Post by moocow on Jul 3, 2012 13:11:50 GMT -5
First Look | ’Marvel Now’ Relaunches The Marvel Universe
EW’s most recent Comic Con Preview Issue has the first look at Marvel Comic’s upcoming line-wide relaunch called “Marvel Now”. The event will not be a reboot of the Marvel Universe, but a relaunch of new titles with new creative teams. With this taking place post Avengers vs. X-Men, expect big roster changes for both the Avenger and X-Men teams.
Below is more information on three of relaunched titles and their creative teams.
ALL NEW X-MEN: Brian Bendis takes on the most eccenctric and controversy-baiting Marvel NOW! book. The pitch: The original five teenage X-Men time-travel to the present day. “Here’s the big question that the original X-Men are gonna be faced with: ‘We’re gonna grow up and this is what we’re going to to get? That is not acceptable.” Stuart Immonen will provide pencils for the first six issues. NOV. 2012
AVENGERS: The updated series promises a diverse sprawling cast that goes far beyond the movie lineup. “It’s not six Avengers it’s 18 or more” says writer Jonathan Hickman. AVENGERS will be bi-weekly and will feature a combination of one-off stories and longer, galaxy-spanning multi-issue arcs. Jerome Opena will provide pencils. DEC 2012
UNCANNY AVENGERS: Writer Rick Remender mixes Avengers characters like Captain America and Thor together with such X-Men as Rogue and Havok in the flagship title of Marvel NOW! “It’s a bridge book” says Remender “something that can delve into both worlds.”John Cassaday to comics full-time for art duties on Uncanny Avengers. OCT 2012.
EW and Marvel both remain light on details regarding the rest of the Marvel line and creatives teams. Marvel clearly wants fans to understand this relaunch isn’t a reboot like DC did with their line of comics last year, but simply a relaunch and rebranding of the Marvel Universe post Avengers vs. X-Men. There will be a shake-up with creative teams and many Marvel Universe team rosters will look very different when the relaunch occurs and characters will have entirely new looks as well. From this image we can see that Cyclops will have a drastically different new look, with a red costume and X-styled visor. Captain America will return to a more military influenced costume, Hulk will have a new armored costume, Thor’s costume returns to a more “Heroes Reborn” look and Iron Man will be sporting his new gold and black armor. Marvel looks to also be pushing lesser known characters like Rocket Raccoon and Nova in preparation for their ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ relaunch and feature film. The newly introduced Nick Fury Jr. looks to also be getting a push into the main-stage.
The interesting thing is that with Uncanny Avengers is that Marvel is steamrolling their two biggest franchises into a team-up book essentially that teams Avengers and X-Men. It seems like a bad joke around the comic community essentially got turned into a Marvel flagship title.
Expect more news in the coming days on the Marvel Now relaunch.
EW’s most recent Comic Con Preview Issue has the first look at Marvel Comic’s upcoming line-wide relaunch called “Marvel Now”. The event will not be a reboot of the Marvel Universe, but a relaunch of new titles with new creative teams. With this taking place post Avengers vs. X-Men, expect big roster changes for both the Avenger and X-Men teams.
Below is more information on three of relaunched titles and their creative teams.
ALL NEW X-MEN: Brian Bendis takes on the most eccenctric and controversy-baiting Marvel NOW! book. The pitch: The original five teenage X-Men time-travel to the present day. “Here’s the big question that the original X-Men are gonna be faced with: ‘We’re gonna grow up and this is what we’re going to to get? That is not acceptable.” Stuart Immonen will provide pencils for the first six issues. NOV. 2012
AVENGERS: The updated series promises a diverse sprawling cast that goes far beyond the movie lineup. “It’s not six Avengers it’s 18 or more” says writer Jonathan Hickman. AVENGERS will be bi-weekly and will feature a combination of one-off stories and longer, galaxy-spanning multi-issue arcs. Jerome Opena will provide pencils. DEC 2012
UNCANNY AVENGERS: Writer Rick Remender mixes Avengers characters like Captain America and Thor together with such X-Men as Rogue and Havok in the flagship title of Marvel NOW! “It’s a bridge book” says Remender “something that can delve into both worlds.”John Cassaday to comics full-time for art duties on Uncanny Avengers. OCT 2012.
EW and Marvel both remain light on details regarding the rest of the Marvel line and creatives teams. Marvel clearly wants fans to understand this relaunch isn’t a reboot like DC did with their line of comics last year, but simply a relaunch and rebranding of the Marvel Universe post Avengers vs. X-Men. There will be a shake-up with creative teams and many Marvel Universe team rosters will look very different when the relaunch occurs and characters will have entirely new looks as well. From this image we can see that Cyclops will have a drastically different new look, with a red costume and X-styled visor. Captain America will return to a more military influenced costume, Hulk will have a new armored costume, Thor’s costume returns to a more “Heroes Reborn” look and Iron Man will be sporting his new gold and black armor. Marvel looks to also be pushing lesser known characters like Rocket Raccoon and Nova in preparation for their ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ relaunch and feature film. The newly introduced Nick Fury Jr. looks to also be getting a push into the main-stage.
The interesting thing is that with Uncanny Avengers is that Marvel is steamrolling their two biggest franchises into a team-up book essentially that teams Avengers and X-Men. It seems like a bad joke around the comic community essentially got turned into a Marvel flagship title.
Expect more news in the coming days on the Marvel Now relaunch.
Hahaha.
I'm looking forward to Uncanny Avengers and regular Avengers because I love Remender and Hickman but god what a dumb idea. But I thought the same thing with the DC reboot and that has actually turned out to be fine.
yourself. you've driven me away.
