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First new REMAKE/REMODEL of 2012. Here's the brief from Si Spurrier...
"THE SUB-MARINER
We’re going to do something a bit different here. Rather than taking an idea or golden-age character and reinventing them as a Modern! Day! Super! Hero!, we’re going to take an ages-old superhero, throw away 90% of the background, and get Conceptual. This is important, pay attention:
You will not be redesigning Namor The Sub-mariner. Namor the Sub-mariner is an extant Marvel property and, hahaha, jiggering about with those isn’t what we do here, is it? No sir it is not. No no no. No, what you’ll be doing is taking a couple of notable niblets from his Origin Story – niblets which frankly aren’t even unique to him – and evolving them upwards into a Brand New Character. Which is a brilliant and inventive process which totally respects and pays homage to the original character, yes indeed, and won’t get us shot in the digital face by a C&D order. FUN.
For what it’s worth:
Namor the Sub-Mariner is a fictional comic book character in the Marvel Comics universe, and one of the first superheroes, debuting in Spring 1939. The character was created by writer-artist Bill Everett for Funnies Inc. The child of a human sea captain and of a princess of the mythical undersea kingdom of Atlantis, Namor possesses the super-strength and aquatic abilities of the "Homo mermanus" race, as well as the mutant ability of flight, along with other superhuman powers.
Now forget you read that. Most of it, anyway. For the purposes of this challenge, there are just 18 words we’re interested in:
"The child of a human sea captain and of a princess of the mythical undersea kingdom of Atlantis.”
That’s your mission, my swampy loves. Make me believe that the character I’m looking at is half human, and half… other. Really and genuinely Of The Ocean. A briny being of bubbly brilliance, a nautical numpty, and similar alliterative bumsoup. Truly, a “mer/man”. Or maid, if you like. Or slut. Or spinster. Whatever.
Forget the Crime Fighting. Forget the spandex shtick. Definitely forget the brachycepahlic forehead and fruity ankle wings, which – as awesome as they may be – don’t shriek “oceanic life” to me.
Build me a mythical marvel."
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So, you kids like that gothy crap, right? Made this one as emo/gothy/depressing/Twilight-y as I could. Sea Captain dad met a pretty octopus lady and BOOM! Enjoy! : )
Namor The Sub Mariner is ©Marvel Comics.
"THE SUB-MARINER
We’re going to do something a bit different here. Rather than taking an idea or golden-age character and reinventing them as a Modern! Day! Super! Hero!, we’re going to take an ages-old superhero, throw away 90% of the background, and get Conceptual. This is important, pay attention:
You will not be redesigning Namor The Sub-mariner. Namor the Sub-mariner is an extant Marvel property and, hahaha, jiggering about with those isn’t what we do here, is it? No sir it is not. No no no. No, what you’ll be doing is taking a couple of notable niblets from his Origin Story – niblets which frankly aren’t even unique to him – and evolving them upwards into a Brand New Character. Which is a brilliant and inventive process which totally respects and pays homage to the original character, yes indeed, and won’t get us shot in the digital face by a C&D order. FUN.
For what it’s worth:
Namor the Sub-Mariner is a fictional comic book character in the Marvel Comics universe, and one of the first superheroes, debuting in Spring 1939. The character was created by writer-artist Bill Everett for Funnies Inc. The child of a human sea captain and of a princess of the mythical undersea kingdom of Atlantis, Namor possesses the super-strength and aquatic abilities of the "Homo mermanus" race, as well as the mutant ability of flight, along with other superhuman powers.
Now forget you read that. Most of it, anyway. For the purposes of this challenge, there are just 18 words we’re interested in:
"The child of a human sea captain and of a princess of the mythical undersea kingdom of Atlantis.”
That’s your mission, my swampy loves. Make me believe that the character I’m looking at is half human, and half… other. Really and genuinely Of The Ocean. A briny being of bubbly brilliance, a nautical numpty, and similar alliterative bumsoup. Truly, a “mer/man”. Or maid, if you like. Or slut. Or spinster. Whatever.
Forget the Crime Fighting. Forget the spandex shtick. Definitely forget the brachycepahlic forehead and fruity ankle wings, which – as awesome as they may be – don’t shriek “oceanic life” to me.
Build me a mythical marvel."
****************
So, you kids like that gothy crap, right? Made this one as emo/gothy/depressing/Twilight-y as I could. Sea Captain dad met a pretty octopus lady and BOOM! Enjoy! : )
Namor The Sub Mariner is ©Marvel Comics.
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Intriguing. Octopi are not my taste, but Namor is indeed due for an overhaul. I love him dearly but the guy talks too much. Not much mystery to a guy who'll blurt out whatever you want to know if you just walk up. I liked the reinterpretation Marvel did a while back: smiling with shark's teeth will definitely get you noticed. Made me wonder if the Atlanteans were strictly carnivores. I think the old "Golden Age" interpretation is probably the big hold-up with the movie. Linking any 'sub-sea' people with the ancient Greeks and Romans is probably a stretch modern people won't make. And with all the new information we have about deep sea animals, his powers definitely could change. I think they should link Namor's group with Lovecraft's 'Deep Ones'. Beautiful font style: adds a lot to the mystery.