

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commish-catalog · 7 years

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average pay rates for comic book artists:

by johnchalos, Aug 9, 2013, 3:36:03 AM

Journals / Personal

"Generally, the good graphic novels fetch $100 - $300 per page, although professionals who have been in the industry for a long time can command as much as three times that amount. In fact, one elite illustrator commanded as much as $1,000 a page (on a 22-page comic book)! Most of the popular titles that artists, like David Cassaday, work on are monthly issues, which end up providing him with a six-figure salary. The back-end royalties on merchandise, trade paperbacks and movie royalties are also generous."

www.freelancewriting.com/artic…

"In 2008, Sean Jordan, founder of Army Ant Publishing, claimed established freelance comic book artists were paid anywhere from $220 to $4,400 per book project, which breaks down to $10 to $200 per page. Pencil and inker artists can ask for $75 to $200 a page. Colorists often fall in the range of $35 to $125, and writers and letterers make $10 to $50 a page. A lucky few dozen famous artists working for top companies bring in $1,000 per page."

smallbusiness.chron.com/much-c…

"While, I'm at it, there's a big matzo ball sitting out there. Sean gives us a pretty good idea of his page rate, which works out to about $450 a page, inking included. We're not talking about a big name star in comics (yet), but that's a lot of cost for talent, especially, when you're talking about a guy whose known work was on moderate selling Vertigo books."

ifanboy.com/articles/sean-murp…

"I highly encourage artists to NEVER charge less than minimum wage for their hourly rate when they are figuring out their prices. If you are going off the hourly as a way to figure out base prices. For the US, $7.25 is a very common minimum wage, so I suggest you round it up to $8 at least. Even at $8 an hour, your page rate should be $40 a page, assuming you spend 5 hours total on it. This method of figuring out your base really depends on tracking and making good use of your time. If your time is highly variable, you might need to use another method.

Another pricing strategy some amateurs/aspiring professionals take the base professional rate and half it as a way of figuring out their base price to break in and slowly raise their prices as they fall into more demand.

You may be tempted as an artist to under charge, and under value your skill. The fear of being denied a job because of charging a decent rate is a huge reason why artists don't get paid well. DO NOT UNDERCHARGE for your skill level. It devalues your work, and devalues every other artist's work too. Try to stay in line with other artists of your skill and resume level, and what you need to charge to cover your bills and make a living."

www.shadowsden.org/comic-artis…

"Figure $100 for the writer, $150 for the penciller, $130 for the inker, $90 for the colorist, and $30 for the letterer. Those numbers go up and down depending on talent and publishers, but that's a nice round number for us to work with."

www.comicmix.com/news/2010/09/…

"Top comic book artists reportedly make around $500 per page; that figure varies depending on the artist's popularity and the publisher he is working for. The best comic book artists may make around $80,000 a year."

www.mania.com/much-can-good-co…

"The first rule of freelancing is that paying work comes first. Love don't pay the rent."

robot6.comicbookresources.com/…

"Though he won't reveal what he makes, his page rate—the amount an artist charges per page drawn—is among the highest in the business. Given that an elite illustrator can command up to $1,000 a page for a 22-page comic book and that most popular titles are monthlies, a top talent like Cassaday can comfortably clear six figures annually. And that's not counting potential back-end royalties for merchandise, trade paperbacks, and spin-offs, which are negotiated separately."

upstart.bizjournals.com/career…

"I know a lot of people say this, BUT persistence truly is key. If at first you don't succeed, try, try again. Never give up. What one editor doesn't like, the next might think is gold. Also, never let yourself be taken advantage of. Never work for free. Always require pay, never work on the promise of pay if profits are met.

Not to sound pompous or conceited, just be confident in your work. Remain humble at the same time. You never know who you'll meet in the industry and who will be working for which company down the line. Don't burn bridges."

