Doctor Doom will take over the world in the upcoming One World Under Doom event. He does not rule unopposed, however, and Earth’s Mightiest Heroes, the Avengers, will stand against him. This leads the ruler of Latveria to create his own team of Superior Avengers, in a new limited series.
Written by Steve Foxe, with art by Luca Maresca, Superior Avengers will run for six issues. The team will be made up of new versions of various Marvel Comics villains. However, there will be some question as to whether they are who they claim to be. They may also not truly be on the side of Doctor Doom.
“Introducing any new character to the Marvel Universe (let alone an entire cast of them) is both an honor and no small terror,” Foxe shared. “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. 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.”
“Doctor Doom is one of my favorite villains, and I can’t wait for fans to learn the story of his new Superior 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. Readers are in for some big surprises!”
Six of Maresca’s design sheets were released along with the main cover of Superior Avengers #1. They reveal the team to be comprised of villains called Abomination, Doctor Octopus, Ghost, Killmonger, Malekith, and Onslaught. However, these villains are radically different in many cases. Abomination, for instance, looks like a Latverian take on Captain America rather than the classic Hulk antagonist.
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Superior Avengers #1 arrives in comic shops everywhere on April 16, 2025.