COMICS: Marvel Releases Four Mysterious "Battle Scars" Teasers; Who Is Marcus Johnson?

COMICS: Marvel Releases Four Mysterious "Battle Scars" Teasers; Who Is Marcus Johnson?

Revealing four teasers via four different comic book websites, Marvel continue to tease the fallout of "Fear Itself" with the "Battle Scars" series. Who is Marcus Johnson and why are Cap, Deadpool, Taskmaster and Quake after him?

By JoshWilding - Oct 10, 2011 11:10 AM EST
Filed Under: Marvel Comics

As Shattered Heroes heats up, the hunt for Marcus Johnson begins. Many people are hunting for him, but why? And what is the mysterious origin of this new major player in the Marvel Universe? Find out this November as Chris Yost, Matt Fraction, Cullen Bunn & Scot Eaton bring you Battle Scars #1!


The following teasers come courtesy of Newsarama, iFanboy, Comic Book Resources and Marvel.com.









BATTLE SCARS #1
Script by CHRISTOPHER YOST
Story by CHRISTOPHER YOST, MATT FRACTION & CULLEN BUNN
Pencils by SCOT EATON
Cover by CARLO PAGULAYAN
• The post-Fear Itself Marvel Universe begins here!
• Who is Army Ranger Marcus Johnson, and how could he tear the Marvel Universe apart?
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marvel72
marvel72 - 10/10/2011, 11:42 AM
hmmmmm,intresting.
MaddMonkk
MaddMonkk - 10/10/2011, 11:46 AM
I smell a mystery! Scooby and Shaggy has paperwork on this guy as well, i bet.
Reasonnnn
Reasonnnn - 10/10/2011, 11:51 AM
His name is Robert Paulson
airbeyonder18
airbeyonder18 - 10/10/2011, 11:51 AM
This'll be an interesting series. Looking forward to it.
RunDTC
RunDTC - 10/10/2011, 11:55 AM
lol @Reasonnnn
BlackPather2018
BlackPather2018 - 10/10/2011, 11:59 AM
@Reasonnnn lol only in death
Dedpool
Dedpool - 10/10/2011, 12:00 PM
I'm intrigued.
marvel72
marvel72 - 10/10/2011, 12:00 PM
who's quake ? can't say i've heard of him.

@ wallywestnam

XD hahahaha no firsters.
MarkStack
MarkStack - 10/10/2011, 12:02 PM
Calling it now: he's related to Isaiah Bradley.
BlackPather2018
BlackPather2018 - 10/10/2011, 12:06 PM
@MarkStack I think you might be right. i would be suprise if he is the son or even a clone of Isaiah Bradley.
BlackPather2018
BlackPather2018 - 10/10/2011, 12:07 PM
i wouldn't*
headlopper
headlopper - 10/10/2011, 12:10 PM
Rowdy Roddy Piper.
ElBicho
ElBicho - 10/10/2011, 12:30 PM
@MarkStack

Good call, but I'd like to see them go way off track for this. Like Banner or Stark's long lost brother.
REMY1
REMY1 - 10/10/2011, 12:33 PM
Why are they after The Rock's dad?
Chewtoy
Chewtoy - 10/10/2011, 12:33 PM
Okay, I have to admit that Deadpool playing "Madlibs" with the redacted document was pretty genius.
StuckInPanels
StuckInPanels - 10/10/2011, 12:45 PM
He could be the human host to Tanarus
Accel
Accel - 10/10/2011, 2:19 PM
This should be a pretty interesting storyline but one thing slightly annoys me and that is the lack of attention to detail with Marcus Johnson's rank. If he graduated from Westpoint, he should be at least a 2LT, not a sergeant.

Accel
USNA C/O 2007
JackBauer
JackBauer - 10/10/2011, 2:25 PM
@Accel - Good catch. I don't think the writers or editors ever do any research.
Accel
Accel - 10/10/2011, 2:29 PM
It's a huge pet peeve of mine but never the less, I look forward to this.
Bobby2889
Bobby2889 - 10/10/2011, 2:41 PM
I kinda am thinking along the lines of another Bradley but that family is getting constantly extended and losing its special appeal a little (even if Eli and Isaiah are great). Still not sure how that would tie to being most wanted either. However if this does tie into the 'What if there was more than one' teaser could mean he is gonna be a new Captain America. Makes sense with him being in the military and such.

Hence the being targeted by both Bullseye and Taskmaster (undersomeone's bidding) for what he represents or could represent and what is in his blood. And as he is a Bradley Captain America is therefore being let know about him due to ties and also as it might be in Cap's interests to protect him.

So the background images and post-its represent more about who the files are addressed to and how the characters will react to this character rather than tell us anything directly about the character himself. We are to make conclusions based on people's reactions to this kind of person cropping up which is a bit clever than Marvel recent spate of blacked out teasers.


Yeah my money is for now on 'the grandson/son/brother of Isaiah/Josiah/Elijah Bradley' respectively.
antbwan
antbwan - 10/10/2011, 4:10 PM
He'S the new host of THE GOD OF THUNDER!!!!!!!
ZombieOverEasy
ZombieOverEasy - 10/10/2011, 8:02 PM
Two things I take from this article:

1) They need to release Madlibs with Deadpool.

2) Captain America has the handwriting of a girl. Surprised he doesn't dot his eyes with lil' hearts.
FrankGarret
FrankGarret - 10/10/2011, 8:22 PM
Do West Point graduates go on to become enlisted? I don't think so.
Accel
Accel - 10/10/2011, 11:17 PM
Nope they don't. You are the top graduate at "The Point" and you are only a sergeant? That's pure comedy.
KingLing
KingLing - 10/10/2011, 11:28 PM
Good call Accel, that irked me right off the bat. If you didn't call it out, I was going to. Seriously, they didn't even try there.
CorndogBurglar
CorndogBurglar - 10/11/2011, 7:33 AM
He's related to Isaiah Bradley somehow. This is the "What if there was more than one" teaser, gotta be. This guy is a super soldier.

also, for the complaining about the rank, cut them some slack. I've never really known anyone in the military, so I didn't even think anything of it. If I were writing a story and didn't know what rank people graduate from West Point with, then I would make the same mistake, without even thinking to research something like that. Its really not that big of a deal, lol.
Accel
Accel - 10/11/2011, 7:47 AM
Point taken but you gain credibility when you pay attention to the little details. Nothing major in the grand scheme of things but it looks better when you thoroughly do your research. Someone always notices, so get it right the first time.
niknik
niknik - 10/11/2011, 9:37 AM
Obama's love child.
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