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First, there was the Dark Avengers. Then, Superior Spider-Man. And now, as part of Marvel’s One World Under Doom event, we’re going to meet the deadly Superior Avengers, a team made up of villains you think you know… But maybe you don’t.
“Introducing any new character to the Marvel Universe—let alone an entire cast of them—is both an honor and no small terror, so when editor Wil Moss reached out about developing an intense, secretive team of Avengers for ONE WORLD UNDER DOOM, I knew I had to swing for the fences,” writer Steve Foxe said via press release provided to Comic Book Club. “The Avengers that readers are going to meet here may have familiar names, but you’ll quickly come to learn why they consider themselves superior to other teams. This book features some of the most ruthless, wide-scale action I’ve ever written at Marvel, and I’m so thrilled to be telling this story alongside Luca Maresca. Luca nails both the subtler mind games at play in our story and the (sometimes literally) breakneck action.”
In the event, Doctor Doom has taken over the world — and of course, he needs his own team of Avengers. The six issue miniseries will be written by Foxe, drawn by Luca Maresca, and feature “new versions of twisted Marvel supervillains.” That includes Abomination, Doctor Octopus, Ghost, Killmonger, Malekith, and Onslaught. However, Marvel teases that all may not be as it seems, as the PR asks, “Are they really who they claim to be? Where did they come from? And, most importantly, whose side are they really on?”
“Doctor Doom is one of my favorite villains, and I can’t wait for fans to learn the story of his new Avengers,” Maresca added. “In designing these characters, I tried to keep as many elements of their classic versions as possible. In clothing or equipment, they always have some reference to their source character. I was very excited to co-create new Marvel characters. Giving them a life and a new identity is something I love to do, and as the story progresses, I’m excited to peel back their layers, deepening them and baring their soul! Readers are in for some big surprises!”
You can check out the synopsis and cover by R.B. Silva to the issue below, as well as designs for the new characters by Maresca that tease pretty clearly how these are not the villains from the main 616. Superior Avengers #1 hits stores on April 16.
And there came a day, unlike any other, when Doctor Doom ruled the world…and he needed an AVENGERS team all of his own! Kristoff Vernard, son of Victor Von Doom, has been tasked with building the newest iteration of Earth’s Mightiest Heroes! But who are these would-be heroes? And how did they come to be the SUPERIOR AVENGERS? Find out in a tale unlike any other in the landscape that is ONE WORLD UNDER DOOM!
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“]] Superior Avengers from Steve Foxe and Luca Maresca introduces a new, twisted team of Marvel villains who aren’t what they seem to be. Read More