#black sue storm

[immortalclarareborn]

[pulpsandcomics2]

Marvel Women

[comicwaren]

“Assume nothing. Trust only what you can verify.” – Mister Fantastic

Cover art for Fantastic Four Vol. 7 #024, “If It Wasn’t Forever…”

Art by Alex Ross

[geekynerfherder]

Showcasing art from some of my favourite artists, and those that have attracted my attention, in the field of visual arts, including vintage; pulp; pop culture; books and comics; concert posters; fantastical and imaginative realism; classical; contemporary; new contemporary; pop surrealism; conceptual and illustration.

The art of Philip Tan.

[kimherbst]

Happy International Women's Day! This was a dream freelance gig for me since I loved the 90s X-MEN cartoon growing up!!! What a blast to draw so many powerful women 💖💖💖😳 big thanks to Marvel for the opportunity!

[doctorofmagic]

BABE, WAKE UP!

Dino!Stephen just dropped!

Fantastic Four #12 preview

[burningfudge]

LOL someone’s clearly been going online and seeing what idiot men have been saying about female superheroes.

Carol saying that Tony is great warms my heart, especially after Civil War II. I really love their friendship.

The altered comic book covers are so funny - “Ms Nothing” instead of Ms Marvel, “Blank Force” instead of A Force, “Same Old Wolverine” with Logan instead of “All New Wolverine” with Laura, and “No One & Gambit” instead of Rogue and Gambit.

Women of Marvel (2024) #1

[donnatroyprincessofthemyscira]

https://blog.gocollect.com/comiclist-marvel-comics-new-releases-for-02-07-2024/

New Releases

[fhtagn-and-tentacles]

NAMOR AND SUE STORM 

by Daniel Warren Johnson

[heckcareoxytwit]

A preview of Women of Marvel #1

WOMEN OF MARVEL #1

CELEBRATING THE MIGHTY WOMEN OF MARVEL!

Because they worked hard for this and they deserve it! But who you callin’ “doll?!” Marvel’s most powerful heroines take center stage in an anthology that will inspire, empower and motivate fans from all walks of life! Whether i’’s the Boss of Space pummeling back an alien invasion or the Scarlet Witch weaving a magical protection, the women of Marvel have got your back. Featuring a story by industry legend Gail Simone and more to come!

Written by: Celeste Bronfman, Erica Schultz, Gail Simone, Sarah Rees Brennan Art by: Arielle Jovellanos, Giada Belviso, Leila Leiz, Lydia Rasero Cover by: Carmen Carnero Page Count: 28 Pages Release Date: February 28, 2024

[justdealingwithsomeissues]

It's wild the amount of mileage I get out of this gif, but...

[immortalclarareborn]

I get it, Sue. I get it.

Art by DiliniNowhere

[paisholotus]

Chapter one

"Doctor Von Doom?"

Reed Richards and Ben Grimm head toward the soaring glass-box atrium of VDI Headquarters. "Designed to inspire awe, it does. High open space, exposed structural elements. Obviously aimed at first-time visitors to create feelings of... smallness, inadequacy." Reed said, smiling lowly, looking around.

Ben glances at Reed, who looks a little nervous. "Good thing it ain't workin... Reed, what are we doing here? This guy's fast-food, strip-mall science --" Ben said, glaring at Reed, but he is cut off with a look. "This wasn't our first stop, in case you forgot NASA. And Victor's not that bad. He's just a little..." he trailed off, seeing the statue of Victor Larger than life. "Yeah." They move past the statue, into the sprawling atrium. "He's financed some of the biggest break throughs of this century. Ben You'd never know it. He motions to a high-tech ORB, showing FOOTAGE of VDI's accomplishments: a safe and clean nuclear facility, the first private Space Station. All images have Victor front and center, glad-handling George Bush, Tony Blair, shady International Leaders." Reed said, vouching for Victor.

They head for the elevator. Reed carries a small, black box. As they enter the elevator, steel doors shut. A large, dark office. Ben in the corner. He yawns, watches bright holograms.Stars and Planets, They hover in the air, making the room feel like a majestic portal into outer space.

"My research suggests that exposure to a high-energy cosmic storm born on solar winds might have triggered the evolution of early planetary life." Reed stands among the holograms, speaking to a mysterious figure in shadow behind a desk. An ominous, pulsating red cloud covers the stars. It washes over a hologram of earth.

"In six weeks another cloud with the same elemental profile will pass Earth's orbit. A study in space could advance our knowledge about the structure of the human genome, and help cure countless diseases, extend human life --" The shadow clears his throat. Reed speeds up, emotional. "Give kids the chance to be stronger, healthier, less prone to --" Reed is cut off once more, "Turn it off. Please." The figure's deep voice pierces the darkness.

"But I haven't fully explained my --" Reed said, frowning at the shadow. "Yes you have... Imagination. Creativity. Passion. Those were always your trademarks." The deep voice said. Lights brighten, revealing the face behind the Victor Von Doom. A 35 year old, handsome and commanding. He looks almost... airbrushed. He drops a WIRED magazine to the desk.

Reed is on the cover over the words: RICHARDS BANKRUPT, GRANT CUTBACKS. "But dreams don't pay the bills, do they?" Victor said, with a condescending smile. "Same old Reed, the hopeless optimist. Still reaching for the stars, with the world on your back." He sauntered towards him.

"Reed you remember in school we talked about working together. That's what I was about to explain..." Victor trails off. Reed presses the remote. Another hologram appears: A SHUTTLE slowly approaching AN ORBITING SPACE STATION. Both bear the VON DOOM INDUSTRIES logo.

Victor smiles, more intrigued. "So, it's not my money you want. It's my toys... tell me if NASA doesn't trust you, why should I?" Victor is a step ahead. Reed pauses, thrown for a beat. Ben wakes up, suspicious. Victor notices. He notices everything. "I can't take this." Reed said, low and quiet. "This is business. Just work. I don't expect someone like you to understand." Victor cracks a smile, enjoying the tension.

"And... Sue, Saraya. Good to see you both" Victor said, looking at Saraya, but mostly eyeing Sue. "Happy my Directors of Genetic Research, Susan Storm and Saraya Macallnster." Victor said smirking. "Heya Susie. Raya" Ben said, under his breath, smiling.

"See, you all around. Sue, my office please." Victor said, walking out. Sue huffed and smiled apologetically, walking behind Victor.

[wakandaiscoming]

What You Need to Know about Namor and Talokan

I haven't done a comics-explainer post in awhile. Thought maybe now would be good. Except this isn't just about comics now, it's also about some real world mythology.

In the comics, Namor was one of Marvel's oldest superheroes. He was created in 1939, the same year as Superman. You may know that most of Marvel's biggest superheroes were created by Stan Lee. But Lee's best-known work happened after World War II, during the 1960s. So unlike DC, Marvel doesn't really have that many "Golden Age" superheroes.

Though some of the Marvel Golden Age characters have been retconned and reimagined in newer stories, only three really have been consistently popular since their original publication: Captain America, Namor and the Human Torch.

So Namor is important, not just because he is a powerful character in the comics, but because he was integral in Marvel's early publishing success in the real world. (Marvel, like many other comics publishers, struggled to stay in business during the 1950s because of a crackdown on comics as a "bad influence" on young people.) He's one of these three that kept the company in business.

He is, of course, also important for in-story reasons. Notably, Namor is considered Marvel's first mutant. That is, he was the first mutant character to have stories published about him by Marvel. Though he wasn't revealed to be a mutant until the 60s, he had books about him dating since the 30s, if that makes sense. (This was confusing to me as a kid because we knew there were older mutants inside the comic book continuity, nor the first to utter the word "mutant" but the first mutant superhero in our real-world chronology, if that makes sense.) I mention this because it will probably come up that he is the "first mutant" in press, as the world is dying for the X-Men to be introduced into the MCU.

It would make perfect sense if Namor is included in "The Mutants" or other mutant-related MCU projects. He is known to be part of the X-Men team in the crossover event "A v X", when the X-Men fought the Avengers. (I'm not going to get into the specifics there regarding the Phoenix force, but just known he was Team X.)

Inside the books, Namor is both Human/Mutant and Atlantean. Atlantis is the fictional world under the sea. In comics, his father is a human (with a mutant gene) and his mother is a princess of Atlantis. Thus he has both the powers of Atlanteans and human mutants. Because one set of superpowers isn't enough!

It seems, from the trailer, that in the film Namor will still be half-human but rather that his mother was human and his father was from Talokan.

In Mexica/Aztec traditions, Tlālōcān is a paradise ruled by the rain god Tlaloc. The name "Atlantis" has been removed for the film, as "Wakanda Forever" is trying to root this fictional world in Mesoamerican traditions, not Greek ones. As a mythology nerd, I will point out that Tlaloc is the name the Aztecs/Mexica used for the rain god but the Mayans used the name Chaac. There seems to be some picking and choosing with names because "K'uk'ulkan" is referenced in the trailer and that is the Mayan name for the god the Aztecs would have called Quetzalcoatl, which is the opposite choice.

