Marvel’s “A+X” series (Which is, amazingly, still a thing being published) has been host to all sorts of talented creators with fun little stories to tell, such as Chris Bachalo’s Rogue and Black Widow short or the recent Adam Warren Domino and Scarlet Witch story. Now a name who has never written for Marvel will be coming in to tell a story for the anthology series, although its decidedly more believable than last time.
Hot off the critically acclaimed “Polarity,” Max Bemis will be writing his first comic for Marvel Comics in November. Teaming up the Superior Spider-Man with Magneto and illustrated by the mega-talented David Lafuente, Bemis describes the piece as more psychological than just a straight team-up fight sequence. As Bemis explains in the interview,
Without giving too much away, it’s about the Superior Spider-Man who is essentially a super villain trapped in a hero’s body, and Magneto who is a reformed super villain who doesn’t view himself as ever having been one. And it’s all about the nature of super villainy as much as it’s the action of Spider-Man and Magneto teaming up to fight the bad guy, who I won’t get too into or what their mission is; that’s basically the plot. It’s just the dynamic of Spider-Man having to hide who he is while Magneto shares his views on super-villainy and super villains in general. It’s a test of Doctor Octopus’s patience. It’s almost like a buddy comedy. I kind of viewed it as almost like a Curb Your Enthusiasm episode more than like an action book. The story is called “Baddies.” It’s just about the nature of being a stereotypical villain which Doctor Octopus and Magneto have been seen as but it’s sort of how do they each view themselves and view that calling.
As someone who unabashedly loved “Polarity” let alone Max’s unabashed enthusiasm for comics, I for one am quite looking forward to what Bemis can bring to the table. Bemis has a very specific voice in his lyrical stylings and it could translate well to ideas of villainy he discusses. It should be certainly fun to see his sardonic Otto at the very least, and as someone who has openly identified as Jewish I’d wager there will be something to that present in his Magneto as well. (Which, as a fellow Jew, I’m kind of stoked on.)
So, long story short: this is neat.
