tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341177890780444238.post-4882320171093110322007-08-16T19:03:00.000+02:002007-08-16T19:03:00.000+02:00One of the greatest things (IMO) about the marvel universe is how interconnected it all is. They've always done a fantastic job of stitching together vast story-lines which involving multiple characters.<BR/><BR/>I've lamented on more than one occasion that this is also the reason why we will hardly ever see film version of many major events in the marvel universe -- quite simply because it's just too difficult to get the licensing mumbo jumbo sorted out to have multiple characters in a single movie -- We got lucky with the Fantastic Four movie (in so much as it stayed reasonably close to the Surfers first appearance in the FF comics).<BR/><BR/>However if you look at the original origin of say, Venom - well, that story involved just about every imaginable marvel hero (it was called The Secret Wars, for those playing at home) and it would never have been possible to make as a movie. There is however an animated version similar to the story that they adapted for the latest film, but even in that Iron Man makes an appearance.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the great post Emma - It's nice to see more information about the Surfer being posted on sites like yours. Keep up the great work.elroyhttp://www.elroyonline.comnoreply@blogger.com