A new five-issue mini-series is coming out from Marvel titled, "Battleworld." Featuring the writing of Christos Gage and art by Marcus To, it involves a mish-mash of Marvel characters from various timelines being brought to a brand-new Battleworld. Why? Well, they're told they've got to duke it out to determine who gets to go back home and live happily, versus being eliminated from existence. It is revealed in this issue who the force is behind all this (it isn't the Beyonder or Doom, although they are mentioned as having engaged in this kind of thing before). As for the characters featured, it is a mix of a newbie Spider-Man, our currently aged Hank Pym, Maestro (an evil-ish Bruce Banner/Hulk), Storm from Days of Future Past, vintage Luke Cage (when Doctor Doom owed him money), and more fun appearances!
This comic is a unique beast in that it stands fully alone as a fun story full of characters you can know or have zero knowledge of and still enjoy the read. The end of the issue has a bunch of footnotes by Gage explaining each character and exactly when/where in time/the universe they were plucked from for the fun book. The mix of well-known heroes and deep-cut references is simply a hoot, and Marcus To's art is perfect at balancing the mix of vintage heroes with newer (or futuristic) getups/identities. It simply is a fun comic that I enjoyed reading--plus knowing it is planned as a mini-series removes the sting of how Marvel has been stealth-canceling books lately; this was announced as a mini-series, and a mini-series it shall be. I can't wait to read more issues and rate this a superb...
5 out of 5 Stars.
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