Justin Hammer’s finally come out of hiding, after his disastrous gala! Iron Man, Cap, and Jocasta move on to the next phase of Tony’s (modified, now) plan to mess with the Daily Bugle! We peer into the Negative Zone for the first time, since last September (and, a hat tip to anybody who picked up on my not-too-subtle clues about it, as the object of Hansen and the President’s schemes)! What a busy day it’s been, in the Phil Wrede Marvel Action Figure Comic Universe!
Obviously, my take on the William Stryker character hews more near to his original version, from Chris Claremont and Brent Eric Anderson’s God Loves, Man Kills comic, than Brian Cox’s character in X2: X-Men United (although, there’s not much distance separating any of these characters, at their core – the book is a high-water mark in American superhero comics, and to try to step out of its shadow would be to ignore everything it, and X-Men stories generally, do well). I don’t think you have to be paying very close attention at all to see why he’s (still, unfortunately) a stunningly relevant character, today.
I think this week’s comic puts a button on this “interlude” portion of the story, so… fingers crossed that next week will (finally) begin a new arc! If you want, or need, to get caught up on the interlude-so-far, please feel free to visit the entries linked below!
- Part One (wherein nearly every major current running plotline is touched upon!)
- Part Two (wherein Beast has had it up to here!)
- Part Three (wherein Tony has one plan, while Steve and Jocasta may have another!)
- Part Four (wherein the Avengers love it, when different plans come together!)
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