IMPERIUS REX! Namor the Sub-Mariner Appreciation 2022

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I've always liked Attuma as being a nice foe for both Namor and the World in general. Does anyone know of any decent Attuma stories?

Well, those two Hulk issues were a good take on Attuma as villain and butt kicker. ; p



There's a story in Dark Reign Made Men that focuses on Attuma, which I thought was revealing and more sympathetic.






There was also a Fear Itself The Worthy short on Attuma, who got one of the hammers in Fear Itself, so he had a couple of stories in that event -- one with Alpha Flight and one with the 'Defenders' = Fear Itself The Deep -- which I enjoyed.




I don't think I've actually read this issue.


He also had a role in the first Atlantis Attacks, so that's probably a good read on him.


Oh, and a young Attuma appears in the recent King in Black Namor mini-series by Kurt Busiek, which again, gives a more sympathetic take on Attuma.

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That Tigershark art is amazing!!!

yeah, marvel really needs to put more fantasy back into their comics imo, and less space sci fi, like sci fi is fine and good, but like compare how many things in marvel are that vs pure fantasy and they really need a cornerstone in that genre which Namor could be.

Excellent point! We don't get much fantasy at Marvel. Especially since the MCU mostly focuses on Cosmic -- Dr. Strange excepted.

Patrick Zircher is a very good artist with an appreciation for some old school characters. He does a great Namor too.

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Well, those two Hulk issues were a good take on Attuma as villain and butt kicker. ; p



There's a story in Dark Reign Made Men that focuses on Attuma, which I thought was revealing and more sympathetic.






There was also a Fear Itself The Worthy short on Attuma, who got one of the hammers in Fear Itself, so he had a couple of stories in that event -- one with Alpha Flight and one with the 'Defenders' = Fear Itself The Deep -- which I enjoyed.




I don't think I've actually read this issue.


He also had a role in the first Atlantis Attacks, so that's probably a good read on him.


Oh, and a young Attuma appears in the recent King in Black Namor mini-series by Kurt Busiek, which again, gives a more sympathetic take on Attuma.

Thanks for the suggestions. I will have to look into some of those.

On another note, who do you all consider to be a part of Namor's supporting cast?

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Thanks for the suggestions. I will have to look into some of those.

On another note, who do you all consider to be a part of Namor's supporting cast?

Also if you want Attuma's new origins, then King in Black: Namor is great to read.

As for who is part of Namor's supporting cast for me it's:

- Lord Vashti
- Lady Dorma
- Namorita
- Andormeda
- Lord Seth

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Thanks for the suggestions. I will have to look into some of those.

On another note, who do you all consider to be a part of Namor's supporting cast?

Do you mean, who is left of Namor's supporting cast? Or over all his life?

Also if you want Attuma's new origins, then King in Black: Namor is great to read.

As for who is part of Namor's supporting cast for me it's:

- Lord Vashti
- Lady Dorma
- Namorita
- Andormeda
- Lord Seth

Excellent choices, but 2 or 3 of them are dead.



Of the survivors ...

Lord Vashti (if he is still alive ... I think he is)
Namora
Loa (if she is still a water breather)
Tamara Rahn (if she's still alive / around)
Stingray
Diane Arliss
Logomancer Abira
Andromeda
The Defenders of the Deep (if they are still around)


I'm sure I'm leaving some one out.

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Patrick Zircher is a very good artist with an appreciation for some old school characters. He does a great Namor too.

Agreed. Still LOVE his run on T-Bolts with Nicieza. I thought he also did great with both Cap & Doom (IMHO):

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Do you mean, who is left of Namor's supporting cast? Or over all his life?




Excellent choices, but 2 of them are dead.



Of the survivors ...

Lord Vashti (if he is still alive ... I think he is)
Namora
Loa (if she is still a water breather)
Tamara Rahn (if she's still alive / around)
Stingray
Diane Arliss
Logomancer Abira
Andromeda
The Defenders of the Deep (if they are still around)


I'm sure I'm leaving some one out.

Love this list. Yeah the issue is so many of them are dead, in limbo, etc. ):

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Love this list. Yeah the issue is so many of them are dead, in limbo, etc. ):

Sadly, yes. My list of supporting character regardless if they are living or not would be more like yours.


- Lord Vashti
- Lady Dorma
- Namorita
- Lord Seth
Namora
Betty Dean
Stingray
Diane Arliss
Tamara Rahn
Logomancer
Chief Scientist replacing Ikthon
Karthon the Questor
Andromeda
Redeemed Krang

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And a great point about Namor. It's the airbreathers who labelled Namor villain.





"I saw Namor since the beginning -- and I remembered how even then we were so scared, we hounded him until he lashed out us -- and then we labelled him a villain --"

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Marvel will be announcing a new game tomorrow and Namor's logo appears with many others, check it out here

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Sadly, yes. My list of supporting character regardless if they are living or not would be more like yours.


- Lord Vashti
- Lady Dorma
- Namorita
- Lord Seth
Namora
Betty Dean
Stingray
Diane Arliss
Tamara Rahn
Logomancer
Chief Scientist replacing Ikthon
Karthon the Questor
Andromeda
Redeemed Krang

I would also have Jian for trusted guard under Andromeda's captiancy, and Argos for weapons master. I would love Lord Dara back too, for Seth and Dara to be brothers

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I would also have Jian for trusted guard under Andromeda's captiancy, and Argos for weapons master. I would love Lord Dara back too, for Seth and Dara to be brothers

I'd forgotten Jian. Argos I'm torn, as he was written as being there always, which leaves me wonder where he was through various past events. One of the problems of retcons, IMO.

Sure, Seth deserves a break. Dara should return too.

Oh, oh, while we are resurrecting Atlanteans ... Nara from Avengers Arena. There's some great conflict there!

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Marvel will be announcing a new game tomorrow and Namor's logo appears with many others, check it out here

Interesting ... but I'm not holding my breath, given some of the other characters on that image.

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I am SO tired of seeing this image at Diamond when I go looking for the Namor Hellfire cover on Shang-chi #1!





WTF, Marvel??? Let us see it!

Of course, with Bachalo doing it, I live in fear it will be Namor stuck in a Magik outfit. Or the trademark Bachalo rectangle painted on his naked chest and thighs like Cyke and Magneto.




Or that he'll look like this.




Yes. I AM doomscrolling.

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I'd forgotten Jian. Argos I'm torn, as he was written as being there always, which leaves me wonder where he was through various past events. One of the problems of retcons, IMO.

Sure, Seth deserves a break. Dara should return too.

Oh, oh, while we are resurrecting Atlanteans ... Nara from Avengers Arena. There's some great conflict there!

Very good list. And yeah the game thing is from a company that does mobile games so :/

I really wanted a console game. I just hope the art is nice, after seeing Namor in that awful Enter the Phoenix look I'm ready for anything. I would love to see something new for him that might change up his look for the future like they did with Jean Grey.