tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8408822912223468853.post2010524650136779778..comments2023-11-17T14:40:42.181-06:00Comments on The Defenders Fansite: Riddle Me This...Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8408822912223468853.post-10958527552118122142018-10-30T20:22:41.233-05:002018-10-30T20:22:41.233-05:00The letters page in #128 specifically states that ...The letters page in #128 specifically states that the inclusion of Angel and Valkyrie on the cover of #124 was a teaser of the change starting in #125. The editors were well aware those two weren't even in the story in #124. Great classic cover.Doc Savagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08783244633195233970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8408822912223468853.post-87563697756331834392011-02-21T13:40:43.570-06:002011-02-21T13:40:43.570-06:00I'm going to take a stab and say that a matter...I'm going to take a stab and say that a matter of juxtaposition and balance was in play.<br /><br />The DEFENDERS, for the most part, in the minds of most, were the "big 4" (as seen in the corner box), so a new 4 would comfortably fill the niche.<br /><br />Of course, anyone who read the Defenders issues during that time know that there was a heck of a lot more going on than just the "big 4" (since Valkyrie was a long-term member already, as well as Gargoyle, Hellcat and others).<br /><br />Of course, the real answer is probably that this cover image was all the production department had to work with at the time.<br />;-)<br /><br />~P~~P~https://www.blogger.com/profile/09299078564477985626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8408822912223468853.post-2213974705452204612011-02-10T23:52:13.468-06:002011-02-10T23:52:13.468-06:00Thanks, Luis.
I had added that last question in t...Thanks, Luis.<br /><br />I had added that last question in the post about the cover somewhat rhetorically—not sure if anyone would take a stab at an explanation. So you get credit for the being the first person to respond.<br /><br />Here are some additional notes. Even though Angel was on the cover of <b>Defenders #124</b>, he was not a Defender at that time.<br /><br />Whereas Iceman began adventuring with the non-team after his arrival in <b>#122</b>, Angel didn't join them both until <b>#125</b> (the same issue Moondragon arrived as Valkyrie's prisoner).<br /><br />Ultimately, I see Angel's appearance on the cover of <b>#124</b> as a partial teaser about the direction the team was headed. The closing page of <b>#124</b> included a future-forward image of all six heroes who would form the New Defenders at the end of <b>#125</b>.jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14504972431022572200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8408822912223468853.post-28260763026261562162011-02-10T02:38:09.297-06:002011-02-10T02:38:09.297-06:00Part of the reason is because they weren't yet...Part of the reason is because they weren't yet the _New_ Defenders. That arrangement only came to be at the tailing end of #125, after all.Luis Olavo Dantashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18128592257825949059noreply@blogger.com