J. Michael Straczynski is penning a new series of one-shots where unlikely characters from across the Marvel Universe team up.
“I like to go where the fun is, and the idea of putting together Marvel characters who had either never been paired before, or only minimally, seemed like it would be a ton of fun, and it was even more of a blast than I anticipated,” Straczynski explained in a press release from Marvel Comics. “For the first time we could see the original Nick Fury in China along with the Flying Tigers taking on a newly awakened Fin Fang Foom…go to the edge of time and space with Rocket Raccoon and Doctor Doom…see the Ghost Rider slugging it out with none other than Galactus…Aunt May caught in the midst of a supernatural battle alongside Agatha Harkness…the more unlikely the pairing, the more eccentric the combo, the more fun it was to see it come to life. I’ve been sitting on news of this series for over a year and I’m so excited to know it will finally be hitting newsstands starting in January.”
Everything kicks off with Doctor Doom and Rocket Racoon with artist Will Robson.
In DOCTOR DOOM & ROCKET RACCOON where Doom does the one thing he never wants to do: ask for a favor! What awaits Rocket in Latveria? Mischief, miscommunication and an emotional journey across space and time in the Mighty Marvel Way!
Following that, Volstagg recruits the Sentinel of Liberty in Straczynski and Chang’s CAPTAIN AMERICA & VOLSTAGG. When a war breaks out in the Nine Realms, Volstagg of the Warriors Three turns to the only man skilled enough to end it: Steve Rogers, Captain America!
The full list of one-shots are:
- DOCTOR DOOM & ROCKET RACCOON (January 22, 2025)
- CAPTAIN AMERICA & VOLSTAGG (February 26, 2025)
- NICK FURY VS. FIN FANG FOOM (March 2025)
- HULK & DOCTOR STRANGE (plus a backup story starring AUNT MAY & AGATHA HARKNESS!) (May 2025)
- GHOST RIDER VS. GALACTUS (June 2025)
- SPIDER-MAN VS. DOCTOR OCTOPUS (June 2025)
