Dans le cadre de sa campagne de publicité pour la seconde vague de titres « All New » Marvel Now, l’éditeur Marvel Comics dévoile au compte-goute plusieurs « aperçus » des nouvelles séries qui sortiront à partir de janvier prochain. Il semble que la plupart de ces « teasers » fassent références à la première promo « Inhumanity » présentant les héros que l’éditeur mettra en avant pendant l’année 2014.
C’est lors du New York Comic Con du 11 octobre que l’éditeur Marvel Comics présentera la nouvelle série « Descent » qui succèdera à Avengers Arena, avec toujours le scénariste Dennis Hopeless et le dessinateur Kev Walker aux manettes.
Cette rupture entre les deux séries marque la fin de ce que le scénariste considère comme la première « saison », et le début de la deuxième.
La série qui remplacera « Avengers Arena » s’intitule Avengers Undercover, avec toujours Dennis Hopeless et Kev Walker aux manettes.
Le lecteur suivra quatre des survivants du Murder World qui, ayant du mal à s’adapter au retour à la vie quotidienne, décident d’infiltrer les nouveaux Maitres du Mal basés en Bagalia.
[quote=« Dennis Hopeless »]In my mind, Arcade had to win. The whole point of the series was putting these characters against an unwinnable scenario and showing how it changed them. This was never a story about perfect heroes who win out despite the odds. It’s a story about a worst-case scenario and what it takes to survive. At the same time, we didn’t want Arcade to succeed in killing all of these characters. There are a lot of stories left to tell with them, especially now that the world knows what they’ve just been through.
Arcade definitely thinks he’s won, both the game and the respect of the world. In « Avengers Undercover, » we’ll be dealing with an Arcade who is on top of the world. He’s basking in the afterglow of his greatest victory, while the survivors are dealing with the consequences of defeat. Our first arc deals heavily with both situations.[/quote]
L’éditeur Marvel Comics a proposé, cette semaine, un fascicule mettant en avant les nouvelles séries All-New Marvel Now. Voici une première page de Avengers Undercover #1:
[quote=« Dennis Hopeless »]The videos were an Internet phenomenon. In the three months since their escape, the survivors have become pseudo-celebrities. The whole world knows who they are and everyone seems to have an opinion about what they did (or didn’t) do in the arena.
Murder World changed these kids in profound ways and getting famous for it has changed them even more. We find them at the beginning of Avengers Undercover #1 struggling with the fact that they no longer fit very well into their old lives. They may have survived but none of them really made it all the way back.[/quote]
[quote]AVENGERS UNDERCOVER #1
Written by: Dennis Hopeless.
Art by: Kev Walker.
Cover by: Francesco Mattina, Mark Brooks.
Description: When teen heroes infiltrate the Masters of Evil, who will break bad? Damaged by their experience in Murder World, five conflicted young superhumans go rogue and infiltrate the Masters of Evil, planning to bring the Avengers’ rivals down from within. But the longer the teens spend undercover, the more they descend into darkness, and as they start to build relationships with these multi-layered criminals, the line between good and evil blurs. What will happen first…joining the Masters for real, or getting exposed and killed?
Pages: 32.
Price: $3.99.
In stores: March 12.[/quote]
[quote]AVENGERS UNDERCOVER #2
Written by: Dennis Hopeless.
Art by: Kev Walker.
Cover by: Francesco Mattina, John Tyler Christopher.
Description: Go inside the Masters of Evil! Our teen heroes infiltrate the Avengers’ arch nemesis…but will they ever get out? Bloodstone + the Son of Satan = Hell on Earth!
Pages: 32.
Price: $2.99.
In stores: April 9. [/quote]
[quote]AVENGERS UNDERCOVER #3
Written by: Dennis Hopeless.
Art by: Timothy Green .
Covers by: Francesco Mattina, Jorge Molina.
Description: Face-to-face with Arcade! What happens when the Murder World survivors confront their former captor? Hint: Someone doesn’t survive!
Pages: 32.
Price: $3.99.
In stores: April 23. [/quote]
[quote]Avengers Undercover #4
Story by Dennis Hopeless
Art by Kev Walker, Jason Gorder
Colors by Jean-Francois Beaulieu
Cover by Francesco Mattina
Publisher Marvel Comics
Cover Price: $2.99
Release Date Wed, May 14th, 2014
“DESCENT” PART 4 (OF 4): BARON ZEMO MAKES OUR YOUNG HEROES AN OFFER THEY CAN’T REFUSE!
