Feeling Buzzed?: Micronauts

When I saw Micronauts listed as the IPO of the Day on HSX.com, I couldn't help but ask myself, 'Why?' I've never heard of the Micronauts before (probably due to the fact that I have since learned it was a popular toy in Japan in the 1970's), and from the sound of its name and the look of its photo, it looks like a rip-off of Transformers (although it seems the Micronauts came first). Unfamiliar with what the movie will be about, I decided to read the synopsis. I was pleasantly surprised to see that J.J. Abrams (Star Trek, Lost) is signed on to produce. I was also intrigued to learn that the three-inch tall microheroes were once a Marvel comic series. I quickly realized that there is plenty of hope for something that I had discarded as a bad Japanese cartoon seconds earlier.

While Marvel has had success with (and I've been a huge fan of) big names like Spider-Man and Iron Man, I think it will be interesting to see what Marvel can do with the lesser-known of its 5000-plus characters. I also think it will be interesting to see how (if at all) the acquisition of Marvel by Disney affects the production of Marvel Studios. Personally, I hope they don't change a thing. Don't fix what isn't broken.

While it's hard to get overly excited about Micronauts when the movie is only in the development stage, I'm starting to feel the buzz.