CBR: Liss Uncovers the "Mystery Men"

[CBR News]

Launching in June, writer David Liss and artist Patrick Zircher introduce readers to Marvel's first generation of urban costumed heroes in "Mystery Men." CBR spoke with Liss about the miniseries.


Full article here.

[Arnold Layne]

YAWN. More derivative ideas and characters, the sort of which have already been done to death. House Of Ideas, my foot.

[UKFan]

After last year's Marvel Project, I was kinda hoping this would be Brubaker-penned. As it is, on the fence...

[Leocomix]

I enjoy the pulp characters published by Dynamite and Moonstone. They pack more punch than their weak derivations, the superheroes. So this is welcome. Liss already demonstrated how adept he was at writing such characters with the Phantom Detective special and BP.

[Nomads1]

Love Zircher's work, but this really doesn't interrest me. Oh, well, maybe next time.

Peace

[Rollo Tomassi]

As Arnold said, Yawn. Liss hasn't impressed me with BlackPanther and this sounds derivative of every other retro-GoldenAge series. If I may put my nerd hat on for a moment, it lessens the impact of the true 'first Marvel heroes' if they are now retroactively johhny come latelys. And how come nobody 'remembers' these other heroes? Okay, nerd hat off.
Isn't DarkHorse filing over the name? Will the title have to be changed to 'Men of Mystery'?
I will read this when I find it in the dollar bins at next years C2E2.

[Apache Chef]

If Liss wasn't writing this, I'm not sure I would be interested. But his Black Panther has been really good so far.

[Mortalman]

As Arnold said, Yawn. Liss hasn't impressed me with BlackPanther and this sounds derivative of every other retro-GoldenAge series. If I may put my nerd hat on for a moment, it lessens the impact of the true 'first Marvel heroes' if they are now retroactively johhny come latelys. And how come nobody 'remembers' these other heroes? Okay, nerd hat off.

Well if we're using that logic, then Hercules, Gilgamesh, Jason, and Perseus should have the right to call themselves the "First Generation" of heroes.

But really, there isn't a "First". It has been firmly established in continuity that there were lots of superheroes before the Fantastic Four, the 'first Modern Age' heroes showed up.

And that's how these characters should be viewed. There are different heroes for different periods in history.

[Pixie_Solanas]

The Aviatrix has promise.

[CyberHubbs]

I really like those character designs, so I'll check this out. Aviatrix especially.

[Superbeast]

SO DC's FirstWave concept using a Dark Horse team name and written by someone not called Ed Brubaker?

Sounds as inviting as a fart in a lift.

[SilverZeal]

Hmmmm.....who is dis?



Apparently part of d upcuming MYSTERY MEN but does any1 know wat it is all about?

[Dreighton]

So they took Rocketeer, completely ripped of the trademark, made him female, and called him Aviatrix.

The estate of Dave Stevens should be suing the crap out of Disney/Marvel.

[Vic Vega]

If you count the first Union Jack, there have been costumed adventurers since 1914. If we count Two Gun Kid, even earlier. So this story isn't doing anything but showing an heretofore unseen part of the history of the MU, where Masks have been fighting crime since the 1800's.

Should be intersting.

[CyberHubbs]

So they took Rocketeer, completely ripped of the trademark, made him female, and called him Aviatrix.

The estate of Dave Stevens should be suing the crap out of Disney/Marvel.

GASP. A pulp character with a rocket-pack?!