Marvel NOW!

***NOTE: This concept should only be attached to Marvel NOW! #1 and relaunch issues. No other issues, annuals, international prints, or trade collections.***

Overview

In October 2012, following the conclusion of the major Marvel comics event, Avengers Vs. X-Men, Marvel will relaunch a number of its existing books and launch a number of key new series. This event is called "Marvel NOW!" and it will change many of Marvel's iconic characters such as Hulk, Iron Man, Captain America, Thor and Spider-Man. Asides from changes to well known characters, Marvel NOW! also incorporates changes to the Marvel Universe as a whole and the creative teams for some existing books.

Marvel have stated that there will be a new number one every week for four months (October 2012 - January 2013).

Year One

New Ongoing Volumes:

New and relaunching ongoing books that have been confirmed by the company are:

• A+X, by various creators; action-packed stories featuring team-ups from members of the X-Men and the Avengers.
• All New X-Men by Brian Michael Bendis and Stuart Immonen (with some issues penciled by David Marquez)
• Avengers by Jonathan Hickman and Jerome Opena (with future issues penciled by Adam Kubert and Dustin Weaver)
• Avengers Arena by Dennis Hopeless and Kev Walker
• Cable and X-Force by Dennis Hopeless and Salvador Larroca
• Captain America by Rick Remender and John Romita Jr.
• Deadpool by Brian Posehn, Gerry Duggan and Tony Moore (with future issues penciled by Mike Hawthorne)
• Fantastic Four by Matt Fraction and Mark Bagley
• Fearless Defenders by Cullen Bunn and Will Sliney
• FF by Matt Fraction and Mike Allred
• Guardians of the Galaxy by Brian Michael Bendis and Steve McNiven
• Indestructible Hulk by Mark Waid and Leinil Yu (with future issues penciled by Walter Simonson)
• Iron Man by Kieron Gillen and Greg Land (with future issues penciled by Dale Eaglesham)
• Morbius: The Living Vampire by Joe Keatinge and Rich Elson
• New Avengers by Jonathan Hickman and Steve Epting
• Nova by Jeph Loeb and Ed McGuiness
• Savage Wolverine by Frank Cho (with future issues written by Zeb Wells and drawn by Joe Madureira)
• Secret Avengers by Nick Spencer and Luke Ross
• Superior Spider-Man by Dan Slott and Ryan Stegman (with future issues penciled by Giuseppe Camuncoli and Humberto Ramos)
• Thor: God of Thunder by Jason Aaron and Esad Ribic
• Thunderbolts by Daniel Way and Steve Dillon (with future issues penciled by Phil Noto)
• Uncanny Avengers by Rick Remender and John Cassaday (with future issues penciled by Daniel Acuna)
• Uncanny X-Force by Sam Humphries and Ron Garney
• Uncanny X-Men by Brian Michael Bendis and Chris Bachalo (with future issues penciled by Frazer Irving)
• Wolverine by Paul Cornell and Alan Davis
• X-Men by Brian Wood and Olivier Coipel
• X-Men: Legacy by Simon Spurrier and Tan Eng Huat
• Young Avengers by Kieron Gillen, Jamie McKelvie and Mike Norton

Existing Volumes:

Four existing titles are also included in the Marvel NOW! relaunch. These titles either have a new creative team, new rosters, or even new names whilst retaining their original numbering. These titles are:

• Avengers Assemble, starting with issue #9 in November 2012; featuring an altered roster. Now by Kelly Sue DeConnick and Stefano Caselli.
• Journey Into Mystery, starting with issue #646 in November 2012; with Sif replacing Loki as the series lead. Now by Kathryn Immonen and Valerio Schiti (with future issues penciled by Matteo Scalera).
• Red She-Hulk, starting with issue #58 (carrying on the numbering from Hulk) in October 2012. The series now focuses on Betty Ross whilst retaining Jeff Parker as writer but with Carlo Pagulayan and Wellington Alves as artists.
• Wolverine & the X-Men, starting with issue #19 in October 2012; written by Jason Aaron and illustrated by Nick Bradshaw.