In any case, it is not "Atlantis" in the film and it is also Talokan with a k not a c, which seems to give some distinction between the mythical place and underwater kingdom of the film.

The war cry used by the kingdom in the film translates to "Talokan rises" and is their version of "Wakanda forever".

But back to Namor himself. What are his powers? We don't really know exactly what he can do in the film, but in the comics, he's super strong and durable--something he gets from the non-human side of his family. He's over 100 years old but still looks good in tiny swim shorts. (Edit update: Tenoch Huerta said in a press conference that the film version of Namor is over 500 years old. This lines up with the speculation that the old timey scenes we see in the trailer are of the Spanish conquest of "the New World." So we may see his people forced into the sea to survive.)

His mutant abilities are related to the wings on his ankles, that give him the ability to fly. They also seem to have amplified his non-human powers, making him stronger and more durable than the regular undersea dwellers in the comics.

In the trailers, we see him easily deflecting attacks, suggesting he is as durable as the comics (where he can just stand there while people shoot at him with guns). He can also fly via the wings on his feet. Most notably, we see him using an ability to control water.

In the comics, Namor stole his hydrokinetic powers from the Spider-man villain Hydro-man. But it makes more sense to simply give him these in the film, as possibly mutant abilities. It is more impressive than feet wings (though those are adorable).

Namor is often an antagonist but also often a hero. This comes from his differing perspective from land-dwelling humans. Like, he did come out of the water to fight Hitler, for example. And he will help with alien attacks that might destroy the entire planet, but he is often at odds with humanity itself. (And to be fair, we do pollute his ocean and kill his people so maybe we deserve it.)

Namor and T'Challa are rivals in the comics, though they are also both teammates on the Illuminati at times (yes, those guys that Wanda killed in Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness.) And, it should be noted, he has a particularly history with the Fantastic Four as well. It was the Human Torch (Johnny Storm, the second hero to carry this moniker) who helped him regain his memories and restore his powers in the 1960s. He is also often portrayed as in love with Sue Storm/The Invisible Woman, putting him at odds with Reed Richards, her husband.

Many hope that Namor in "Wakanda Forever" will help set up both the X-Men and the Fantastic Four in the MCU.

"Namor" is pronounced "Nay-mor" in the comics. In the film it will be pronounced that way and also "Nah-mor" (meaning "no amor" or no love), an intentional commentary about the way Latinx people often have their names mispronounced by the masses.

[beauspot]

ok thoughts on the future of Namor in the MCU.

For the most part comic Namor and movie Namor couldn’t be more different. Yes they both run underwater cities and are strong in an almost godlike way but really? Their similarity ends there. Comic!Namor is literally one of the biggest dickheads in Marvel canon and quite literally harasses a married woman with his affection for years. If Ryan has control and input over his character (which i’m really hopeful for since james gunn had input for guardians in infinity war) I know they won’t go down this route with Sue.

There’s no shot. Namor is a proud indigenous man who wants to preserve his culture. There is no universe where he marries a white Sue Storm, or throws himself at the feet of a married woman who rejects him. There is a chance they make Sue nonwhite in the MCU and if they do I still hope they don’t have him chasing after her. The dynamic with Shuri has already been set up and is a more elevated version of Namor and Sue’s story in the comics. We might never see them canonically “be together”(even tho I think they could become big bads together) but it makes infinitely more sense for MCU!Namor to become infatuated with Shuri. Their stories parallel one another almost perfectly and in his mind they’re equals.

I see Namor maybe pursuing Shuri but her rejecting him(for obvious reasons!). He will stay out of most conflicts but perhaps join Kang in exchange for his help attacking the surface world—something he still clearly wants—but eventually realizing what Kang is ACTUALLY trying to do so he’ll have to go crawling back to Shuri and be like “so, I fucked up but how bout that alliance friend!” They’ll fight together but while it’s happening Talokan is attacked or Wakanda is attacked and Namor is like “see what did i tell you about the surface dwellers?” because make no mistake Wakanda is going to have to fight off an invasion. Namor knows that.

Then Shuri is like “well shit he was right” and they fight together protecting their land. It’s still the MCU so they’ll probably have Namor do something irredeemable because they have this need to always have their villains do something unforgivable so we remember they’re villains. I don’t know where they go from there tho, Namor either has to become a hero or die. This happens to all the villains, (see Thanos vs Loki)

[theimmortalclara]

Malice by Joseph Mackie