Death's Head III

Post by **Denyer** » Mon Nov 21, 2005 5:52 pm

KingMob wrote:DH III will def be in-continuity to previous Death's Head stories and is a new form for the original character, although apparently Furman is trying to tie everything previous together

Sounds familiar.

Still looking forward to it quite a bit now, after placing the order and forgetting...

Post by **Best First** » Mon Nov 21, 2005 6:41 pm

yeah, i'm excited about this.

KingMob · Post by **KingMob** » Mon Nov 21, 2005 9:38 pm

Scraplet wrote:Which pond do you have to swim in to find out such info, me wonders......

Nothing sneaky, was just at Brighton comic convention over the weekend. Was a lot of fun!

More new DHIII comment went online today
at newsarama

pictures!

Predabot · Post by **Predabot** » Mon Nov 21, 2005 11:12 pm

DAMN! YOU! I was just about to wiggle in that scoop myself! Seems as if Raiz art has evolved quite a bit.

The Amazing Fantasy issue itself sounds rather interesting too. Quite a lot of back-ups in that one.

Ozz · Post by **Ozz** » Mon Nov 21, 2005 11:51 pm

Predabot wrote:Seems as if Raiz art has evolved quite a bit.

Not really. It looked that way before, when nobody was telling him: "Draw it like manga!"

KingMob · Post by **KingMob** » Tue Nov 22, 2005 8:17 am

Ozz wrote:
Predabot wrote:Seems as if Raiz art has evolved quite a bit.
Not really. It looked that way before, when nobody was telling him: "Draw it like manga!"

Agreed.
Still not keen on the gas mask look though.

And Spitfire gets a back-up strip? Eee by gum, it kinda like it were when we wert nippers...

(Oh yeah, ots I managed to track down some Rocket Raccon and that Iron Man Do Ock story in their original issues at the weekend as well, yay.)

Post by **spiderfrommars** » Tue Nov 22, 2005 9:57 am

Cheers for the link KM.

Post by **Best First** » Tue Nov 22, 2005 10:24 am

KingMob wrote:
(Oh yeah, ots I managed to track down some Rocket Raccon and that Iron Man Do Ock story in their original issues at the weekend as well, yay.)

ace.

Legion · Post by **Legion** » Tue Nov 22, 2005 11:13 am

KingMob wrote:(Oh yeah, ots I managed to track down some Rocket Raccon and that Iron Man Do Ock story in their original issues at the weekend as well, yay.)

Rocket Racoon? woah, cool! Nice finds!

Scraplet · Post by **Scraplet** » Tue Nov 22, 2005 5:44 pm

KingMob wrote: More new DHIII comment went online today
at newsarama

pictures!

Cheers for the Link KM.

If you look at the picture that shows a close up of DHIII's face / one eye, I get the impression of the original DH. The bridge of the nose, the round eye.....just seemed to have a similar feel. Maybe there has been some attempt to capture the look of the original DH?

And well done for fining some Rocket Raccon KM. I'm always on the lookout, but never find!

KingMob · Post by **KingMob** » Wed Nov 23, 2005 8:22 am

I got issues #2 and #3. I swear I had #4 in my hand, but must have put it back accidentally when I returned all the Star Brands I suddenly realised I didn't want.
Wasn't there when I went looking again the next day.
Only 50p each!

Yeah, the close-up on DH's face looks good. I just miss the face-horns.

Scraplet · Post by **Scraplet** » Wed Nov 23, 2005 1:03 pm

KingMob wrote: Only 50p each!

Thats it, just rub it in!

Impactor returns 2.0 · Post by **Impactor returns 2.0** » Wed Nov 23, 2005 2:50 pm

I got all the rocket racoon and Iron Man issues to, of TF back-ups that is.. (ok maybe not all the RR stuff)

Post by **Denyer** » Wed Nov 23, 2005 4:20 pm

KingMob wrote: I just miss the face-horns.

Maybe... just maybe... we might see some self-customisation over the course of the story...

Legion · Post by **Legion** » Wed Nov 23, 2005 4:23 pm

Impactor returns 2.0 wrote:I got all the rocket racoon and Iron Man issues to, of TF back-ups that is.. (ok maybe not all the RR stuff)

i managed to get my hands on the future Machine Man mini series a while back, that was so much better than the normal Machine Man (and has IronMan 2020 getting the stuffing kicked out of him yet again! heheh).

