Exactly! LOL!
Yep. I'm sure Randall had heard that sort of genetic 'superiority' being touted quite a bit in WWII.
Mostly, this has always been at the core of the character. People that don't understand that Namor has always represented the Outsider, despite his social status as ruler, don't really get the character. For me, the upbringing and events Namor has survived pretty much explain the extremes of the character -- which is why I don't subscribe to Byrne's theory and am a bit ambivalent about Xavier's Tommy Therapist. Though I'm waiting to see how the latter plays out ... Tommy is clearly part of the PTSD.
Namor the Sub-Mariner, Marvel's oldest character, will have been published for 85 years in 2024. So where's my GOOD Namor anniversary ongoing, Marvel?
Honestly my current theory is somehow Tommy is a detached extension of Xavier's will though (its subconscious now), like he was made to talk to Namor so that Xavier could have him on his side. But now he is warped so he took on a life of his own, still pushing Xavier's plan to change people but like your theory, now to Atlanteans rather than mutants. Like it was discussed, Tommy changed to look Atlantean, but maybe he only showed up after another PTSD episode, maybe Namor was triggered after the last time Atlantis was destroyed.
"No one should ever question where my allegiance lies." - Namor of Atlantis
But it would seem Tommy would have been trigged many times before, considering how many times Atlantis has been destroyed -- or other traumatic things Namor has goine through. It may be something that Jason Aaron is doing with the character, that is yet to be revealed.
I'm not so sure about Tommy being an extension of Xavier, since Namor had the will power to throw Xavier out. Also, if Xavier's intent was to use Tommy as a way to manipulate Namor onto his side, that makes Xavier more of a villain -- as opposed to Xavier _intending_ to help Namor through his issues, though he's apparently the worst psychologist EVER. The worst thing about this new revelation, for Xavier, is that he never went back to fix his mistake with Namor -- in DECADES.
While changing airbreathing Tommy to Atlantean Machan may be the writer's hint of things to come, it could also be interpreted as Namor reconciling the truth that he knows (Tommy is dead, due to his own failure he feels) with having the friendship that Tommy represents amongst his own Atlantean people. Ignoring that arguably, Vashti is such a friend to Namor.
The other thing that bothers me about Machan is his ruthlessness. I don't see Tommy, Namor, or Xavier advocating "kill them all" as a solution to their plans. Which we've seen Machan doing more than once.
Namor the Sub-Mariner, Marvel's oldest character, will have been published for 85 years in 2024. So where's my GOOD Namor anniversary ongoing, Marvel?
Thought I'd bump this thread up with some pretty exciting Invaders news...
https://www.monkeysfightingrobots.co...NgTsweuSwYAEdM
AHHHHHHH. MORE INVADERS. This is a great year to be an Invaders fan. Link
Marvel Comics announces a new series, Captain America & The Invaders: The Bahamas Triangle, with issue #1 dropping this July. The book is written by Will Eisner Comic Book Hall of Famer Roy Thomas, with art by Inkpot Award-winning Jerry Ordway, and multiple variant covers by Ron Lim and Patch Zircher.
No one has a greater love for The Invaders than Thomas; he created the original team with artist Sal Buscema in The Avengers #71 (December 1969).
About the issue:
March 1941. Assigned to safeguard President Roosevelt during a fishing trip in the Bahamas, the newly commissioned Cap endures his baptism under fire — while a German U-boat (carrying the Nazi super-soldier called Der Wunderkrieger (or Wonder Warrior) heads for the island chain’s capital! His mission: to kidnap England’s once-king, the Duke of Windsor, and sit him on the throne of a defeated Britain! But others happen to be in that part of the Atlantic as well — the once-bitter rivals the Sub-Mariner and the Human Torch!
Ordway has contributed to some of the biggest books in the industry during his career, and now we get to see what he comes up with working on vintage characters from Marvel’s early days.
This will be the second Invaders series out currently, joining the series by Chip Zdarsky, Carlos Magno, Butch Guice, Alex Guimaraes, and Travis Lanham.
"No one should ever question where my allegiance lies." - Namor of Atlantis
Huh, Roy Thomas? If it's a light month, I'll definitely check this out, but it's not a must pull.
Matt Murdock's cooler twin brother
I'd give the Devil benefit of law, for my own safety's sake!
Thomas More - A Man for All Seasons
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I'd like to see Invaders (perhaps set post Capsicle) get a series on Disney +.
Maybe have it feature Namor, Human Torch, and Isiah Bradley (As Patriot) and Spitfire.
Obviously that would involve some divergence from the comics, but Jeff Mace was already on Agents of SHIELD, and I doubt Chris Evans is coming back for a show so it's a way to get some Golden Age characters on screen AND play around with the Cap legacy.
Pull List:
Marvel Comics: Venom, X-Men, Black Panther, Captain America, Eternals, Warhammer 40000.
DC Comics: The Last God
Image: Decorum
July Solicits are up!
INVADERS #7
CHIP ZDARSKY (W)
CARLOS MAGNO & BUTCH GUICE (A)
Cover by BUTCH GUICE
DEAD IN THE WATER!
• The world is forever changed.
• The INVADERS are shattered.
• And NAMOR is the world’s greatest threat.
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
Looks like Namor as an antagonist continues... somehow.
Also, looks like Iron Man STILL hasn't learned to stay away from the water. ;p
And it looks the trades for the first six issues in trade will also come out in July.
Namor the Sub-Mariner, Marvel's oldest character, will have been published for 85 years in 2024. So where's my GOOD Namor anniversary ongoing, Marvel?
I need the next issues to figure out what happened, and why is Tony so hell bent on interfering in Invader business?
"No one should ever question where my allegiance lies." - Namor of Atlantis
Namor the Sub-Mariner, Marvel's oldest character, will have been published for 85 years in 2024. So where's my GOOD Namor anniversary ongoing, Marvel?
Namor the Sub-Mariner, Marvel's oldest character, will have been published for 85 years in 2024. So where's my GOOD Namor anniversary ongoing, Marvel?