Chaykin: Avengers 1959

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Dan Richards at CBR.com caught up with Howard Chaykin to speak with him about “Avengers 1959” — a five issue mini-series that Chaykin is writing and drawing.  The simple fact that Chaykin is at the wheel is enough to get me on board.  Here are some tidbits from the piece if you’re not sold yet…

  • Nick Fury isn’t the only member of the 1959 Avengers with a special place in Chaykin’s heart. Chaykin created Dominic Fortune and introduced him in in the pages of the black and white Marvel Magazine “Marvel Preview” #2 in 1975.  [I am a huge fan of both Nick Fury and Dominic Fortune – Craig]
  • In “Infinity” Fortune was the second person Nick Fury recruited for his Avengers team. His first was Wolverine’s savage arch-enemy, Sabretooth, and Sabretooth wouldn’t be the only recruit with a primal edge. The team also included Spider-Man’s foe Kraven the Hunter and his girlfriend at the time, Namora of the “Agents of Atlas.” In “Avengers 1959” Chaykin will explore the dynamic between these three fierce characters.
  • Over the course of their travels Chaykin’s protagonists will come face to face with a number of different Marvel characters operating in that time period. “We’ll see other characters from that period show up in cameos and guest spots, which I will not talk about,” Chaykin teased. “But expect some fun and recognizable faces.”