Existing Volumes; not using the Marvel NOW! logo:

Some existing Marvel title aren't included in, or affected by, Marvel NOW! and have switched to use the red banner at the bottom but not the Marvel NOW! logo since the initial relaunch, retaining their original numbering, their creative teams (with a few exceptions), and mostly continuing their current story lines:

• Avenging Spider-Man, starting with issue #15.1 in December 2012; written Christopher Yost and illustrated by Paco Medina. Now follows Doctor Octopus (the newly christened "Superior Spider-Man").
• Captain Marvel, starting with issue #9 in January 2013; written by Kelly Sue DeConnick and illustrated by Filipe Andrade replacing Dexter Soy.
• Daredevil, starting with issue #23 in February 2013; written by Mark Waid. The series continues to focus on the theme "actions have consequences".
• Dark Avengers, starting with issue #184 in December 2012; written by Jeff Parker and illustrated by Neil Edwards . The series now focuses solely on the Dark Avengers while including Moonstone and the return of U.S.Agent .
• Gambit, starting with issue #8 in January 2013; written by James Asmus and illustrated by Clay Mann.
• Hawkeye, starting with issue #6 in December 2012; written by Matt Fraction and illustrated by David Aja replacing Javier Pulido.
• Scarlet Spider, starting with issue #13 in January 2013; written by Christopher Yost and illustrated by Khoi Pham.
• Venom, starting with issue #31 in February 2013; written by Cullen Bunn and illustrated by Thony Silas.
• Winter Soldier, starting with issue #15 in February 2013; with Jason LaTour and Nic Klein replacing Ed Brubaker and Butch Guice as writer and illustrator.
• X-Factor, starting with the Hell on Earth War and issue #250 in January 2013; written by Peter David and illustrated by Leonard Kirk.

New Limited Series and One-Shots:

The relaunch will also bring about a number of limited series including:

• Marvel NOW! Point One, a one shot featuring six short stories by the creative teams of Brian Michael Bendis and Steve McNiven; Matt Fraction and Mike Allred; Jeph Loeb and Ed McGuinness; Kieron Gillen and Jamie McKelvie; Nick Spencer and Luke Ross; Dennis Hopeless and Gabriel Hernandez Walta. These stories acted as preludes to current or upcoming "Marvel NOW!" ongoing series. Released in October 2012.
• Thanos Rising by Jason Aaron and Simone Bianchi. A limited series depicting the early life of the mad titan Thanos. Starting in April 2013.
• Ultron #1AU by Kathryn Immonen (Kuder) and Amilcar Pinna. An Age of Ultron tie-in focusing on the Ultron's son and android teen Victor Mancha dealing with daddy issues and the catastrophe. Released in April 2013.

New Limited Series; not using the Marvel NOW! logo:

Like some ongoing titles, a few limited series that are related to Marvel NOW! do not use the Marvel NOW! logo but the red banner at the bottom only. These titles are:

• Age of Ultron by Brian Michael Bendis and Bryan Hitch. A weekly ten-issue limited series and crossover event that is published between March and June 2013, including a few tie-ins, and two epilogues (Age of Ultron #10A.I. and #10U.C.) in July 2013. A new ongoing series, Avengers A.I., will deal with the world after the events of Age of Ultron; debuting in July 2013.
• Alpha: Big Time by Joshua Hale Fialkov and Nuno Plati. A five-issue mini-series that explores Spider-Man's recently-introduced sidekick in the aftermath of Amazing Spider-Man #700 for "Marvel NOW!". Starting in February 2013.
• AVX: Consequences, by Kieron Gillen and Tom Raney. A five-issue long series dealing with the aftermath of the company-wide event, Avengers Vs. X-Men. Released in October/November 2012.

Year Two

The following titles were announced in the second year of Marvel NOW!:

New Ongoing Volumes:

Debuting in July 2013.

