Jonathan Hickman spoke with CBR about his just-announced ongoing "Shield" series set to launch in April, a sprawling saga that will examine the evolution of a covenant forged in the early days of human history in the Marvel Universe.
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11-25-2009, 09:57 AM #1Mild-Mannered Reporter
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CBR: Hickman Unveils "Shield" Details
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11-25-2009, 10:16 AM #2Bishop was right.
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RETCOOOON!This is, of course, relative to Marvel's sliding scale time line. When doing something like this, we have to wink at some of the previous stories from that time period, and sometimes we have to massage some of the others and try to make it all work
Isnt Howard in the Hellfire Club?Very early on, we're introduced to Nathaniel Richards, the father of Mr. Fantastic, Reed Richards, and Howard Stark, the father of Iron Man, Tony Stark.
Some nasty things.... that's what.And, hey, why be boring... let's stick a Celestial, Galactus, and the Brood in the first issue and see what happens."
Interesting , G4 got that info wrong then."Shield" is not a mini-series. It's an ongoing, but it's also a finite story,"
Well.... we DO better see that historical figure 2.99
Wow... this retcon is going to be grand."This series is operating on what is roughly a 7,000 year time line,
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11-25-2009, 10:33 AM #3ThunderWolf!!!
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Ongoing?Cool!!!!!
Dan DiDio RUINED Transformers Forever
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11-25-2009, 10:38 AM #4Elder Member
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I am so on board for this title.
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11-25-2009, 10:41 AM #5Don't Trust Fangs
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Have you guys seen the picks? It's the best-looking thing Marvel has put out since Marvels. Finally genuinely talented artists are doing work for the House.
With the history of Shield and Marvel, it looks like a crazy version of DC Frontier.Kurt Busiek Says:"Best Avengers Run, Steve Englehart's run in the 1970s. With Roy Thomas's run that preceded it close behind, and the Conway/Shooter/Michelinie run that followed close behind that
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11-25-2009, 10:52 AM #6Elder Member
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Well, Parel is just doing the covers. He's not doing the interiors.
Weaver is doing the interiors, and I'm not thrilled by that. He's got some really 90s looking artwork.
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11-25-2009, 11:16 AM #7Elder Member
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Well, this certainly sounds ambigious.
Hopefully it'll do okay and it won't get cancelled too soon. It sounds like one of those stories which really needs a good long run in order to pay off.
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11-25-2009, 11:19 AM #8New Member
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I actually like Dustin Weaver's work. It's not exactly the most distinctive stuff out there but his storytelling ability is better than most.
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11-25-2009, 11:27 AM #9make it happen, cap'n!
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Sounds interesting, but am I the only one that actually likes/prefers a comic book universe forged by "random occurances" instead of everything being due to conspiracy/planning? I don't like how everything's being connected to each other. That's not to say I don't enjoy the story, but in my mind, I just don't prefer everything being interconnected [ie- Wolverine seemingly knowing everyone and their parents, and then everything's that's happened to him in Origins being the result of some master plan].
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11-25-2009, 11:30 AM #10Junior Member
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I agree with this sentiment, however, I have the distinct feeling that Hickman has a fairly good chance of knocking this out of the park. I've absolutely loved his FF run so far and Secret Warriors has probably been the best thing to come out of Secret Invasion. In Hickman I trust Originally Posted by HeckBoy
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11-25-2009, 11:36 AM #11Senior Member
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You're just a ray of sunshine! Originally Posted by Sighphi
I agree, but it may not be so bad. It would be awesome if it wasn't in continuity, and written like a Dan Brown book. Like the Da Vinci code set in the Marvel universe. Originally Posted by HeckBoy
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11-25-2009, 11:39 AM #12Don't Trust Fangs
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You have a good point. But I think it's also interesting to have somebody come up and try explaining all the links. It can be pretty captivating as a story. Originally Posted by HeckBoy
The "everything is tied to one another" idea I like the least is with The Eternals having created human beings and mutants. I prefer humans having powers coming from themselves and not having a cosmic being giving it to them.Kurt Busiek Says:"Best Avengers Run, Steve Englehart's run in the 1970s. With Roy Thomas's run that preceded it close behind, and the Conway/Shooter/Michelinie run that followed close behind that
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As long as Hickman makes these retcons believable I'll buy this. I love his writing style. Secret Warriors has been great and if Shield is anything like it I'm sure I'll be a big fan.
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11-25-2009, 12:00 PM #14Bishop was right.
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It wasn't the Eternals it was the CELESTIALS and they didnt create human beings. Humans were already on earth when they got here and they just "seeded" the planet to see what happens. They then created the Eternals and Deviants. Originally Posted by Frank
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11-25-2009, 12:27 PM #15Junior Member
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Nice tall glass of Kang, anyone?
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