“Two’s a coincidence, three’s a trend.” That’s a saying, right? In that case, we’re merely one Marvel Comic image featuring a character putting on another character’s helmet away from full-blown trend territory. First, there was Secret Avengers #4 this past August, with Steve Rogers preparing to rest Nova’s star-faring helmet on his Super-Soldier cranium:
Then just today, Marvel released their latest “MMXI” teaser, plugging July’s Uncanny X-Men #540 and featuring Colossus about to place the telepathy-blocking headwear of the unstoppable Juggernaut atop his organic-steel covered noggin:
So what’s next? Stature giving Magneto’s helmet a spin on an upcoming cover of Avengers: The Children’s Crusade? Randy Robertson trying on the Crimson Dynamo’s helmet in some sort of improbable team-up? Wyatt Wingfoot wielding the mind-controlling helmet of the Wingless Wizard? And what of intercompany crossovers — what if Ant-Man and Dr. Fate traded helmets? Maybe we could even get a full month of character-putting-on-another-character’s-helmet covers, kind of like those big head close-up covers DC did in the late ’90s. Time will tell, fans; until then, keep watching Marvel characters’ helmets (to see if another character is putting it on).
February 25th, 2011 at 4:20 pm
In the teasers for Fear Itself we had Cyclopes holding Magneto’s helmet. http://i.newsarama.com/images/DoYouFearWhatYouveBecome_02.jpg
February 25th, 2011 at 4:22 pm
That’s a great call, Logan. Maybe he actually puts in on during Fear Itself!
February 25th, 2011 at 4:30 pm
Kid Flash just wore Dr. Fate´s helmet on ep. 7 of Young Justice
February 25th, 2011 at 4:35 pm
Luciano – WHOA! Can we officially call it a trend? The era of helmetswapping is here!
February 25th, 2011 at 4:59 pm
Wow. The jocks were right all along.
Comic book fans really are dweeby dorks.
February 25th, 2011 at 6:28 pm
Quicksilver put on Magneto’s in Son of M #5, back in 2006
February 25th, 2011 at 6:32 pm
Wasn’t there a teaser within the last couple of weeks with Cyclops putting on Magneto’s helmet?
February 25th, 2011 at 6:34 pm
Whoops. I failed comments reading in school. Logan got it.
February 25th, 2011 at 9:56 pm
The Distinguished Competition recently did a whole mini series on people in Gotham City fighting over a crime fighter’s head wear.
February 26th, 2011 at 12:23 am
I’m sure this only occurred to long-time Savage Dragon fans, but I immediately thought of #26′s cover with Mace putting on Overlord’s helmet.
February 26th, 2011 at 9:22 am
In M.O.D.O.K.’s ending in the game Marvel vs. Capcom 3, MODOK puts on the helmet of Galactus.
February 26th, 2011 at 10:26 am
teh Heroic Age still in Secret Avengers?
Someone tell teh hat, I thought it was all Fear Itself from May onwards.
February 26th, 2011 at 10:55 am
@ aswell.. that cover is from last august.. when the heroic age just started
February 26th, 2011 at 11:11 am
This happening a few times over the past year does not constitute it as a trend.
February 26th, 2011 at 1:41 pm
Does Nightwing playing posuer for the past two years count?
February 26th, 2011 at 4:26 pm
@Logan & @Albert Ching (and @Scott by default), that cover would have probably looked a lot better if it mirrored the Captain America/Colossus shot of him actually putting on the helmet rather than standing there “in costume.” Scott Summers, eyes glowing, holding up the Magneto-helmet. Cool. Napoleonic pose, not so much. @ Mike… Ummm… what site are you on? This isn’t Sports Illustrated or Maxim. Go buy some Axe and relax.
February 27th, 2011 at 8:31 am
this is seriously the best you’ve got to write about?
February 27th, 2011 at 9:06 am
A trend, or a lack of ideas perhaps?
February 27th, 2011 at 10:34 am
i’d say it was a trend if it was happening month after month after month.. it has happened twice in 6 months (if not longer)
February 27th, 2011 at 10:53 am
can we count the cover of The Avengers #4 released a few months back in this? it’s old, future tony stark coming out of the Iron Man helmet, so not really one character putting on another’s helmet. but it’s a similar vibe – unfamiliar face donning much-more-familiar hood. when I first saw in I definitely thought I was supposed to be making the connection between the two Avenger-title covers.
February 27th, 2011 at 1:25 pm
Mike Says:
“Wow. The jocks were right all along.
Comic book fans really are dweeby dorks.”
Oh My God you’re so cool! What a stereotype. Do you even live in the real world? It sounds like you watch to much TV and Twilight movies.
February 27th, 2011 at 2:20 pm
Sucks for Colossus. The Juggernaut’s helmet probably smells like bacon wrapped wet feet. :OP
February 27th, 2011 at 2:55 pm
http://ironman.ugo.com/images/comics/jim-rhodes.jpg
i think the trend started when jim rhodes put on the iron man helmet before he was ever war machine
February 27th, 2011 at 4:00 pm
http://theheroicage.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/Avengers-4-cover.jpg
yea @Goon_fan the Avengers 4 issue should count as well
February 28th, 2011 at 9:46 am
And don’t forget, they’ve been passing around Quasar’s quantum bands like a peace pipe for the last 6 or so years!