Sunday, March 22, 2009

The Men and Women of Power Pack

That’s Cully Hamner’s version of former super-kids Power Pack, from Marvel’s 2001 Millennial Visions. They’re in their 20s, except Alex, who’s now 32. The book has numerous “visions,” pin-ups of possible alternate reality versions or stories centering on different Marvel Universe characters.

Hamner’s future Power Pack is interesting:

Julie (Lightspeed) is a science type looking for a way to contact the Kymellians. She’s holding a book titled “Speed Reading.”

Katie (Energizer) dyed her hair black, has tattoos and piercings, and works in a Boston café.

Jack (Mass Master) lives in San Francisco, and has been in and out of rehab.

Alex (Gee) is a construction foreman and family man.

It didn’t become a miniseries, but it’s still cool stuff. In the main Marvel Universe (the 616 reality), the Power kids are mostly in their teens already, although the only one who’s appeared as an “updated” character so far is Julie. She’s attracted to fellow girls, as depicted in the Loners mini about two years back.

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