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Check out this preview of He-Man And The Masters of The Unverse #1

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Writer: James Robinson.
Art: Philip Tan, Ruy Jose.
Covers: Philip Tan, Ruy Jose.

A new mini-series! Skeletor strikes with his master plan to rule Eternia! Can Adam and the Masters of the Universe remember what Eternia was like in time to save it?

32 pages, $2,99 (US)
On sale: July 4.

Source: ComicsContinuum

Written or Contributed by: IvCNuB4


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[Max Blyss]

Robinson penning He-Man? I'm down.

[HNutz]

Robinson penning He-Man? I'm down.

I'm worried.

[Max Blyss]

I'm worried.

If he pulls out a little 'Golden Age' on this, it'll be great. He can't go all starman on it, because a 'deep' charachter in hairy underpants just isn't feasable...

I have to admit, though, that if it's bad, it'll be REALLY bad.

Realistically, it's probably gonna be pretty bad, lol.

[habitual]

If he pulls out a little 'Golden Age' on this, it'll be great. He can't go all starman on it, because a 'deep' charachter in hairy underpants just isn't feasable...

I have to admit, though, that if it's bad, it'll be REALLY bad.

Realistically, it's probably gonna be pretty bad, lol.

Conan would disagree.

Hab

[e_galston]

mattel is not gonna let Robinson ruin their characters, especially not during the 30th anniversary of the property. its safe to say that Robinson won't do anything too out there with the property.

[xshane666x]

It wasn't bad at all

[GHERU]

[Herald]

Robinson penning He-Man? I'm down.

I'm out.

My only question is which character, among all the ones spouting lame dialogue, will have the (dis)honor of coining a new meme like "JUSTICE!"

[Herald]

mattel is not gonna let Robinson ruin their characters

Why not?? DC does it...

[e_galston]

Why not?? DC does it...

Mattel cares about their properties..

[IvCNuB4]

And now Keith Giffen takes over as Writer with issue #2. Excerpt below or you can read the entire interview here.

Keith Giffen: I'm continuing the concept that's been set-up so far. It's really no different to me from stepping onto any book. I know it's kind of odd to step onto a book between the first and second issues, but I'm just approaching it like I do any project.

When I took over, they showed me all the stuff they'd been working on to that point. And the basic idea with the He-Man book is the "questing hero." Almost like Joseph Campbell. Adam is on a quest to find out why he has blank spots in his life. He's asking, why am I here, and why does it feel wrong? He's searching for his identity. It's Adam's quest for the sword and Adam's quest to reclaim the He-Man legacy.

Nrama: Will we see all the main He-Man characters showing up over the six issues?

Giffen: Definitely. You're going to see all the perennials. You'll see the big, major characters. If He-Man actually turns out to be popular enough to continue, then we'll play around with some of the minor characters too.

But you'll see some of the popular characters, like Mer-Man and Evil-Lyn. Of course, there's Man-At-Arms, there's Teela, and the supporting cast.

So if you're a He-Man fan, you'll see your favorites. You'll see what I call the lynchpin characters, which is not only the most important characters from the cartoon series, but the more popular toys too.

Nrama: How much does this resemble the cartoon series?

Giffen: I'm not approaching this from the cartoon or from the toy line. I'm not coming in and saying, "It's got to feel like the old He-Man cartoon." Or "my son used to play with all these He-Man characters, so I have to write this like a kiddie book."

No, I'm writing this as if they gave me Conan.

I'm doing world-building here, while also giving characters as much respect as humanly possible. These are great characters with a lot of potential, and I'm trying to tap into that potential.

It's not coming out of the cartoon. It's not coming out of the toy line. It's a good, solid comic book.

Nrama: What are some of the relationships that have emerged that you've enjoyed writing in the He-Man universe?

Giffen: The relationship between Adam and Teela is my favorite. They're best friends, and as I write them, I find myself comparing them to Blue Beetle and Booster Gold.

[Cat-Scratch]

And now Keith Giffen takes over as Writer with issue #2. Excerpt below or you can read the entire interview here.

Very bad sign.

[HNutz]

When's #2 come out?

[Cat-Scratch]

When's #2 come out?

Shortly after some of this -