"Agents of SHIELD" Season Premiere to Introduce the Absorbing Man

[RobertoDaCosta]

i saw him on Teen Wolf... but i don't remember him having any lines...
just growling..

[harashkupo]

i saw him on Teen Wolf... but i don't remember him having any lines...
just growling..

The only thing I've seen him in was Generation Kill and he was great at playing an incompetent officer.

[dantefrizzoli]

Cool Im excited!

[MarvelMaster616]

Not a bad choice for a villain. Not a bad choice at all. But given his powers, I worry that it'll lead to some overly cheesy effects for a TV show. They don't have the money or the resources to pull off the kinds of effects the movies have. That didn't matter for villains like Deathlok, who didn't require a whole lot of effects. But Absorbing Man is a different story. I'm definitely on board with using big name villains, but if the effects come off as cheesy then that's going to take away from the impact somewhat.

[Thad937]

The show really turned things around in the second half of the last season. Hopefully they can keep it up.

I gave up on this show after five episodes. I'm glad to see that it's finally living up to the expectations that everyone had in the beginning.

Also, this team is in no way, shape or form any sort of match for Crusher Creel as depicted in the comics. I'm sure they'll have to pull out some Kree / Asgardian / special Hollywood guest star /other random artifact (magical maybe?) to beat him.

I'm thinking the same thing. The Absorbing Man is a powerhouse antagonist for Thor or Hulk. We'll see how it goes.

Not a bad choice for a villain. Not a bad choice at all. But given his powers, I worry that it'll lead to some overly cheesy effects for a TV show. They don't have the money or the resources to pull off the kinds of effects the movies have. That didn't matter for villains like Deathlok, who didn't require a whole lot of effects. But Absorbing Man is a different story. I'm definitely on board with using big name villains, but if the effects come off as cheesy then that's going to take away from the impact somewhat.

You make a good point, we'll see how it goes and hopefully we'll all be impressed.

[VolcanikTiger86]

For those who worry remember he is only being introduced in the show, if the demand is high it doesn't mean that he won't appear in a film for a throwdown with Hulk or Thor or any of the other avengers. Remember Trip from what i have heard is appearing in Avengers:AOU. For those saying that the team is in no way shape or form any sort of match for Creel as depicted in the comics well Sharon, Maria and Victoria beat Creel in a Age of Heros one shot.

[PretenderNX01]

I hope he loses the shirt at some point

I hope he loses the shirt too.

I had my fingers crossed big-time that AM would be the villain if we ever got another Hulk movie

They did a version of Absorbing Man in Ang Lee's Hulk, I think that pretty much guaranteed Hulk and Absorbing Man will never face off in the MCU proper as they don't want to redo old stuff.