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Lanowar
03-02-2006, 01:44 PM
Sorry if this has been brought up but I sorta curious as to who this character is?
http://www.marvel.com/news/-1.231
Zero Hunter
03-02-2006, 02:09 PM
Looks like Quasar to me. Those look like the quantum bands on his wrists and the costume looks like his only the color is off.
Will.S
03-02-2006, 02:10 PM
Sorry if this has been brought up but I sorta curious as to who this character is?
http://www.marvel.com/news/-1.231
Wow, that seems to be Quasar and his new costume.
Carl Orr
03-02-2006, 02:10 PM
Quasar in a new costume.
Expletive Deleted
03-02-2006, 02:36 PM
Like everyone else said, Quasar. When they were answering our questions, Andy and Keith said Dell'Otto had designed him a new costume.
Anthony
03-02-2006, 02:41 PM
Well that does boost his survival odds a little bit. Which is a good thing in my opinion.
DJ Rustbucket
03-02-2006, 02:49 PM
Sweet Mother of God! That looks friggin' awesome!!
Mac Danny
03-02-2006, 02:57 PM
About time our boy wendell got some RE-Spect!
Lets hope Quasar survives.. He may be the only reason I ever pick up this series.
Quasar is DA MAN!
Jeeze it's spooky how much I dig this character.
static
03-02-2006, 04:06 PM
bout time marvel answer to greenlantern got some props! a new costume and a hair cut! (bout time he lost the mullett). He has great potential if handled right...
Will.S
03-02-2006, 04:32 PM
bout time marvel answer to greenlantern got some props! a new costume and a hair cut! (bout time he lost the mullett). He has great potential if handled right...
I dig the shorter hair myself also.
Pretty awesome new look, faithful to the original but a bit more protective and tech looking. I'd have to see most of Gabriel Dell' Otto's redesigns from different artists though since they might draw them a bit better overall and Gabrielle tends to make their costumes look a bit weird as realistic leather.
Capt USA
03-02-2006, 05:12 PM
does he have the starbrandpower also?
ColdFury
03-03-2006, 02:04 AM
QUASAR! *marks out* New costume! *cheers more*
On a side note, did anyone else notice that they reprinted Quasar #1 this week behind Starbrand #1?
When I heard they were doing a Starbrand/Quasar reprint, I thought they were going to be printing one of the "Quasar with Starbrand" issues. I was surprised to see Quasar #1 staring me in the face.
Could this be the beginning of a push four the Q-ball? Or is he going to get Blue Beetled?
Mariah
03-04-2006, 10:29 AM
QUASAR! *marks out* New costume! *cheers more*
On a side note, did anyone else notice that they reprinted Quasar #1 this week behind Starbrand #1?
When I heard they were doing a Starbrand/Quasar reprint, I thought they were going to be printing one of the "Quasar with Starbrand" issues. I was surprised to see Quasar #1 staring me in the face.
Could this be the beginning of a push four the Q-ball? Or is he going to get Blue Beetled?
That's what i'm kinda thinking, cause to be honest, Wendell always been kinda lame as far as the coolness factor goes, but his power and costume have sometimes been some of the greatest. Which reminds me, is Photon(Monica) gonna be shown in some of this, cause she could be considered a cosmic character.
StoneGold
03-04-2006, 11:12 AM
He should just go bald. Man, Quasar's always had bad hair issues.
Castaway
03-04-2006, 07:24 PM
does he have the starbrandpower also?
My first thoughts exactly... which would be sweet... much like my enjoyment of USFL football, I dug the New Universe brand, especially Starbrand. As a young fanboy it felt like bieng part of something brand spanking new! If you think about it, this idea of heroes in the "real" world sowed the seeds for the Ulit-verse...
Dermie
03-04-2006, 09:18 PM
does he have the starbrandpower also?
No, the Starbrand power was banished from the MU. Unless something has been done to change that, Quasar can't have it (and he really doesn't need it, since he's already powerful enough).
twilight
03-04-2006, 10:23 PM
I love it!
But then again I just love Quasar full stop.
Quasar used to have the starbrand so it's possible. Though he should already be pretty uber powerful if written correctly, so it's not like he needs it. I'm just glad he's being used... it's about time the freaking Protector of the Universe is shown doing some protecting. It's like Adam Warlock is the only cosmic hero in Marvel allowed to save the universe or something (nothing against Warlock mind you ... he's cool).
