If, like me, you were convinced that the return of Captain Marvel in Avengers vs. X-Men was some kind of fake-out because it’s not something you’d reveal in covers four months ahead of release, then this Rick Remender interview would seem to suggest otherwise:
To prepare for this I reread ‘The Death of Captain Marvel’ three times and I’ve gone back and read a bunch of book’s from his original series. I wanted to make sure that I got it right and that this felt like Jim Starlin’s voice for the character… I love that free flowing imagination that was going on with Starlin and those guys back then. I like the character and the insanity of his missions. Plus, I love that he’s Thanos’ real arch nemesis. Everyone hates Thanos, but Mar-Vell is definitely his arch-enemy.
I’m left both more interested in Remender’s plans (The mentions of Starlin and Thanos, in particular, don’t feel entirely random) and curious about how long Mar-Vell is going to stick around, especially considering the already-announced new Captain Marvel series that will feature Carol Danvers in the title role.
March 30th, 2012 at 9:10 am
Drax the destroyer is the arch enemy of thanos…
March 30th, 2012 at 3:04 pm
Drax’s mission in life was to kill Thanos, which he did. But Thanos never saw him as more than a nuisance. Not exactly the same as an arch enemy. Adam Warlock started out as a nemesis, but ended up more of a contemporary. So yeah, I’d go with Mar-Vell.
March 30th, 2012 at 3:21 pm
Mar-Vell being Thanos arch enemy was a major plot point of the Cancerverse Space saga as well.
March 30th, 2012 at 6:52 pm
SHAZAM!