Marvel Legacy
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Marvel Legacy is a 2017–18 relaunch of a line of American comic books published by Marvel Comics. It is concurrent with All-New, All-Different Marvel and Marvel NOW! 2.0.[https://bookriot.com/2018/02/27/marvel-reboots/ What Fresh (Start) Hell? A Brief History of Marvel Reboots – Book Riot]
Publication history
On April 22, 2017, Marvel Comics announced Marvel Legacy at the Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo. The goal of the Legacy initiative was to bring a greater focus to Marvel's core superheroes, unlike recent relaunches such as Marvel NOW!, which gave prominence to newer and younger heroes. Marvel Entertainment's chief creative officer Joe Quesada stated that company was embracing their roots with the creation of this new comic book line. Marvel Comics' editor-in-chief Axel Alonso noted that the relaunch was about reminding readers of the company's rich history by highlighting the connections between characters and reintroducing some iconic characters.
The relaunch began in September 2017 following the conclusion of the Secret Empire and Generations storylines with the release of a 50-page one-shot titled Marvel Legacy #1. Writer Jason Aaron and artist Esad Ribić collaborated on the opening issue and laid the narrative groundwork for the line. The issue introduces the first super hero team of Avengers that were active in the year 1,000,000 BC. The story spans the history of the Marvel Universe and explores the connection between the prehistoric Avengers and their present-day counterparts. Quesada teased the cover artwork for the opening issue, hinting at the possible return of Bruce Banner as Hulk and Tony Stark as Iron Man, Thor Odinson reclaiming Mjolnir, and the appearance of other superheroes in their classic costumes.
The series also sees the return of the original Wolverine after his initial death, with three Marvel Legacy titles: Captain America, The Amazing Spider-Man and The Mighty Thor, each with a Marvel Cinematic Universe-style post credits scenes; he also shows up alongside Captain Marvel and Star-Lord as one of the holders of the Infinity Gems in a crossover event. In addition, the original Jean Grey returns in her own limited series titled Phoenix Resurrection: The Return of Jean Grey in December followed by X-Men Red, which sees Jean Grey establish her own team of X-Men that consists of the new Wolverine, Nightcrawler, Namor the Sub-Mariner, Gabby (the new Wolverine's clone), Trinary (a new character), and Gentle (a mutant from Wakanda), and later by the Cajun mutant Gambit. Marvel Legacy #1 also brings Franklin and Valeria Richards back to the Marvel Universe. Marvel Two-in-One (a series featuring the Thing teaming up with other superheroes) was revived with Thing's best friend Human Torch being the guest in the storyline "Fate of the Four", which focuses on both heroes trying to solve the mystery of Reed and Sue's disappearances, hinting at a possible Fantastic Four reunion.
Following the release of Marvel Legacy #1, many Marvel comic series reverted to their classic cumulative numbering system. For their relaunching series, Marvel created a new and consistent cover design that aimed to recapture their work from the 1980s and 1990s. Marvel released limited quantities of lenticular covers for their Marvel Legacy titles that pay homage to older covers. They also reintroduced elements such as the Marvel Value Stamp—a collectable clip-and-save program—and the self-published fanzine FOOM. Marvel included three-page primer stories in select Legacy titles to provide background information on their characters for new readers. Written by Robbie Thompson and illustrated by Mark Bagley, the primer stories covered classic moments from Marvel's comics.
The Legacy initiative was succeeded by Fresh Start, a line-wide relaunch by Marvel Comics in mid 2018.
Ongoing series
In June and July 2017, Marvel revealed the 54 series that make up the Marvel Legacy initiative.
