Misplaced Pages

#118881

24-528: Between 2019 and 2021, Hickman spearheaded the " Dawn of X ", a relaunch of various X-Men -related titles for which he provided the core storyline and concepts. This relaunch began the Krakoan Age of which Hickman was the early main architect. In 2023, Hickman also helped spearhead the relaunch of the Ultimate Universe , kicked off with the four-issue miniseries Ultimate Invasion , and since 2024, he

48-443: A behind-the-scenes look at the process of building a fictional universe . In February 2023 it was announced that Hickman would write the miniseries Ultimate Invasion , with Bryan Hitch doing artwork and the premise revolving around The Maker attempting to bring back the Ultimate Universe , the aftermath of which will lead to a brand new line of Ultimate Marvel comics, which Hickman is helping to spearhead. In September 2023, it

72-615: A company-wide relaunch of the X-Men. The Dawn of X initiative was announced at "The Next Big Thing" panel as San Diego Comic-Con 2019. It intended to tell the story of mutantkind in a new status quo established by Hickman after the HOX / POX (July – October 2019) event concluded, with all creative teams working closely under Hickman's supervision; the X-Men brand and its place in the Marvel Universe

96-530: A degree in Architecture. Before breaking into comics, Hickman worked in the fields of Web and CD-ROM development and later, advertising. Between 2006 and 2008, Hickman published his debut comic book series The Nightly News and Pax Romana , both of which he wrote, drew, colored and lettered, through Image . Soon after, he was invited to write for Marvel , and, in 2009, Hickman launched his first ongoing series Secret Warriors which followed Nick Fury and

120-615: A group of superpowered operatives as they undertook espionage operations in the wake of the company-wide crossover storyline " Secret Invasion ". The following year, Hickman wrote the S.H.I.E.L.D. limited series which detailed the secret history of the eponymous spy organization operating within the Marvel Universe . During this period, he continued to publish various creator-owned projects through Image: Transhuman with artist J. M. Ringuet , A Red Mass for Mars with artist Ryan Bodenheim and The Red Wing with Nick Pitarra . In 2009, Hickman began his run on Fantastic Four with

144-592: A red band version that will contain extra violence. Dawn of X " Dawn of X " is a 2019 relaunch of the X-Men line of comic books published by Marvel Comics in the wake of the twin miniseries House of X and Powers of X and is the first phase of the Krakoan Age . This initiative culminated in the crossover event X of Swords , which was followed by a sequel relaunch named " Reign of X " in December 2020. The story focuses on various groups of mutants living on

168-641: A short arc tying the Secret Avengers series into the company-wide crossover storyline " Fear Itself " and was one of three writers that worked on the relaunch of the Ultimate Marvel line, along with Jonathan Hickman and Brian Michael Bendis , writing Ultimate Comics: X-Men . In 2016, Spencer became the writer of the Captain America: Steve Rogers ongoing series, in which Captain America

192-562: Is writing a rebooted Ultimate Spider-Man . As part of his Marvel work, Hickman co-created the characters of the Black Order and its members, Ebony Maw , Corvus Glaive , Proxima Midnight , Black Dwarf , and Supergiant . Jonathan Hickman was born and raised in South Carolina . He graduated from South Florence High School in Florence, South Carolina . After high school, Hickman earned

216-610: The Dark Reign: Fantastic Four limited series, illustrated by Sean Chen , taking over the series proper with issue #570, drawn by Dale Eaglesham . In the storyline "Three", which concluded in Fantastic Four #587, the Human Torch appeared to die stopping a horde of monsters from the other-dimensional Negative Zone . The series ended with the following issue and was relaunched as simply FF . Hickman finished his run on

240-584: The Existence duology with three new titles launched in 2010: Forgetless , Shuddertown and his first ongoing series Morning Glories . In September 2010, Spencer made his Big Two debut with a Jimmy Olsen serial that ran in Action Comics and featured the comic book debut of the character Chloe Sullivan from the TV series Smallville . In 2011, he wrote the modern revamp of T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents and

264-453: The Fantastic Four and became the writer of The Avengers and The New Avengers as part of the Marvel NOW! relaunch in late 2012. Hickman's run on the titles spawned two company-wide crossover storylines, " Infinity " in 2013 and " Secret Wars " in 2015. After taking a leave from Marvel to focus on his long-form creator-owned titles, Hickman returned to the publisher for " Dawn of X ",

SECTION 10

#1732852132119

288-526: The Fresh Start relaunch that July. Spencer's run concluded in 2021, with issue #74. In June 2021, it was announced that Spencer was working in an undisclosed leading capacity for Substack 's new comics publishing initiative. The following month, it was reported that Spencer led a group of creators, which included Scott Snyder , Jonathan Hickman , Saladin Ahmed , Molly Ostertag , James Tynion IV , that formed

