The Marvels Project #6

Ed Brubaker / Steve EptingMarvel Comics2010

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Series: The Marvels Project

Summary

The Marvels Project #6 (Part Six), written by Ed Brubaker and drawn by Steve Epting, was published by Marvel in February 2010 and is one issue of the eight-part limited series. Set in the summer of 1941, the story revolves around the origins and first gathering of Marvel's Golden Age heroes: Namor the Sub-Mariner, disguised, walks the streets of New York, bent on revenge against the Human Torch, Jim Hammond, and the surface world; the Torch is hailed by the crowd as a hero of the people while still asking whether he truly counts as "human," and, following an old photograph of his creator Professor Horton, traces the assistant Fred Raymond to his home on Staten Island, where he unexpectedly witnesses Raymond's son Toro bursting into flame. Meanwhile, in Nazi Germany, John Steele tracks the Red Skull to a research facility, sees the Skull arrest the Jewish scientist Erik Schmidt on racial grounds, and discovers that Professor Bruder is attempting to replicate the incomplete super-soldier serum; more startling still, the Red Skull strikes a bargain with a renegade Atlantean, Merrano (later U-Man). The issue's climax is the renewed battle between Namor and the Human Torch above New York; Namor raises a tidal wave that floods Manhattan, and Golden Age heroes including the Angel, Electro, the Patriot, Hurricane, the Phantom Reporter, Thin Man, and the Fiery Mask fight the disaster side by side for the first time, while Captain America fells Namor with a throw of his round shield, opening the curtain on the first appearance together of the "big three of the age."

Editor's review

如果好奇“复仇者之前的漫威是什么样子”，这一期几乎是最浓缩的剖面。Brubaker 把散落在《Marvel Mystery Comics》《Human Torch》等旧刊里的零散设定重新编织成一条时间线：纳摩的复仇、霹雳火的身份焦虑、托罗的诞生、红骷髅的血清实验、斯蒂尔的潜伏，都在同一条暗线上向前推进。Epting 与 Dave Stewart 的配合尤为出彩，纽约被海啸吞没的跨页极具电影感，黄金时代服装的质感和年代气息也被还原得干净克制。本册的另一重价值是群像调度：当日并肩救灾的诸多英雄，几乎勾出后来漫威英雄宇宙的原始名单。作为限定系列的中段，它既有独立的高潮动作场面，也承担着把历史线索收束、推向首次大集结的叙事任务。

Who it's for

A good fit for

喜欢二战背景与黄金时代超级英雄故事的读者
Ed Brubaker 与 Steve Epting 作品的跟随者
想了解美国队长、纳摩、霹雳火起源脉络的漫威读者
偏好紧凑单期节奏、看重画面表现力的漫画读者

Not a good fit for

完全没有漫威黄金时代人物背景的入门读者
期待现代风格大事件与跨刊联动的读者
不喜欢历史群像与人名密集叙事的读者

Reading tips

建议先读本系列第1至第5期，弄清斯蒂尔、天使与超级士兵血清的线索
阅读时可对照美国队长、纳摩与霹雳火的早期刊物设定，理解黄金时代时间线
留意画面对纽约海啸与群像登场的处理，这是本期的视觉核心

About the publisher

Marvel Comics

Marvel Comics is a publisher centred on comics that also extends into media tie-in novels and graphic novels. Its catalogue in this database contains 542 titles, with common categories covering children's books, comics and cartoons, premium fiction, social fiction, media tie-ins and art, reflecting an output aimed at both younger readers and adult comics fans. Representative titles include Journey into Mystery No. 642, Avengers (2013) No. 12, Ultimate Spider-Man Vol. 104, Fantastic Four No. 645, Iron Man No. 17 and Captain America Vol. 5 No. 35, showing a strength in superhero series and long-running serials. Representative authors include Kieron Gillen, Matt Fraction, Al Ewing, Brian Michael Bendis and Mark Bagley, reflecting its reliance on writer and artist teams for serialised creation. Public information on its founding background and scale is limited, so no inferences are made here.

FAQ

这一期是完整的独立故事吗？

不是。它是《The Marvels Project》8期限定系列的第6期，承接第5期纳粹间谍与血清的线索，并在结尾把故事推向美国队长、霹雳火、纳摩三人的首次同框，最好按顺序阅读。

没读过黄金时代漫画能看懂吗？

基本能读懂主要情节，因为本系列本身就是对早期设定的重新梳理；但纳摩、霹雳火、天使、红骷髅等人物的背景关系较为密集，事先了解他们的起源会更容易进入状态。

这本有中文版吗？

据目前可查资料，本系列的中文版本信息未被可靠来源确认，市面常见为漫威原版单期及合集《The Marvels Project: Birth of the Super Heroes》，购买前建议核对版本与语种。

这一期的核心看点是什么？

一是纳摩与霹雳火在纽约上空的再战以及海啸淹没曼哈顿的灾难场面，二是黄金时代英雄首次集体出动救灾，三是红骷髅与亚特兰蒂斯叛徒梅兰诺的秘密交易浮出水面。

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About the author

Ed Brubaker Author

Ed Brubaker is an American comics writer whose 46 works in the library span categories such as comics and cartoons, film and television tie-ins, quality fiction, and children's books. His representative works include several volumes and issues of Captain America (such as Volume 6 No. 19, Volume 5 No. 35, Volume 5 No. 45, and No. 608), Gotham Central No. 34, The Marvels Project Volumes 4 and 2, and Batman: Turning Points Volume 3. These works suggest that he is skilled at handling superhero and crime or mystery material, with narratives that often carry a stark, tightly paced dramatic quality, combining genre writing with character portrayal within mainstream comics. Public information on his nationality, birth and death dates, and personal background is limited, so this profile offers only an objective overview based on the library's work information.

Steve Epting Author

Steve Epting is a creator long active in American comics, with 16 works held in the collection, including series such as Captain America and The Marvels Project. These works show that his creative focus is on superhero material, often participating in long-running series through team collaboration and developing a steady personal style in visual storytelling and character portrayal. The multiple issues of Captain America and the volumes of The Marvels Project he worked on have a certain recognizability among readers and are often categorized under art, film and television, and premium fiction. Because public information is limited, details of his biography remain incomplete, but judging from the scale and subject distribution of the existing works, he has accumulated considerable experience in the writing and drawing of superhero comics, and his works serve as a sample for readers interested in this type of creation.