MARVEL BASES LIMITED SERIES ON TOY LINE
click to open a larger imageToy Biz and its parent company Marvel are about to engage in some relatively rare corporate synergy with the release of a four-issue limited series based on an upcoming toy line called Marvel Mega Morphs, a sort of Marvel Super-Heroes meets Transformers with a Power Rangers tip hybrid.
Heres how Toy Biz describes the line of toys scheduled to debut this summer.
Mega Morphs. Next generation Super Hero Assault-Bots meant to end crime and herald the dawn of a peaceful planet. But theres one big hurdle standing in the way of the goal
Developed by the mastermind behind Iron Mans armor, Tony Stark, Mega Morphs are towering metal Assault-Bots that transform into attack vehicles. Only the super hero that the Mega Morph was built for can unlock its unique battle features. But the maniacal Doc Ock stole Tonys designs and used them to build his own Mega Morph to help him devise some type of terrible secret weapon.
Gathering some of the strongest super heroes in the universe, Stark intends to equip the assembled team with their own Mega Morphs to stop Doc Ock in his tracks. Can this battle be won? Only time will tell!
Now comes word from writer Sean McKeever that he has already penned six 8-page 4x6 mini-comics penciled by Lou Kang that will be included with each figure and will be loosely tied together reflecting the backstory (as described above) of the toys. Presumably the six focus on Spider-Man, Wolverine, the Hulk, Captain America, Ghost Rider, and Doc Ock. These will also serve as prequels to a 4-issue Marvel limited series, presumably scheduled for release beginning in August along with the toys.
At McKeevers website SeanMcKeever.com, the writer said of the comic book series, If you enjoy old-school, action-packed Marvel comics, you'll enjoy Mega Morphs.
