HeroGM Posted May 5, 2021 Report Share Posted May 5, 2021 You always hear about Star Trek and Star Wars being ported over. How about the Micronauts? Marvel's, IDW's or .... Sketchpad 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tjack Posted May 5, 2021 Report Share Posted May 5, 2021 Isn’t the Micronauts where Marvel got the character Captain Universe? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christopher R Taylor Posted May 5, 2021 Report Share Posted May 5, 2021 I believe so, yeah. Micronauts was pretty good for a comic basically created to sell a new bunch of toys. The Michael Golden art probably was the main part. Mantlo did a great job writing as well. Lawnmower Boy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeroGM Posted May 5, 2021 Author Report Share Posted May 5, 2021 Yeah they used the Enigma Force to create Captain Universe. Shame they can't use somemof the characters due to copyright issues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archer Posted May 5, 2021 Report Share Posted May 5, 2021 3 hours ago, HeroGM said: Yeah they used the Enigma Force to create Captain Universe. Shame they can't use somemof the characters due to copyright issues. Acroyear, Time Traveler (not Commander Rann), Biotron, and Baron Karza aren't Marvel properties but rather are part of the original Mego toy line. Commander Rann (who is Time Traveler but not in the trademarked sense), Marionette, and Bug are original Marvel Characters. But I think Bug is the only one who still regularly shows up in comics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ninja-Bear Posted May 5, 2021 Report Share Posted May 5, 2021 Looks interesting but I honestly never heard of them. I must have missed them growing up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ockham's Spoon Posted May 6, 2021 Report Share Posted May 6, 2021 The Micronaut toys got eclipsed by Star Wars figures, even though Micronauts were fully articulated and had much better detail. Some of the original ones were made primarily of metal and not cheap plastic, and were far superior to Star Wars figures which were clearly cranked out just to make a quick buck. What Micronauts didn't have was a wildly popular movie franchise to back them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duke Bushido Posted May 6, 2021 Report Share Posted May 6, 2021 Thanks to the Venture Brothers, I can no longer read that word without hearing Colonel Gentleman saying it. 😕 ("Colonel Gentleman's List of Toys He Wishes He Had When He Was a Lad, But They Weren't Invented Yet.... Micronauts!" ) Chris Goodwin 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christopher R Taylor Posted May 6, 2021 Report Share Posted May 6, 2021 I was wondering what had happened to Bill Mantlo since he wrote a lot of the stuff I liked in 80s Marvel. Turns out he got a law degree, got accepted to the bar, then got into a terrible accident that left him in a coma. When he woke up, he had severe brain damage, and couldn't do any of the creative stuff or law work that he used to. Its really tragic The story behind the comics is interesting. Mantlo got a bunch of the Micronauts toys for his son, and became interested in the characters, imagining their personalities and stories for them. He got then-Editor in Chief Shooter to set up a licensing deal where he could do their stories. Michael Golden was uncomfortable with fame and left comics to do advertising art, which he found much more interesting (??). Dude was one of the best artists alive in comics. Lawnmower Boy and Opal 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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