Superheroes like Spider-Man and Deadpool will face a tough task in January when they go up against a wide variety of creatures in Marvel's Monsters Unleashed comic book crossover event. While some of the monsters will be familiar faces, others will be fresh to the scene, and writer Cullen Bunn and a team of artists have created six new monsters that are teased in trading card images before they stomp through the panels of Monsters Unleashed next year.
Press Release: New York, NY—October 28th, 2016 – Run if you can! Hide if you must! Nothing can prepare you for MONSTERS UNLEASHED! As massive monsters rain from the skies, rise from the seas and pour from the center of the very Earth – the table is set epic battle fans have been waiting for! It’s all happening this January as Cullen Bunn and some of today’s biggest artists bring you the next thrilling Marvel Universe epic. Gargantuan beasts from across Marvel’s long and storied history have risen up, intent on destroying the planet. But they’re not the alone! Today, Marvel is pleased to announce six brand new creatures invading the Marvel Universe!
“Everything about this story is massive – the scope, the stakes and, of course, those incredible monsters,” says Marvel Editor-in-Chief Axel Alonso. “Five action-packed issues celebrate Marvel’s past, present and future, as one new, unforgettable character and several brand-new monsters – created and designed by Cullen Bunn, the five artists and a few surprise guest artists – arrive to leave an indelible mark on the Marvel Universe.”
Look for these giants to make their grand appearance in the pages of Monsters Unleashed – and make a monster-sized footprint on the Marvel Universe to come!
- SLIZZIK by Steve McNiven
- SCRAAG by Greg Land
- MEKRA by Leinil Francis Yu
- AEGIS by Salvador Larroca
- HI-VO by Adam Kubert
- FIRECLAW by Art Adams
“Monsters Unleashed is a love letter to Marvel’s history,” says Marvel SVP Sales & Marketing David Gabriel. “So we wanted to do something fun for our six new monsters. Being the massive Marvel fan that he is, Cullen had already come up with statistics, power rankings and factoids about all of them. We couldn’t resist the opportunity to create some fan-favorite Marvel Universe trading cards for the big reveal!”
It’s all hands on deck as the Avengers, the Champions, the Guardians, the X-Men the Inhumans and more make their desperate stand against armies of towering beasts of destruction! With 6 powerful new monsters standing in their way, do they stand a chance? Something big is coming to the Marvel Universe – and it’s happening in MONSTERS UNLEASHED #1 – smashing in to comic shops everywhere on January 18th 2017!
MONSTERS UNLEASHED #1 (NOV160745)
Written by CULLEN BUNNArt & Cover by STEVE MCNIVEN
Variant Cover by KEN NIIMURA (NOV160746)
50s Movie Poster Variant Cover by FRANCESCO FRANCAVILLA (NOV160747)
Video Game Variant by JEEHYUNG LEE (NOV160748)
New Monster Variant by STEVE MCNIVEN (NOV160749)
Monster vs. Hero Variant by MIKE MIGNOLA (NOV160750)Teaser Variant by GEOFF DARROW (NOV160751)
Hip Hop Variant by MIKE DEODATO (NOV160752)FOC – 12/19/16, On-Sale 1/18/17
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About Marvel: Marvel Entertainment, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company, is one of the world's most prominent character-based entertainment companies, built on a proven library of more than 8,000 characters featured in a variety of media over seventy years. Marvel utilizes its character franchises in entertainment, licensing and publishing. For more information visit www.marvel.com © MARVEL 2016
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