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Marvel Comics Presents #173 (Stingray)
Issue(s): Marvel Comics Presents #173 (Stingray story only)
Cover Date: Feb 95
Title: "Repercussions"
Credits:
Mariano Nicieza - Writer
Mark McKenna - Penciler
Alex Sheikman - Inker
Michael Kraiger - Assistant Editor
Richard Ashford - Editor
Review/plot:
Stingray has invented a portable sea drill, and he's supervising its first use.
But the drill unleashes Lava Men.
Once again, someone has to explain to the poor Lava Men that it was all a mistake.
The Lava Men are good about it and help clean up the ecological disaster that Stingray has also triggered. And then he has the gall to lecture them when it's all over.
If Mariano Nicieza's goal was to make Stingray look like an absolute asshole, mission accomplished.
Quality Rating: D
Historical Significance Rating: 1
Chronological Placement Considerations: N/A
References: N/A
Crossover: N/A
Continuity Insert? N
My Reprint: N/A
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Comments
Correction: He lectured the asshole Lava Man who threatened the surface dwellers with expansionism. A far cry from their pacifist ways during Roger Stern's Avengers two-parter. Unlike Stern, Nicieza seemed to favor portraying the Lava Men as prospective Earth invaders if pissed off enough by the surface dwellers.
Yeah, I've got to agree with Clutch on that one. Stingray was in the middle of giving credit to the Lava Men for their help, and they basically turned around and said screw your thanks because one day we're going to conquer you.
In light of that, I think Stingray's response was pretty diplomatic.
Add my voice to.the chorus. based on fnord's assessment, I went into the scans expecting some real mega-prick dialogue from Stingray directed at a benign Lava Man. What I read was the exact opposite.
I always liked Stingray's outfit.
"The only way to stop these surface idiots from drilling our habitat is to conquer them".
witch doctor Jinku was right.
