Fantomex max 14 the xmens own genetically engineered international superthief takes center stage in his own max miniseries. Jan 08, 2014 fantomex max ends with a bang just as it was picking up steam. Though his true identity remained unknown, he had on at least one occasion gone by the name jeanphillipe, and his experiment. Some facts like the nature of eva are quite different from the normal marvel universe. Browse marvels comprehensive list of fantomex comics. Oct 03, 20 with such a sweet looking francesco francavilla cover, youd never guess that fantomex max is possibly the worst use of the freedom that marvels max line allows. Oct 02, 20 derived from the italian comic book and film character diabolik and the early 20th century detective from french crime novels fantomas, fantomex is a fun, weird, stylish character with a growing.
Returning to earth to find the xmen scattered and manhattan under siege by a mutant impersonating their archfoe magneto, cyclops recruited fantomex, e. The companys epic comics imprint in the 1980s and early 1990s often. Fantomex is a fictional superhero appearing in american comic books published by marvel. Marvel should be embarrassed, and a decent vehicle found for this character. The max series for those who dont know tend to be more adult oriented works by marvel. Meeting shawn crystal and his fantomex sketch toylab. Fantomex max goodreads meet your next favorite book. This page contains a list of all the comics included in fantomex max vol 1. Fantomex and cyclops barely managed to escape in a shuttle, and after killing ultimaton, wolverine was rescued by jean. There are a lot of characters wellsuited to the max treatment, and fantomex with his unconventional power set, sidekick and moral compass, is a great fit for an max book, but in the debut issue, hope and crystal use that adult freedom to do little more than make crude unfunny jokes, hype up the disturbing sexual relationship between. If anyone had any similar recommendations shoot them my way. Hes a james bond type with a criminal twist with his missions and his ladies and doesnt quite fit all that well in the normal marvel universe.
So, view our 2,000 comics or other fantomex max comics. The product of a mating between his mother and a machine, charliecluster 7 was born in the world, a secret square mile of experimental microreality built by the military industrial complex. Fantomex is a character that i think most believe is the perfect candidate for a max series. This is a max series, hence there is a fair amount of swearing, more violence and sexuality. He was born and was artificially evolved in the world, a manmade environment designed to create supersoldiers using sentinel technology. Andrew hope and stay away from any book with it on. The adult content found in the max titles has often proved controversial, with everyone from religious watchdog groups to stan lee himself criticizing the imprint. What would be your ideal characters to get a marvel max book. With such a sweet looking francesco francavilla cover, youd never guess that fantomex max is possibly the worst use of the freedom that marvels max line allows. Subscribe to marvel unlimited to read fantomex comic lists by marvel experts. One marvel character who was revived by max was rawhide kid who in 2002 became the first openly gay comic book character to star in his own magazine. Writer andrew hope is an unknown quantity, but i am a longtime fan of artist shawn crystal so that is what truly has me interested in this project. There arent many characters more deserving of a max title, so scoop this up.
So for him to score a miniseries in marvels max line seems to be an ideal fit. Fantomex use this thread to discuss your initial thoughts on the character, fantomex. Can everyones favorite french superthief overcome the agents of grover lane. Why do you think fantomex is a great character ripe for a solo story set in the max line. When an organization called grover lane is brought in to take over flemyngs operation, flemyng finds that stuart stirling, alexandra macready, and richard gaunt might have ulterior plans for fantomex. This template will categorize articles that include it into category. May 26, 2018 ed skrein brought the marvel villain ajax to life in the original deadpool, but it seems he is also up for playing a hero, and his name is fantomex. Cheat sheet from fairy tale comics to fantomex max cbr. Max comics is an imprint of marvel comics formed in 2001 that specializes in adultoriented comics.
All the uncensored action you could ever want in a comic. I approach comic book writing cinematically not just in terms of widescreen action but in terms of story structure and characterdriven action. He will be joined by artist shawn crystal with covers by eisner awardwinner. San diego, fantomex max is a new fourissue miniseries that centers on the enigmatic character as he works to better. The xmens own genetically engineered international superthief takes center stage in his own max miniseries. The max imprint is not marvels first effort in featuring explicit content in their titles. Fantomex, or weapon xiii, was a result of the weapon plus programs experimentation with technologicalhuman hybrids. The name is borrowed from fantomas, a french antihero whom diabolik in turn is based on. Jul 11, 20 writer andrew hope returns to marvel this fall to pen a new max series focusing on uncanny xforce member fantomex. With an outlook where he basically does whatever he wants, a max comic may just be the place hes been longing for. Fantomexs name, jeanphillipe, is a reference to actor john phillip law, star of danger.
