Marvel is going to change everything. Again. Avengers Vs. X-Men is about to wrap up after a lengthy time, and Marvel is about to essentially relaunch a fair chunk of their books.
The above is the most interesting: Many seem to believe that it's the second coming of Marvelman. Myself, I'm a bit skeptical: We haven't had nearly enough X-books teased, so far, and Magneto seems slated for a leadership role again.
Let's take a look at what else is coming, shall we?
This one is confirmed and it was a chip shot anyway: Rick Remender and John Romita on Captain America. Why, yes, Marvel, I do believe I will read at least an issue of this.
Similarly, Matt Fraction and Mark Bagley on Fantastic Four certainly has my attention.
Jason Aaron will have a tricky job handling Thor, especially since in light of the movies the character will be getting a lot more attention than he normally would. But then again, his "Great Moments In Thor" blog entries indicate he might just have the affection for the goofier parts of the god of thunder to pull it off.
Fraction also seems to be tackling FF, which is one of those books everybody seems to hear good things about and yet nobody has actually read. Still, if anybody can change that, it's Fraction.
Mark Waid on Hulk? If he's green, hell yes. Red, eff no.
I don't read X-books, as a rule, but Spurrier's run on Extermination over at Boom! (which I love to an almost unseemly degree) means I'm buying his first issue.
It really takes a lot for me to care about an Iron Man book these days, and as talented as Gillen is, I just don't see that changing. I may, however, buy the first issue just because I'm wondering if Greg Land has added anything to his collection of "stock photos".
Avengers Arena features essentially lots of young superheroes killing each other. I'd be more interested if Image weren't putting out two books with exactly this theme already (Danger Club and America's Got Powers, for the curious).
This may be Marvel heresy, but I find the Deadpool books pretty uneven, and it's generally a bad sign for a book if Marvel is calling in a celebrity ringer. Reginald Hudlin's godawful run on Black Panther and Kevin Smith's... well, pick a book that's actually made print, really, are two prime examples.
This is one of the few mysteries left, although most seem to think it's hinting at X-Force. Although the other possibility is that they're putting the Punisher on a team.
Which could be this one, considering Frank Castle would fit in pretty well with what we're guessing is a Thunderbolts book.
So far, it seems that Marvel actually has me interested in their line again. Once the books come out, we'll see how that holds up.
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Punisher on Thunderbolts is confirmed, with the rest of the roster being Red Hulk (leader), Venom (Flash), Elektra, and Deadpool.
Also, X-Force with Cable (leader), Domino, Colossus (dafuck?), Dr Nemesis (with a weird Bane mask), and Forge. That should be interesting, but I’ll really miss Remender on the title.
Finally, over in Hickman’s Avengers title we’re getting a better look at the roster which will include Cannonball and Sunspot. So far, of the 18 rumoured on the roster, we have;
1.Cap
2. Iron Man
3. Hulk
4. Thor
5. Black Widow
6. Hawkeye
7. Spiderman
8. Cannonball
9. Sunspot
10. Spiderwoman
11. Ms Marvel
12. Wolverine
13. Falcon
Shang Chi and Black Panther are heavily rumored to be included in this as well, but we’ll see.
So long as Hickman keeps doing what he’s been doing for the past little while, I’ll pick up anything he writes. I don’t mind mutants in the Avengers at all, but I don’t think I’d choose Cannonball or Sunspot for membership.
X-Force sounds interesting, Thunderbolts could be cool, and I’m pumped for a main universe Avengers title from Hickman, but the rebranding isn’t inspiring too much confidence just yet.
I will definitely check out Avengers Arena, because I love Arcade, but hopefully they don’t pull any punches and actually kill some of those characters.
So… wait. Who thought putting the Punisher on a team of people he probably wants to and is capable of killing was a good idea? In or out of universe?
I am uncertain of anything. Except that there’s a distinct lack of Brubaker and Slott, who are my current personal favorites.
Slott I can take or leave recently, but Brubaker would be a real loss.
So, it’s an Avengers Hunger Games?
Actually, they’ve been explicitly referring to Battle Royale in the promo art, because we all want to see that retarded Internet pissing match started up again.
You’re right on the X-Force guess, Comic Alliance has an interview with Sean Humphries.
[www.comicsalliance.com]
However, it looks like there will actually be two X-Force books: Uncanny X-Force is being taken over by Sam Humphries and Ron Garney while Dennis Hopeless and Salvador Larroca will be leading up a new book titled Cable and X-Force.
Well, that’ll make the X-Force fans on here pretty happy, I guess.
as a dr. nemesis fan, correct. as someone who is excited to finally see puck and spiral on the same x-team, hahaha j/k that person doesn’t exist.
It would seem to me that the Fantastic Four would fit in here somewhere too…they leaguing up with the Avengers again?
Since I can’t remember a time when I cared about X-Force,but love Uncanny X-Force, this news brings me happiness.