Age Of Sentry #1 (OF 6)
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Kicking off an all-new miniseries bringing you two "classic" silver-age tales of the Sentry at the birth of the Marvel Age! When the Golden Guardian is critically injured, Scout, Lindy Lee and Watchdog have to travel back in time to learn exactly how Rob Reynolds became THE SENTRY. They must learn the secrets to save our hero – so he can save the world! PLUS: When the Tinkerer and the Mad Thinker team up to create a device capable of stealing the Sentry's powers, they only have one obstacle on their path to world domination. The parasitic beam takes HOURS to work! What evil scheme will keep the Sentry in place long enough to destroy him? Don't miss the breathtaking tale of monsters and mayhem!
WRITER: PAUL TOBIN & JEFF PARKER
PENCILS: NICK DRAGOTTA & RAMON ROSANAS
COVER BY: DAVE BULLOCK & MICHAEL CHO
Price: $2.99
Comments
You know, I don't like the sentry, but i think this has the potential to be alot of fun.
At least we know the art will be gorgeous.
Posted by MisterBlank on 09/15/08 at 06:28 PM
the art looks great. definitely gonna pick this up...when I have the money for it x_x
Posted by tittom on 09/15/08 at 07:24 PM
I think I'll read this while crying in space.
Posted by NealAppeal on 09/15/08 at 07:33 PM
It may sound crazy, but this is the book I'm most excited about this week. I still think the Sentry story could be great. The idea that this character was around in the Marvel Silver Age but erased from every person's mind is interesting. It's just that the execution has been disastrous.
Posted by coltrane68 on 09/15/08 at 07:47 PM
I must be crazy too because I am also excited to read this book. Jeff Parker is an incredible writer and I have yet to be disappointed in something he has written. The art looks great too.
Posted by ghostwriter on 09/15/08 at 08:24 PM
The art looks very Darwyn Cook ish... I may get it for just that reason.
Posted by jannaeh on 09/15/08 at 08:30 PM
hell, this actually does look kind of good
http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=preview&id=1034&disp=table
Posted by NealAppeal on 09/15/08 at 08:46 PM
You guys interviewed Parker at Comic-Con and I'll go back to my original quote:
He seems like a great guy, pretty funny....But there is no way people will buy this or admit this will be good.
I think this could be good, hell the first Sentry HC was pretty good. But with all the backlash on the character (and rightfully so) there is no way this will sell well. But hey I hope I get proven wrong cause I would love to see a story/writer make this guy work.
Posted by TheNextChampion on 09/15/08 at 08:58 PM
I might buy it because I dig the artwork, but this will probably be a 'wait for the trade' book.
Posted by Kory on 09/15/08 at 09:45 PM
This looks great!
Posted by FACE on 09/15/08 at 10:59 PM
So your telling me 61 people out of 78 (which would be close to 79%) thought this was POTW material? Plus only ten hours since midnight so that would mean they get this issue via tubes like Futurama....I call a mistake in the POTW math here lol
Posted by TheNextChampion on 09/17/08 at 10:44 AM
superman vs the sentry for the POTW.
Posted by purdueboiler on 09/17/08 at 12:11 PM
So disappointing. So very disappointing. Flip through this at your LCS - do not waste your $2.99.
One theory for this whole Sentry business. The introduction of the Sentry was a bizarre kind of retcon - you (and the rest of the contemporary Marvel U) never heard of the Sentry due to use of psychic powers negating his existence. I have a sneaking suspicion that someone at Marvel (I'm looking at you, Senor Bendis) will retcon things back - the Sentry never existed. Rather, someone is using some powerful psychic powers to create a superhero forgery. Thus, the friendships between the Sentry and Reed Richards, the Sentry and the Hulk, and others never really existed either. That mindblow would be so much more entertaining.
Posted by coltrane68 on 09/18/08 at 10:29 AM
Seriously, what's sad is that Jeff Parker put out a great X-men: First Class issue this week, which is a comic that really gets what was fun about the Silver Age without trying to pastiche it, and this is getting a lot more hype and attention. It's like Marvel doesn't know how to sell what's good about their books.
Posted by ohcaroline on 09/18/08 at 11:08 AM
@coltrane: Anything to get him off any issue he's in at any time in Marvel
In fact let's just have Marvel sell a 25cent issue of Sentry's death: Him getting stabbed in the face. Instant Pick of the Week! :)
Posted by TheNextChampion on 09/18/08 at 11:43 PM
@coltrane: i agree the book was disappointing. i love the sentry. He is totally what superman would be like in the marvel U; their greatest superman type hero is also their most flawed. it just makes sence.
he's like "running with scissor" but a comic book, does that make sence? guess not
and the more everyone on ifanboy.com bitches about him, the more i like him
Posted by edward on 09/20/08 at 10:17 PM
@edward: I also like the Sentry character; although I know he is reviled by most of the ifanboy community (we are definitely in the vast minority on this). Granted I don't think he has ever been developed to his full potential; but I think the concept of an uber-powerful being with serious mental issues is simultaneously interesting and terrifying. I also did not pick up this issue (seemed a bit too campy for my tastes) but I'm hoping the fans will give this character another chance. I'm not too optimistic about that however as the masses just seem to love having him as the resident punching bag.
Posted by zenman on 09/24/08 at 04:30 PM
This book was a lot of fun!
Posted by cav on 10/02/08 at 03:29 AM
PICK OF THE WEEK! Everyone LOVES The Sentry!
Posted by RaceMcCloud on 09/15/08 at 06:12 PM