"Marvel Knights: The World to Come" Miniseries Announced, Shaping the Future of the Marvel Universe
Joe Quesada and Christopher Priest team up to revive the "Marvel Knights" live.
Black Panther and his allies are set to star in a new miniseries from Marvel Comics beginning this summer, set in the future of the Marvel Universe and entitled Marvel Knights: The World to Come.
What’s happening:
- Marvel Comics has announced a new six-issue miniseries entitled Marvel Knights: The World to Come, which will be written by Christopher Priest (Captain America and the Falcon) and illustrated by Marvel’s former Editor-In-Chief Joe Quesada (The Amazing Spider-Man). The enticing wraparound cover by Quesada is viewable at the bottom of this post.
- This story will begin in Wakanda and focus on T’Challa / The Black Panther, Storm, Shuri, and other characters before evolving into a narrative that will impact the future of the Marvel Universe as we know it.
- Marvel’s official synopsis for the miniseries is as follows: “The King of Wakanda is DEAD, leaving unguarded the world’s most advanced technology, most precious metal, and a cryptic vault of dark secrets while triggering global conflicts among Marvel’s heroes, villains and mutants. With T’Challa gone and the future of the Marvel Universe teetering on a vibranium knife edge, a tribal challenge ensues for the Wakandan throne and its mysterious victor will emerge as the new leader of Wakanda and usher in THE WORLD TO COME."
What they're saying:
- Artist / Former Marvel Editor Joe Quesada: “"In September 1998, Marvel Knights Daredevil #1 hit the stands, followed by The Punisher, Inhumans, and Black Panther. Eight months earlier, Jimmy Palmiotti, Nanci Dakesian, and I, along with our creators, spent endless hours and sleepless nights producing the best books we could. We knew they looked different—edgier than anything Marvel was publishing at the time—but in a struggling comic book industry, there was no guarantee anyone would notice. We were confident they’d do well, but we didn’t anticipate the overwhelming fan reaction or the lasting impact Marvel Knights would have on Marvel."
- “Fast forward to October 2017—my best bud, mentor, and Marvel Knights Black Panther writer (and, for my money, the best writer in comics), Christopher Priest, pitched me an idea rooted in his original Marvel Knights take on T’Challa and Wakanda. It was insane, beautiful, and edgy as hell. I told him I HAD to draw it—and that we should go even bigger. Priest delivered an opus—a journey that lets us—and fans—celebrate those original books while taking familiar characters to new and unexpected places. I haven’t had this much fun drawing a project since Marvel Knights Daredevil #1."
- Executive Editor Nick Lowe: “More than twenty years ago I started as an Editorial Assistant on Marvel Knights books and now I get to watch Joe and Priest celebrate it with this masterwork. We’ve been working on this for a long time (Joe’s finishing the last page of #5 this week) but I can’t believe the rest of the world gets in on it with us this June!"
Marvel Knights: The World to Come #1 is scheduled for release on Wednesday, June 4th.
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