• What did the teen survivors of Murder World do last issue to become Public Enemy #1—and what does Zemo tempt them with in response?
• Who accepts Zemo’s invite? And who goes rogue?
• Our first arc comes to a chilling close—and what happens here makes it too late for our heroes to go back![/quote]
[quote=« Dennis Hopeless »] The characters inhabit a moral grey area and most of the conflict comes from the kids trying to decide between lightness and dark. We needed a villain who could make the dark side seem reasonable and even appealing. And with the word « Avengers » on our covers, it made sense to shoot for an old school Avengers villain. Zemo was one of the first names editor Bill Rosemann and I threw out. Fortunately, no one else was using him.
I love Zemo’s moral ambiguity. Helmut has never been evil for evil’s sake. Sure, his father was a Nazi and he sort of dresses like a Nazi, but this is a complicated man. He’s a self-interested pragmatist who’s capable of just about anything if properly motivated. But his is a practical brand of villainy that makes a certain amount of sense. It makes him relatable. Relatable villains are a lot more fun to write.[/quote]
[quote]Avengers Undercover #5
Story by Dennis Hopeless
Art by Kev Walker, Jason Gorder
Colors by Jean-Francois Beaulieu
Cover by Francesco Mattina
Publisher Marvel Comics
Cover Price: $2.99
Release Date Wed, June 11th, 2014
“DESCENT” PART 5 (OF 5): WHICH HEROES WILL JOIN THE MASTERS OF EVIL?
• Baron Zemo has made our young superhumans an offer they can’t refuse—or can they?
• Who agrees to join the Masters of Evil—and who goes rogue?[/quote]
[quote]Avengers Undercover #6
Story by Dennis Hopeless
Art by Timothy Green II
Colors by Jean-Francois Beaulieu
Cover by Francesco Mattina
Publisher Marvel Comics
Cover Price: $2.99
Release Date Wed, June 25th, 2014
DEATH LOCKET’S FIELD TRIP = KILL CAPTAIN AMERICA!
• A done-in-one focus on Death Locket: Half-girl, half-cyborg…all assassin!
• What will Death Locket do: blow her cover—and seal her doom—by refusing to shoot Cap…or save her life by killing a Living Legend?[/quote]
[quote]AVENGERS UNDERCOVER #7
STORY BY Dennis Hopeless
ART BY Kev Walker, Jason Gorder
COLORS BY Jean-Francois Beaulieu
COVER BY Francesco Mattina
PUBLISHER Marvel Comics
COVER PRICE: $2.99
RELEASE DATE Wed, July 9th, 2014
« GONE NATIVE » PART 1 OF 4! Runaways fans alert: This issue focuses on Nico…and her newly resurrected evil ex-boyfriend, Alex! Oh, and something really bad has happened to fellow Runaway Chase! Why are we so mean? Plus: What happened to Cammi? Only Baron Zemo knows…[/quote]
Le dessinateur Tigh Walker (aucune parenté) remplacera le dessinateur Kev Walker (qui déménage sur New Avengers) pour le final de la série Avengers Undercover.
[quote]Tigh is coming in to take over for Kev Walker who is moving on to « New Avengers. » I could write a whole dissertation on the ways we will miss Kev, but I’ll spare you. The simple fact is, Kev Walker is a tough act to follow.
Amazingly, Tigh stepped straight up to the plate with Issue #8 and crushed it. We gave him two of the craziest issues in the whole series, and he didn’t miss a single beat. His art is dense and kinetic. His storytelling is superb, and he draws the hell out of those small quiet character moments. He’s perfect for this story.[/quote]
[quote]AVENGERS UNDERCOVER #8
DENNIS HOPELESS (W)
TIGH WALKER (A)
Cover by FRANCESCO MATTINA
EVERYTHING CHANGES AS WE JUMP THREE MONTHS LATER!
• After last issue’s huge reveal, what else has happened in the 90 days since the events of issue #7?
• Why is Hazmat working for Madame Masque…and maybe Mystique and Sabretooth?
• And how does this issue’s cliffhanger change everything again?
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99[/quote]
