IMPERIUS REX! Namor Appreciation

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A thread for appreciating Marvel's FIRST Superhero!






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kingdoms in the Marvel Universe, gives Namor other benefits as well, including access to some of the kingdom's rare historical documents that offer up information on what life on Earth was like thousands of years ago.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

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RECOMMENDED READING

Saga of the Sub-Mariner - A 12 issue miniseries that is an autobiography of Namor's life from birth to 1990 (right before John Bryne's Namor book).




COLLECTED EDITIONS

NAMOR ALL NAMOR - The Essentials

Essential Sub-Mariner (basically reprints Marvel Masterworks Sub-Mariner 1 & 2 in black and white in trade)
Marvel Masterworks Sub-Mariner 1 (Collects Marvel Comics #1, Daredevil #7, Tales to Astonish #70-87)
Marvel Masterworks Sub-Mariner 2 (Collects Tales to Astonish #88-101, Tales of Suspense #80, Iron Man & Sub Mariner #1, and Sub-Mariner #1.)
Marvel Masterworks Sub-Mariner 3 (Collects Sub-Mariner #2-13)
Marvel Masterworks Sub-Mariner 4 (Collects Sub-Mariner #14-25)
Marvel Masterworks Sub-Mariner 5 (Collects Sub-Mariner #26-38)

Namor John Byrne Visionaries v1 (Collects Namor #1-9)
Namor John Byrne Visionaries v2 (Collects Namor #10-18)

Sub-Mariner Revolution (Collects Sub-Mariner Initiative #1-6)
Namor the First Mutant: Curse of the Mutants (Collects NtFM #1-4)
Namor the First Mutant: Namor Goes to Hell (Collects NtFM #5-11)


Marvel Masterworks Atlas Heroes 3 (Collects Sub-Mariner Collects Atlas Sub-Mariner #33-42)
Marvel Masterworks Golden Age Sub-Mariner 1
Marvel Masterworks Golden Age Sub-Mariner 2
Marvel Masterworks Golden Age Sub-Mariner 3
Golden Age Marvel Comics Omnibus (Collects Marvel Comics #1, and Marvel Mystery Comics #2-12)



ON THE TEAM

Marvel Masterworks Defenders (Collects Sub-Mariner #34-35, Marvel Feature #1-3, Defenders #1-6)


Essential Defenders 1 (Collects Dr. Strange #183, Sub-Mariner #22 and 34-35, Incredible Hulk #126, Marvel Feature #1-3, Defenders #1-14, and Avengers #115-118 in black and white)


Avengers Defenders War
Defenders Indefensible (Collects Defenders Mini-series #1-5)
Fear Itself: Uncanny X-Force / The Deep
The Defenders v1
The Defenders v2

Invaders Classic 1 (Collects Invaders #1-9, Giant-Size Invaders (1975) #1, and Marvel Premiere #29-30)
Invaders Classic 2 (Collects Invaders #10-21 and Annual #1)
Invaders Classic 3 (Collects Invaders #22-23 and #25-34)
Invaders Classic 4 (Collects Invaders #35-41 and Invaders 1993 #1-4)
Complete Classic Invaders v1

Once an Invader
New Invaders to End All Wars (Collects New Invaders #1-9 )
Invaders Eve of Destruction (Collects Marvel Universe #1-7)
Avengers / Invaders
The Torch
Invaders Now!

Avengers Assault on Olympus

Uncanny X-Men v1

New Avengers: The Illuminati
New Avengers v1
New Avengers v2
New Avengers v3

Marvel 70th Anniversary Collection
All Winners
Essential Super Villain Team-Up (Collects Astonishing Tales #1-8, Avengers #154-156, Champions #16 and Super-Villain Team-Up issues #1-17 in black and white)



GUEST APPEARANCES

Marvel Masterworks Atlas Heroes 1
Marvel Masterworks Atlas Heroes 2
The Marvels Project
Fantastic Four Omnibus 1 (Fantastic Four - issues #1-30 and Annual #1)
Fantastic Four 1234
Ultimate Fantastic Four 5: Crossover (Collects Ultimate Fantastic Four #21-26)
Ultimate Fantastic Four 11: Salem Seven (Collects Ultimate Fantastic Four #54-57)
Captain America The Man With No Face (Collects Captain America #43-48)
Incredible Hercules Love and War (Collects Incredible Hercules #121-125)
Agents of Atlas 2: Turf Wars ( Collects Agents of Atlas #6-11, and X-Men vs. Agents of Atlas #1-2)
Marvel Masterworks Golden Age Human Torch 2 (Collects Human Torch 5b-8)
Sub-Mariner the Depths

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LINKS

Every Hulk vs Sub-Mariner Encounter EVER!

