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Kevin Smith got Joe Quesada's lips flappin' during a podcast. Here's a collection of quotes from it. There's also a link to the full podcast in the article.
The three things I thought were of interest:
The characters getting their own miniseries will all be part of the MCU's version of The Defenders.
They're actually shooting these in New York. That's pretty cool.
Quesada mentions that these will be "street"/"noir" shows unlike the MCU things we've seen before, but is then quick to say they will feel very "Marvel" and won't be like Marvel versions of The Dark Knight. The fact that he gets defensive about it without any real provocation makes me wonder if he's protesting too much.
That was Defenders of the Earth. It was something like a proto-League of Extraordinary Gentlemen composed of comic strip heroes owned by King Features Syndicate. I liked it, but it seemed like most kids didn't. I had a DotE coloring book. I colored the shit out of it.
The Defenders was a Marvel comic. (So was Defenders of the Earth, technically--though it was under Marvel's "Star" imprint. Stan Lee and Romita, Sr. were involved with both the comic and cartoon, I think.) It was presented as a team of people who wouldn't normally be part of a team. They bonded over their inability to bond. The first lineup featured Namor, Hulk, Doctor Strange, and Silver Surfer.
You know, I think Ross Andru was involved in the creation of both. Coincidence? Probably.
I don't Hulu. I Netflix and Sky On Demand, that's about it. I thought about getting LoveFilm but I barely get any use out of Netflix, don't think I could justify the spend.
