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Marvel Confirms Gillen and McKelvie on YOUNG AVENGERS

Details on the latest Marvel NOW! title are released.

It's official. Kieron Gillen and Jamie McKelvie will be taking on the YOUNG AVENGERS in their upcoming Marvel NOW! title.

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This is my chance to take a serious crack at reinventing the Marvel teen super hero for the 21st century,” said writer Kieron Gillen. “So I recruited my favorite collaborators in a Dirty-Dozen fashion, and set about the task. I couldn't be more excited if I was having adrenaline pumped into me intravenously. If the original Young Avengers was about being 16, this is about being 18. It's a small difference, but an important one.

Besides Loki and Ms America, we'll also see Wiccan, Hulkling, Kate Bishop and Noh-Varr. Gillen said in an interview with CBR there will be other characters brought in later but wants a smaller team than what he had on UNCANNY X-MEN.

Each issue will feature special augmented reality content through the Marvel AR app.

YOUNG AVENGERS #1

Written by KIERON GILLEN

Art by JAMIE MCKELVIE & MIKE NORTON

Cover by JAMIE MCKELVIE

ON SALE THIS JANUARY!

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I swear my fanboy squeal was about 10 minutes long when I heard this an hour ago. I am so excited!

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OMG this is f**ing great!!!
 
i'm still hoping for a new mutants title though
new warriors would be great too.

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Edited By webofthornns

Definitely looking forward to this, not a big fan of Loki, but love the others

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I'm a fan of the Young Avengers ... I really hope Iron Lad and Speed will return ... and Wiccan and Hulkling are better be still engaged! :/

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Oh my god! wooooooooooooooooooooo.

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Not really a fan of the young Avengers but I'm sure it will be good with Gillen on board.

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Oh God Yes!!! I love Young Avengers! So glad its gonna be in Marvel NOW!

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Glad to see young Avengers back. The lineup looks interesting but I am disappointed that Patriot is not in the initial lineup.

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meh. loki should make things interesting. in the very least fanboys can shut up now about wanting a YA book.

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Awesome cover. Great cast outside of Wiccan and Hulking. Plus you add Gillen and McKelvie so the quality is going to be there. I'm glad more characters will be brought in later on. Good stuff overall.

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yes

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Yes! Can't wait for this!

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@lorex said:

Glad to see young Avengers back. The lineup looks interesting but I am disappointed that Patriot is not in the initial lineup.

Same here. I would much rather have him over Hulking.

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Called it.

@theTimeStreamer: Isn't that Battle Royale rip a YA book?

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@Jonny_Anonymous: dont remember seeing any of the ya on the cover. i dont think so. from what i saw it will involve mostly the avengers academy kids.

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They're getting a monthly?? It's about damn time!

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@theTimeStreamer: Huh, suppose thats what I get for skimming

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Edited By ccraft

Are they copying Young Justice???

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Hmm, while it might turn out good, it does sound a little too much like concept of the original Teen Titans (as in a younger version of an older team)...and that only became really good once it moved away from that idea.

But like I said, it might be good (just annoying the AA kids have either vanished or stuffed in a meatgrinder :S)

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While this is good, why can't it be the Runaways?

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This is going to be on like if its Donkey Kong =)

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Would have liked to see Spider-Girl on the roster, but still, can't wait for this.

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I want to be excited about this but I really don't like the line-up changes

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@ccraft: You talking about the show? because Young Avengers has been around since 2001… The Young Justice Comic did come out before then. But Young Avengers predates the show.

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@ccraft: in what way?

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@Outside_85 said:

Hmm, while it might turn out good, it does sound a little too much like concept of the original Teen Titans (as in a younger version of an older team)...and that only became really good once it moved away from that idea.

But like I said, it might be good (just annoying the AA kids have either vanished or stuffed in a meatgrinder :S)

Young Avengers has been around for years though, and has proved that the characters are far more than younger versions of The Avengers.

This is the best news that Marvel Now! has to offer.

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I've never read the original Young Avengers or Phonogram. The $2.99 price point makes it tempting though.

