Dustin Gebel
The streets of Marvel are ready to explode, as revealed during the Marvel: Next Big Thing panel at this year’s San Diego Comic-Con. The panel revealed info about the upcoming Timeless one-shot, the Fall of X, and the next sprawling Marvel event, Gang War. The book spins out of Amazing Spider-Man and will unite street level characters new and old as the New York crime families and costume villains duke it out for control of the city.
Gang War starts in Amazing Spider-Man #37 this November, before spilling out a series of new miniseries and tie-ins. These include Luke Cage: Gang War, Spider-Woman, Miles Morales: Spider-Man, and more. The larger strokes of the event will see Spider-Man leading the heroes to war against super-crime and defeat all the major players within 48 hours. The presser also teases a conflict with NYC Mayor Luke Cage, caught between the will of the heroes and the anti-vigilante laws still in effect for the city.
This announcement ties directly into other recent events at Marvel, like the return of She-Hulk’s solo title, and the reappearance of Hobgoblin in Miles Morales: Spider-Man. It also confirms that Elektra will continue to wear the Daredevil costume as Chip Zdarsky and Marco Checchetto bring their run to an end later this month. Even Rek-Rap returns again, after his brief appearances in Amazing Spider-Man since the end of Dark Web.
Marvel has shared a checklist and some of the covers for the upcoming titles, which can all be seen below:
Gang War Checklist Artwork by LEINIL FRANCIS YU & SUNNY GHO
Written by ZEB WELLS
Art and Cover by ED MCGUINNESS
On Sale 11/8
Written by ZEB WELLS
Art and Cover by ED MCGUINNESS
On Sale 11/22
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN – GANG WAR: FIRST STRIKE #1
Written by ZEB WELLS
Art by JOEY VASQUEZ
Cover by JOHN ROMITA JR.
On Sale 11/29
Written by RODNEY BARNES
Art by RAMON F. BACHS
Cover by CAANAN WHITE
On Sale 11/29
Written by CODY ZIGLAR
Art by PARTHA PRATIM
Cover by FEDERICO VICENTINI
On Sale 11/29
Written by STEVE FOXE
Art by CAROLA BORELLI
Cover by LEINIL FRANCIS YU
On Sale 11/29
Written by ZEB WELLS
Art and Cover by JOHN ROMITA JR.
On Sale 12/6
Written by CODY ZIGLAR
Art and Cover by FEDERICO VICENTINI
On Sale 12/13
Written by ERICA SCHULTZ
Art and Cover by SERGIO DAVILA
On Sale 12/13
MILES MORALES: SPIDER-MAN #14
Written by CODY ZIGLAR
Art and Cover by FEDERICO VICENTINI
On Sale 12/27
DEADLY HANDS OF KUNG FU: GANG WAR #1 (OF 3)
Written by GREG PAK
Cover by DAVID AJA
Foil Variant Cover by BENJAMIN SU
On Sale 12/27
Stay tuned to Comic Watch for more SDCC ‘23 coverage and more information about the upcoming Gang War event.