Marvel Team-Up, Vol. 1: The Golden Child

Marvel Team-Up (2004) (Collected Editions) #1

by Robert Kirkman, Scott Kolins (Artist)

When Cerebro detects Paul Patterson, a student attending Peter Parker's school who's developed mutant powers, it sets Wolverine and Spider-Man on the same path. But with competing agendas, will they work together? Will they be at odds? Hard to say... but the title doesn't say "Super Friends," gang Plus: Mr. Fantastic and Dr. Strange, Iron Man and the Incredible Hulk, and more Collects Marvel Team-Up #1-6.

Genres: Comics, Marvel, Graphic Novels, Superheroes, Fantasy, Science Fiction, Spider Man

144 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2005

About the author

Robert Kirkman is an American comic book writer best known for his work on The Walking Dead, Invincible for Image Comics, as well as Ultimate X-Men and Marvel Zombies for Marvel Comics. He has also collaborated with Image Comics co-founder Todd McFarlane on the series Haunt. He is one of the five partners of Image Comics, and the only one of the five who was not one of the original co-founders of that publisher.

Robert Kirkman's first comic books were self-published under his own Funk-o-Tron label. Along with childhood friend Tony Moore, Kirkman created Battle Pope which was published in late 2001. Battle Pope ran for over 2 years along with other Funk-o-Tron published books such as InkPunks and Double Take.

In July of 2002, Robert's first work for another company began, with a 4-part SuperPatriot series for Image, along with Battle Pope backup story artist Cory Walker. Robert's creator-owned projects followed shortly thereafter, including Tech Jacket, Invincible and Walking Dead.

Reviews

[Paul · Rating 4 out of 5]

Re-reading this as I enjoyed it when it first came out. I’m happy to say I enjoyed it again the second time; it reminds of the old Marvel Team-Up and Marvel Two-In-One books I used to love as a kid. It’s also nice to see 2000AD alumni Scott Kolins doing some higher-profile work.

[Angela · Rating 3 out of 5]

A dangerous mutant is on the loose, and that's just the start of the trouble. This is a who's who of a team up story. It is written is an amusing way, and is quite a fun read. Not only does it involve a new mutant, but also a dimension hopping baddie. And yes, there are rotting corpses at some point in the tale. A good read.

[Erik · Rating 5 out of 5]

If you were going to pick your dream Marvel Team-Up,who would it be ?

[Jan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Kirkman crafts a fast paced and energetic adventure through the Marvel universe that manages to pull in Spider-Man (my favorite), Wolverine, the Fantastic Four, Doctor Strange, Captain America, Black a Widow, and (very, very briefly) the Hulk.

Kirkman is a writer who has had tremendous impact on the American comic book industry, and yet I’ve never fully clicked with his work. However, this, I can say, is maybe the first comic book work of his I truly loved. He has a good voice for every hero he writes here (particularly Peter Parker, Mister Fantastic, and Captain America) and the story bounces around in several directions without ever becoming convoluted or confusing.

However, what truly made this an 8/10 for me instead of a 6 is the work of Scott Kollins. I have been a fan of Kollins since his run on The Flash with Geoff John’s, and while he did work on Avengers: Earth’s Mightiest Heroes with Joe Casey, I think of him as more of a DC guy. So, seeing him get to go wild in the Marvel universe was truly a treat, and I wish he’d gotten a shot at being the monthly penciler for Amazing Spider-Man or Fantastic Four.

Overall, I found this to be a highly enjoyable trip through the Marvel Universe and I highly recommend it to anyone who wants to kick back and read some fun, pretty, breezy superhero comics for an afternoon!

[Samuel Harris · Rating 4 out of 5]

It's fun to see Robert Kirkman (who I've loved for his Image Comics stuff) writing a whole host of interconnected Marvel characters. I started on this series because I realized there's a Spider-Man/Invincible crossover coming up later, but even this opening arc has been a lot of fun too. Also, it's nice to find other Spider-Man stuff pre-Brand New Day that I hadn't read before--like finding a hidden treasure you didn't know was there.

This arc also features the Fantastic Four fighting Doctor Doom...only to discover that it's actually Tony Stark from an alternate dimension where he became Doom. "What has been is what will be, and what has been done is what will be done, and there is nothing new under the sun."

[Redfox5 · Rating 3 out of 5]

Although I've seen all the Marvel films, I think this might be the first time I've read a Marvel comic. I wasn't massively keen on the plot line, seemed to get started and then was over but it was nice seeing lot of the different characters together. The timeline is different. Tony Stark is alive....in more than one alternative universe! I would be interested to read some more of these.

[LunaSanguine · Rating 3 out of 5]

Read this only because I'm a X-23 completist but her role was really minor and her personality/backstory didn't matter in the slightest.
Apart from that it was a kinda nice read, just not memorable at all. I'm not interested enough in the plot to continue the series.

[Jason Tanner · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a book that should have worked but didn't because most of the characters despite existing in the 2005 Marvel status quo still talked and acted like they did in 1987. (This includes X-23, who did not exist in 1987. Kirkman compensated for this by not giving her a shred of personality.)

[Ricky Conway · Rating 4 out of 5]

I didn't know what to expect and was pleasantly surprised. Team-Ups are the best in Marvel!

[Lillian Francis · Rating 4 out of 5]

Enjoyed this. Art good for the most part.

[Sidekicks Wanted · Rating 3 out of 5]

I can't remember why I ordered this one. It was interesting, but I had to look up a ton of characters in my handy dandy . I guess I learned a lot, but I was mostly confused.

[Matthew Ledrew · Rating 4 out of 5]

"It’s hard to catch lightning in a bottle a second time. That’s just a sad truth of creating art: no two pieces are alike. Such is the case of Marvel Team-Up: The Golden Child."

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[Cara · Rating 3 out of 5]

I can't remember why I ordered this one. It was interesting, but I had to look up a ton of characters in my handy dandy . I guess I learned a lot, but I was mostly confused.

[Jacob · Rating 4 out of 5]

I like seeing Spider-Man interact with other characters.

I feel like these team-ups are more how things would really be in a super-hero world. Lots of overlap between different heroes and different activities. Everybody's got multiple things going on, and big events attract attention from multiple heroes.

[William Dickerson · Rating 4 out of 5]

Because this is the first part of an extended storyline, there is plenty of confusion to go around. It did leave me wondering what will happen in the second volume when we learn more about our strange alien character.

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[Travis · Rating 3 out of 5]

Fun, old school super hero team ups.

I used to love hero team up comics as a kid ( back when both DC and Marvel had I think two each) and this was a nice attempt to recapture that vibe.

[sixthreezy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Kind of feel like I'm lost on this, but I dug it. Interested to see where this goes!

[Joe · Rating 2 out of 5]

tried to hard