Remember Secret Wars? It was a pretty big deal, that not only gave us a black costume Spider-Man, but also a bunch of action figures! Now, Marvel Comics is headed back to Battleworld to tell a new story set during the original Secret Wars.
Secret Wars: Battleworld is a four-issue mini-series written by Tom DeFalco with art by Pat Olliffe. Spoilerites will remember that DeFalco was the editor-in-chief and editor of the original Secret Wars series.
Fans can expect revelations beyond the Beyonder’s true motives, shocking appearances by characters that you didn’t even know fought in the Secret Wars, and more. Starring iconic super hero best friend duo Spider-Man and the Human Torch, MARVEL SUPER HEROES SECRET WARS: BATTLEWORLD will fit seamlessly between the pages of the beloved original series and hold the answers to questions you never knew you had!
The mysteries of the Secret Wars deepen! Get ready for an all-new cataclysmic battle from when Spider-Man first got his alien costume and a mysterious being called the Beyonder assembled super heroes and villains from Earth to do battle on a patchwork planet. Witness now an untold adventure set during the original Secret Wars!
“Pat Olliffe and I were handed a daunting creative challenge,” DeFalco said in a press release. “We were asked to do a sequel/new tale of a classic Marvel story that first saw print 40 years ago and created ripples that are still felt throughout the universe today. Since we share a kinship with a certain web-swinger (and his family), we were also compelled to do a story that ripped to his core and defined his unique place in the Marvel Universe while examining the budding relationship with his new black costume. With the aid of editors Mark Basso and Drew Baumgartner, Pat and I constructed a tale that we believe has repercussions for today’s readers and creative ripples that we hope will still be felt 40 years from now.”
Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars: Battleworld #1 arrives on November 22, 2023.
