In celebration of Marvel’s Birthday, Marvel Comics revealed its first look at eight new tentpole titles that will shape the future of the Marvel Universe in the months to come.
Although the company name Marvel Comics didn’t become a thing until the ’60s, its first actual comic, the anthology Marvel Comics #1, hit stands 31 August 1939.
The publisher low-key teased its plans when it recently announced that the upcoming Daredevil #36 would be the last issue before a hiatus of some kind. Towards the end of the announcement, Marvel slipped in that news on the future of Daredevil “along with additional new projects” would be announced on 31 August 2021.
Here are the eight new titles that Marvel Comics revealed: Devil’s Reign, Avengers Forever, Timeless, X Lives of Wolverine and X Deaths of Wolverine, She-Hulk, Fantastic Four: Reckoning War, and Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur.
Check out the details of each of the titles below:
Devil’s Reign
All hell breaks loose in the Marvel Universe as the Kingpin finally declares all-out war on the heroes in Devil’s Reign! Having set the stage in their Eisner-nominated daredevil epic, Chip Zdarsky and Marco Checchetto’s far-reaching crossover event finds Mayor Fisk outlawing all superheroes in New York and unleashing intel on all their dark secrets, while pitting Daredevil, Elektra, Captain America, Iron Man, Spider-Man, the Fantastic Four and many more against his thunderbolt agents. But in the end, who will reign?
Avengers Forever
Marvel Comics’ Avengers Forever pulls together archeologist Tony Stark aka the invincible Ant-Man and Avengers from across the multiverse to bring order to timelines where ‘hope’ is a four letter word. Jason Aaron and Aaron Kuder present an all-new series that will redefine the Avengers as the multiverse’s mightiest heroes.
Timeless
The future of the Marvel Universe is here, and Timeless is where it all begins. When a threatening new timeline emerges, Kang the Conqueror must fight his way through the coming year to protect the main 616 timeline he’s worked centuries to solidify as his own. Jed MacKay, Kev Walker, Joe Bennett, Mark Bagley and more provide a first look at what’s coming to the Marvel Universe in 2022 in a story that will prove the future is timeless.
X Lives of Wolverine and X Deaths of Wolverine
House of X and Powers of X ushered in the first Krakoan Age of the X-Men. Now, Marvel Comics’ X Lives of Wolverine and X Deaths of Wolverine will test ‘the best there is at what he does’ before any mutant can survive to the second Krakoan Age. Benjamin Percy, Joshua Cassara and Federico Vicentini tell two interlocked tales about what happens to wolverine when his pasts meet his future.
She-Hulk
Marvel Comics’ She-Hulk, from Rainbow Rowell and Roge Antônio, throws the book at Jennifer Walters as she tries to put her rage-filled days behind her and return to practicing law in defense of the innocent. But when a friend from her past comes knocking with a mystery she can’t resist, She-Hulk gets back to bashing.
Fantastic Four: Reckoning War
Dan Slott is joined by Carlos Pacheco and Rachael Stott for Marvel Comics’ Fantastic Four: Reckoning War, an epic saga over 15 years in the making. The original secret war of the Marvel Universe has been reignited and every living being in reality is in danger, for we are finally at our day of reckoning.
Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
Lunella Lafayette and her lovable twenty-foot dinosaur are back in Marvel Comics’ Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur. But what shape will their partnership take in this exciting new era? Keep your eyes peeled in the coming months for more news about the next adventure of the biggest brain in the world that will send dino-sized shockwaves throughout the Marvel Universe. In 2022, Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur will bring new meaning to the term “Marvel Team-Up” in a tale that promises to shake your world.
~ Happy 82th birthday, Marvel!