The New Warriors Newsfeed
March 2026
What is this? A fast way to capture news and info about the beloved Marvel Comics superheroes the New Warriors, and the comic book creators and fans who love them.
Updates
- Jubilee will co-star with Wolverine in this summer's X-Men: The Hellfire Murder #1, this year's one-shot continuing the almost annual Hellfire Gala begun in 2021. This time the Gala will turn into a locked-room murder mystery when Wolverine and Jubilee must find out the killer of an "iconic mutant power player" at Sebastian Shaw's masquerade ball. X-Men: The Hellfire Murder #1 brings together the creative teams of many of Marvel's X-titles including writers Jed MacKay, Gail Simone, Eve L. Ewing, Saladin Ahmed, and Erica Schultz, plus artists artists Tony Daniel, Luciano Vecchio, and Federica Mancin. Luciano Vecchio designed the masquerade costumes worn by the guests. The one-shot goes on sale July 22. Source: Marvel.com.
- A preview of Nova: Centurion #6 was released today. The issue is by writer Jed MacKay, artist Álvaro López, and colorist Mattia Iacona, with VC's Cory Petit providing lettering. The main cover is by Alessandro Cappuccio and Rachelle Rosenberg with variant covers by Daniele Di Nicuolo with Ruth Redmond, Ema Lupacchino with David Curiel, and Luciano Vecchio. The preview includes the issue's recap and credits page, and reveals the issue's story title as "Finale." The issue is believed to be the last issue of the series. Marvel has yet to confirm but no further issues have been announced. Nova: Centurion #6 goes on sale next week on April 1. Source: Nova Prime Page
- A 4-page preview and character design art by Michael YG for Jubilee: Deadly Reunion #1, a one-shot starring the one-time New Warrior better known as a member of the Uncanny X-Men, was revealed today. Also included is a reveal of the variant cover by Derrick Chew. The one-shot, written by Eisner Award-winning writer Gene Luen Yang, was announced in January. The issue will go on sale April 29. Source: Marvel.com
- Cloak and Dagger will appear on two connecting variant covers by artist David Marquez and colorist Edgar Delgado for Queen in Black #1. Cloak will appear on cover A and Dagger on cover B. The covers will only be available through Marvel's new True Believers Blind Bag program, where fans have a chance at exclusive covers when buying the issue in special sealed bags. Cloak and Dagger's involvement in the Queen in Black event was revealed last month. The issue by writer Al Ewing and artist Iban Coello goes on sale July 1. Orders can be made until April 20. Source: Marvel.com
- Today saw the release of Imperial, the softcover collected edition of last year's 4-issue Imperial mini-series by writer Jonathan Hickman and artists Federico Vicentini and Iban Coello with colorist Federico Blee. Nova co-starred alongside Star-Lord and other cosmic heroes. The collected edition also reprints the five one-shots released as tie-ins to the event, including Imperial War: Nova - Centurion #1 by writers Jed MacKay and Jonathan Hickman and artist Matteo Della Fonte with colorist Yen Nitro. The one-shot starred Nova and set up his current solo series, Nova: Centurion.
- Also released today were two new Jubilee appearances. Uncanny X-Men #25 by writer Gail Simone and artists David Marquez and Luciano Vecchio with colorist Matt Wilson concludes the Where Monsters Dwell 3-parter. Psylocke: Ninja #3 by writer Tim Seeley and artist Nico Leon with colorist Dono Sánchez-Almara continues the flashback story set in the early 1990s when Jubilee was in Madripoor with Wolverine and Psylocke. Jubilee is prominently featured on the cover by Derrick Chew.
- Lastly, Ben Reilly appears as Scarlet Spider on one of many variant covers for today's DC/Marvel: Superman/Spider-Man #1, published by DC. The variant cover by Scott Koblish and Hi-Fi features a number of characters from various Superman and Spider-Man comics throughout the years.
- Imperial Guardians #4 (of 5) was confirmed for a June 2026 release by Marvel Comics, according to information released to the comics press today. The issue will co-star Darkhawk as a member of the eponymous team as they face the Nightshape. The issue will go on sale June 17, 2026. Comic shops can submit orders until May 18. Marvel provided the following description for the issue:
IMPERIAL GUARDIANS #4 (OF 5)
Writer: Dan Abnett
Artist: Marcelo Ferreira
Cover Artist: Sean Izaakse
Variant Cover by Marceo Ferreira
32 PGS./Rated T+ $4.99
WHAT IS THE NIGHTSHAPE?
The Nightshape is everything and nothing. It is the darkness that existed before time and the darkness that will remain after time stops. The Nightshape will remake the cosmos. Worship the Nightshape!
Yup, it’s just another day at work for the covert Imperial Guardians – Gamora, Captain Marvel, Amadeus Cho, Darkhawk and the Cosmic Ghost Rider – or are they about to uncover the darkest and most malevolent secret threat in the Cosmos?
The cover by Sean Izaakse is below. The variant cover by Marco Ferreira will likely be revealed at a later date.
- Also announced:
- The Nova: Centurion collected edition reprinting Nova: Centurion #1-6, previously spotted here, will be released August 6, 2026, with a final order cutoff of May 25. With no further issues of Nova: Centurion announced, this softcover collection seems to confirm the silent cancellation of the series, first indicated here. Nova: Centurion #6 is still scheduled to be released next week, on April 1.
- Uncanny X-Men #29 and #30 by Gail Simone and Luciano Vecchio will likely include appearances by Jubilee. Issue #29 will be released June 3 (final order by May 4) and #30 on June 17 (final order by May 18). Jubilee appears on the cover of issue #30, where the X-Men have to deal with an alien invasion.
