Marvel Comics is promising "a fresh start" for its characters, beginning in May of this year. A new video teases a great deal of changes for Marvel Comics, including new directions for the characters, new titles, and new creative teams. The change is expected to be the perfect jumping-on point for new readers. Again.
Marvel Legacy was announced in April of last year as a major relaunch aimed at returning the focus to classic characters while also continuing to promote their newer and younger heroes. Following the conclusion of the controversial promoted at Marvel amidst his own controversy as well).
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Marvel released a new teaser video that promises its readers "a fresh start" in 2018. In the video, Marvel's new Editor-in-Chief, C.B. Cebulksi, says that the company hasn't had such an "over-arching, line-wide change of talent" since the 2012 relaunch, Marvel Now! Chief Creative Officer Joe Quesada says that the new fresh ideas and new creators make this a perfect opportunity to jump on for both new readers and lapsed readers who have taken a break from comics.
A new poster with art from Jim Cheung previews the heroes who will be at the forefront of Marvel's stories when the new set of series kick off with new #1 issues - namely, who we know survived Secret Empire.
What fans can gather from the art is that's taken Marvel only one year to bring back so many fan-favorite characters. Captain America has his shield back, Adam Warlock has also returned and will have an important role in the Marvel Universe going forward.
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These new creative changes will begin in May.