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Title
! Legacy Starting # ! Writer(s) ! Artist(s) !Storyline ! Ref. |
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All-New Wolverine
|#25–35 |Juann Cabal |Orphans of X #25–30 Old Woman Laura #33-35 |
Amazing Spider-Man
|#789–801 Annual 42 |Fall of Parker #789–791, Venom Inc. #792–793, Threat Level: Red #794–796, Go Down Swinging #797–800 |
Amazing Spider-Man: Renew Your Vows
|#13-23 |Jody Houser |Nick Roche |8 Years Later #13–15, Fast Times At Midtown High #16–18 Parker Summer Vacation #19 Weird Science #20-23 | |
America
|#8–12 | Gabby Rivera | Joe Quinones |Exterminatrix 8–10 |
Astonishing X-Men
|#7-17 Annual #1 | Charles Soule | Phil Noto |A Man Called X 7-12 Until Our Hearts Stop 13-14 | |
Avengers
|#672–690 |Jesús Saiz |Worlds Collide 672–674 Avengers No Surrender 675-690 |
Ben Reilly: Scarlet Spider
|#10-25 |The Slingers Return 10–13, Bad To The Bone 14, Damnation 15–17 |
Black Bolt
|#8–12 |Christian Ward |The Midnight King Returns to Earth 8–11 | |
Black Panther
|#166–172 Annual 1 |Klaw Stands Supreme166–172 |
Cable
|#150-159 |Ed Brisson |Jon Malin |The Newer Mutants 150–154 Past Fears 155-159 |
Captain America
|#695–704 |Home of the Brave 695–697 Out of Time 698-700 Promised Land 701-704 |
Captain Marvel
|#125–129 |Michele Bandini |Dark Origin 125–129 |
Champions
|#13-27 Annual #1 |Worlds Collide 13–15, Champion for a day 16–18 Northern Lights 19-21 |
Daredevil
|#595-612 Annual #1 |Stefano Landini |Mayor Fisk 595–600 Mayor Murdock 601-605 |
Defenders
|#6–10 |KIngpins of New York 6–10 |
Despicable Deadpool
|#287–300 |Deadpool Kills Cable 287–291 Bucket List 292-296 The Marvel Universe Kills Deadpool 297-300 |
Doctor Strange
|#381–390 |Donny Cates |Steve Ditko |Loki: Sorcerer Supreme 381–385 Damnation 386-389 |
Falcon
|#1-8 |Joshua Cassara |Take Flight 1–5 Vampires in Brooklyn 6-8 |
Generation X
|#85–87 |Amilcar Pinna |Survival of the Fittest 85–87 | |
Guardians of the Galaxy
|#146–150 |Infinity Quest 146–150 |
Hawkeye
|#13–16 |Leonardo Romero |Family Reunion 13–16 | |
Iceman
|#6–11 |Sina Grace |Robert Gill |Champions Reassembled 6–7 Iceman vs. Iceman 8 Apocalypse Seed 9-10 |
Incredible Hulk
|#709–717 |Return to Planet Hulk 709–713 World War Hulk 714-717 |
Invincible Iron Man
|#593–600 |Stefano Caselli |The Search for Tony Stark 593–600 |
Iron Fist
|#73-80 |Ed Brisson |Sabretooth: Round Two 73–77 Damnation 78-80 |
Jean Grey
|#8–11 |Victor Ibanez |Pysch War 8–11 |
Jessica Jones
|#13-18 |Return of the Purple Man 13–17 The Big Goodbye 18 |
Luke Cage
|#166–170 |David F. Walker |Nelson Blake |Caged! 166–170 |
Marvel 2-in-One
|#1-12 Annual 1 |The Fate of the Four 1–6 Next of kin 7-10 | |
Mighty Thor
|#700–706 |The Death of Mighty Thor 700–706 |
Monsters Unleashed
|#7-12 |Andrea Broccardo |And Lo There Came... A Poison! 7–8 Learning curve 9-12 |
Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
|#25-47 |Brandon Montclare |Natacha Bustos |Fantastic Three 25–30 Save Our School 32-36 |
Moon Knight
|#188-200 |Crazy Runs in the Family 188–193 |
Ms. Marvel
|#25-38 |Nico Leon |Teenage Wasteland 25–28 Something New 29-30 Ratio 32-34 | |
Old Man Logan
|#31-50 |Ed Brisson |Mike Deodato |The Scarlet Samurai 31–33 Moon Over Madripoor 34-35 Moving Target 36-38 Glob Loves, Man Kills 39-40 Logan the Hunted 41-42 Bullseye Returns 43-45 |
Peter Parker: The Spectacular Spider-Man
|#297-313 |Most Wanted 297–299, Amazing Fantasy 301–303 No More 304-305 Coming Home 306-307 Spider-Geddon 311-313 |
The Punisher
|#218-228 |Guiu Vilanova |Frank Castle: War Machine 218–223 Punisher War Criminal 224-228 | |
Royals
|#9–12 |Fire From Heaven 9–12 |
Secret Warriors
|#8–12 |Matthew Rosenberg |Javier Garrón and Will Robson |Vs Mister Sinister 8–12 |
She-Hulk
|#159–163 |Jahnoy Lindsay |Jen Walters Must Die 159–163 |
Spider-Gwen
|#25-34 |Robbi Rodriguez |Gwenom 25–31 The Life of Gwen Stacy 30-33 |
Spider-Man
|#234–#240 Annual 1 |Oscar Bazaldua |Sinister Six Reborn 234–239 |
Spider-Man/Deadpool (becomes Spider-Man vs. Deadpool)
|#23-50 |Robbie Thompson |Arms Race 23-31, Oldies 26, 29, 32 Area 14 27-28, 30 |
Tales of Suspense
|#100-104 |Red Ledger 100-104 | |
