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Last week a brand new four issue comic series was announced by Dark Horse Comics called “Masters of the Universe: The Sword of Flaws“. Main Cover art by Freddie Williams II Created by writer Tim Seely and artist Freddie Williams II, this all-new He-Man series promises to be “firmly rooted in the classic world of Masters of the Universe". Variant Cover Art by Tim Seeley And now thanks to Nerdist, although not final, we have a look at some of the first issue's interior artwork. Check it out: Possible Double Page Splash Again this artwork is reportedly not final so anything can change, but so far…
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Who is the guy with the short hair?
Keldor?
I can see that. If he is Keldor I hope they color him blue.
As the synopsis and cover logo tells us, this story is set in the vintage MOTU.
From the preview pages its pretty clear that the short-haired guy is fairly young and maybe some royalty as the way he is dressed, and Duncan in the last page pulls him aside for protection.
The character looks to be escorted to Grayskull, while he and Adam talk about He-Man (the faded images of him on Battle Cat and fighting bad guys in a montage like scene).
My personal guess - is that this Royal (delegate? prince from another kingdom?) is perhaps asking Adam's opinions on He-Man. Maybe he's heard stories and is curious if they are true.
I'm with Caliban. Does not look like Keldor as he is depicted in majority of MOTU media anyways.
Artwork not being final... as in its not colored. But I don't think there will be actual panel changes like replacing King Hiss with Evil-Lyn for example.
I guess with all of the different continuities nowadays I am a bit confused on what vintage MOTU means? The Alcala comics? Filmation?
I guess with all of the different continuities nowadays I am a bit confused on what vintage MOTU means? The Alcala comics? Filmation?
It can mean different things to different fans. But in the case of the Thundercats-crossover canon (and later Injustice + Turtles) that this mini-series is set in, I think there is an attempt for the "distilled memory" approach.
So even a person who may only remember MOTU a bit from their childhood, played with the toys and watched cartoon can pick up a comic and enjoy it. 🙂
The classic cartoon is still the biggest phenomenon that fans all over the world remember, so as we've seen the previous comics - some settings are pulled from it. But the characters themselves look more vintage toy inspired (some details brought in from Classics toys). And they might make references such as characters talking about a notion of He-Man as this barbarian from the mountains, so hints of Glut comics.
Just going by what I've seen, and the few interviews where Seeley and Williams have talked about this.