Not really a question but a suggestion: Make Wade an Inhuman and all excited when he comes out of his cocoon, only to realize he has the world's lamest power. Like making only one particular brand of lemonade very marginally sweeter...
I like it.
just wanted to say how awesome cullen bunn's uncanny x-men is it really feels like the old claremont x-men everything feels so fresh yet it respects all the old x-men stories best marvel book out there
Glad to hear that you’re enjoying it!
DEADPOOL!!!
Congrats to Fox and everyone involved especially Deadpool’s daddies, Fabian Nicieza and Rob Liefeld as well as all the great creators like Joe Kelly and Ed McGuinness who have made him the man or whatever he is today. And a special shout out to Director Tim Miller who’s love for comics is truly resonating with movie goers.
Most people may not know or even remember but close to 10 years ago Tim and I worked on a Marvel project together.
As we at Marvel began plans on the first Iron Man movie our focus group research showed that we had some serious awareness issues with the character, especially amongst kids. One of the major takeaways was that kids who had zero knowledge of the character had no interest in him because they thought he was a robot. But when they found out that there was someone in the suit suddenly interest went off the charts and they wanted to know all about him and who could build no less kick ass in such awesome armor. Information like that helped us sculpt a plan to build awareness way in advance of the movie.
In early 2007 Marvel assigned a small group of us to create what would eventually be called Iron Man Advertorials: Three animated shorts with a simple clean story that would introduce Iron Man to younger viewers using our two most recognizable characters at the time as bait. Our marching orders were to…
1- Clearly demonstrate that there was a man inside the armor.
2- Show off his wide range of cool powers.
3- Position him clearly as a hero on the same level as Spidey and Hulk by having those characters show how cool they perceive him to be and valued him as a peer.
We also felt that if we really wanted to grab kids attention we needed to go high level CGI and Marvel gave us the budget to do it. This was a huge vote of confidence at that time because things were still tight in those days. That’s where Tim and the incredible team at Blur came in and knocked this assignment out of the park. Working with Tim was a joy (you’d have trouble finding a nicer more creative guy) and immediately his love of all things Marvel and comics was evident. He took the scripts and created beautifully visceral action scenes while never forgetting to keep things lighthearted with the classic Marvel sense of humor running throughout. Attached is episode one, two and three to follow. Considering how long ago these were created and how far computer graphics have come, I think the shorts hold up pretty darn well and what always makes me smile when I watch them are the little bits and pieces that would later come to influence certain moments in our films. See if you can spot them. What’s also fun to see is how even back then Tim’s wonderful and mad cap directorial skill was clearly evident.
Congrats Deadpool, congrats to the creative teams and congrats to the comic industry, fans and pros alike. Over the last decade comics have changed the face of popular culture and none of this happens without you. Deadpool is just another example of what the industry, it’s people and its ideas are capable of.
I hope you choke on your turkey and drown in your eggnog you fat arrogant mistake of a man. The world would be better without slime like you polluting the world with your carbon footprint. You don't deserve your job, you cravenness cultureless cretin. Your existence is a burden to anyone who has ever picked up a Marvel comic, you witless wanker.
AnonymousMerry Christmas, everyone!
Hello Tom, I'm going to try and do this seriously and without resorting to just saying "it was bad". I would like Marvel to provide me a refund to the amount of $125 for the 5 hardcover volumes of Guardians of the Galaxy by Brian Michael Bendis. I was promised a story. You did not deliver.
AnonymousWe did deliver a story, five of them. The fact that you didn’t like them doesn’t change that fact. You paid for the experience, you had the experience, transaction concluded.
Also–really, it took you five volumes to figure out you didn’t like it? And you want us to refund your money for all of it?