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I'd read it if it was with out gays in it. same as Earth 2.

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Edited By The_Grey_Queen

The fact that Loki is in this makes me want to buy this book, but i was also hoping that the Runaways would be the 'Amateurs' Marvel was talking about. Oh well, can't wait!!!!!!!!!

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Don't get me wrong, but I am very weary of this book's final product. Allan Heinberg and Jim Cheung are premuch the only ones that have held the main YA titles afloat.

Kieron Gillen is an awesome writer but Uncanny X-Men wasn't exaclt the best X-book. He has big shoes to fill...

The inclusion of Noh-Varr confuses me. I thought that was Speed with a guna at first glance of the cover. Where is Speed anyway? Kate Bishop will be appearing in both Hawkeye and here? and Ms. America is...? I do like Kid Loki as part of the team.

@ccraft said:

Are they copying Young Justice???

Young Avengers came before Young Justice. The YA title first came out in 2005 and YJ premiered last year.

@pspin said:

While this is good, why can't it be the Runaways?

'Cause part of the Runaways roster will now be in stuck in Murdeworld during the Avengers Arena title.

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@pspin: Because Nico and Chase are going to be in Avengers Arena. Which sound like it will be terrible...

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Edited By Outside_85

@jcbart said:

Young Avengers has been around for years though, and has proved that the characters are far more than younger versions of The Avengers.

This is the best news that Marvel Now! has to offer.

Not as obvious than it is this time however, from what I can see of it is a young clone of the original team; A Cap, A Hulk, A Thor, An Iron Man and A Hawkeye...with A Loki!

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Yes! Finally I've been waiting for another Young Avengers series! I would've liked some other characters in it like a few Runaways but I love it!

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where is speed?

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WHERE'S HAZMAT?!

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I hope they add some new mutants to this.

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I really like that art, bring Jimmy Cheung back

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@ccraft: I don't see how the young avengers where around for awhile

@The Mast: thats avengers academy

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Hopefully they can get Kate out of Clint's book now...

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@ccraft said:

Are they copying Young Justice???

What are you talking about?

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@The Mast: She's going to be in Avengers Arena.

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Never liked anything Kieren Gillan has written so far so I'm hesitant to try this.

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Why is it that the book I REALLY want to buy has no characters I'm interested in and the book I am scared of has nothing but characters I love? Sigh...

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Hazmat, I'm gonna miss you girl.

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@The Mast said:

WHERE'S HAZMAT?!

Unfortunately, she's going to be killed in Avengers Arena.

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So this brings the number of Marvel NOW books im excited for to two. Thunderbolts being the other one.

I love the Young Avengers, I love Kid Loki I was nervous as to what would become of him now that Sif is taking over JiM, and Noh-Varr is back! And he isn't wearing his stupid power ranger costume! I am interested to see how they explain his inclusion, for one he is a bit older than the others and he was left behind on Hala...and is kinda a traitor.

This is all sorts of win for me.

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hmmm 2.99...

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@deadpool25mm: that's what's called being closed minded.

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@Mr. Kamikaze said:

So this brings the number of Marvel NOW books im excited for to two. Thunderbolts being the other one.

I love the Young Avengers, I love Kid Loki I was nervous as to what would become of him now that Sif is taking over JiM, and Noh-Varr is back! And he isn't wearing his stupid power ranger costume! I am interested to see how they explain his inclusion, for one he is a bit older than the others and he was left behind on Hala...and is kinda a traitor.

This is all sorts of win for me.

I think what they did to Thunderbolts is really sad.

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@sora_thekey said:

@pspin said:

While this is good, why can't it be the Runaways?

'Cause part of the Runaways roster will now be in stuck in Murdeworld during the Avengers Arena title.

@ME24601 said:

@pspin: Because Nico and Chase are going to be in Avengers Arena. Which sound like it will be terrible...

I know but I would rather have them in a Runaways series than that. Besides, most people probably aren't aware that Chase is alive after the end of the last volume, it was actually mentioned in their Daken crossover but still.