At New York Comic Con’s Marvel’s Next Big Thing panel, former Daredevil writer, comicbook artist (along with current DC’s Batman writer) Chip Zdarsky took the stage with Marvel’s Editor in Chief, C.B. Cebulski. Together, they announced a new Avengers miniseries by Zdarsky and Acuña, which Zdarsky had finished scripting back in 2019 before being hired by DC for his current run on Batman.
From the clip below, we see that sometime in the future Steve Rogers became a US Senator. This is after The Avengers are long gone and a police state reigns with martial law and a police force equipped with Iron Man power armor. Atop of this, the series promises to be to some degree, a creator-owned IP for Zdarsky. Who jokingly said on stage that he was in this for that “Sweet action figure money.” This was, before running down the halls high-fiving everyone
For more information, you can check out the trailer for AVENGERS: TWILIGHT. You can also read Marvel’s official press release below.
New York, NY— October 14, 2023 — Just now at the MARVEL: Next Big Thing Panel at New York Comic Con, writer Chip Zdarsky and Marvel Comics Editor-in-Chief C.B. Cebulski shared story details, art, and debuted an epic new trailer for AVENGERS: TWILIGHT, a bold and thought-provoking new limited series launching in January!
Superstar creative team Chip Zdarsky and Daniel Acuña welcome readers to the world of tomorrow where the age of heroes is over but the future still needs to be avenged! Fans can their first glimpse at this new age in the AVENGERS: TWILIGHT trailer, featuring never-before-seen artwork, as well as a special promotional image by Acuña.
In a gleaming new world of prosperity, Captain America is no more. But Steve Rogers still exists, floating through an America where freedom is an illusion, where the Avengers are strangers and his friends are long dead. But is the Dream? How do you assemble Avengers in a world that doesn’t want them?
Check out a promotional piece by Daniel Acuña below and stay tuned for more AVENGERS: TWILIGHT news in the coming weeks, including the reveal of the main covers!
AVENGERS: TWILIGHT #1 (OF 6)
Written by CHIP ZDARSKY
Art by DANIEL ACUÑA
On Sale 1/17
