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20-08-07 ORDER #1 ôïõ Ìáíþëç Âáìâïýíç Writer: Matt Fraction Marvel Comics |
('Áó÷åôï, áëëÜ ðéï ôóïýëá êé áðü ôïí Wolverine êáôÜíôçóåò, ìùñÞ ìðåêñïêáíÜôá. Áí ìïõ ôï Ýëåãå êÜðïéïò ðÝñõóé üôé ôï 2007 èá åß÷áìå ôïí Iron Man óå ðåñéóóüôåñïõò áðü 8 ôßôëïõò êÜèå ìÞíá... ¼óï êáé íá ôïí ôñáâÜíå, Batman äåí èá ôïõò ãßíåé ðïôÝ.) 'Áëëïò Ýíáò ôßôëïò Avengers, áëëÜ ðþò! Ìå ôïí âåôåñÜíï Barry Kitson (LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES, EMPIRE) óôï óêßôóï, ìå ôïí áíåñ÷üìåíï Matt Fraction (CASANOVA, PUNISHER WAR JOURNAL, LAST OF THE INDEPENDENTS, IMMORTAL IRON-FIST) óôï óåíÜñéï. Ìå íÝïõò ÷áñáêôÞñåò, ìå Üðïøç êáé ìå ôóÜìðïõêá. Èá ìðïñïýóáí íá ôï åß÷áí ðåé êáé West Coast Avengers, áí äåí óÞêùíå âáñý óôßãìá. Ðáñáëßãï íá ôï ðïõí Champions, áëëÜ õðïëüãéæáí ÷ùñßò ôïí îåíïäü÷ï (êáé ôùñéíü êÜôï÷ï ôïõ trademark). Ôï áðïôÝëåóìá: ïé êáôá÷ùñÞóåéò óôïí êáôÜëïãï PREVIEWS Üëëáîáí óå "áíþíõìïò ôßôëïò", ôá "C" åìâëÞìáôá óå üëåò ôéò óåëßäåò ìïõôæïõñþèçêáí óå "O", êáé ï ôßôëïò ìåôïíïìÜóôçêå óå THE ORDER. ¼÷é, äåí âëÝðù ôçí äéáäéêáóßá ðßóù áðü ôçí óõãêåêñéìÝíç åðéëïãÞ, ôçí þñá ðïõ ôï üíïìá "Pantheon" èá Ýâãáæå êáé íüçìá ìå ôï ó÷åäéáóìü ôçò ïìÜäáò. ÐÜíôùò ùò "Unnamed Superhero Title" Þ Ýóôù "Formerly Advertised as the Champions" èá åß÷áí êÜíåé Ýíá Üëöá ìåãáëýôåñï óïýóïõñï, åßíáé áëÞèåéá. ÌåôÜ ôï ôÝëïò ôïõ CIVIL WAR (äüîá ôù Èåþ), ï Tony Stark åßíáé ï áðüëõôïò öáóßóôáò, üëïé ïé õðåñÞñùåò õðï÷ñåïýíôáé íá äïõëåýïõí ãéá áõôüí êáé ôçí S.H.I.E.L.D. êáé åãêáèéäñýåôáé ìßá õðåñçñùéêÞ ïìÜäá óå êÜèå ðïëéôåßá ôùí Ç.Ð.Á. Ç åêÜóôïôå ïìÜäá áíôéêáôïðôñßæåé ôçí éäéáßôåñç ôáõôüôçôá ôçò ðïëéôåßáò ôçò, êáé Ýôóé, ç äéêÞ ìáò, êáëÞ þñá, ÊáëéöïñíÝæéêç ïìÜäá, öÝñíåé ðéï ðïëý óå... óáðïõíüðåñá. ÕðåñÞñùåò ðñþçí áëêïïëéêïß, áíÜðçñïé, ðáíêéÜ, øùíéóìÝíïé Þ ðáñôÜêéäåò, ãéá ôç äüîá, ãéá ôï ÷ñÞìá, ãéá ôçí äýíáìç, ãéá ôçí øõ÷áíÜëõóç. Ìå Ýäñá ôï Hollywood, öõóéêÜ! Ôï twist; "Ïõäåßò áíáíôéêáôÜóôáôïò". Ç