EDITORIAL: Should 'The Sentry' Be Brought Back To The MARVEL Universe?

EDITORIAL: Should 'The Sentry' Be Brought Back To The MARVEL Universe?

The Sentry, we all miss him so. or do you, say why...

Editorial Opinion
By TheOnlyFanOfSentry - Oct 18, 2013 11:10 AM EST
Filed Under: Marvel Comics

Where can I start…? Well for those of you who don’t know The Sentry I’ll give you a quick guide on the all infamous hero.



Robert Reynolds, or more commonly known as, The Sentry first made his debut in a 5 issue Marvel Knights comic; which due to high success spawned several one-shots and team ups resulting in some successfully well written comics. One of the sentry’s main features is his highly evil split personality thing… it’s like a mind virus called The Void. The Void is the anti-Sentry, for every good act The Sentry does The Void performs a malevolent act. This actually gives another one of The Sentry’s main features, he’s slightly insane. It really depends on how you view insane though; there’s mentally unstable insane and there’s complete schizo insane. The Sentry is on the borderline. He’s not a schizo but then again if someone mentions The Void and he loses it. I actually really like the whole Void-Sentry thing, I think it gives a new dimension to a comic book character but of course I wouldn't wish that upon any other character/it’s what makes him unique.


If you’re thinking at the moment “well what’s his power” or “this hero’s power is just a cheap knock-off of Superman’s power”. I’ll explain, just let me finish this sentence that I am writing… Ok The Sentry’s powers include: flight, superhuman strength -speed, agility, reflexes (pretty much all the superhuman powers, you know), light projection, energy blasts - with the power of one million suns, And he can resurrect the dead. So he’s not really a rip off of Superman, in fact one thing about The Sentry that’s completely different to superman – he doesn't even know he has half of these powers because he’s mentally unstable. Oh yeah and another power of his is that he is invulnerable… wait, he’s invulnerable you say? Then how is he dead? Why is he dead?
Three words - Brian Michael Bendis.

Need I say more?
What I would like if they brought back The Sentry would be to get rid of the void. Given that it is one of his main features but I think you could get better written and just good comics from it. I see the void as a nuisance and stops The Sentry from using his full power to its full potential. Releasing that to the marvel universe will completely sledge everything, not in a villain-kill way, in a hero-renegade way. Also I think The Sentry does work well in a team, but not the avengers. There’s way too many, and the avengers would just use The Sentry for their own bidding; possibly a team up with the guardians of the galaxy. What would be nice to see is The Sentry in outer space being what Captain Mar-Vell was to earth. Now that would be *fricking*awesome. Oh and one thing I do not what anyway near another sentry comic is Bendis. I see Bendis as a story dragger; he just gets a story and sticks to it for 6 months then thinks up another one before killing them off violently without finishing that arch.

I'm TheOnlyFanOfSenty – what do you think?
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DemonBowler
DemonBowler - 10/18/2013, 1:01 PM
Prefer other Superman clones more like Blue marvel and Hyperion.
jlabatman
jlabatman - 10/18/2013, 1:12 PM
He was ok for a while, but he needed to be killed off!
TheOnlyFanOfSentry
TheOnlyFanOfSentry - 10/18/2013, 1:17 PM
I know i'm completely contradicting myself, but if he came back without the void he wouldn't be a gigantic pussy - that's what i'm trying to point out.
TheOnlyFanOfSentry
TheOnlyFanOfSentry - 10/18/2013, 1:33 PM
Cheers MOR, i appreciate that. :D in fact i'm looking forward to it.
ruadh
ruadh - 10/18/2013, 2:00 PM
Eh, the invasion of Asgard was truly awesome. I don't follow the comics too much since Dark Reign, but the characters who met their end during Siege...leave 'em be.
TheOnlyFanOfSentry
TheOnlyFanOfSentry - 10/18/2013, 2:13 PM
MOR how long were you waiting for that?
TheOnlyFanOfSentry
TheOnlyFanOfSentry - 10/18/2013, 2:19 PM
Pahahahha, Legend. Although i'm still waiting on your onslaught btw.
GinjaNinja
GinjaNinja - 10/18/2013, 2:38 PM
MoR is an idiot.
thunderpun573
thunderpun573 - 10/18/2013, 2:44 PM
Have fun getting a new computer to replace the shattered, spit-covered one on the floor, asshole. Is that like the fifth one this week man? Jeez.
AnthonyLantern
AnthonyLantern - 10/18/2013, 3:30 PM
Sentry is currently one of the Four Horsemen
WYLEEJAY
WYLEEJAY - 10/18/2013, 3:30 PM
I love the Sentry as a character. Hes horribly flawed. He actually makes the reader feel as uncomfortable as the characters in the story when he gets all weird. You technically have his powers wrong. He can control his molecules. So, since he himself doesn't truly understand what he's capable of, Reynolds displays the powers he thinks he has. He has nothing in common with Supes really. Besides the S on his costume, and a cape. He can do almost anything as he learns more about himself. He is one of the most dangerous characters in the Marvel comics universe. So powerful he ripped Morgan le fays head off, ripped Ares the god of war right in half, disintegrated the Molecule man with a thought, obliterated Loki, and resurrected himself several times after he was completely destroyed. All Reynolds has to do is WANT to live again and he will be back. He WANTED to die.
TheOneAboveAll
TheOneAboveAll - 10/18/2013, 3:34 PM
Oh you mean Nuclear star Man from Superman 4? sorry I could not resist
WYLEEJAY
WYLEEJAY - 10/18/2013, 3:45 PM
Lmao! ^
EpitomeofAwesome
EpitomeofAwesome - 10/18/2013, 8:20 PM
Dude, I was thinking about this just the other day!
WYLEEJAY
WYLEEJAY - 10/18/2013, 9:21 PM
@Fangz. That.....is an amazing idea! He could definitely do that too. The void will never go away. Its what really defines him. Hes flawed. Horribly so. And I wouldn't want him any other way. Just imagine what would happen to those dopplegangers when the void gets out. They would become so monstrous. Theres a story to be told there.
CorndogBurglar
CorndogBurglar - 10/18/2013, 11:14 PM
Whatever...the Sentry had the potential to be a great character. They built him up to be the most powerful character in Marvel short of cosmic entities yet he was completely useless.

marvel72
marvel72 - 10/19/2013, 6:50 AM
i love sentry,he needs to comeback.superman fans didn't like the character because he was more powerful than superman.
Archangel82
Archangel82 - 10/19/2013, 7:10 AM
I'm also a huge fan of the Sentry. I agree that if Marvel brings him back to the for front they should do away with the Void. To me I think the Void was a great way to explain the Sentrys disappearance when he was first introduced in his Marvel Knights comic. Now that the Sentry is more or less an established character they should address the fact that the Void is no longer apart of his personality. The Sentry has defeated the Void for good leaving the Sentry as his dominate personality. Marvel can then build upon his character by giving him a different set of personal issues by being such a powerful person. The. Sentry has a lot of potential and to throw him to the wayside would be a waste.
JorEllinator
JorEllinator - 10/20/2013, 1:51 PM
Sentry can piss off. His death was the only good part of Siege.
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