When I first started, I would keep my price lower than maybe I should, but if you're going to make a living, you have to stand up for yourself and be a great agent for your work. Be proud and confident in what you do. They need your services, and you just need to decide who is lucky enough to receive those services.

www.payscale.com/career-news/2…

"Even if you are lucky enough to get an extended run on something, you're still not making $6,000 a month. Remember those extended production times? Yeah... these days, most comic book artists need more than a month to pencil a book, much less pencil AND ink a book. Some creators can, of course, but again, they're the exception. And to come in even CLOSE to the deadlines you have to work under in comics means a lot of long hours at the art table, 8-12 hours a day, depending on how fast you can draw."

matthewdowsmith.blogspot.com/2…

"For creator-owned books – which, again, do not always generate page rates – that amount ranged from $17 to $100 per page, while for-hire naturally was much higher. On the low end, publishers like Boom! and IDW paid between $50 and $150, with the higher end found publishers like Marvel, DC and Dark Horse paying upwards of $300 per page, topping out at nearly $500."

multiversitycomics.com/longfor…

twitter.com/forexposure_txt

youtu.be/qbAIjk3ql0g

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englishmansdcc · 7 years

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Marvel have revealed covers and creative teams for the second issues of four different tales as part of the HUNT FOR WOLVERINE storyline. The storyline kicks off with the HUNT FOR WOLVERINE one-shot from Charles Soule and David Marquez in April.

More information including cover art is courtesy of their press release.

THE HUNT FOR WOLVERINE: Four Stellar Creative Teams Take On Four Epic Tales!

Featuring your first look at the second issue covers!

Logan’s return was just the beginning – the opening chapter of a story that will touch all corners and all characters of the Marvel Universe! Dive into all the excitement in the HUNT FOR WOLVERINE one-shot this April, and then be sure to follow all of the action with WEAPON LOST, ADAMANTIUM AGENDA, CLAWS OF A KILLER and MYSTERY IN MADRIPOOR.

This week, Marvel spotlighted all four stellar creative teams of the HUNT FOR WOLVERINE stories, along with their second issue covers. For more information, check them out at the following websites:

HUNT FOR WOLVERINE #1 by Charles Soule and David Marquez: Marvel.com

WEAPON LOST by Charles Soule and Matteo Buffagni: Comicbook.com

ADAMANTIUM AGENDA by Tom Taylor and R.B. Silva: Newsarama

CLAWS OF A KILLER by Mariko Tamaki and Butch Guice: The A.V. Club

MYSTERY IN MADRIPOOR by Jim Zub and Thony Silas: ComicBookResources.com

Plus, check out Marvel’s handy infographic for a guide on how these four stories form a crucial piece of the puzzle in the HUNT FOR WOLVERINE!

HUNT FOR WOLVERINE #1

Written by CHARLES SOULE

Art by DAVID MARQUEZ

Cover by STEVE MCNIVEN

On Sale 4/25/18

HUNT FOR WOLVERINE: WEAPON LOST (#1-4)

Written by CHARLES SOULE

Art by MATTEO BUFFAGNI

Cover by GREG LAND

On Sale 5/2/18

HUNT FOR WOLVERINE: ADAMANTIUM AGENDA (#1-4)

Written by TOM TAYLOR

Art by R.B. SILVA

Cover by GREG LAND

On Sale 5/9/18

HUNT FOR WOLVERINE: CLAWS OF A KILLER (#1-4)

Written by MARIKO TAMAKI

Art by BUTCH GUICE

Cover by GREG LAND

On Sale 5/16/18

HUNT FOR WOLVERINE: MYSTERY IN MADRIPOOR (#1-4)

Written by JIM ZUB

Art by THONY SILAS

Cover by GREG LAND

On Sale 5/23/18

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Preview: Marvel reveals covers for next parts of THE HUNT FOR WOLVERINE story arc Marvel have revealed covers and creative teams for the second issues of four different tales as part of the

#BUTCH GUICE #Charles Soule #David Marquez #Hunt for Wolverine #Jim Zub #Mariko Tamaki #Marvel #Marvel Comics #MATTEO BUFFAGNI #R.B. SILVA #Thony Silas #Tom Taylor #Wolverine

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omniversalobservations · 4 years

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Iron Man and Samus V. Ultroids (2019)

This week's LiiD theme was combining a comic character with a video game franchise. I decided to play with some cross hatching in this one and am pretty happy with how that turned out. Head on over to comicbookresources.com to see the other artists work and feel free to comment below.

