This page was published days, if not hours, before Nazi Germany invaded Poland and World War II was set into motion.
It couldn’t be more unassuming, could it? A fairly primitive drawing of three middle-aged men, sitting at a boardroom, cigarette smoke hovering above ashtrays. They’re slightly curious, leaning in to hear a story, but there’s hardly a sense of mystery. They didn’t even close the curtains all the way.
And thus the Marvel Universe quietly begins…this is the first panel in the first story of Marvel Comics #1, 1939.
Professor Horton’s “difficult problem,” of course, is that the “synthetic man” he’s created bursts into flame upon contact with oxygen. His figure becomes a wall of fire, becomes something like…a human torch.
History. Aw yeah!
So we blew up our schedule on HAWKGUY just a little bit to work a special issue into our schedule — #7, January, is now a book told in halves, each about Hurricane Sandy and our intrepid Hawkguys (or Lady Hawkguy if you prefer) dealing with Things. Clint finds himself helping an evacuation in…
Heads up, Matt Fraction himself is on Tumblr and he has an awesome request.
Just saw the solicits released today. Above is my cover for issue 10 of Captain Marvel, coming out in February, 2013 — Grounded!
Some mighty fine covers floatin’ about
Black Widow by Adi Granov [ Avengers movie ]
I’ve had the privilege of meeting him and he’s hilarious, a complete force of nature.
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THIS
Y’know what’s awesome about The Avengers? In just about any other movie, this bit above would have been a huge set-piece with a giant preamble. But here, it’s just an almost blink-and-you-miss-it thing in the background, as if one of the most awesome action moments you will ever see committed to film is just an after-thought.
I mean, this movie is too busy racking up energy to prepare you for the rag-doll scene or Tony with the party leviathan trailing after him, that this is just “Meh, here’s something that would be the most memorable thing in any other movie. Let’s throw it in as padding.”
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Black Widow by Adi Granov [ Avengers movie ]
(via The Heroic Age - Marvel Comics)](http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_makctiVSWn1qc63ooo1_500.jpg)
