Namor Gets His Own Title
Last week I speculated on the possibility of Namor siding with the Hulk in World War Hulk, since the Sub-Mariner is the sole Illuminati to vote against banishing Hulk to the stars. And while the development below is no closer to answering this possibility,
it does shed considerable light into Namor’s place in the post-Civil War M.U.
CN reports Namor will be the star of his own limited series in June, written by Peter Johnson, Matt Chernis and Phil Briones. While Johnson cites the many (mostly negative) developments of Civil War - including the deaths of Captain America and Namorita and a surprising turn in his relationship with Sue Richards - the story seems soley focused on Namor as opposed to his external influences. Not that the United States government will be making things easy for the Prince of Atlantis - whose siding with Cap in the final moments of Civil War might be construed as an act of war on U.S. soil.
Chernis says Namor suffers from the same internal struggles which plague all of the great Marvel characters, though his specific problematic pathos is the conflict between Ruler and Warrior, as well as acting in the every-murkey cause of “greater good”.
And if you’re looking for Internet search tags, check this out - “Namor, Sleeper Cell, Tony Stark, Illuminati, Nitro, Xavier, Wolverine, and of couse . . . Howard the Duck!”
What is with that Duck? Isn’t appearing as a flesh-eating foul in Marvel Zombies vs. The Army of Darkness enough?!
Sub-Mariner #1 goes to the stands on June 13th.
In conclusion, it doesn’t seem, at least from the point-of-view of this mini-series, that Namor will side with the Hulk, since the water-breathing hero has “a real ticking clock” of his own to deal with under the sea, but that’s not to say that Namor won’t show up elsewhere during World War Hulk.
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