Each year, the "Marvel: Next Big Thing" panel at San Diego Comic-Con sees Marvel Comics drop several announcements about the most monumental sagas coming to the Marvel Universe.
This year was no different as Marvel Comics Editor-in-Chief C.B. Cebulski and Executive Editor Nick Lowe were joined by Senior Editor Jordan D. White, Editor Sarah Brunstad, Amazing Spider-Man writer Zeb Wells, Guardians of the Galaxy writers Collin Kelly & Jackson Lanzing, X-Men writer Gerry Duggan, and Ms. Marvel: The New Mutant co-writer Sabir Pirzada to share a number of thrilling new announcements.
Among them was the reveal of the next big Marvel Comics crossover event, Gang War.
Spinning out of Zeb Wells and John Romita Jr.’s run of Amazing Spider-Man, Gang War will see a war erupt between the gang lords of New York City, causing chaos throughout the Big Apple.
Villains are fighting villains. Criminals are fighting criminals. Hobgoblin, Mr. Negative, the Owl, Shotgun, Diamondback, A.I.M., H.Y.D.R.A., and more battle with and against each other for NYC supremacy. For Peter Parker, "going on patrol" isn't enough...and he declares his own war on super-crime.
It's General Spidey at the helm, leading a group of heroes that includes fellow Miles Morales, She-Hulk, Daredevil, and Spider-Woman. Their goal: take down the super-gangs in under 48 hours. But what does Mayor Luke Cage and the city's strong anti-vigilante laws have to say about it? Will Jackpot gamble on getting involved? And is Shang-Chi a friend or foe?
It's said that two classic villains will make a game-changing return, and we can't help but wonder whether this is where Kingpin steps back into the spotlight.
Big things are brewing and the battles will spill over into the pages of both Amazing Spider-Man and Miles Morales: Spider-Man as well as all-new limited series launching this November and December.
Find out what you need to be on the lookout for in the Gang War checklist below along with some awesome cover art by John Romita Jr., Leinil Francis Yu, Ed McGuinness, and Federico Vicentini.