Namor McKenzie (Earth-616)

Its a new era for Namor and Atlantis. After 86 years Namor is no longer a Royal because he has officially dissolved the Atlantean monarchy. In it's place a democratic system has been established governed by a group of seven elected leaders representing the seven seas. Atlantis itself is not in a permanent place but is now a mobile city that is constantly moving throughout the seven seas. They've also officially joined the U.N. and have a great relationship with the surface with Stingray working as liason.

Namor has once again exiled himself and is currently traveling the Secret Seas, a region that was always neglected by the Atlantean monarchy due to their unwillinglyness to fall in line with unfair laws from King Thakkor. He's the first and last king to visit the Secret Seas and is actively working to improve the environment and safety here in an attempt to atone for the past neglect.

My overall thoughts: I enjoyed this issue and the series overall. I like that Namor has broken the cycle of Atlantean monarchy neglect and abuse. He has finally realized that a lot of Atlantis' issues were his fault and is actively trying to repair the damage his family has caused for centuries.This seems like a new era for the character and I'm excited to see what's next.

Gripes: I have only one gripe with this issue and that's the confrontation with Neptune. I kind of wanted more, felt kind of rushed. It fell into the same trap a lot of modern Namor runs did and that's a time restraint. Namor runs typically run 8 to 12 issues sometimes plot threads are rushed to fit in the series. I felt the Neptune stuff could've used two more issues to flesh it out. It wasn't bad but i felt it could've been more.

My hopes for the future is them fleshing out the world under the waves. The Secret Seas is vast and has a lot of great opportunities for stories. I think this is the perfect way to reintroduce Tamara Rahn. Only time will tell but the future of Namor and Atlantis look bright. Hopefully Marvel doesn't drop the ball on this.

So they finally gave my boy another series.

The comic started with Namor in prison being abused by the guards. He has abdicated the throne and surrendered himself for all his crimes over the years. He could escape at any time but is choosing not to or even fighting back against the guards as part of a self punishment.

We then get a flashback to his childhood where we see a group of kids pretend to befriend him and take him to a brine pool in a forbidden zone. The kids attempt to push him in but he easily throws them off of him. He's grabbed by a giant sea creature and the other kids leave him for dead.

Back in the present a mercenary group including King Crab and Manowar sent by Attuma attack the prison and attempt to kill Namor. He manages to defeat them all and save the guards despite being weak but is poisoned by pufferfish venom which the mercenaries have covered their weapons in. Namor collapses in his cell but wakes up in the hospital.

Stingray is there and revealed he saved Namor with Atlantean antivenom he keeps on him at all times. He was already on his way to see Namor to inform him of what's going on under the sea. After Namor abdicated the throne, the seven seas were divided again for the first time since ancient Atlantis and each is now run by a warlord. Attuma is the only known one at the moment. A civil war has now broken out to see who will take Namor's throne. Stingray has tried to get the U.N. to step in a provide aid for the innocents caught in the war but they are refusing to commit due to past conflicts. They are more concerned with all the dead bodies blocking trade routes and are making weapons just in case the eventual winner of the tries to invade the surface. Some have even proposed to revoke Atlanteans citizenship and they will be classified as wildlife similar to other sea creatures. Namor insists he wants nothing to do with it and wants to go back to prison as he feels he only make things worse for his people. He says that being on the throne and having that power always brings out the worse in him.

We return to the flashback and Namor bursts in the classroom with the corpse of the sea creature that grabbed him. He confronts the leader of his bullies, Chalmers and tells him it's his fault that creature is dead. Chalmers calls him a freak and Namor responds that he is his eventual king and his aggression will not go unpunished. Namor says he will not dirty his hands and orders the other children to do it for him. Suddenly Chalmers is hit by a huge punch.

Back in the present, Stingray tells Namor if he truly wants to atone for his past he needs to save his people. While he has gotten them into numerous conflicts this is a much greater threat as it may result in the eradication of Atlanteans. Namor finally agrees and is told by Stingray that he has 4 days to stop the war before the U.N. steps in. The Comic ends going back to the flashback where all the other kids begin attacking Chalmers and his crew, as he begs Namor for mercy who simply smiles and watches. Present day Namor then dives into the ocean and head towards the first warlord.

My thoughts: I'm hyped, I love this premise definitely more intriguing than his last series which was overall disappointing. Hopefully it delivers on the premise it's presented. Art was great, dialog was great and Namor's inner monologue is always a great companion to the comic.

You did a good job, Jason Aaron. Keep it up 👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾

This is who I would cast:

Namor: Hugo weaving

Namorita: Gracie Dzienny

Lady Dorma: Emma Stone

Attuma: Dolph Lundgren

Tigershark: Arnold Schwarzenegger

I once started a series on here, years ago, where a host (the winner of the previous round) would pick a Marvel character, whom contestants would then have a set amount of time to draw their own rendition of, and the entries would then be voted on. Whoever’s drawing got the most votes won, and the artist would pick the next character and host the next round. I’d like to revive it, as I believe it would be fun. So this rounds character will be nine other than…

Namor the Sub-Mariner

Also, an inquiry:

Would y’all like to add stipulations to these rounds? Like, the hair would pick a character but also it be possibly something like “a caricature of Wolverine” or perhaps they pick the type of (commonly owned) drawing equipment (i.e. draw Black Panther with crayons, or Captain America with only a lead pencil). What are y’all’s thoughts on adding that? Feel free to wait a few rounds and see what you think after you get a feel for it, as it’s been so long since I’ve done one of these that I’m not sure anyone will remember them.

Alright, you have 72 hours to enter your drawings (unless it’s deemed that more time is necessary for most contestants)

(Namor is not my favorite but I like the armor)

Team: colossus

1. The thing

2. Wonder man

Vs

Team: Abomination

1. Namor

2. Count Nefaria

1st fight:

Nefaria can’t drain wonder man.

Win via: incapacitation/ko

Location: New York City

2nd fight:

Nefaria has no restrictions

Fight to the death

Location: shore of savage land

Thoughts?

The only rewarding factor for this mistake of a choice was that he got his own movie from it so, hooray?

Only one will live on to exist forever, unchanged. Who will you choose?

Hello my Marvel family, it’s been awhile since I’ve posted. But this idea just came into my head yesterday. And I am curious to see what you would tell your favorite superhero. Give them a compliment, encouragement, or something else positive. I’d love to know what you guys would say!!

Choosing any existing MCU/MCM character past or present, canon or non canon, and choosing any genre, create a MCU Series or project to exist in the multiverse.