I'd kinda down that he didn't get a mini like some other characters... so hopefully he'll at least play a major role in the Annihilation series itself.
StoneGold
03-05-2006, 02:44 AM
I'd kinda down that he didn't get a mini like some other characters... so hopefully he'll at least play a major role in the Annihilation series itself.
He's not obscure enough.
No, really, it's Silver Surfer and Some Other Guys.
Phoney Bone
03-05-2006, 04:33 AM
One more reason for me to choose "Annihilation" over that "Civil War" nonsence. Marvel does cosmic better than anyone and it is about time guys like Quasar are spolighted again. Up with Space Opera... down with Yet-Another-Government-Conspiracy.
One more reason for me to choose "Annihilation" over that "Civil War" nonsence. Marvel does cosmic better than anyone and it is about time guys like Quasar are spolighted again. Up with Space Opera... down with Yet-Another-Government-Conspiracy.
Marvel really does shine in the cosmic stuff. If there's one category marvel outshines it's competitor in, its the cosmic stuff. They have fleshed out the cosmic heirarchy so well over the decades, it really is a shame this corner of the marvel universe only gets spotlight in short bursts from time to time.
That's why I was so suprised this Annihilation event got such a big push. Really it came out of nowhere considering there weren't a whole lot of cosmi type characters out there getting any sort of sucessful runs prior to it coming out.
Dermie
03-05-2006, 01:36 PM
Quasar used to have the starbrand so it's possible.
He used to have it--before it was transfered to someone else and then banished from the Marvel Universe. Unless something has been done to change that, he can't have it.
Though he should already be pretty uber powerful if written correctly, so it's not like he needs it.
Exactly. The only time he was using it before was when he didn't have the quantum bands. He really doesn't need both.
Sharcque
03-05-2006, 03:11 PM
The last thing I remember of the starbrand power was that his girlfriend Kayla had it, then she was forced (or something like that) to stay in the New Universe b/c she had it...
There is a Star Brand series out right now (which after flipping through for a sec or two looked kinda boring so I passed on it to be honest). So I'd assume Quasar isn't getting the Star Brand back and that characters will be the Star Brand guy.
That said, maybe it might be a cool one time moment in Annihilation if Quasar gets it to stop the baddies in some uber climactic moment (Stan Bush's "The Touch" would be playing in my minds soundtrack while reading it if it were to happen)
If they were going to bring back the New Universe, I wonder if maybe they should have used Annihilation event to help re-introduce it rather than bringing it back on it's own. If the Starbrand guy fought alongside the heroes, maybe it would have helped hype the New Universe a bit. Quasar is a very natural link between the New Universe and the mainstream Marvel.
Sharcque
03-05-2006, 05:05 PM
There is a Star Brand series out right now (which after flipping through for a sec or two looked kinda boring so I passed on it to be honest). So I'd assume Quasar isn't getting the Star Brand back and that characters will be the Star Brand guy.
It's not a series, it was a one-shot...
Will.S
03-05-2006, 09:22 PM
That said, maybe it might be a cool one time moment in Annihilation if Quasar gets it to stop the baddies in some uber climactic moment (Stan Bush's "The Touch" would be playing in my minds soundtrack while reading it if it were to happen)
Heheh, that would be cool.
That song would be THE song for Annihilation at some point. Either for Nova or Quasar.
marshal99
03-05-2006, 10:22 PM
One more reason for me to choose "Annihilation" over that "Civil War" nonsence. Marvel does cosmic better than anyone and it is about time guys like Quasar are spolighted again. Up with Space Opera... down with Yet-Another-Government-Conspiracy.
Depends on who is writing it , i'm not too thrilled with Keith Giffen. His thanos and Drax writing weren't exactly that fantastic , things happen for no reason , boom , big fight scenes , people come and go , no backstory of how they came to be there , in the end it's like cotton candy , all fluff but no filling.
Personally , i feel that Ron Marz or Starlin would be better suited for this type of cosmic event but i sincerely hope that Giffen will surprise me.
Will.S
03-05-2006, 11:26 PM
Depends on who is writing it , i'm not too thrilled with Keith Giffen. His thanos and Drax writing weren't exactly that fantastic , things happen for no reason , boom , big fight scenes , people come and go , no backstory of how they came to be there , in the end it's like cotton candy , all fluff but no filling.