No one is expected to have a complete understanding of the character yet, so discuss aesthetics, skills, how viable you think the character will be, etc. A shaky, uninspired and illconceived start for fantomex in andrew hope and. The character is commonly associated with the xmen titles. Sure, rick remender was able to take the character on an emotional intense journey as a central character in uncanny xforce, but emotional intensity isnt exactly the focus of the max imprint. Sexy secret agents, weird weaponry, vintage champagne and a damsel in distress. Fantomex has been around for over a decade now, but this is his first series and its a max book. Fantomex is one of the more interesting aspects of rick remenders xforce series thats still dripping with potential. There arent many characters more deserving of a max. Fantomex has become a remarkable character recently. There are a lot of characters wellsuited to the max treatment, and fantomex with his unconventional power set, sidekick and moral compass, is a great fit for an max book, but in the debut issue, hope and crystal use that adult freedom to do little more than make crude unfunny jokes, hype up the disturbing sexual relationship between fantomex and his ship e.
Id love to see priest do a max book but not panther. I have yet to read a marvel max title that i liked, but this book is just pure. Deadpool actor wants to play fantomex ed skrein brought the marvel villain ajax to life in the original deadpool, but it seems he is also up for playing a hero, and his name is fantomex. Fantomex is one of those hedonistic characters who happens to be a hero or close to one when it suits his needs. When shivas hologram cannot appeal to fantomex s sense of morals, the base is flooded and fantomex is attacked by a kraken. Enjoy the magical world of disney, including marvel, star wars, pixar and more. Announced by marvel just ahead of next weeks comiccon. So color me curious when marvel gave him his own, adult only, max series.
Fantomex is seriously one of my favorite marvel characters and to see him featured in such a disgusting book is really disheartening. He has served as the host body for charles xaviers resurrected mind, was a member of xforce, and then recruited by magneto to the xmen following the events of secret wars. This max title will more than likely make a few more fans of the character based on the his charm, quality writing and solid art. All of the squadron supreme characters could do with a max series also squadron maximum. Fantomex is a great character and the dude that wrote this andrew hope. Its everything fantomex lives for unless it kills him first. Mar 31, 2015 fantomex max could have legs if it were to catch on but in the competitive comic book world a soso first entry probably wont make that possible.
In the world, artificially evolved supersoldiers destined to serve mankind during the inevitable war between humans and mutants were bred and trained by the weapon plus program. Perhaps there will be another opportunity for another solo in the future, but until then, he will be appearing in the pages of the new xforce book. Fantomex is, for all intents and purposes, a seductive, charming thief with superpowers and a mask. Oct 08, 20 fantomex max is certainly a departure from the other stories in the marvel max line. I first became enamored with fantomex via rick remenders incredible uncanny xforce series its so damn solid, in every facet. That being said, there are some characters that do seem like they would be an easy fit for a max book and fantomex is a perfect candidate.
Oct 02, 20 fantomex is seriously one of my favorite marvel characters and to see him featured in such a disgusting book is really disheartening. Sep 27, 20 fantomex max is a four issue limited series which will hit next month, and will see the character going back to his roots of secret agents, sexy women, weird weaponry and more. Fury max is a gritty, realistic, gory, unapologetic war story, and wolverine max is a very character driven drama that sort of acts as a what if wolverine was a real person story, but fantomex max is none of those things. Fantomex is a highly evolved and technologically advanced mutate, developed by the weapon plus program. The epic conclusion of fantomex s firstever miniseries. Vicious villains, kidnapping, and the end of the world.
Hes a mysterious and occasionally surreal superagent, who seems to specialize in misdirection, manipulation and intelligence. Fantomex sketch from shawn crystal denver comic con meeting shawn crystal and his fantomex sketch shawn crystal is an artist known for working on the fantomex max series. Max sometimes stylized as max comics is an imprint of marvel comics that specializes in rrated comic book content. Fantomex, the mutant assassin from, and created by, grant morrisons new xmen run, is stealing valuable and dangerous stuff while being chased by some noname toughs whore going to fight and lose to him at the end. Fantomex is a marvel comics character who appeared in 2002, and chiefly associates with the xmen and wolverine. I approach comic book writing cinematically not just in terms of widescreen action but in terms of story structure and character driven action. Fantomex max explores identity, consequence of super powers. There is no continuity, there is no character building, the story itself is a giant sexdriven plothole. I know that hes supposed to be part satire, and the max line is meant to be sooper dooper mature,but if theres any selfawareness to be found here, it has escaped me. This 4issue book, by andrew hope, is quite the opposite. Theres been a fair share of max duds though, so we must ask is it good. Jul 10, 20 fantomex to star in new marvel max miniseries. Fantomex is a fictional superhero appearing in america n comic bo oks published by m arvel c omi cs.