Thanos
|#13–18 Annual 1 |Donny Cates |Geoff Shaw |Thanos Wins 13–18 |
The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl
|#27-50 |Erica Henderson |The Forbidden Pla-Nut 27–30 | |
The Unbelievable Gwenpool
|#21–25 |Doom Sees You 21–23 Lost in the Plot 24-25 |
U.S.Avengers
|#11–12 |Paco Medina |Cannonball Run 11–12 |
Uncanny Avengers
|#28–30 |Jim Zub |Sean Izaakse |Stars and Garters 28–30 |
Venom
|#155–165 |Lethal Protector 155–158 Venom Inc. 159-160 Tangled Webs 161 Poison X 162-163 The Nativity 164-165 |
Weapon X
|#12-27 |Nuke-Clear War 12–14 Happy Birthday, Old Man Logan 15-16 Sabretooth's in Charge 17-19 If He Dies, He Dies 20-21 Weapon X-Force 22-23 | |
X-Men: Blue
|#13-36 Annual 1 | rowspan="2" |Jorge Molina |Mojo Worldwide #13–15 |
X-Men: Gold
|#13-36 Annual 2 |Mojo Worldwide #13–15 |
X-Men: Red
|#1-11 Annual #1 |Mahmud Asrar |The Hate Machine 1-11 |{{citation needed|date=December 2017}} |
Legacy one-shots
In addition to their ongoing series, Marvel planned reviving six cancelled comic book series along with their classic numbering as special one-shots that will be available in November and December 2017. However, Dazzler #43 which was planned, was not released with the other one-shots{{cite news|last1=Johnston|first1=Rich|title=Where In The World Is The Dazzler #43 One-Shot For Marvel Legacy?|url=https://www.bleedingcool.com/2017/11/02/dazzler-43-one-shot-marvel-legacy/|access-date=3 May 2018|work=Bleeding Cool|date=2 November 2017}} and was to be released in June 2018 as Dazzler: X Song.{{cite news|last1=Johnston|first1=Rich|title=Marvel Comics Finally Publishes Dazzler One-Shot as Dazzler: X-Song|url=https://www.bleedingcool.com/2018/03/19/marvel-comics-finally-publishes-dazzler-one-shot-as-dazzler-x-song/|access-date=3 May 2018|work=Bleeding Cool|date=19 March 2018}}
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Title
! Issue ! Writer(s) ! Artist(s) !Storyline ! Ref. |
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Darkhawk
| #51 | Chad Bowers and Chris Sims |The Return |
Dazzler: X Song
| #1 | Laura Braga | |
Master of Kung Fu
| #126 | CM Punk |Shang Chi's Day Off |
Not Brand Echh
| #14 | Nick Spencer and | Jay Fosgitt |Forbush Man Returns! |
Power Pack
| #63 |Marika Cresta |Where is Power Pack? |
Silver Sable and the Wild Pack
| #36 | Paulo Siqueira |Silver and Bold |
Limited series and one-shots
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Title
! Issue ! Writer(s) ! Artist(s) !Storyline ! Ref. |
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Amazing Spider-Man Venom Inc Alpha
| #1 | Dan Slott and Mike Costa | Venom Inc Part 1 | |
Amazing Spider-Man Venom Inc Omega
| #1 | Dan Slott and Mike Costa | Venom Inc Part 6 | |
Damnation Johnny Blaze Ghost Rider
|#1 |Christopher Sebela |Phil Noto |Damnation Tie-In | |
Doctor Strange Damnation
|#1-4 |Donny Cates and Nick Spencer |Rod Reis and Szymon Kudranski | | |
Hunt for Wolverine
| #1 | | |
Hunt for Wolverine Adamantium Agenda
| #1-4 | | |
Hunt for Wolverine Claws of a Killer
| #1-4 | | |
Hunt for Wolverine Mystery in Madripoor
| #1-4 | Jim Zub | | |
Hunt for Wolverine Weapon Lost
| #1-4 | | |
Hunt for Wolverine Dead Ends
| #1 | | |
Legion
|#1-5 |Peter Milligan |Wilfredo Torres |Trauma 1-5 | |
Marvel Legacy
| #1 | Various | | |
Mighty Thor At The Gates Of Valhalla
| #1 | Jen Bartel and Ramon K. Perez | | |
New Mutants: Dead Souls
|#1-6 |Matthew Rosenberg |Adam Gorham | | |
Phoenix Resurrection The Return of Jean Grey
|#1-5 |Matthew Rosenberg |The Return of Jean Grey 1-5 | |
Quicksilver No Surrender
|#1-5 |Saladin Ahmed |Eric Nguyen | | |
Rogue & Gambit
|#1-5 |Pere Perez |Ring of Fire 1-5 | |
Spirits of Vengeance
|#1-5 |David Baldeon |War at the Gates of Hell 1-5 |
Venomized
|#1-5 | | |
Reception
According to Diamond Comic Distributors, Marvel Legacy #1 was the biggest selling comic book title of 2017.{{Cite web|url=https://www.flickeringmyth.com/2018/01/marvel-legacy-tops-dark-nights-metal-bestselling-comic-book-2017/|title = Marvel Legacy tops Dark Nights: Metal as the bestselling comic book of 2017|date = January 17, 2018}}
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