Weve gathered together his most important marvel comic appearances to help you get your teeth into. After years of experimentation to eliminate his rare blood disease, morbius gained a cure and an acute case of vampirism. Morbius worked with strange, clea and brother voodoo to keep laveau from attaining the vampire verses from the book of vishanti, but failed. He was a biogenetic scientist who was dying of a blooddestroying disease. Morbius first look reveals jared leto as the living vampire.
He injected himself with radioactively altered vampire bat dna, and it transformed him into a living vampire. News broke wednesday that the oscarwinning actor is set to star in an adaptation of the character for sonys. This is the marvel now 20 9 issue morbius the living vampire story arc set after his escape from the raft super villain prison. Morbius the living vampire 20 2nd series comic books.
While the traditional comic book incarnation of morbius isnt a true vampire, the same cant be said for the one seen in marvels ultimate universe. For years, nobel prize winning biologist michael morbius has been struggling to cure himself of his vampirism, and now, for the first time in years, one may be within reach. Morbius, still under the superhuman registration act, is working as a scientist for a. Breeds excitement for what awaits morbius in the future. The first dlc pack for the game features punisher, blade, moon knight, and morbius. Hot top 10 comic books on the rise april week 1 2019 duration. As such, interest in the character has never been greater, with most moviewatchers having never heard of morbius. Jared leto leaves joker behind for comic book vampire movie sony hopes to find venomlevel success with the upcoming.
Jan 20, 2020 if youre not up to date with morbius comic book history, then fear not as were here to help. Enhanced senses, an aversion to light, and an insatiable thirst for blood. Once michael morbius was a worldrenowned biochemist, dying of an unknown blood disease and desperately searching for a cure. Now, after escaping from the raft, morbius the living vampire is scraping desperately through each day, on the run and desperate to quell his. What big comic fans dont know about morbius the living vampire. Michael morbius was born in nafplio, greece child to a surrealist author, filmmaker, painter makarioa morbius who micheal never meet and an over protective mother who owned a bookstore. When i first heard jared leto was going to play morbius, i was cautiously optimistic. The morbius poster is from a comic con magazine and teases jared letos transformation from dr. Returning to new york city, michael led a group of homeless people who lived in the sewers.
The idea of a vampire in comic books goes back many years. Finally a comic book character that jared leto is be good at and doesnt suck. Morbius the living vampire sets out on his own to save one of the blood from one of the lethal fallen in. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. In an attempt to cure himself, he performs an experiment involved vampire bat dna but. This page contains a list of all the comics included in morbius. Jan 17, 2020 the first comic to read would be ultimate morbius, from the ultimate spiderman comics. Morbius trailer 2020 jared leto marvel comic book movie filmisnow movie trailers.
After morbius starring role in adventure into fear, this was morbius first ongoing soloseries. Michael morbius is a good man who just needs a second chance. Ladies and gentlemen, meet doctor michael morbius something. An apparent first look image at jared leto as morbius the living vampire has leaked online ahead of the new trailer. He found that cure, but, in turn, it afflicted him with a curse far worse than any possible disease.
Right from the start, the first real image from morbius the living vampire mirrors a classic pose from the comic book source material. The first trailer for morbius finally gives viewers a glimpse of sonys living vampire and hes incredibly comic book accurate. Well, if you live in the marvel universe, thats how you get a living vampire. Spinning out of the events of rise of the midnight sons, morbius battles occult threads, but also. In the past buyers often thumb their nose as these comics because bagging, boarding and storing them can be a hassle. Morbius, the living vampire in comics powers, enemies. Michael morbius, also known as the living vampire, was a. Morbius, the living vampire true firsts in comic books. Morbius killed plenty of people, particularly earlier in his comic book career. How jared letos vampire design compares to the marvel comics. Jan 26, 2020 morbius is very different from other depictions of vampires in fiction, and that includes a large number of vampire type characters in comic books as well. The poster shows a black and white image of letos character with a slit sliding down his face revealing the beast he inevitably transforms into.
