CBR: Gage Is Ready For "Invaders Now!"

[CBR News]

This September, co-writers Alex Ross and Christos Gage and artist Caio Reiss kick off "Invaders Now!" which finds the titular WWII team reassembling to combat a present day threat. We spoke with Gage about the project.


Full article here.

[motteditor]

Interesting. Not a big fan of a lot of the Invaders cast, but I'm somewhat intrigued by this, in large part because of Gage. If he's doing it, chances are it'll be good.

[Andyb]

No offense but even if I was willing to buy Marvel, the art would keep me from buying it. I'd love to have an Invaders series thrive but I think the art will hamper it much like it did the previous attempt. This art looks so static and doesn't draw me in. I wish Christos luck, since I like his work but I don't see this doing well.

[Tinder]

Cool. I'm definitely up for this. The art looks great from what I've seen there. It's got Spitfire in it, and Gage is onboard. That's a win in my book. Damn I really should get around to reading Gage's Union Jack mini which has been sat on my shelf for about six months...

[The Cool Thatguy]

Ugh, the Invaders are not the JSA, damn it!

[Jack J Napier]

Ugh, the Invaders are not the JSA, damn it!

What the hell do you mean?

[Unexpected]

Stupid question: Who's the green guy?

[steve the turtle weiner]

the 1st vision I think

[CaptainCanada]

Stupid question: Who's the green guy?

The Golden Age Vision; Ross and Krueger brought him into the picture in their recent Avengers/Invaders and The Torch minis.

[Unexpected]

Thanks, both of the above!

[mattbib]

Checking it out for Gage and because I love the Invaders. I'm not sold on the art yet. We'll see.

[Vic Vega]

Ugh, the Invaders are not the JSA, damn it!

There aen't enough females for it to be the JSA. I sort of wish they'd added Blonde Phantom to the roster.

[semicyon]

So, what's the role of Aarkus (the green guy, a.k.a. the Golden Age Vision) in this? Will he be sort of like the Phantom Stranger was to JLA in the 1970s or the Spectre is to JSA -- a spooky mystical type of guy that pops in with dire warnings and handle the weird magic-cosmic stuff that's beyond what most Golden age heroes dealt with?

I've always liked the Invaders and it's neat that each of the characters has something new going on in their lives: Steve's become more of a general in charge of the U.S. superhuman efforts; Bucky's inherited the role of his mentor after being lost to the enemy for decades; the Torch is resurrected and rebuilding his 'soul' but with a clearer understanding of what he is; Toro is a young mutant dumped half a century into a future in which he had already grown older, married, and died; Spitfire is dealing with being an immortal with vampiric tendencies and a relationship with the prime vampire hunter; and Namor is exploring his mutant heritage and a new allegiance with the X-Men. Unfortunately, don't know much about the modern Union Jack, other than he's the ex of Spitfire. However, I'd be surprised if he's not a little intimidated by joining up with such legends who are now all back at the top of their game.

I'm glad that Gage is taking on co-writing this crew... I'm fine with Ross' overall ideas in recent works but much of his superhero storytelling feels a little flat. His affection for the past is obvious but it lacks dynamism. Based off of Gage's other team superhero work, I think he might be the right guy to balance psychological/intellectual dilemma with engaging emotional conflict and big noisy fights.

[The Cool Thatguy]

What the hell do you mean?

I mean that Invaders are solely a war time organization, whereas the JSA are a team of superheroes who simply formed during WW2. The JSA continued to set the bar for superheroes during and after the War. In contrast, the Invaders were just a military team of oddballs sent to beat up nazis. Respected sure, but they didn't perform the same function after the war as during.

[motteditor]

I mean that Invaders are solely a war time organization, whereas the JSA are a team of superheroes who simply formed during WW2

And they seem to be making that distinction. It's not like they're saying the Invaders were active this whole time. They're saying something happens that requires the Invaders, despite the fact all/most are affiliated with other supergroups.