ResIpsaLoquitur
08-22-2009, 11:08 AM
So out of this year's SDCC, we got the announcement that World War Hulks will reveal a group called the Intelligencia:
"'[World War Hulks] Alpha' will be about a group of people who will be secret until we reveal it called the Intelligentsia. The idea is that in a world with the Illuminati and the Cabal, there is another group, and what they've been doing for a very, very long time is analyzing every battle, every conquest and every defeat that's happened to the heroes and villains of the Marvel Universe. And all of that will go into the battle plan for 'World War Hulks.' These people are extremely dangerous, [but] not because they have powers and abilities beyond those that we've seen before. These are, if not the smartest, among the smartest people in the Marvel Universe."
In fact, brains versus braun will be a central factor in the coming conflict, as the writer explained of Pak's larger plans for the series. "Something that Greg and I have tried to focus on as a difference between what went on in 'World War Hulk' and what's going on in 'World War Hulks.' 'World War Hulk' was so much about power and who was the strongest there is. That's certainly something that we've dealt with with the Red Hulk, but this is now about 'Who is the smartest person playing this game?' Really, war is not about 'might make right.' War is about strategy, and we're going to see a very carefully thought out battle plan. What the Intelligentsia is and who wants it is something that won't be revealed yet, but it's got some great people involved. After you read #600, you know it involves M.O.D.O.K., who is certainly one of the most brilliant minds if not THE most brilliant mind on the planet. Who else has he allied himself with?"
Other inteviews have said that this group has been around since "the early days of the Marvel Universe." Given Loeb's penchant for having "cute thematic" teams, who do we think will be in this lineup? I'd think obvious choices would be:
MODOK: A given after Incredible Hulk #600. Plus, he's got a really big head...that must mean he's intelligent!
The Leader: Probably also a given since this is a Hulk story. The Leader last showed up in the "Warbound" miniseries and teleported away. We don't know where he's gone, but he clearly had designs on the Old Power. With Skaar on Earth, this would probably be his cue to come back. Plus, he's got a big head!
The Wizard: Why not? He's an old FF villain with a genius IQ and a helmet that makes him look like he's got a big head!
Egghead: Another old villain, he dates back to 1962 and was typically an Ant Man villain. Plus, he's got a big head!
I'm stumped as to who else they could bring in. I mean, characters like Dr. Doom or Dr. Octopus are certainly geniuses, but I doubt that they'd want to get involved with a bunch of B-list villains with big heads. (Note: yeah, outside of how Peter David wrote him, the Leader tends to be B-list.) So who else qualifies for this team?
"'[World War Hulks] Alpha' will be about a group of people who will be secret until we reveal it called the Intelligentsia. The idea is that in a world with the Illuminati and the Cabal, there is another group, and what they've been doing for a very, very long time is analyzing every battle, every conquest and every defeat that's happened to the heroes and villains of the Marvel Universe. And all of that will go into the battle plan for 'World War Hulks.' These people are extremely dangerous, [but] not because they have powers and abilities beyond those that we've seen before. These are, if not the smartest, among the smartest people in the Marvel Universe."
In fact, brains versus braun will be a central factor in the coming conflict, as the writer explained of Pak's larger plans for the series. "Something that Greg and I have tried to focus on as a difference between what went on in 'World War Hulk' and what's going on in 'World War Hulks.' 'World War Hulk' was so much about power and who was the strongest there is. That's certainly something that we've dealt with with the Red Hulk, but this is now about 'Who is the smartest person playing this game?' Really, war is not about 'might make right.' War is about strategy, and we're going to see a very carefully thought out battle plan. What the Intelligentsia is and who wants it is something that won't be revealed yet, but it's got some great people involved. After you read #600, you know it involves M.O.D.O.K., who is certainly one of the most brilliant minds if not THE most brilliant mind on the planet. Who else has he allied himself with?"
Other inteviews have said that this group has been around since "the early days of the Marvel Universe." Given Loeb's penchant for having "cute thematic" teams, who do we think will be in this lineup? I'd think obvious choices would be:
MODOK: A given after Incredible Hulk #600. Plus, he's got a really big head...that must mean he's intelligent!
The Leader: Probably also a given since this is a Hulk story. The Leader last showed up in the "Warbound" miniseries and teleported away. We don't know where he's gone, but he clearly had designs on the Old Power. With Skaar on Earth, this would probably be his cue to come back. Plus, he's got a big head!
The Wizard: Why not? He's an old FF villain with a genius IQ and a helmet that makes him look like he's got a big head!
Egghead: Another old villain, he dates back to 1962 and was typically an Ant Man villain. Plus, he's got a big head!
I'm stumped as to who else they could bring in. I mean, characters like Dr. Doom or Dr. Octopus are certainly geniuses, but I doubt that they'd want to get involved with a bunch of B-list villains with big heads. (Note: yeah, outside of how Peter David wrote him, the Leader tends to be B-list.) So who else qualifies for this team?