Next up: the Avengers panel.
Sales and communications manager Arune Singh MC’d the panel, and started the conversation on “Avengers” stating that “every storyline is an event”…
Yeah, that’s been the problem. 🙂
…before showing a new promotional video featuring John Romita, Jr.’s art which saw the old Tony Stark of the current arc catching readers up on the book in advance of the Red Hulk’s debut on the team in issue #7.
Which makes no sense to me. Wasn’t the Red Hulk a popular (wait, was he really that popular?) as a villain? Then again, that didn’t stop Venom all those years ago. I can only imagine that if they had been doing Doctor Who at this point they would have made the Daleks heroic.
The timeline of the future of the Marvel Universe from the series came up then as Bendis joked, “The Avengers are going to join DC’s ’52,'” to laughter before saying his inspiration for the image came from “Back to The Future” as he described as “Doc Brown’s timeline times a thousand.”
I’m too confused to comment. How does this work again? Am I that out of the loop or has it been too long since I’ve seen the second movie?
(Tom) Brevoort noted that the timeline teases many plot threads of upcoming Marvel books thanks to editorial’s help. The editor then spoke to the next “Secret Avengers” storyline featuring Shang-Chi as the Prince of Orphans attempts to resurrect Shang’s “evil but unnamable father.”
While Snell screams with joy like a schoolgirl at a Shang-Chi announcement, I have to ask what Brevoort means by “thanks to editorial’s help”? Lately, editorial (more like marketing) controlling the story instead of the writers has been another part of the problem.
Bendis addressed the question of “Who is the nanny?” of Luke Cage and Jessica Jones’ baby in “New Avengers” joking that it had to be someone new because “Agatha Harkness is dead.” He then revealed that after much debate, Squirrel Girl won out. “This isn’t a joke,” the writer said. “I wrote my Squirrel Girl issue. She has a hidden past with some members of the group…she’s one of dozens of people who auditioned for the job, and you’ll meet all the applicants in the book.”
Considering the fan base this little lady has, I’m sure sales will go up, at least briefly. And when did Agatha Harkness die? And who’s running the betting pool for her return?
Also coming up is a Tigra-focused storyline of which Rosemann said “In ‘Avengers Academy’ #8, the tape [of Tigra being attacked by the Hood’s men from Bendis’ ‘New Avengers’] leaks online, and a sleazy company is behind it.” Since the book’s focus is whether the young characters will become heroes or villains, this release causes conflict in how they respond to their teacher.
Why does Marvel hate Tigra so much? This is why I wish MA Avengers was still running instead of MA Avengers retitled MA Super Heroes and ignoring a great take on Tigra. I loved his Tigra. And if my media library didn’t need retitling, I would totally have a panel up here right now to prove my point.
Brevoort called the upcoming “Trial of Captain America” arc in that hero’s ongoing an inevitable story he and Ed Brubaker had been discussing for a long while. When Baron Zemo reveals the hero of America is a former Soviet assassin. As Bucky turns himself in, the new Red Skill (AKA Sin) makes a move towards causing havoc.
I assume the CBR writer meant “Red Skull”, but why is this story “inevitable”? It’s not like heroes haven’t gotten away with worse without it being brought up again.
Is it sad that the Iron Man info is so uninformative that I can’t even say anything about it?
The panel then teased a February event called “Onslaught Unleashed” by (Sean) McKeever who joked, “I was wondering why I was on this panel…when he arrived on the scene in the ’90s, Onslaught was the big threat. He’s been trapped in the Negative Zone where time moves differently, so he’s been waiting a long, long time for his revenge.”
Yeah, Onslaught. Why?
Asked about how Norman Osborn’s impact will be felt on the Marvel Universe since the questioner liked “Dark Avengers,” Bendis said the upcoming “Osborn” series will be a vital part of the villain’s story and may leak into other books moving forward. The Sentry, however, will remain dead.
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