Writer: Dan Slott
Artist: Michael Allred
Colorist: Laura Allred
Letterer: Joe Caramagna
Publisher: Marvel
Price: $9.99
Release Date: August 30, 2023
Story
When rocket scientist Walter Lawson asks why NASA moved up Orpheus One's launch, Colonel Carol Danvers is tight-lipped. So the Kree spy Captain Mar-Vell—known as Captain Marvel on Earth—tells his superior he failed to discover the rocket’s payload. Colonel Yon-Rogg connects Mar-Vell with Supremor, and the Supreme Intelligence orders him to prevent the launch.
After Dan Abnett reminded readers of this Silver Age character in his recent Groot series, Spider-Man writer Dan Slott portrays him as a recent emigrant to Earth. While I didn’t understand the secrecy surrounding Orpheus One, Captain Marvel’s response to Supremor’s orders, or why he called the rocket's payload precious, his story reminds us of 1960s fears of another world war and the U.S.S.R.'s rapid industrial and military growth that prompted the space race.
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| Captain Mar-Vell action figure available at Amazon.com |
Art
Michael Allred honors Captain Marvel’s origins with 1960s superhero depictions, period interior design, and pop culture portrayals in Marvel Age #1000. The Supreme Intelligence dominates scenes, and characters seem approachable and relatable. Laura Allred’s colors brighten this tale about overcoming our fears and embracing the unknown.
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| Genis-Vell (son of Mar-Vell) action figure available at Amazon.com |
To preview interior art for Earth's Greatest Weapon & other stories in Marvel Age #1000 see my review at Comic Book Dispatch.
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