Marvel's Mystery Men -- Right Here Ladies & Gentlemen

Posted by droracle August 23, 2022

Marvel Multiverse Table Top Role-Playing Game - Summer 2023

A new Marvel TTRPG is heading our way for Summer 2023. I have some really fond memories of the Marvel Superheroes Roleplaying game put out by TSR in the 1980's. It was right along side Dungeons & Dragons as one of my introductory games to ttrpgs. This new game looks to be based purely on a six-sided dice system. The playtest rulebook for the game is available now for anyone who wants to run an early version of the game through its paces before the finalized version comes out next year. I'll admit I'm curious enough make that purchase myself. Here is the official press release from Marvel: MARVEL LAUNCHING CORE RULEBOOK FOR NEW TABLETOP ROLE-PLAYING GAME IN SUMMER 2023 ‘MARVEL MULTIVERSE ROLE-PLAYING GAME: CORE RULEBOOK’ AVAILABLE JUNE 2023 FOLLOWED BY ‘MARVEL MULTIVERSE ROLE-PLAYING GAME: THE CATACLYSM OF KANG’ AVAILABLE JULY 2023 Use the D616 game system to embody your favorite Super Heroes and Super Villains! New York, NY— August 22, 2022 – New adventu

In Marvel's long campaign to revise the history of the Marvel Universe, they've introduced some more new, old heroes from the 1930s. These are new creations that all have that 30's pulp novel look and feel. I'm a fan of the Spirit and some of the other heroes from that age such as the Phantom or The Shadow. Having characters this rich in your comic universe history makes it more complete for sure. However I'm just wondering if the readership is looking for this kind of hero book? DC Comics is pulling the plug on their First Wave project including the titles Doc Savage and The Spirit. Even a young Batman being included in the First Wave comic wasn't enough to pull this series sales numbers up. The Spirit hasn't been able to find its feet as a title for the past decade.

But maybe the fault with the Firstwave was the fact that they were really old characters stepping up to bat once again as a comic book title. I guess its possible that Marvel's Mystery Men will at least at first gain some heat by the nature of their newness. Either way I'll enjoy the book while it lasts.

See the images below to get a look at these new/old characters. Out of all of them the Surgeon look especially cool: