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[Slayven]

http://www.newsarama.com/comics/marvel-next-big-thing-111019.html

Update: Venom, X-23, the Red Hulk and the new, female Ghost Rider are teaming up in a February story in a story that, at this point, Marvel's only calling "The Venom Event."

The arc, announced Wednesday during Marvel's latest "Next Big Thing" press conference call, will run for six issues, starting with February's Venom #13, then continuing on in Venom #13.1, #13.2, #13.3 and #13.4, concluding with March's Venom #14. The first and last parts are by the familiar creative team of writer Rick Remender and artist Tony Moore, with Jeff Parker (Hulk) and Rob Williams (Ghost Rider) joining on the middle sections, along with artists to be announced.

The story is set in Las Vegas, and is intended to be something of an update of the early '90s "New Fantastic Four" story that starred the Grey Hulk, Spider-Man, Wolverine and the Danny Ketch Ghost Rider. The villain of the piece went unrevealed during the call, though Remender said the story starts with Captain America sending Red Hulk to hunt down Venom.

"This feels to me like a whole new section of the Marvel Universe, with four visually interesting characters," Remender said during the conference call. "Being able to create new things around them as well, instead of just pulling out the same things we've seen a million times — I've already got a notebook of future ideas based on how excited I am by it."

 

[ReiGun]

Just like the comic that inspired it, this is such an odd group of characters that I'm actually interested to see what goes down.

 

[NihonTiger90]

I don't mind the idea of these four, in part because of the history of the group ... but what happened with Venom?

 

[echoshifting]

Awesome. Awesome! I loved the new fantastic four when I was a kid. I probably wouldn't have ever gotten into the regular FF without those stories.

The new Venom actually looks pretty cool, too.

edit: are they ever going to adopt a better name than "Red Hulk?"

 

[krypt0nian]

I actively dislike two of the characters.

Original wins by default.

 

[Snaku]

Ghost Rider with boobs?

 

[Slayven]

Ghost Rider with boobs?

Yeah, new host. Being played by an angel to wipe all sin off the earth though.

 

[BY2K]

Venom with guns?

 

[G-Fex]

Wow Flash Thompson Venom looks so cool

 

[Rain_ng]

Ghost Riders a Girl now?

 

[Electric Brain]

Ghost Rider with boobs?

I was always under the impression that Ghost Rider was a skeleton with a flaming skull. That is, no flesh.

 

[wenis]

Venom with guns?

and he's bad fucking ass.

This sounds great.

 

[Perspicacity]

Wow Flash Thompson Venom looks so cool

Ah, was wondering who that was. I take it the symbiote acts as his prosthetic limbs?

 

[ReiGun]

Venom with guns?

The venom symbiote is currently being used by the military for Spec Ops missions. Peter's old buddy Flash Thompson is wearing it.

Honestly, this change has been the first time I've ever found the character interesting.

 

[BY2K]

The venom symbiote is currently being used by the military for Spec Ops missions. Peter's old buddy Flash Thompson is wearing it.

Honestly, this change has been the first time I've ever found the character interesting.

Oooooh, interesting.

 

[Snaku]

Yeah, new host. Being played by an angel to wipe all sin off the earth though.

Good luck with that.

 

[Hot Coldman]

I thought X-23 just joined the Teen Avengers or something? :lol

Such a bizarre mash-up of characters, seems pretty cool. Wonder what they'll actually be doing.

 

[ReiGun]

I thought X-23 just joined the Teen Avengers or something? :lol

Starting to show up on every team just like her (sorta) papa, Wolverine. Chip off the old block, that one.

 

[krypt0nian]

I thought X-23 just joined the Teen Avengers or something? :lol

Such a bizarre mash-up of characters, seems pretty cool. Wonder what they'll actually be doing.

Toeverine's secondary mutation is multiple team membership.

 

[Hot Coldman]

Starting to show up on every team just like her (sorta) papa, Wolverine. Chip off the old block, that one.

I was gonna say, she's definitely taking after her 'dad'

Still, much rather her than, say, Daken

 

[Slayven]

The venom symbiote is currently being used by the military for Spec Ops missions. Peter's old buddy Flash Thompson is wearing it.

Honestly, this change has been the first time I've ever found the character interesting.

I think he is going rogue after Spiderisland. He is going to join the Secret Avengers.

 

[KidGalactus]

Mainstream Comics: OFFICIALLY OUT OF IDEAS

 

[NEO0MJ]

I was always under the impression that Ghost Rider was a skeleton with a flaming skull. That is, no flesh.

Apparently not this one.

 

[Slayven]

Boobs made from the fires of hell.

 

[Cyan]

Toeverine

Girlverine?

 

[Mistouze]

Mainstream Comics: OFFICIALLY OUT OF IDEAS

You are dead inside.

Rick Remender? I'm in!

 

[Escape Goat]

Xtreeeeeem man!

 

[MattKeil]

Toeverine's secondary mutation is multiple team membership.

Aw, just like her dad.

 

[krypt0nian]

Girlverine?

Check her toe...

 

[the chris]

Mainstream Comics: OFFICIALLY OUT OF IDEAS

Careful, you're starting to sound like Take Out Bandit.

 

[Rafa=FedKilla]

How good are these four at science?

 

[Parallax]

I was gonna say, she's definitely taking after her 'dad'

Still, much rather her than, say, Daken

daken kicks the shit out of toeverine. hands down. the dark wolverine arc was some amazing stuff.

that being said, i would love to see the "new" new FF go up against the "old" new FF. or at least put banner in savages place.

 

[Escape Goat]

How good are these four at science?

who needs science when you can utterly annihilate something in your path with sheer strength.

 

[Parallax]

who needs science when you can utterly annihilate something in your path with sheer strength.

then only red hulk and ghost rider are needed...

 

[KidGalactus]

You are dead inside.

Rick Remender? I'm in!

Just disappointed too many times to assume this will be any different than the usual derivative self referential gruel.

 

[krypt0nian]

Just disappointed too many times to assume this will be any different than the usual derivative self referential gruel.

I never want to become this jaded.

 

[Rafa=FedKilla]

who needs science when you can utterly annihilate something in your path with sheer strength.

They need to research brah, that's what seperates them from the Avengers and Reed being a Plastic Man rip off. I mean I know Red Hulk has been doin research i Arabia.

 

[KidGalactus]

I never want to become this jaded.

I doubt that you're capable of thinking about anything hard enough to become disillusioned with it, so don't worry.

 

[sega4ever]

i thought the guy who was the scorpion was venom. when did this change?

 

[echoshifting]

i thought the guy who was the scorpion was venom. when did this change?

Some time ago. Siege I think. He's Scorpion again, and Eddie Brock is Anti-Venom.

 

[Black_Stride]

This team just doesnt make sense....what could possibly have happened that needs/needed each of their unique skill sets combined?

Glad its only six issues....

 

[krypt0nian]

I doubt that you're capable of thinking about anything hard enough to become disillusioned with it, so don't worry.

Hurr hurr hurr. Being an asshole over comic books.


Again, I hope I never become that jaded over comic books.

 

[MisterHero]

Homage aside, why does such a random team-up need to be called Fantastic Four?

Can't they be something like Angry Anti-hero Action Alliance? That sounds cool.