I do not usually like to do these sorts of posts because of
how poorly they tend to age, but with recent rumblings surrounding the new Disney
animated series Marvel’s Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur, I figured I might
as well take the time to quickly lay out what we know about the potential appearance
of an MC2 character within the show: Aftershock.
With the release of a few clips from the upcoming tv series, we have seen glimpses of the villainous Aftershock, voiced by Alison Brie along with a few officially released images. Visually, the electrifying character bears some resemblance to a few iterations of Electro, such as the Spectacular Spider-Man animated series and elements of the Ultimate Spider-Man comics which itself inspired the live-action version portrayed by Jamie Foxx in The Amazing Spider-Man 2 movie. I have also seen some making comparisons to the DC Animated Universe’s Livewire.
But none of that ties Brie’s character to the MC2’s
Allison Dillon aka Aftershock and there is another shocking alternative
to consider: the Main Marvel Universe has its own version of Aftershock
also known as Danielle Blunt who first appeared in Young Allies
(vol. 2) #1 and originally believed herself to be the daughter of Electro despite
the age discrepancy. Interestingly, both versions of Aftershock were
created by writer Sean McKeever, though the MC2’s went unnamed in
her initial appearance and her familial connection to Max Dillion was
not established until later.
I should also mention there is a third candidate for the
identity of this animated version of Aftershock, though somewhat less likely: Francine
Frye who assumed the mantle of Electro in Amazing Spider-Man
(vol. 4) #17. On the other hand, it is just as likely this iteration of Aftershock’s
secret identity will go unidentified within the show, given it is a show intended
for children and other similar programs do not focus on this sort of thing.
Anyway, we will find out soon enough when the Moon Girl
and Devil Dinosaur cartoon debuts next year. Until then, let me know what
you think! Either way, we are getting a big red dinosaur teaming up with a
young genius girl, what is not to love?
Until we get a nice slice of MC2 in our media
adaptions, I remain
frogoat