ïìÜäá áðïôåëåßôáé áðü Þñùåò ïé ïðïßïé áíôéðñïóùðåýïõí ôï áñ÷áßï Åëëçíéêü ÐÜíèåïí (åßäáôå ôé óáò Ýëåãá ðñéí), áðü Üðïøç äõíÜìåùí êáé ôáîéáñ÷ßáò. Ïé Þñùåò åßíáé êáèçìåñéíïß Üíèñùðïé, åèåëïíôÝò, ïé ïðïßïé åêðáéäåýïíôáé åðß ìÞíåò (ðüôå ðñüëáâáí áêñéâþò;) êáé ðáßñíïõí äõíÜìåéò ìÝóù ðáôåíôáñéóìÝíçò ìåèüäïõ ôïõ Stark (óôÜíôáñ êÜôé èá ìõñßæåé åäþ) ìå çìåñïìçíßá ëÞîçò Ýíá ÷ñüíï. Êáé áí êÜðïéïò êÜíåé êïõôóïõêÝëá; Áðïëýåôáé, ÷Üíåé ôéò äõíÜìåéò ôïõ, ãñÜöåé êáìéÜ áõôïâéïãñáößá ãéá áðïæçìßùóç êáé áíôéêáèßóôáôáé, ìå óõíïðôéêÝò äéáäéêáóßåò, áðü ôïí åðüìåíï óôç ëßóôá áíáìïíÞò. Ôï ôåëåõôáßï åßíáé Ýíá ðïëý ÷ñÞóéìï åñãáëåßï, ãéá ôçí êáôáíáãêáóôéêÞ óýíäåóç ìå ôï CIVIL WAR, üðïõ óå Ýíá ôñéóÝëéäï åß÷å êÜíåé ôï íôåìðïýôï ç ïìÜäá ìå Ýôïéìï êáóô. Ï Fraction ÷ôßæåé ôçí ïìÜäá ìå ôïõò ÷áñáêôÞñåò ðïõ åõãåíéêÜ äçìéïýñãçóå êáé áðëü÷åñá ðáñá÷þñçóå ï êáëüò Mark Millar. ÂÝâáéá, ìÝ÷ñé ôçí ìÝóç ôïõ ôåý÷ïõò, Ý÷åé Þäç êáôáêñåïõñãÞóåé êáé áðïëýóåé ðÜíù áðü ôïõò ìéóïýò, ãéá íá ôïõò áíôéêáôáóôÞóåé ìå ôéò äéêÝò ôïõ äçìéïõñãßåò. Äüîá. Ðïéïé åßíáé áõôïß ïé íÝïé ÷áñáêôÞñåò; Å, äåí ôïõò èõìÜìáé ôþñá üëïõò. ÁëëÜ ìçí áíçóõ÷åßôå, ïýôå ï ßäéïò ï áñ÷çãüò ôçò ïìÜäáò äåí ôïõò èõìÜôáé. "Henry Hellrung can't even remember our names. What is he gonna do, fire us in the morning?". Ï Henry Hellrung (åýç÷ï: ü÷é.) åßíáé ï "Áðüëëùíáò" ôçò ïìÜäáò, ç áñ÷çãÜñá, îïöëçìÝíïò çèïðïéüò (ìÜëéóôá äéÜóçìïò ùò ï ôçëåïðôéêüò Tony Stark), ðñþçí áëêüïëéêüò êáé óðüíóïñáò ôïõ Stark óôïõò Alcoholics Anonymous. Íáé, ôï âýóìá ðéÜíåé êáé óôïí ÁìåñéêÜíéêï äçìüóéï ôïìÝá. Ï ßäéïò áðáíôÜ ìå Ýêðëçîç óôï "äéïñéóìü" ôïõ: "So here I am. A one-time actor, according to Wikipedia, a full-time drunk as a matter of public record, and the guy that made AA cool in West Hollywood on Friday nights about a hundred years ago. Are you sure you want me to lead your little superhero team?" ¸÷åé ìðáãêÜæéá êáé ìáò áñÝóåé, áëëÜ áíÜèåìá áí äåí ôïí Ý÷ïõí óêïôþóåé ìÝóá óôï ÷ñüíï. Óôï ñüëï ôïõ "Äßá" ôçò ïìÜäáò, ï