Marvel Presents:Thanos Imperative

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Marvel Presents:Thanos Imperative Nov 22, 2010 7:23:55 GMT -5

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Post by Phantom Stargrave on Nov 22, 2010 7:23:55 GMT -5

Nov 12, 2010 19:58:49 GMT -5 NexusOfLight said:

Just did a quick Google search on those other names, and came across this.
fans.marvel.com/go/thread/view/108222/26199973/THE_THANOS_IMPERATIVE_6_Preview?post_id=473050073

Lord Mar-Vell drops the names of the gods of the Cthulhu Mythos... sort of.
Lord Mar-Vell calls on the 4 elements as represented by their respective god:
Kthl = Cthulhu (Water)
Yot-Soter = Yog-Sothoth (Fire)
Shuma-Gorath = Shub-Niggurath (Earth)
Nyerlathortech = Nyarlathotep (Air)
oh and "Ftaghn" means "Waits".

Kinda obvious if you ask me.

I mentioned it in the OP:

This is the official discussion for Abnett and Lanning's homage to H. P. Lovecraft.

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Marvel Presents:Thanos Imperative Nov 22, 2010 12:12:24 GMT -5

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Post by NexusOfLight on Nov 22, 2010 12:12:24 GMT -5

Oh, without a doubt. I'm sure it'd be even more obvious if I knew more about Lovecraft than him being some guy who writes books. Before that Scooby Doo episode that talked about "Hatecraft" and those crazy monsters that the gang was chasin', and me sorta drawing lines between that and Thanos Imperative, I didn't even know he had something to do with Cthulhu. Don't know if I'm intrigued enough to look into him, but I kinda feel cool for it being included.

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