Drax was progressively logical plot-wise and isn't really like you describe it to be.
marshal99
03-06-2006, 12:49 AM
Drax was progressively logical plot-wise and isn't really like you describe it to be.
Maybe you can refresh my memory as i don't remember much of the mini after i read it. How did Drax came to be on the galactic prison ? What crimes did he commit after he appeared in she-hulk ? Would anyone who just came into comics know about paibok , lunatik or blood brothers ? Was there any explainations of how they came to be there ,or their past history/back story ? I can't remember but what was the storyline of Drax mini ?
Will.S
03-06-2006, 01:30 PM
Maybe you can refresh my memory as i don't remember much of the mini after i read it. How did Drax came to be on the galactic prison ? What crimes did he commit after he appeared in she-hulk ?
The mini doesn't explain why or how he got there, just that he was revealed to be a prisoner aboard the prison ship but this book is merely establishing a new status quo.
Would anyone who just came into comics know about paibok , lunatik or blood brothers ?
This was my first exposure to those characters (except for the Blood Brothers) and I understood them pretty well. I also knew what their motivations were as well as a fairly good grasp of their personalities.
Was there any explainations of how they came to be there ,or their past history/back story ? I can't remember but what was the storyline of Drax mini ?
Basically the engines of the prison ship go out, it crash lands onto earth and the 4 prisoners (Lunatik, Blood Brothers, Paibok) try to get back into space by making a town a slave town to rebuild a ship from broken parts with Drax in tow wandering around in his "dumb" personality.
Drax fights them off, gets killed and reborn and meets a young girl who becomes a sidekick of sorts and helps him get new gear. He kills Lunatik and a Blood Brother and saves the town from Paibok and eventually the crew get picked up by a space police type of transport.
Carl Orr
03-06-2006, 01:39 PM
Since Warren Ellis is bringing back Starbrand in his New Universal ongoing series later this year, I highly doubt that Quasar has the Starbrand.
Since Warren Ellis is bringing back Starbrand in his New Universal ongoing series later this year, I highly doubt that Quasar has the Starbrand.
I kind of doubt it too... but just to play devils advocate maybe a good Star Brand series would star Quasar. It would probably help sales a bit if a partially known guy was in it, and it's not like anyone is doing anything with Quasar.
Sort of like how Wild Storm is using Capton Atom, I think New Universe might benefit from using Quasar a bit. He's no stranger to the New Universe afterall.
marshal99
03-08-2006, 06:44 AM
The mini doesn't explain why or how he got there, just that he was revealed to be a prisoner aboard the prison ship but this book is merely establishing a new status quo.
I think that right there is pretty consistent with the way Giffen writes , the character is just there , no reasons given , shoefitted into the plot. His thanos series was full of that , why was starlord & gladiator there in prison ? Why was "beyonder" there ? Who other than people who read 70s comic would know who the heck is starlord . Giffen works best with a co-plotter/co-writer because solo , i really don't think much of his writing skills. His thanos series tanked , his suicide squad series tanked. One reason and one reason only , his writing ability is mediocre at best.
This was my first exposure to those characters (except for the Blood Brothers) and I understood them pretty well. I also knew what their motivations were as well as a fairly good grasp of their personalities.
Yes , you understand what Giffen wants you to understand about their motivations and personality because he writes them into whatever he wants them to be in his plot. They are fairly obscure characters so he can do that. I understand that it's not always possible to include backstory for villains in a story but man , giffen does it to the hero as well and it's just not good writing.
Just imagine , you read a new silver surfer mini and the story start off with Surfer in prison , you go "huh , what the ? Why is Surfer in prison ?" and no explainations is forthcoming at all. It's like you start in the middle of the story.
Basically the engines of the prison ship go out, it crash lands onto earth and the 4 prisoners (Lunatik, Blood Brothers, Paibok) try to get back into space by making a town a slave town to rebuild a ship from broken parts with Drax in tow wandering around in his "dumb" personality.
Drax fights them off, gets killed and reborn and meets a young girl who becomes a sidekick of sorts and helps him get new gear. He kills Lunatik and a Blood Brother and saves the town from Paibok and eventually the crew get picked up by a space police type of transport.
No wonder i don't remember much of it , even in writing , it sounds so unmemorable and uninspiring ...
