Breathless press release prose aside, this article on the in-developmentFantastic Four movie sounds pretty good. Just like Spidey was just about a guy who can swing on webs, so the FF has always had a strong focus on family (the good, bad, and ugly) and on celebrity. The origin (tak-tak-tak-tak-tak) is really secondary to that.
So using the Beatles as a leaping off point for the overall story sounds rather clever to me. (Hmmm. Reed as Paul, Ben as John, Sue as George, and Johnny as Ringo?)
The Dr. Doom stuff sounds kind of lame, though. But I thought Keaton would be an awful Batman, so I’ve given up trying to second-guess these sorts of projects, at least until they’re in the can. And the writer’s enthusiasm about the first ish cover art is a good sign.
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Don’t know if I care for the revised Dr. Doom. His face “sags and scarifies” when he lies? Umm…
I saw photos from the upcoming Daredevil movie, and don’t think I’m going to like it. DD’s costume looks like brown leather, and Bullseye is some bald guy in a leather jacket, with a bullseye scar on his head.
And now Marvel is changing Bullseye in the comics to reflect the screen version. At least he doesn’t have the scar (yet). They did the same thing with the X-Men. They all wear drab outfits now. I like “yellow spandex”! I wonder if they’ll retcon Doom if the FF movie is a success.
Actually, I have to say the toning down of Spandex in the comics (as well as movie renditions thereof) is working for me. Looking at some of the old gaudiness in back issues makes me cringe just a bit. (“You go out in public in that?”)
And, yes, I spotted the change in the comics’ Bullseye costuming to match the movie — and, y’know, his explanation made sense.
Yes, it did make a certain amount of sense, but the timing torques my cookies! It’s a blatant attempt to attract viewers of the movies by shamefully ripping off the “look and feel” of the movie. Had they done this a year or two ago, I wouldn’t have been so aggravated by the move.
I don’t like Luke Cage’s new “gang-banga” look at all, but at least that wasn’t done to make him look like the movie version the masses would be familiar with. The same goes for the Black Panther’s jacket, and the Punisher’s tee-shirt/jacket combo.
Fantastic costumes are part and parcel of the super-hero milieu. When everybody switches to black or dark grey mufti, we lose part of what made them special. If everyone runs around in street clothes, these might as well be plain ol’ cops ‘n’ robbers books. I can’t see the Batman striking fear into anyone’s heart wearing trousers and a leather jacket.