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In Marvel Knights: Spider-Man #6, Mark Millar has a scene at the end loaded with
second tier villains.
We can now reveal our dastardly hand in this comic. Mark and artist Terry Dodson
asked Spiderfan to come up with a list of characters that might populate the audience
in this unique auction scene for the Venom symbiote!
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But before we get to the cameos, first, did you notice the Dodson name on the cover?
It's "Dodsons" plural to include Terry's wife, Rachel, who inks his pencils. Be on
the lookout for more hidden signatures on future covers!
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While five of the current Astonishing X-Men team
were on the cover, only Marvel Girl, Rachel Summers, had a major role. But
before you think the others didn't show up, check out
Page 6
for the other four X-Men and 75%
of the Fantastic Four plus their little guy. Reed Richards appears to have
a wandering eye, as he spies a certain brunette from MK:SM guest artist
Frank Cho.
Meanwhile, his wife Sue has, "Will work 4 food" on her t-shirt,
reflecting the current plotline of the FF these days. Also look for a
cameo by the Joker, and one of the guys from the band Modest Mouse! (I
thought MM stood for Mark Millar!)
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Then there is the auction scene. Terry jammed as many of our suggested villains into
these pages - plus a bunch of extras that surprised us! Some of these were "dog-dares" -
and some "double-dog-dares"! (What?! Has the actor playing Lobster-Man gone rogue!)
Yes, that's Stilt-Man. Didn't he give up his life of crime? Never say never in this
business. Humilated through the years over and over as a B-List villain, he heard about
an auction for something that would put him into the major leagues! Unfortunately,
his old friend the Owl was at there, so Stilty may have been a bit shy about bidding.
Isn't Nathaniel Garrett, the evil Black Knight, dead? Maybe someone has followed in his
footsteps. Maybe it's really him? We all saw Monty Python and the Holy Grail - the guy
is pretty tough to pronouce "dead".
I was particularly happy to see the first non-CGI appearance of
Yith, the snake-woman merc. If you're
wondering who "Elf with Gun" is, check out
Spider-Man Team-Up #5.
If you're curious as to the whole history of the random Elves with Guns that have appears
over the years, check out the
Appendix to the Handbook
of the Marvel Universe!
Click below to reveal who's who, officially approved by Terry himself.
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