Stark, êáé ç Ýêðëçîç óôï ñüëï ôçò manager/¹ñáò, ç Pepper Potts, ðÜëáé ðïôÝ ãñáììáôÝáò êáé ãêïìåíÜêé ôïõ Stark. Êáé ðÜëé, ÷ùñßò ìÝóï êáé áí äåí âãÜëåéò ëßãï ãÜìðá, äåí ðáò ðïõèåíÜ. Ïé õðüëïéðïé ÷áñáêôÞñåò äåí ðñïëáâáßíïõí íá áíáðôõ÷èïýí, êáèþò ôï ôåý÷ïò áöéåñþíåôáé óôïí Helrung (áëëÜ ôï îÝñáìå ìüëéò åßäáìå ôïí ôßôëï ôïõ ôåý÷ïõò: "1. Henry"). ÐñïóùðéêÜ, áíõðïìïíþ íá ìÜèù ðåñéóóüôåñá ãéá ôï öñéêéü ôçò ðáñÝáò, Mulholland Black, êáé ôçí ìÝãáéñá Magdalena Þ Veda. Êáé ãáìþôï, ãéáôß íá äéþîåé ôç ãêüìåíá ìå ôï Bluetooth óðáèß ôï ïðïßï äßíåé ïäçãßåò êáé øõ÷ïëïãéêÞ õðïóôÞñéîç êáôÜ ôç äéÜñêåéá ôçò ìÜ÷çò; Ôå÷íïëïãßá ôïõ ìÝëëïíôïò, ü÷é áóôåßá. Ï ôßôëïò êÜíåé óßãïõñá åíôõðùóéáêü íôåìðïýôï, ðñïóöÝñïíôáò ìéá öñÝóêéá ìáôéÜ óôïõò õðåñÞñùåò, êõñßùò áõôïýò ôçò Marvel. ¹ ìÞðùò... ...ìáò èõìßæïõí êÜôé üóá åßäáìå; Ï ôßôëïò êáé ôï concept ìïõ Ýêáíáí áìÝóùò êëéê, êáé ìå ôç äåýôåñç áíÜãíùóç óõíåéäçôïðïßçóá ôï ëüãï: ôï THE ORDER áðïôåëåß Ýíá Ýîõðíï áìÜãáëìá ôùí äýï all-time áãáðçìÝíùí ìïõ õðåñçñùéêþí ôßôëùí: X-FORCE/X-STATIX êáé STRIKEFORCE: MORITURI. Êáé ïé äýï ôßôëïé åîÝôáæáí ôïõò õðåñÞñùåò ìÝóù ôïõ öáêïý ôçò äéáóçìüôçôáò, Üëëáæáí óýíèåóç ïìÜäáò êÜèå ëßãá ôåý÷ç, åíþ åß÷áí êáé áðü Ýíáí çèïðïéü åéäéêåõìÝíï óå õðåñçñùéêïýò ñüëïõò íá ãßíåôáé ï ßäéïò õðåñÞñùáò (El Guapo êáé Backhand). Áðü ôïõò X-Statix ðáßñíïõìå ôï Ýíôïíï óôïé÷åßï ôçò âéïìç÷áíßáò èåÜìáôïò êáé ôï "áëêïïë êáé íáñêùôéêÜ" (üíôáò ðéï ðñüóöáôï), ôéò press conference, ôçí åéó÷þñçóç üñùí marketing, ôï trademarkability ùò êéíçôÞñéá äýíáìç, ôçí áéöíßäéá áëëáãÞ roster óôï íôåìðïýôï ôåý÷ïò, åéñùíéêÜ áêüìç êáé ôçí áëëáãÞ ïíüìáôïò ôïõ ôßôëïõ ãéá ëüãïõò copyright. Áðü ôïõò Morituri ðáßñíïõìå ôç äéáäéêáóßá åíäõíÜìùóçò áðëþí áíèñþðùí, ôï üñéï ôïõ åíüò ÷ñüíïõ ðïõ áõôÞ åðéöÝñåé, ôçí ðïëõðüèçôç éêáíüôçôá ðôÞóçò óå üëá ôá ìÝëç, ôïí åèåëïíôéóìü êáé ôï ðñüãñáììá åêðáßäåõóçò áíáðëçñùìáôéêþí. ºóùò, áíôéëáìâáíüìåíïò ôéò ïìïéüôçôåò, ôïõëÜ÷éóôïí ìå ôïõò X-Statix, ï Fraction äéáöïñïðïéåß ôéò äýï