312-672: The series bible for G.O.D.S. alongside House of X when he first returned to Marvel. In April 2024, it was announced that Hickman and Esad Ribić would reunite for the miniseries Aliens vs. Avengers , which pits Earth's mightiest heroes against the Xenomorphs . The first issue is set to debut August 2024. In May 2024, it was announced that Hickman would write a new miniseries starring Wolverine which will be drawn by artist Greg Capullo . The miniseries, titled Wolverine: Revenge will release its first issue in August 24, 2024 and will feature

336-481: The 2017 company-wide crossover " Secret Empire ". While in college, Spencer wrote three pitches to Marvel soon after the launch of the Marvel Knights imprint in 1998. According to Spencer, " Joe [Quesada] didn’t like the first two but the third one was a Black Cat pitch that was a Jackie Brown kind of Tarantino -esque thing. He said he liked that one but they weren’t going to do anything with anybody new at

360-474: The 2019 relaunch of the X-Men family of titles, which began with the House of X and Powers of X limited series that laid out the new status quo developed by Hickman that would define the Krakoan Age . He subsequently wrote the core X-Men series while the creators of other titles worked closely under his supervision. Hickman announced his departure from writing X-Men in August 2021. In August 2021, Hickman

384-660: The back of each comic. Nick Spencer Nick Spencer is an American comic book writer and former politician best known for his Image series Morning Glories , his collaborations with artist Steve Lieber on the comedic series Superior Foes of Spider-Man and The Fix , a three-year run on Marvel 's The Amazing Spider-Man , as well as his controversial Captain America storyline that began with Captain America: Sam Wilson , continued with Captain America: Steve Rogers , and culminated in

408-585: The small island named Krakoa , which has become recognized as a sovereign nation and has increasingly grown in size. After Jonathan Hickman completed his run on Avengers and New Avengers with the 2015 crossover " Secret Wars ", he stepped away from Marvel Comics for a time. His return was announced in March 2019. It was then revealed that he would write two interlocking miniseries called House of X and Powers of X ( HOX/POX ), with penciling by Pepe Larraz and R. B. Silva respectively. This miniseries also marked

432-464: The time." After another pitch was rejected, this time by Oni Press , Spencer went on to work in politics, running twice for the Cincinnati City Council as a candidate of the progressive Charter Party and working for a Democratic politician. After Spencer moved to New York City , he successfully pitched a series to Jim Valentino at Image Comics . The first issue of Existence 2.0

456-434: Was among a group of creators with whom fellow comics writer Nick Spencer formed a deal with the subscription-based newsletter platform Substack to publish creator-owned comics stories, essays, and instructional guides on that platform. Hickman indicated that he would collaborate with artists Mike del Mundo and Mike Huddleston and writer Tini Howard on a new series, Three Worlds / Three Moons, which will give readers

480-610: Was announced as the new writer of the Supergirl ongoing series, although he was taken off the title shortly thereafter. At the 2011 Emerald City Comic Con , it was announced that Spencer had signed an exclusive contract with Marvel, one that would allow him to continue writing his existing titles at both DC and Image. Spencer's first work for Marvel was the Iron Man 2.0 ongoing series which debuted in February 2011. That same year, he wrote

504-406: Was redefined. Mutants are offered asylum on the island of Krakoa, ruled under a council formed by Professor X , Magneto and Apocalypse , among others. While several factions deal with their own issues, Moira MacTaggert warns them all about an incoming threat that may doom mutantkind, and probably the whole world. Issues marked in bold are marked as red/important in the issue list found in

SECTION 20

#1732852132119

528-548: Was released in July 2009 under Valentino's Shadowline imprint, while its follow-up, titled Existence 3.0 , launched in November. In January 2010, Newsarama named Spencer one of ten creators to watch for the coming year. Two months later, Paramount Pictures acquired the rights to Existence 2.0 , to be developed through Platinum Dunes with Miles Millar and Alfred Gough as executive producers. Meanwhile, Spencer followed up on

552-424: Was replaced by a version of himself loyal to the villainous organization Hydra . The storyline culminated in the company-wide crossover " Secret Empire ", with Spencer writing the eponymous mini-series that acted as the centerpiece. In March 2018, it was announced that Spencer would be writing a relaunch of The Amazing Spider-Man series set to debut that year, replacing long-time writer Dan Slott , as part of

576-426: Was revealed that Hickman would write Ultimate Spider-Man , a relaunch of Ultimate Spider-Man in 2024, with Marco Checchetto serving as artist. In March 2023, it was announced that Hickman would work with artist Valerio Schiti on a brand new series at Marvel, entitled G.O.D.S ., which involves a new character named Wyn teaming up with Doctor Strange in order to stop a new threat. Hickman mentioned that he wrote

#118881