Marvel Comics has unveiled its newest team of superheroes which will be assembled in a new comic book story beginning in January 2025. The group, dubbed the ‘New Champions’, will team up and ‘reinvent what it means to be a teen hero in the Marvel Universe.’

The New Champions team of heroes were inspired by Marvel icons and could be seen in last year’s New Champions Variant Cover series. Now, they will come together in their very own ongoing series, with the group consisting of Liberty, Hellrune, Moon Squire and Cadet Marvel, with more heroes joining throughout the first arc of the series. Marvel’s press release for New Champions teases that not all the new teens are destined to be heroes and some have dark connections to already-established Marvel lore that will bring about trouble for the group of superheroes when they begin their adventures. New Champions #1 will go on sale Jan. 8.

NEW CHAMPIONS #1

Written by STEVE FOXE Art by IVAN FIORELLI & IG GUARA Cover by GLEB MELNIKOV Variant Cover by PACO MEDINA Variant Cover by LUCIANO VECCHIO Variant Cover by FEDERICO VICENTINI On Sale Jan. 8

In addition to the cover art for the debut issue of the series, Marvel released a solicit that teases the New Champions story. “What do four kids whose lives were derailed by Hydra, Scarlet Witch’s mysterious protégé, a cursed roller derby jammer and a Wakandan runaway have in common? Not much! But when Hellrune’s mysterious powers activate to bring them together, they’ll have to learn how to work as a team quickly — or face the wrath of the Cult of Hela!”

New Champions is written by Steve Foxe and features art by Ivan Fiorelli, with both artists speaking in Marvel’s press release about their vision for the new series. “As soon as I saw the New Champions variants, my mind started racing dreaming up possible origins and powers and codenames for these imagined sidekicks,” Foxe said. “Reverse-engineering the cast from the covers was unlike any other creative process I’ve ever been involved in, and I’m beyond stoked to debut a whole new class of Marvel heroes (and a few villains!) in New Champions alongside Ivan Fiorelli, who makes each and every one of these new additions feel like they’ve been part of the fabric of the universe all along.”

Fiorelli added his thoughts, saying: “I’m really looking forward to diving into New Champions! What really excites me about this project is the opportunity to bring fresh faces into the Marvel Universe, and explore something completely new. These young heroes have their own stories to tell, and I’m looking forward to seeing how they’ll grow and evolve visually as the series unfolds. I hope readers will enjoy reading our pages as much as I will enjoy illustrating them!”

New Champions #1 goes on sale on Jan. 8 from Marvel Comics.

Source: Marvel