Marvel Comics announced a number of new titles in addition to giving information on new arcs for running ones at their Next Big Thing Panel this afternoon at New York Comic-Con. The company revealed four new titles, shelled out some details on the upcoming “Incoming” issue closing out 2019, and looks at “Immortal Hulk,” “Venom,” and more:
– Al Ewing and Juann Cabal were announced to be relaunching “Guardians of the Galaxy” starting in January, picking up on threads from “Avengers: No Road Home” as the Guardians take on the reborn Dark Gods of Olympus.
– “Tony Stark: Iron Man,” which is set to end, will lead into the six-issue “Iron Man 2020” from Dan Slott, Christos Gage, and Pete Woods, which sees Tony’s brother Arno assume the mantle.
– Alex Ross and Jim Krueger are reuniting for “Marvels X,” a prequel to their “Earth X” story, which will feature art by Velibor Stanojevic.
– And finally, it was revealed that Donny Cates, Nic Klein, and Matt Wilson will be taking the reigns of “Thor” after Jason Aaron’s long seven-year run, as they relaunch the title in January.
Our own Kate Kosturski was on hand at the panel live-tweeting the event from our Multiversity Comics Twitter account. You can check out the entire thread of her coverage below.
Time for another #NYCC livetweet with “Marvel Next Big Thing” hosted by C.B. Cebulski!
Panelists: @Doncates, @Al_Ewing, @NicKlein, and @DanSlott
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Marvel asked their writers: Red Sox or Yankees? Most ended up on the side of the pinstripes. (With one Mets fan.) #NYCC
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“Incoming” will be the “Christmas present” to Marvel fans. 80 pages, showcasing what happened this year, and previews 2020, as well as a sprinkling of Marvel history. @Al_Ewing and @DanSlott will be writing the main story. #NYCC
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“Incoming” will be a murder mystery that will touch the Marvel universe in many ways. Will drop the last week of the year. #NYCC
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“Incoming” will have a connection to the current “Absolute Carnage” series, per @Doncates. #NYCC
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Here’s a look at some interior art for “Incoming” from Humberto Ramos. #NYCC pic.twitter.com/x2RfpHJuE9
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Now talking about @Doncates’s “Silver Surfer: Black.” Fun fact: Donny and Artist Tradd Moore went to the same college! #NYCC
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Cates calls “Silver Surfer: Black” an “homage to Parable” and thanks fans for how much they’ve embraced a “trippy” story such as this one. #NYCC
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Some interior art from “Silver Surfer: Black” #5 which is out in a few weeks. #NYCC pic.twitter.com/1en12jxV8Z
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Cates now talking about his “Guardians of the Galaxy” arc which is … the death of Rocket Raccoon?
Sadly, Cates will be ending his run on the series with issue #12 due to a “huge new project coming up” – – with Al Ewing coming on board! #NYCC
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There was a ceremonial Passing of the Groot Funko from Cates to Ewing. #NYCC
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(Fun fact: Al Ewing looks a lot like John Lennon.) #NYCC
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.@Al_Ewing’s tenure on the series will now bring it back to a new #1, kicking off in January 2020. #NYCC
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It’s back to Cates to talk about “Absolute Carnage” – – issue #4 will see Dark Carnage and a Symibote-laced Hulk, with Eddie wondering how he can get in this fight. #NYCC
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Cates: “Absolute Carnage represents the end of Act 1” with “new things coming to be terrified about.” #NYCC
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And that “direct ramification” of “Absolute Carnage” will be December’s “Venom Island.” Cates says you should make sure to not only read the entire Absolute Carnage series before you read “Venom Island” but also “Venom” #20. #NYCC
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There’s a reason Eddie is going to Venom Island, and let’s just say it’s not a good thing. #NYCC
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.@DanSlott on what’s he’s been doing with “Iron Man” – – “I’ve been evil.” #NYCC
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Tony Stark has been fused with his own armor, and with Ultron rampaging through, will he survive?
And as we reported before, “Tony Stark Iron Man” ends with issue #19 … with “Iron Man 2020” debuting in, natch, 2020. #NYCC
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The mic now goes to Al Ewing to talk “Immortal Hulk.” Issue #25 is going to play with multiverses, and will be the first and maybe only book set in the 9th cosmos, a multiverse after humanity. Cosmic Hulk! #NYCC
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Here’s some art from “Immortal Hulk” #25 – with some very non-human creatures and a very key color missing…. #NYCC pic.twitter.com/6PzdtrCmgK
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As this “Immortal Hulk” arc progresses, we’re going to see some kaiju, Hulk versus the Earth, and the potential destruction to the city of Phoenix, Arizona. (Sorry, Phoenix.) #NYCC
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“Marvels X” will be a prequel to the “Earth X” trilogy, kicking off in January 2020, with @thealexrossart doing all the covers. #NYCC
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Can’t leave out Marvel’s First Family, and with “Fantastic Four” #15, Dan Scott will go back to one of the first trips the family took. #NYCC
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The latest “Fantastic Four” explores the concept of a planet that matches people with their soulmates (Spyre, apologies for spelling) – – and Johnny Storm has a soulmate there. #NYCC
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Continued belowThe latest “Fantastic Four” explores the concept of a planet that matches people with their soulmates (Spyre, apologies for spelling) – – and Johnny Storm has a soulmate there. #NYCC
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“Jane Foster: Valkyrie” will start to explore more about the Grim Reaper and the job of the Valkyries (saving the souls of heroes). Mephisto is trying to exploit this, and Jane is here to stop him – – but it won’t be without cost to at least one hero. #NYCC
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“Valkyrie: Jane Foster” #6 will feature a team of “mighty medics.” (Wonder who could be making an appearance…) #NYCC
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We don’t know now who the patient will be or their malady but get ready for what Ewing calls “Grey’s Anatomy with a lot of punching.” #NYCC
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“King Thor” #4 will feature every artist who ever worked with Jason Aaron to close out his Thor run. #NYCC
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.@doncates getting ready to spill something big for us…. #NYCC
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He and @NicKlein just proved themselves worthy and lifted Mjolnir – – they’re writing Thor! #NYCC
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“Thor” #1 with Cates, Klein, and Matthew Wilson will debut in January 2020. #NYCC
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Here’s some interior art for you. Klein will be an exclusive artist for the entire run. #NYCC pic.twitter.com/sv1K3mr9oQ
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(Kate: I now have to read Immortal Hulk, Al Ewing did the first ever Doctor Who for Titan Comics which I covered for the Summer Comics Binge this year, and there were some wonderful moments within that series.)
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We’re in audience Q&A time now – – one fan’s question reveals that the first comics Dan Scott ever read were Fantastic Four comics. Slott kept pushing on Marvel to bring back Fantastic Four for a long time. #NYCC
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Cates: “There isn’t a bigger fan of Jason Aaron’s ‘Thor’ run than me.” But he promises to put his own spin on Odinson. #NYCC
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Cebulski tells a fan that she can expect some upcoming Kelly Thompson news, in addition to her Captain Marvel spin-off “Star” that comes next year. #NYCC
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Be sure to check out all our NYCC ’19 coverage here.
