The New Warriors

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The New Warriors
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Cover to New Warriors #75, the double-sized finale to the series' run. Pencils by Patrick Zircher.
Publication information
Publisher Marvel Comics
ScheduleMonthly
(vol. 1–2, 4, 5)
Ongoing series
(vol. 3)
Limited series
Format Ongoing series
Genre Superhero
Publication datevol. 1 (July 1990 - September 1996)
vol. 2 (October 1999 - July 2000)
vol. 3 (August 2005 - February 2006)
vol. 4 (August 2007 - March 2009)
vol. 5 (February 2014 - January 2015)
No. of issues(vol. 1):
75 + 4 annuals + 1 ashcan
(vol. 2):
10 + 1 Wizard exclusive
(vol. 3):
6
(vol. 4):
20
(vol. 5):
12
Main character(s) New Warriors
Creative team
Written by(vol. 1):
Fabian Nicieza
Evan Skolnick
(vol. 2):
Jay Faerber
(vol. 3):
Zeb Wells
(vol. 4):
Kevin Grevioux
(vol. 5):
Christopher Yost
Penciller(s) (vol. 1):
Mark Bagley
Darick Robertson
Patrick Zircher
(vol. 2):
Steve Scott (comics)
Jamal Igle
(vol. 3):
Skottie Young
(vol. 4):
Paco Medina
Reilly Brown
(vol. 5):
Marcus To
Nick Roche
Collected editions
New Warriors Classic: Volume 1 ISBN   0-7851-3742-4

The New Warriors is the name of several comic book titles featuring the team the New Warriors and published by Marvel Comics, beginning with the original The New Warriors comic book series which debuted in 1990.

Contents

The team made a cameo appearance in The Mighty Thor #411 (December 1989) and made their full debut in The Mighty Thor #412. [1] Over the years, the New Warriors, in their various incarnations, have been featured in five different volumes.

The first volume was a 75-issue comic series. The second volume of New Warriors was published in 1999–2000 and ran for 11 issues before being cancelled. The third volume of the New Warriors was a six-issue mini-series that sees the superhero team cast as the stars of their own reality TV show and ultimately led to Marvel's Civil War crossover in 2006 and 2007. The fourth New Warriors series was published from 2007 to 2009 and lasted for 20 issues. The fifth New Warriors series was launched as part of the All-New Marvel NOW! initiative in 2014. The book lasted for 12 issues before being cancelled.

Publication history

The New Warriors (vol. 1)

The New Warriors first appeared in issues 411 and 412 of the Marvel Comics title The Mighty Thor . The team was compiled by writer/editor Tom DeFalco, consisting of the young superheroes Firestar, Marvel Boy, Namorita, Nova and Speedball, all of whom were once featured in solo series or were supporting characters in more established series. To this mix DeFalco added Night Thrasher, an original character to serve as the team's founder and leader.

The New Warriors were featured in an eponymous series from 1990 until 1996, written by Fabian Nicieza with art by Mark Bagley. Nicieza wrote the series for the first 53 issues. The series lasted for 75 issues and four annuals, spinning off a number of titles, including mini-series featuring Night Thrasher and Marvel Boy (by then renamed Justice) and ongoing series with Nova and Night Thrasher.

The New Warriors (vol. 2)

A short-lived relaunch began in 1999 and ran for 11 issues. It was written by Jay Faerber and pencilled by a variety of artists, including Steve Scott (comics), Karl Kerschl and Jamal Igle. Faerber and Igle would go on to collaborate on several other projects. Original members Namorita, Nova, and Speedball were joined by returning member Turbo and new members Bolt and Aegis. The last was an all-new character, reminiscent of Night Thrasher. A promotional issue #0 was given away with Wizard Magazine .

The New Warriors (vol. 3)

A six issue mini-series of the title was released starting in June 2005, written by Zeb Wells and illustrated by Skottie Young. It features the team as the stars of a reality television show to fund their team. The line-up includes previous members Namorita, Night Thrasher, Nova and Speedball, along with one new character, Microbe. A second new character, Debrii, joins in issue 4. A trade paperback collection of all six issues was released in January 2006.

New Warriors (vol. 4)

A fourth series was launched in June 2007, spinning off of events in the Civil War crossover.

New Warriors (vol. 5)

New Warriors was launched in February 2014 as part of All-New Marvel NOW! with Chris Yost as the writer and Marcus To as the main artist. [2] New Warriors Volume 5 ended with issue 12. [3]

New Warriors (2020, unreleased)

Marvel Comics announced that on March 17, 2020, a new version of the team would appear, this time with new characters forming the New Warriors: Screentime, Snowflake, Safespace, B-Negative and Trailblazer. [4] [5] The direction of the new characters – particularly the use of pejorative internet slang in names as well as the perceived political agenda of the writing – was met with considerable backlash from online audiences. [6] [7]

As of 2024 no New Warriors comics have been released and the title has been removed from ComiXology with both Marvel and its creators refusing to comment on the future or cancellation of the comic. [8] B-Negative did however made a cameo in The Darkhold: Blade.

Collected editions

The series have been collected into a number of trade paperbacks:

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