Okay, so it looks like the Defenders are getting back together. Marvel released its fifth teaser on Friday, this time featuring the silhouette of Marvel’s first gamma-irradiated hero.
Of course this leaves us with a handful of questions. Who’s doing the book? The creative team will be announced at the Fear Itself panel next Sunday at Comic Con. The panel features Cullen Bunn (Sixth Gun), who is currently writing the Defenders-ish Fear Itself: The Deep. Nick Spencer (Iron Man 2.0) will also be on hand; he mentioned a few months ago that more of his Marvel work would be announced during the latter half of the year.
Of course, we can’t count out that this is going to be the mysterious “Reborn” book by Ed McGuiness and Jeph Loeb. The Silver Surfer silhouette looks quite similar to McGuiness’s bulked-out take on the character. Loeb could be good for a book like this because it would be big on action and big on guest-stars—as most of his books tend to be.
Personally, I’d love to see a new run for The Defenders. This was one of those fun C-List character team books I loved reading as a kid. I say C-List because when I read the book it featured Hellcat, the Son of Satan, Gargoyle, Valkyrie, Nighthawk with Doctor Strange leading the team (circa 1981). I’d love to see these heroes back on the team because there’s a lot of fun to be had with these lesser know characters since the writer isn’t as restrained as one might be when working with bigger properties.
The mystery book will hit store shelves this December.
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