Might have a look around for the Rocket Racoon stuff too, that was just so odd that it was cool!

KingMob · Post by **KingMob** » Fri Dec 02, 2005 12:48 pm

Guys, check out your Wildfur newsletters for some intriguing DHIII info that goes against some of the previous stuff.

REVISTINGŠ DEATH¹S HEAD
Or, more literally, recreating Death¹s Head. For anyone who¹s been living
under a rock for the past few months, Death¹s Head is back, in the pages of
Marvel¹s Amazing Fantasy. The five-part ŒUnnatural Selection storyline runs
in issues #16-20 of that title, and features the return of A.I.M. (Advanced
Idea Mechanics) and the recreation of Death¹s Head. Sadly, it¹s not
everyone¹s favourite bounty-hunter (yes?) from the original comics and the
UK Transformers continuity, or even the upgraded Minion version from Death¹s
Head II (despite the A.I.M. connection), but a whole new character with a
whole new set of (lethal) quirks. However, we¹re not ruling out the odd
Death¹s Head lineage link or two, and it might be worth looking at this as
less of a sequel and more of a prequel! Nuff said! The new Death¹s Head also
ties into major events happening the larger Marvel Universe right now. The
series kicks off this month, don¹t miss it.

Plus, other things to make you go squee are in it as well.

I still need to get that Machine Man 2020 mini. Got the Amazing Spidey annual with Iron Man 2020 in last weekend tho. Job's a good'un.

Scraplet · Post by **Scraplet** » Fri Dec 02, 2005 1:36 pm

KingMob wrote:
Sadly, it¹s not
everyone¹s favourite bounty-hunter (yes?) from the original comics and the
UK Transformers continuity, or even the upgraded Minion version from Death¹s
Head II (despite the A.I.M. connection), but a whole new character with a
whole new set of (lethal) quirks. However, we¹re not ruling out the odd
Death¹s Head lineage link or two, and it might be worth looking at this as
less of a sequel and more of a prequel!

So it more like DH 0.0 rather than DH 3.0. Maybe?

Well that was unexpected, but not necessarily a bad thing! Cheers Mob!

Predabot · Post by **Predabot** » Fri Dec 02, 2005 2:06 pm

Hmm.. now I got a bit confused.

Interesting I suppose, well, let's see where it goes.

Too bad it's not one of the previous lads rebuilt tho..

Post by **spiderfrommars** » Fri Dec 02, 2005 2:14 pm

DH 0.0?

I'll see how it pans out.

Doing a continuation was always going to be tricky I guess.

Scraplet · Post by **Scraplet** » Fri Dec 02, 2005 5:43 pm

spiderfrommars wrote: Doing a continuation was always going to be tricky I guess.

Doing a prequel should be tricky, too. Wasn't the origin of the original DH pretty conclusively mapped out in 'Body in Question'? Whaere do you go from there without retconing??

Post by **spiderfrommars** » Fri Dec 02, 2005 6:53 pm

Scraplet wrote:
spiderfrommars wrote: Doing a continuation was always going to be tricky I guess.
Doing a prequel should be tricky, too.

Yeah, I thought that just as I typed it.

But, um, perhaps Furman just found it easier.

I now expect any link to DH I and II to be a thin one to be honest.

Scraplet · Post by **Scraplet** » Fri Dec 02, 2005 7:16 pm

spiderfrommars wrote: I now expect any link to DH I and II to be a thin one to be honest.

I think you're right. But that doesn't rule out the possibility that it will still be quality

*fingers crossed*

Post by **spiderfrommars** » Fri Dec 02, 2005 7:20 pm

Oh yeah, I'm still positive.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Fri Dec 02, 2005 11:40 pm

spiderfrommars wrote:I now expect any link to DH I and II to be a thin one to be honest.

Probably something along the lines of an AIM scientist discovers Necker's notes and decides to carry on the work, basing the development on the 'greatest success'. Naturally, the prototype will run amok, gain its own sense of purpose and go off by itself.

Or maybe, being a cyborg project, the donor's personality regains control, and runs amok, swearing vengeance against AIM.

Which is Deathlok, isn't it? Apart from AIM being the catalyst.

Post by **Denyer** » Sat Dec 03, 2005 5:43 am

spiderfrommars wrote:I now expect any link to DH I and II to be a thin one to be honest.

I'm hoping for some cameos as the thing realises it isn't the first and trawls through the database in search of answers.