Ahead of his feature film debut later this year, morbius the living vampire just got a major upgrade in the pages of marvel comics. Of course, untested science is always a nobrainer bad idea in comic books, and morbius ends up creating a small army of vampirelizard beings as hungry for blood as their creator. Check out individual issues, and find out how to read them. Somewhere inside doctor michael morbius is a good man who just needs a second chance. There are going to a fair amount of magazine sized books on this list. Starring in a comic series called vampire tales in 1973, morbius went on to play key roles in other comic runs including the adventure into fear anthology. This crossover will change the status quo of the sons forever, while introducing the midnight sons new cover design. The man called morbius sees the living vampire escape the. Jan 14, 2020 as in the comic books, the morbius movie focuses on dr michael morbius, a biologist with a rare blood disease. Oct 24, 2018 the legion of monsters is something every horror comics fan would love to see on the big screen. Surprising the vampire genre is dying a bit and maybe morbius can aid with something good. With sony moving forward on a movie based on morbius, the living vampire, many are wondering why, with the studio currently owning the film rights to 900 marvel comics characters, they are devoting an entire film to such an obscure antihero. Origin of morbius explained morbius the living vampire. The morbius onesheet, branded as a comiccon magazine cover, foreshadows the characters transformation into the living vampire comic book fans have come to know and love.
Be advised this is not the morbius the living vampire series from the 1990s. The only this for you guys is that who is morbius the living vampire. Sonys marvel universe may already have a spiderman replacement. The living vampire the man called morbius collects vol. Joe keatinge is an american comic book writer and editor, best known as the co editor of popgun with mark andrew smith. Aug, 2019 with sonys liveaction morbius movie on the way next summer, it shouldnt come as much of a surprise to learn that marvel is working on a new morbius comic book. Horror action story of a scientist who, in trying to find a cure for a rare blood disease, accidentally transformed himself into a living vampire who, though disgusted by his own bloodlust. First introduced into the ultimate universe in 2006, this morbius is unique in that he is the son of vlad dracul ii and the brother of vlad dracula iii himself, making his vampiric transformation more natural than science based. Heres everything you need to know about the living vampire. Limited 1 for 50 variant cover by ed mcguinness w joe keatinge a richard elson morbius the hunted, haunted fugitive. Morbius coughs up blood just as the wound from a shotgun blast to the chest heals and gets back up.
The 10 best vampires in comics including morbius comic fans. A fully mad morbius attempts to cure the lizard by reverting curt connors back to his human form. Morbius the living vampire, is one of the most stalked bronze age comic books for avid fans and collectors. Vita confesses to crying when being told theyd get to write about their favorite character growing up, bishop. If you have found something that is not seen on this page, please add it to this list. Morbius is very different from other depictions of vampires in fiction, and that includes a large number of vampiretype characters in comic books as well. As morbius attempts to stay under the radar, a new threat arises and they want him dead.
The 10 best vampires in comics including morbius comic. Jared leto morbius leaks online ahead of trailer cosmic. Jan, 2020 in the first trailer for marvels morbius, jared leto sheds his joker persona as he transforms into the vampiresque super villain based on the comic books created by roy thomas and. The morbius comic books category for a complete list. Unlike so many other marvel characters, since he debuted in the. This books is already a must have among marvel horror fans. Jared leto morbius poster teases comic con and vampire. Morbius trailer 2020 jared leto marvel comic book movie. Morbius the living vampire series marvel comics modern age comic book covers super heroes villians 1 morbius the living vampire, a scientist named dr.
Morbius poster teases jared letos transformation into. They brought him people to feed upon, including spiderman. After escaping the raft, morbius is desperately trying to live in a world that has turned its back on him. Jun 27, 2018 jared leto is going from dcs the joker to marvels morbius the living vampire. Michel morbius to the living vampire in the comics, the titular character has a rare blood disease which seems him undergo an experimental treatment involving vampire bat dna where morbius acquires various powers related to the bat and becomes a living vampire.
Sm family morbius has escaped prison as of asm 699. Jared leto is taking on another comic book role with a morbius the living vampire movie. Welcome to the jungle, written by len kaminski, pencils by ron wagner, inks by mike witherby, colors by gregory wright, letters by janice chiang. In the process, he turns himself into a living vampire. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search.
He is a pseudo vampire thanks to some experiments and his back story is actually really awesome and fun to read. Despite his more obscure status, morbius has a long marvel comics history, both as a solo character and as a part of the spiderman mythos. On tuesday, marvel entertainment announced a slew of new books coming to shelves this november, and morbius the living vampires name is on the list. After she is killed and morbius has slaughtered those responsible in. Jared leto is unrecognizable as he looks over his shoulder. Instead of supernatural creation, thomas offers a new scientific origin for vampirism, an accident of biochemistry. Aug 14, 2018 yet it is morbius who is probably the leastknown of these characters outside of the realm of comic books. Morbius for all the variations of the subject on the site. Morbius is very different from other depictions of vampires in fiction, and that includes a large number of vampiretype characters in comic books. Even superheroes like batman and iron man have had to battle the bloodsuckers over the years.