Nov 09, 20 in theory, fantomex max isnt a bad idea. This edit will also create new pages on comic vine for. He is highly cunning, skilled in misdirection, and has a ship that is an extension of his. Is fantomex a predominant character in anything else. The cover is drawn in the style of the italian series diabolik which served as one of the inspirations for the character. This includes a short, canon character biography and my own opinionated sage rating, which i use to give ratings of comic books and science fiction characters. Karnak max by warren ellis i mean his solo basically was this but id love to see him return to that character. Jul 11, 20 announced by marvel just ahead of next weeks comiccon international. Fantomex max is certainly a departure from the other stories in the marvel max line. Fantomex is heavily based on diabolik, an italian comic book antihero.
Fantomex max by andrew hope and shawn crystal is not an easy. But basically, that book has correctly identified the opportunities offered by an outofcontinuity, adultsonly take on wolverine. W andrew hope a shawn crystal ca francesco francavilla the xmens own international superthief in his own max miniseries. If you do buy it, its a great visual experience, but otherwise, its an empty max book more interested in fitting in fwords than telling an innovative, engaging story. The ch aracter is commonly associated with the xme n titles. Fantomex max was a good read and a nice jumping on point for readers not familiar with the character. Initially intr oduced as a character similar to fantomas and diabolik, he is later revealed to be an escaped experiment from the. The art was very cartoony, but would probably be ok in a non superhero type comic. A attempt to steal a master key for the ultimate weapon so that team grove lane wont hurt rhona flemyng, the object of fantomex s affection. Fantomex finds himself at the bottom of the ocean in antarctica. As comic con international 20 approaches, writer andrew hope spoke exclusively with cbr news about his return to comics after a 10year absence to construct fantomex max for marvel comics. The story does setup future adventures, and i dont know if the story is in canon if that term even applies anymore to marvel. In july 20, marvel announced the characters first solo series, fantomex max, written by andrew hope, and illustrated by shawn crystal.
In addition, his weapon x designationweapon xiiiis a reference to the secret agent protagonist of the francobelgian comic xiii. Issue two shows us what fantomex is very capable of. He treats women like garbage and its presented in the book as fantomex just being a cool guy. Beware, you are proposing to add brand new pages to the wiki along with your edits. Fantomex is actually a decent character and deserves far better than this tripe. Top 10 coolest xmen characters no one knows about duration. Out of nappies and need something for your baby to crap in.
It was launched in 2001 after marvel broke with the comics code authority and established its own rating system. Marvel reveals plans for fantomex max series from andrew hope writer andrew hope returns to marvel this fall to pen a new max series focusing on uncanny xforce member fantomex. Resuming his crusade against weapon plus, fantomex found the grave of the programs director, john sublime, but found it empty, except for a slip of paper bearing the word roanoke. The first edition of the rawhide kids saga was called slap leather.
These constitute the fantomex appearances written by grant. All the nailbiting, edgeofyourseat, uncensored action you could ever want in a comic. This book challenges you to pay attention to it even though theres nothing worth paying attention to. Or will he find this victory to be the one thing he cant steal. The adult content found in the max titles has often proved controversial, with everyone from religious watchdog groups to stan lee himself. Fantomex travels into the depth of the mariana trenches, where the skeleton key is in an underwater base of eccentric genius michel shivas. Im not a huge comic book guy but at some stage i was recommended this run of the uncanny x force. The xmens own international superthief in his own max miniseries. Titles alias 28 issues, antman 4 issues, unpublished. Fantomex led the assault, cutting a path through the fauxmagnetos brotherhood and liberating xavier, precipitating the villains downfall. Somehow, that makes these two unique characters a match made in heaven. Another reference to diabolik is that both have partners named eva e. Fantomex is an international rogue who manages to stay one step ahead of agent flemyng who has been ordered to bring him in.
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