Original Black and White Sub-Mariner Story from Motion Picture Funnies Weekly #1

COMICS 101 by Scott Tipton: Under Pressure Part 1 10-16-23 Namor history in the Golden Age
COMICS 101 by Scott Tipton: Under Pressure Part 2 10-23-13 Namor history in the Silver Age, guest appearances in FF, Avengers, Daredevil

COMICS 101 by Scott Tipton: Under Pressure Part 3 10-30-13 Namor history from the Bronze Age to Bryne

Feige Explains Sub-Mariner Movie Rights 7-18-14

Director Jonathan Mostow Provides an Update on Namor flick, THE SUB-MARINER 8-13-09

Listen to Wendy Everett Discuss Her Dad, Bill Everett 2-16-11

"Fire and Water" Author's Site: Blake Bell News - Bill Everett tag

Video Preview of Fire and Water


CBR ARTICLES


Cherniss & Johnson Talk Sub-Mariner Revolution 2-24-07

Namor Gets (Marvel) Knighted This September 8-10-08

Bell's "Fire and Water" Honors Bill Everett 10-19-10

X-Position: Stuart Moore Swims With Namor 4-12-11

Asmus Finishes His Escape From the Negative Zone 4-22-11


CBR THREADS

Bill Everett Appreciation


When did Namor become the best member of the Illuminati?




CBR POSTS


Chief Jon's Namor as Superman essay - Part 1

Chief Jon's Namor as Superman essay - Part 2

Chief Jon's Namor Movie Trilogy Plot - Part 1

Chief Jon's Namor Movie Trilogy Plot - Part 2

Chief Jon's Namor Movie Trilogy Plot - Part 3

[Ite]

Folks are going to want to read today's NEW AVENGERS 17.


Also, are folks going to repost stuff from the last thread?

What happens in New Avengers #17?

[Alvarez]

What happens in New Avengers #17?

You might wanna check the New Avengers #17 thread.
Good stuff. REAL good stuff.

[Cold Water]

You might wanna check the New Avengers #17 thread.
Good stuff. REAL good stuff.

I am hoping I can get a copy of this tomorrow when I go to pick up my other books.
If people are in this thread saying that NEW AVENGERS #17 is actually GOOD, then yeah, I'm gonna have to check it out.
Because NA has NOT been good so far for Namor.

[Bob Probert]

LINKS

Every Hulk vs Sub-Mariner Encounter EVER!


Cherniss & Johnson Talk Sub-Mariner Revolution 2-24-07

X-Position: Stuart Moore Swims With Namor 4-12-11

Asmus Finishes His Escape From the Negative Zone 4-22-11

Awesome links here!

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Awesome links here!

Thank you! It's a work in progress, as I've been trying to rebuild a few threads. I've got to add Chivian's website for sure, and I need to go through CBR's articles, at some point.

If you (or anyone) have any other links or story arcs or books to recommend, please post them and I'll add them.

[Bob Probert]

LINKS

Every Hulk vs Sub-Mariner Encounter EVER!

This is awesome and updated!

[Reviresco]

This is awesome and updated!

I have to agree entirely! I didn't see a new fight, did he update the merchandise? Some cool things there I need to look for.


Haven't got my comics yet. Have we got anything to look forward to in New Avengers?

[Rheged]

Folks are going to want to read today's NEW AVENGERS 17.


Also, are folks going to repost stuff from the last thread?


I am reposting at least this, the last post in the old thread, from WhitOro. AWESOME find!

By Valerio Schiti

New Avengers #18. Are the Illuminati finally ready to invade some alternate earth and beat the crap out of whoever comes in her way?

It's weird, without the colors I find the page works a little better.

I agree. I do like the black and white page better, for some reason. Not so sure about that hair cut on Namor, but otherwise, really like what Schiti did with his features. Much better than his Journey Into Mystery cameo.

[Danvidar]

I am reposting at least this, the last post in the old thread, from WhitOro. AWESOME find!



I agree. I do like the black and white page better, for some reason. Not so sure about that hair cut on Namor, but otherwise, really like what Schiti did with his features. Much better than his Journey Into Mystery cameo.

That is an awesome image. Also what did I miss, came in from volunteering and found everything was gone?

[Rheged]

That is an awesome image. Also what did I miss, came in from volunteering and found everything was gone?

That's exactly what happened. Jonah wiped out the forums and is starting them again, with a zero tolerance policy in place. It's in the first thread / announcements.

[Danvidar]

That's exactly what happened. Jonah wiped out the forums and is starting them again, with a zero tolerance policy in place. It's in the first thread / announcements.

Don't know how I missed that. Also enjoyed Namor's banter in NA#17, could do with some of that wine right now.

[Chief Jon]

That's exactly what happened. Jonah wiped out the forums and is starting them again, with a zero tolerance policy in place. It's in the first thread / announcements.

I'm glad to see familiar faces/usernames still here. I hope everybody made it!