Contest of Champions prelude - "Chess, Not Checkers"

[laughing_tree]

"I was in the room when they were casting about for people to write this, and I think the key question I asked was 'can I use anybody?' and [Marvel Editor-in-Chief] Axel [Alonso] said 'Yeah, anybody,' and that pretty much sealed the deal for me." -- Al Ewing

Comments

[beyondthefringe]

I'm in this because I trust Al Ewing to deliver a good story.
And because I'm intrigued by the variety of characters he's working with.

[lilacsigil]

I usually dislike this kind of story, but Al Ewing is somehow selling it!

[doodleboy]

Oddly reminds me of animorphs Ellimist and Cyrak....

Something about these types of games are innately appeal to me I think.

[cainofdreaming]

I'm fine with using anyone for this... as long as Ewing doesn't include the Symbioids from the game. Those are just freaking creepy.

[leoboiko]

> Martial arts tournament

ok I wont read this

> Inhumans

not reading this…

> Inhumans Stick

goddamnit

[thatnickguy]

I don't know why Venom has a little Spider-Cape here, but it's so weird that I kinda like it.

[yvonmukluk]

He killed his world's Peter and is using his costume as a cape/trophy. And apparently thinks Peter is in his head or something.

[wizardru]

Crazy question here but...do we actually know who is in there with the Symbiote? Could that be the symbiote talking to Peter?

Regardless, SUPER CREEPY.

[wizardru]

Oh, I just noticed Sentry called him 'Brock', so I guess that answers that.

[laughing_tree]

Why not both of them? The mass is certainly big enough.

[thanekos]

I await the revelation of the Prime Mover as the other side's player, because why not?

[silverhammerman]

I'm oddly excited to see the Sentry from Age of the Sentry (AKA the only good version of the Sentry) back, even if it's just in this context.

[yvonmukluk]

Wait, so they can reanimate the dead?

Kind of hoping this means we get to see the return of Mettle. Or any of the academy kids really, since they're apparently in limbo otherwise.