First look at 1,000,000 B.C. Avengers

[KOSLOX]

Anybody called these the Cavengers yet?

Not that I've seen, but I second the motion. Coinage credit to ChrisIII.

[WestPhillyPunisher]

YAAAAAAAAAAAWWWWWWWN! No sale.

[scribbleMind]

I think this whole idea is too absurd even for me, but it makes sense in this being the way Reed and Franklin recreated the universe as opposed to it always being this way.

[KOSLOX]

I think this whole idea is too absurd even for me, but it makes sense in this being the way Reed and Franklin recreated the universe as opposed to it always being this way.

Actually, this would be kind of fun if the 1,000,000 B.C. was essentially Franklin playing with action figures to recreate the history of the MU. It seems like a very early grade school age concept of pre-written record history. Too bad they didn't get the Axe Cop kid to write it.

[Raye]

So what will Ghost Rider 1,000,000 B.C. actually ride? A flaming wheel? T-Rex or mammoth on fire?

I vote Smilodon. Maybe a Terror Bird, except I think they went extinct too long ago. But they are badass.

As for the 1,000,000 BC thing, yeah, doesn't make sense for anatomically modern looking humans, (try 200,000 years) so not really sure why they went with that.

Really, 100,000 BC would have still given us a nice round number, and would have made a lot more historical sense.

But oh well, I still think the concept is fun. I am not getting the whole 'kiddie' vibe that some people are going on about. It is well established that some of these legacies go back many thousands of years, why would they have not teamed up at some point?

[KOSLOX]

I vote Smilodon. Maybe a Terror Bird, except I think they went extinct too long ago. But they are badass.

As for the 1,000,000 BC thing, yeah, doesn't make sense for anatomically modern looking humans, (try 200,000 years) so not really sure why they went with that.

Really, 100,000 BC would have still given us a nice round number, and would have made a lot more historical sense.

But oh well, I still think the concept is fun. I am not getting the whole 'kiddie' vibe that some people are going on about. It is well established that some of these legacies go back many thousands of years, why would they have not teamed up at some point?

For me it's just because of the weird 1,000,000 bc number and because the current creator of the MU is, well, a kid. So if this is Franklin as a child saying 'At the dawn of time A MILLION YEARS AGO Black Panther, Iron Fist, Pheonix, Ghost Rider, and Agamotto joined forces..." that concept works for me since basically he gets to make the rules.

[Raye]

I just don't see that as an inherently kiddie concept. If there was a threat big enough, and it is already established that most of these characters legacies were around back then, why would they not team up? yeah, the million figure is odd, but really, that's the only thing off about it to me. And reading through the thread, some people have mentioned that maybe the human-looking ones are actually Eternals, which does actually fit established Marvel continuity. The fact that Star Brand looks like a (really, really beefy, but still) caveman but the others don't kinda fits this.

[JKtheMac]

I vote Smilodon. Maybe a Terror Bird, except I think they went extinct too long ago. But they are badass.

As for the 1,000,000 BC thing, yeah, doesn't make sense for anatomically modern looking humans, (try 200,000 years) so not really sure why they went with that.

I suspect this date is chosen as the best time that the earliest human ancestors could potentially have been interacting with Cthon. Presumably these characters will be part of The Wanderers. Who have always seemed far more human than the peoples of our world at that time. See the backup stories of The Saga of the Serpent Crown in the Atlantis Attacks annuals of 1989 (A story I am certain Aaron has been using for inspiration and continuity, in his Thor stories).

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Serpent in the Garden by Sanderson, Bagley & Vosburg, X-Men Annual 13, 1989

[WheelchairX]

Am I the only one who thinks Starbrand looks like the Hulk?

[DragonsChi]

This is going to be a fun story! Really excited about what is enstore for these characters and the potential effect they will have on their modern counter parts!

Not sure why so many are hung up on the date/timeline though. Most the stuff mentioned is mostly therotical with several opposing and competing views. The exact science/date of when man first walked the earth in a maner that the charcters in this story are will never be concret. Just enjoy the story.

[Cthulhudrew]

So...is the dialogue just going to be a bunch of grunting and pointing?

Just like everything else about this, I fully expect their dialogue to be thoroughly modern and peppered with anachronistic expressions and quips.

[roni190]

Marvel: Hey Fans we're going to be launching a new Avengers titled Avengers 1,000,000 BC!!!

Fans: Why?!?

[Osvaldoeaf]

Still waiting to see what will break the internet...

[Unspeakable Evil]

The original Phoenix looks like Jean Grey. At this point they should just retcon to always being part of her instead of some cosmic bird

[Star_Jammer]

Just like everything else about this, I fully expect their dialogue to be thoroughly modern and peppered with anachronistic expressions and quips.

"Zug-zug, zugga zug-ugga-ug, zug zugga."

Which, of course, translates to:

"We need to save the world! But first, lemme take a selfie!"