Marvel’s Next Big Thing is Some Big Comic Book Stories

The Hall H panel at San Diego Comic-Con made it clear that the Marvel Cinematic Universe is about to get huge in additional methods than one. With the newly branded Multiverse Saga laying down practically all its playing cards, it’s simple to generally neglect that within the comics, issues are simply as tumultuous on web page as they’re on display screen. Here’s a style of what’s to return for the comics characters, and one has to think about their cinematic counterparts some years down the road.

Captain America & Captain America are colliding

Earlier within the 12 months, Steve Rogers and Sam Wilson determined to share the Captain America mantle. Now in their very own respective books—Sam headlines the globetrotting Symbol of Truth by Tochi Onyebuchi and RB Silva, whereas Steve stars within the home Sentinel of Liberty by Jackson Lanzing, Colin Kelley and Carmen Carnero—the 2 males will likely be of their first staff up occasion.

As revealed throughout Diamond “Captain America: Cold War” will reunite Steve and Sam as they study in regards to the reality behind Steve’s Vibranium defend, and their journey will even cause them to a brand new Nomad. The new individual taking Steve’s one-time mantle was teased to be “a shocker,” however somebody who already exists within the Marvel Universe. Look for that occasion, with artwork by Paco Medina, to hit in spring 2023.

The Fantastic Four are going coastal

With Dan Slott leaving the Fantastic Four to work on Spider-Man once more within the fall, a brand new inventive staff was teased to be stepping in to direct Marvel’s First Family through the firm’s Next Big Thing panel. And whoever it’s, it appears their first plan of action is to offer us…a Fantastic Four West?

The F4 are not any stranger to staff shakeups, however sometimes, it’s been the Avengers who arrange groups in several pockets of the United States. Whether the in depth Richards-Storm household is splitting up, or different heroes will likely be grouping collectively and borrowing the Fantastic Four identify stays to be seen. But a minimum of we solely have to attend till November to determine what it’s.

Spider-Man spins a darkish net as Norman Osborn goes good

Spider-Man’s already acquired a busy 12 months forward of him, what with the Spider-Verse ending, however Peter Parker’s life not often lets him catch a break. A brand new crossover story titled Dark Web from Zeb Wells and Adam Kubert will see Spidey staff up with the X-Men as they face off towards the clone cabal of Madeline Pryor and Ben Reilly. Reilly, you’ll recall, tried his hand at being Spider-Man whereas Peter was out of fee, however issues didn’t precisely go his approach, and he adopted the brand new villainous mantle of Chasm.

As one of many tie-ins to Dark Web, Spidey’s outdated foe Norman Osborn goes to the aspect of the angels. Under his new Gold Goblin persona, Norman will star in a derivative comedian written by Christopher Cantwell with artwork from Lan Medina. Unclear how lengthy this heel flip will final, however given the monitor report of Spidey villains making an attempt to go straight, it possible received’t be for too lengthy.

Hickman’s Back

Jonathan Hickman’s tackled the Avengers, Fantastic Four, and most not too long ago X-Men, turning every of them into huge items for his lengthy sport tales that just about at all times shake up the Marvel Universe in some huge methods. Now he’s set to do all of it once more with Judgment Day artist Valerio Schiti subsequent 12 months. At the Next Big Thing panel, all Hickman would say is that he’s been engaged on it for the previous three years. “That message will not sound like gibberish when the first issue comes out,” he teased. “This is probably my favorite thing I’ve written for Marvel…it’s Sandman for the Marvel universe.”

The house background makes it clear that we’ll be touring the celebs through the comedian. Given the current Eternal push, Hickman might be turning his eye in direction of them, but it surely’s additionally a very good probability he’s engaged on the Inhumans. After all, if he revitalized the X-Men earlier than their inevitable silver display screen return, and his Avengers run helped arrange what’s now the Multiverse saga, it’s not exhausting to think about him retooling one of many writer’s largest failures in current reminiscence.

[through GamesRadar, Superpouvoir and AIPT]

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