IMPERIUS REX! Namor the Sub-Mariner Appreciation 2021

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Welcome to a thread for appreciating Marvel's FIRST Superhero!



by BILL EVERETT



by JOHN BUSCEMA



by TERRY DODSON


"Child of the Sea. Child of Earth. A wounded raging soul upon birth. Devil's ears, Angel's wings."
-- J.M. DeMatteis from Man-Thing v3 #7

MATT FRACTION
on Namor in his Defenders run

"Water covers 70-some percent of the Earth's surface. We've seen more of outer space than we have of the ocean, and aside from the fact that he is functionally the emperor of Earth in terms of geography, Namor has a geo-political understanding. He has a perspective on scale that these guys don't," Fraction explained. "Namor has been wrapped up in some awful big stuff that the other people haven't. He's going to be sort of like Alexander with the Gordian Knot; he's the shortest path between two points because he's got this very practical experience with realpolitick that the rest of them don't have."

Ruling Atlantis, one of the oldest kingdoms in the Marvel Universe, gives Namor other benefits as well, including access to some of the kingdom's rare historical documents that offer up information on what life on Earth was like thousands of years ago.

"Namor has access to all this stuff that humans don't and can go places they can't go. He's forgotten more things than we'll ever know," Fraction remarked. "Plus, he has his foot in so many different worlds. His unique biology as an early mutant led to his membership in the X-Men. He covers both the mutant base and the Atlantean base -- not to mention he's very well connected, having been a member or so many other super teams."

The Sub-Mariner is a very passionate and proud individual, character traits that often lead to interesting dynamics in the super teams he joins. One thing Namor is especially passionate about is strong women.

KIERON GILLEN
on writing Namor

Writing Namor is basically the most fun you can have with your clothes on, mainly by writing Namor without his clothes on.

https://twitter.com/kierongillen/sta...99556369735681


CHIP ZDARSKY
on Namor in his Invaders run

If you ask any Marvel writer, there are 3 or 4 characters that everyone agrees on, are the best to write. Doom is one of them and Namor is another, J. Jonah Jameson is up there, and I think Emma Frost is on the list now, and Thing. They have distinctive voices and they are so fun to write.

ALEX ROSS
on the Sub-Mariner in his book Marvelocity

I have such an attachment to him, I used my own face as a reference for his. ...The anti-hero attitude was always unique. He was this aggressive force of nature. The surface world had mistreated his people and he was going to get revenge. The arched Spock eyebrows, the Dracula-like features; he is so cool.

CHRIS SIMS
on Namor's unique personality

Namor has a personality that you can describe without ever mentioning that he's a fish-man with wings on his ankles. He's a king and he acts like it, he's got this arrogance and swagger that make him fun to read about. He's a guy who will show up to fight a monster with the Hulk and Dr. Strange, but also might roll up into New York, punch the Thing through a wall, try to f**k somebody's wife, and then act like you're the dick when you call him on it.

@Comics Alliance



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