Will.S
03-08-2006, 10:38 PM
I think that right there is pretty consistent with the way Giffen writes , the character is just there , no reasons given , shoefitted into the plot. His thanos series was full of that , why was starlord & gladiator there in prison ? Why was "beyonder" there ? Who other than people who read 70s comic would know who the heck is starlord . Giffen works best with a co-plotter/co-writer because solo , i really don't think much of his writing skills. His thanos series tanked , his suicide squad series tanked. One reason and one reason only , his writing ability is mediocre at best.
Just imagine , you read a new silver surfer mini and the story start off with Surfer in prison , you go "huh , what the ? Why is Surfer in prison ?" and no explainations is forthcoming at all. It's like you start in the middle of the story.
That information simply isn't that neccessary to drive the story. The characters just somehow end up on a prison starship, it blows up, they crash land on earth and try to get back through any means neccessary. You can't get any more clear cut than that and it's not hard to believe that these cosmic criminals such as Paibok, the Blood Brothers, and Lunatik wouldn't end up in that place anyway.
One could tell that Drax was just grouped in there with them but probably didn't do anything particularly dastardly to justify his incarceration since he had the mentality of a child.
Yes , you understand what Giffen wants you to understand about their motivations and personality because he writes them into whatever he wants them to be in his plot. They are fairly obscure characters so he can do that. I understand that it's not always possible to include backstory for villains in a story but man , giffen does it to the hero as well and it's just not good writing.
The Blood Brothers had consistent characterization and I looked up Lunatik and Paibok and found that they were also written consistent with whatever previous writers established. The only thing I wasn't so sure of is why Lunatik had green skin color although it's possible that with his powers it adapted to the environment.
Anyway like I said, Keith wrote them with clear motivations and personalities so that even if you didn't know them you knew that they were real bastards that eventually paid the price.
No wonder i don't remember much of it , even in writing , it sounds so unmemorable and uninspiring ...
*shrug*
If that's what you want to believe, but things certainly didn't happen for no reason.
Mothmonsterman
03-12-2006, 01:06 AM
I think that right there is pretty consistent with the way Giffen writes , the character is just there , no reasons given , shoefitted into the plot. His thanos series was full of that , why was starlord & gladiator there in prison ? Why was "beyonder" there ?
Gladiator spent like four pages explaining exactly why Maker was in the prison and why he was put there himself.
All life on a Shi'ar colony suddenly ended, and Gladiator, Neutron, Oracle, and Electron were sent to investigate. They found Maker silently sitting in the middle of the devistated colony, so Oracle shut Maker down mentally and they shipped her to the prison. Soon after, Oracle started going nuts and eventually ended up braindead, because she had gotten some of Maker's madness when they linked minds. Before she was gone, she discovered the truth about Maker, so Gladiator went undercover as a prisoner to kill her.
Seriously, did you actually read the issues?
A.Warlock
03-13-2006, 10:19 AM
Is the last appearance of Quasar where he leaves Earth because he inhaled all the Ego energy at the end of Maximum Security? Is he still exiled from Earth?
ColdFury
03-14-2006, 12:49 AM
Is the last appearance of Quasar where he leaves Earth because he inhaled all the Ego energy at the end of Maximum Security? Is he still exiled from Earth?
Now I never read Maximum Security, sadly, but I do know that Quasar has shown since then. Twice, in fact, that I know of. He showed up in Avengers Disassembled (and promptly got shot by a kree ship ("AHHHH!" "Quasar!!!" was about the amount of it)).
He then showed up in the Johnny Storm: Herald of Galactus arc of FF which was the last 'arc' of FF in the Waid run. I can't remember exactly, but there was a bit of word play like "I'm gone for like, 1 day, and you've replaced me already? ... with QUASAR?"
In both he was sporting his classic appearance. And I believe that Quasar has shown up in the Waid FF prior to that, as well, though I could be wrong.
Oh, and he got a cameo appearance in the GLA mini-series, when everything was going ka-poop, I believe, he was shown as one of those 'reacting' to it.
So far as I know, those are his most recent appearances.
Is the last appearance of Quasar where he leaves Earth because he inhaled all the Ego energy at the end of Maximum Security? Is he still exiled from Earth?
That whole Ego thing must have been resolved off panel (or just completely ignored, as anything having to do with Maximum Security probably should be). He's shown up on earth in quite a few insances since then.
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