We're not even halfway through "Secret Wars," Marvel Comics' universe-exploding summer crossover event that's playing across multiple titles, and Marvel is already giving us our first look at the next Marvel universe. On Thursday, the company announced an "All-New, All-Different" universe will be coming this fall.
With All-New, All-Different Marvel, the leading publisher is revamping its entire lineup with the release of 60 new books that are all starting from Issue No. 1. Marvel Editor-in-Chief Axel Alonso teased that the new universe will feature an all-new Hulk that readers have never met before, a new Spider-Man, and an all-new Wolverine.
"You're going to be looking at, in certain cases, new characters inhabitiing those roles, and new characters dealing with profound changes in the relationships with others around them and where they live," Alonso told USA Today. "We've challenged everybody [the creators] to come up with the right 'Oh [expletive]' reveal for their characters to shake it up and make it interesting."
Some of Marvel's best creators are leading the revamp: Brian Michael Bendis, who played an important role in the innovative Ultimate Universe, Mark Waid, G. Willow Wilson, Dan Slott, and Jeff Lemire. UFC fighter CM Punk will also be writing a title featuring Drax from the Guardians of the Galaxy.
"The real beauty of starting 8 months after the secret wars is that if you're one of these fans who've been around more many years, it's a great, exciting mystery," David Gabriel, Marvel's senior vice president of sales and marketing, said to USA Today. "And if you're these new fans who maybe only jumped in ithis year when you saw the 'Avengers' movie, you'll be able to pick up any of these comics and you will not need to know 50 years of backstory of anybody."
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