• Avengers A.I. by Sam Humphries and Andre Aruajo; taking place after the events of Age of Ultron where the world has been colonized by A.I.s who may or may not have positive feelings about the way humanity has been treating them for the past 100 years.
• Superior Foes of Spider-Man by Nick Spencer and Steve Lieber; stories about the new Sinister Six featuring Boomerang, Shocker, Speed Demon, Avenging Spider-Man, and a female Beetle.
• Superior Spider-Man Team-Up by Christopher Yost and David Lopez; serving as a direct successor to Avenging Spider-Man and a spiritual successor to Marvel Team-Up.

New Limited Series:

• Avengers: The Enemy Within by Kelly Sue DeConnick and Scott Hepburn. A five-part mini-series starting in May 2013 and focusing on Captain Marvel and the Avenger as they have to deal with vicious echoes of their past.
• Infinity by Jonathan Hickman and Jim Cheung. Infinity is a six-part event beginning in August 2013. The series will see the greatest super-heroes - the Avengers, X-Men, Guardians of the Galaxy, Fantastic Four, Inhumans, Superior Spider-Man & more - preparing for the greatest battle for survival ever - against the most dangerous threat in Marvel Universe: Thanos.
• Superior Carnage by Kevin Shinick and Stephen Segovia. A five-issue mini-series launching during Superior Spider-Month in July 2013. The series will see an attempt by Wizard to convert Carnage to the side of evil, unaware that Kletus Kasady is lobotomized and not in control.
• What If? Avengers VS X-Men, four-part mini-series written by Jimmy Palmiotti; reinterpreting a key event in the history of the Marvel Universe, featuring Magneto, Hope, and every Avenger and X-Man you can imagine! Debuting in July 2013.

Cancelled Volumes

Marvel NOW! incorporates the cancellation of a large number of existing Marvel titles between October and December 2012. These are:

• Age of Apocalypse by David Lapham, Andre Araujo and Renato Arlem. Ending on issue #14 (April 2013)
• The Amazing Spider-Man by Dan Slott and Humberto Ramos. Ending on issue #700 (December 2012)
• Avengers by Brian Michael Bendis and Mike Deodato. Ending on issue #34 (November 2012)
• Avengers Academy by Christos Gage and Mike McKone. Ending on issue #39 (November 2012)
• Captain America by Ed Brubaker and Steve Epting. Ending on issue #19 (October 2012)
• Captain America and... by Cullen Bunn and Francesco Francavilla. Ending on issue #640 (December 2012)
• Deadpool by Daniel Way and Alé Garza. Ending on issue #63 (October 2012)
• Defenders by Matt Fraction and Mirco Pierfederici. Ending on issue #12 (November 2012)
• Fantastic Four by Jonathan Hickman and Ryan Stegman. Ending on issue #611 (October 2012)
• FF by Jonathan Hickman and Nick Dragotta. Ending on issue #23 (October 2012)
• Incredible Hulk by Jason Aaron and Jefte Palo. Ending on issue #15 (October 2012)
• Invincible Iron Man by Matt Fraction and Salvador Larroca. Ending on issue #527 (October 2012)
• The Mighty Thor by Matt Fraction and Barry Kitson. Ending on issue #22 (October 2012)
• New Avengers by Brian Michael Bendis and Mike Deodato. Ending on issue #34 (November 2012)
• New Mutants by Dan Abnett, Andy Lanning and Felix Ruiz. Ending on issue #50 (October 2012)
• Secret Avengers by Rick Remender and Matteo Scalera . Ending on issue #37 (February 2013)
• Uncanny X-Force by Rick Remender and David Williams. Ending on issue #35 (December 2012)
• Uncanny X-Men by Kieron Gillen and Carlos Pacheco. Ending on issue #20 (October 2012)
• Wolverine by Cullen Bunn and Paul Pelletier. Ending on issue #317 (December 2012)
• X-Men by Seth Peck and Jefte Palo. Ending on issue #41 (February 2013)
• X-Men Legacy by Christos Gage and David Baldeon. Ending on issue #275 (October 2012)
• X-Treme X-Men by Greg Pack , Guillermo Mogorron and Raul Valdes. Ending on issue #13 (April 2013)