ïìÜäåò, ó÷ïëéÜæïíôáò ìÝóá áðü ôïõò ÷áñáêôÞñåò ôïõ: "the era of glamorous decadence and unchecked indulgence in our superheroes is finished" - ïé äéêïß ìïõ ÷áñáêôÞñåò äåí èá ÷áðáêþíïíôáé êáé äåí èá ìðåêñïõëéÜæïõí. Êáé ßäéï íá ôï åß÷å áöÞóåé êáé íá ôïõò ïíüìáæå êáé O-Force (inside joke), åãþ ðÜëé èá ãïýóôáñá. Äõóôõ÷þò, áíôßèåôá áðü ôï X-FORCE ôùí Milligan/Allred, ôï ïðïßï Þñèå óå ìéá ðåñßïäï ëéôüôçôáò óôç Marvel, ìå ëéãïóôïýò íÝïõò ôßôëïõò, ôï THE ORDER äåí êáñðþíåôáé áðü ôï ßäéï åêôåíÝò êýìá äéáöÞìéóçò êáé ðñïþèçóçò, êáèþò åßíáé áðëÜ Ýíáò áêüìç spin-off ôßôëïò áðü ôï ìåãÜëï êáëïêáéñéíü event, êáé äåí áó÷ïëïýíôáé ìå ôï roster ôïõ êáé ôïõò äçìéïõñãïýò ôïõ ôï COMICS BUYER'S GUIDE êáé ôï WIZARD. Ï Barry Kitson åßíáé ç áíÜëïãç åðßëïãç ôýðïõ Mike Allred (íáé, óõíå÷ßæù ôéò X-Statix áíáëïãßåò) ãéá ôïí ôßôëï, ü÷é ãéá ðïð áéóèçôéêÞ óå áõôÞ ôçí ðåñßðôùóç, áëëÜ ãéá ôçí êëáóéêÞ colorful spandex ðñïóÝããéóç óôï ó÷åäéáóìü ôùí ÷áñáêôÞñùí êáé ôçí old-school áéóèçôéêÞ óôï óêßôóï. Ïé ÷áñáêôÞñåò êëçñïíïìéÜ ôïõ McNiven ìå ôéò "Ultimates" óôïëÝò, öáßíïíôáé ìå ôç ìßá ðáñÜôáéñïé áðü ôçí áñ÷Þ ôïõ ôåý÷ïõò, åíþ ï ßäéïò ï Kitson åìöáíþò "æïñßæåôáé" íá ôïõò ó÷åäéÜóåé óôç óåëßäá, êáôáöåýãïíôáò óå ðñï÷åéñüôçôåò óôá ôåëåõôáßá panels óôá ïðïßá åìöáíßæïíôáé. O Matt Fraction äåí Ý÷åé êáôáöÝñåé íá ìå áðïãïçôåýóåé ðïõèåíÜ Ýùò ôþñá. Äåí êáôáëáâáßíåé áðü ôïí ôóáìðïõêÜ ôçò Marvel êáé êáôáöÝñíåé íá âãÜëåé åðéôÝëïõò êÜôé áîéüëïãï áðü ôá áðïêáÀäéá ôïõ CIVIL WAR. ÃñÜöåé äéáëüãïõò ìå ôçí Ýìöáóç óôïõò self-certified cool tag-lines êáé ôéò quotable áôÜêåò (ïýôå åãþ áíôéóôÜèçêá óôïí ðåéñáóìü êáé äéÜíèçóá ôçí êñéôéêÞ). Ó÷ïëÞ Morisson êáé Millar, áëëÜ áö' åíüò ðñïóãåéùìÝíï êáé âáôü, êáé áö' åôÝñïõ åõ÷Üñéóôï. ÃñÜöåé õðåñçñùéêÜ comics åðåéäÞ Ý÷åé êÜôé íá ðåé êáé íá ó÷ïëßáóåé ãéá áõôÜ, ìÝóá áðü áõôÜ. Ôñáíôá÷ôü îåêßíçìá ãéá Ýíá ôßôëï ðïõ óßãïõñá èá êÜíåé ôï äéêü ôïõ ðÜôáãï, áí ôïõ äïèåß ï ÷ñüíïò êáé ç åõêáéñßá. | |
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