Source: DeviantArt

#unofficial #Iron Man #Ultron #Metroid

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sharelk-blog · 8 years

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30年前超紅的電影《七寶奇謀》，裡面的小朋友現在都變成什麼樣子了？

《七寶奇謀 (The Goonies)》是一部在1985年推出的超級熱門電影，如果你曾經看過的話就一定知道當年他的熱門程度！ Comicbookresources.com 就算你當年還太小、不曾看過這部電影，也一定知道這款改編自《七寶奇謀》的任天堂經典遊戲！(說真的我只玩過這個電玩而不知道他就是大名鼎鼎的七寶奇謀) 電影描述了一群小鬼為了阻止利慾薰心的建商，而靠著一張藏寶圖來捍衛家園…但事隔30年了之後，這些童星們過得怎樣呢？其中有不少熟面孔啊！ 1. 飾演Mikey Walsh的辛艾斯丁 (Sean Astin)。 ...

#娛樂 #影片

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aion-rsa · 7 years

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The Superhero Resurrection Parody That Became Reality

In Death is not the End, we spotlight the outlandish explanations for comic book characters (mostly super-villains) surviving seeming certain death.

Today, we look at the superhero resurrection that was first presented as a parody of absurd superhero resurrections that was later accepted as the ACTUAL resurrection of a superhero!

Okay, to start off, we have to go to “Alpha Flight” #12 (by John Byrne), when the leader of Alpha Flight, their most famous member at the time, Guardian, is killed (in one of the most shocking comic book deaths of the 1980s)…

Byrne then shocked fans by seemingly returning Guardian from the dead a year later! In “Alpha Flight” #25 (by Byrne and Bob Wiacek), Guardian explains how he survived…

The joke is that this was Byrne trying to come up with the most ridiculously convoluted explanation for a superhero’s return possible, because, of course, it all turned out to be bogus, as revealed the following issue…

So Guardian was still dead. Now, over 70 issues passed and Fabian Nicieza took over writing duties on the series (almost at the precise time that he launched “New Warriors” for Marvel – he went from no ongoing titles to two ongoing titles all at once) and in “Alpha Flight” #88 (by Nicieza, Michael Bair and Mike Manley), Guardian was revealed to actually be alive!

And in the next issue, they established that the ridiculous story about his return? It was totally true!

This was elaborated on in the next issue…

It’s interesting, while it is pretty silly to say, “Hey, remember that story that was invented as a joke about how convoluted superhero resurrections can be? Let’s say that that is actually true!” I also totally get what Nicieza was thinking here, which was namely, “Wait, if I want to bring a guy back, we have already been GIVEN a reason for how he could have survived – even if it was a joke, it was a reason that the fans are familiar with ALREADY, so why not just embrace the ridiculousness and just hang a lampshade on the whole thing?” In other words, if you concede within the comic book that yes, we get it, this is a ridiculous explanation, that sort of saves you from the wrath of the fans, as how can they yell at you for the explanation being ridiculous when you openly agree? It reminds me of the Peter David-penned issue of “Incredible Hulk” when Rick Jones was seemingly killed in a spaceship explosion, but luckily, he was wearing the mini-parachute he carried on his person at all times in case he ever needs to jump out of a spaceship before it explodes. When someone tells him how absurd that idea is, he retorted that hey, he DID need it, so how could it be absurd? Similarly, yes, this resurrection is absurd, but it happened, and Guardian was now back, so what can you say? The most important thing was that Nicieza wanted Guardian back into the series and that was achieved.

But still, it will certainly go down in history as one of the weirdest superhero resurrections of all-time.

If you have a suggestion for a superhero (or supervillain) resurrection that you’d like to see explained here, drop me a line at [email protected] and I just might feature it in the future! You can also send to [email protected], but I’d prefer you to send it to [email protected], because it saves me having to check two accounts. 😉

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