- X-Men '97: Season Two #1 was confirmed for a June 3 release date, after being announced last week. Jubilee appars on the cover by Todd Nauck and will co-star in the issue with the X-Men from the Disney+ animated series. The issue has a final order cutoff date of May 4.
- The collected edition Uncanny X-Men By Gail Simone Vol. 4: Where Monsters Dwell will reprint Uncanny X-Men #22-25 and Uncanny X-Men Annual #1, which include appearances by Jubilee. The softcover collection will be released July 21, and should be ordered before May 11.
- Just Spectacular Collection #1 is a one-shot that will reprint variant covers by J. Scott Campbell, including at least one depicting Nova. It's scheduled for a June 3 release date with a final order cutoff of May 4.
- Marvel Comics announced plans to publish X-Men '97: Season Two, a 5-issue mini-series serving as the official prelude to the second season of the Disney+ animated series X-Men '97, itself a continuation of the 1990's X-Men animated series. X-Men '97: Season Two will co-star Jubilee, who once joined a New Warriors team when she used the codename Wondra. Writer Steve Foxe, artist Salva Espin and colorist Matt Milla, the creative team of the first 4-issue X-Men '97 mini-series released alongside season one of X-Men '97 on Disney+, wll reunite for this new mini-series. They'll be joined by cover artist Todd Nauck. X-Men '97: Season Two #1 (of 5) is scheduled to be released June 3. Source: Marvel.com
- Imperial Guardians #1 by Dan Abnett, Marcelo Ferreira, Jay Leisten, and Rachelle Rosenberg with VC's Cory Petit was released today by Marvel Comics. The issue features a main cover by Sean Izaakse with Nolan Woodard, and variant covers by Iván Talavera, Michele Bandini with Marcelo Maiolo, and Netho Diaz with JP Mayer and Arthur Hesli. The series is essentially a re-branded Guardians of the Galaxy book with a new lineup led by Gamora and including former New Warrior Darkhawk. The issue follows the events of last year's Imperial mini-series and the one-shot Imperial War: Imperial Guardians #1. A preview of the issue was released last week. Marvel described the issue with the following:
Gamora, Captain Marvel, Amadeus Cho, Darkhawk, Cosmic Ghost Rider! Five unlikely operatives recruited by Maximus of the Inhumans. Their mission? Protect the delicate balance of new Galactic Union by ANY means necessary…and failure is NOT an option. Expendable, deniable and disavowed, they are the Imperial Guardians. But can they do Maximus' dirty work and keep their consciences clean? Why has a Kree Grand Admiral gone rogue and attacked Hala? What's going on with Darkhawk's mind? What deluded fool thought COSMIC GHOST RIDER was a team player? And, most importantly... what kind of game is Maximus REALLY playing?
- Mark Bagley, the first regular artist of the original New Warriors series, sadly had to cancel his appearance at this weekend's Pop Culture Con in Spring, Texas, just north of Houston. On Facebook, he revealed that recovery from a recent medical procedure has taken longer than expected, so out of caution, he will stay home. A follow-up post addressed subsequent concerns from fans over his health and his tendency to no longer draw interior pages:
I had a procedure a few weeks ago, something fairly minor, but I’m having a little bit of trouble recovering from it. And we’re talking just discomfort and that sort of thing. So everybody don’t worry though I appreciate the concern. The reason I’m not doing interiors anymore is that even though I still love Comics. And still love drawing. I just don’t want to do the grind of interiors. I’m doing covers and commissions and going to conventions. I think you’ll have me to kick around for a while longer.
At one point, Mark Bagley was one of the most prolific artists at Marvel Comics. In 1991 and 1992, he was simultaneously drawing both New Warriors and Amazing Spider-Man, which double-shipped for 3 months in 1991. Between his lengthy runs on Amazing Spider-Man and Ultimate Spider-Man, no one has drawn more issues of a solo Spider-Man comic. He has more than earned his choice of work and a break from the grind. We wish Mark Bagley a speedy recovery.
- Hindsight Lad got the spotlight at Comic Book Addicts today. The summary covers his controverial history with the New Warriors.
- Jubilee: Deadly Reunion #1 writer Gene Luen Yang spoke with AIPT regarding the Marvel Voices one-shot starring the X-Man (and one-time New Warrior). The interview also includes a 3-page black and white preview by artist Michael YG. The issue introduces Jubilee's cousin Eason Cheung and goes on sale April 29. For more, see the announcement in January. Source: AIPT
- The original New Warriors series got a nice spotlight in today's installment of "Comics You Should Be Reading" by Scoot Allan of CBR. Source: CBR
- Marvel Comics revealed today more variant covers for next month's Marvel/DC: Spider-Man/Superman #1, and one of them again includes Ben Reilly as Scarlet Spider. The wraparound homage variant cover by Giuseppe Camuncoli references Civil War #1 and also includes other characters across Spider-Man and Superman comics. This makes the third variant cover between the two publisher's one-shots teaming up their two icons that will include Ben Reilly, who was briefly a New Warrior in the 1990s. Marvel/DC: Spider-Man/Superman #1 will also include a variant cover by Kaare Andrews, and DC's DC/Marvel: Superman/Spider-Man #1, shipping at the end of this month, will be released with a variant cover by Scott Koblish and Hi-Fi.
- Next week's Imperial Guardians #1 was exclusively previewed at Monkeys Fighting Robots today. The issue co-stars New Warriors ally/member Darkhawk (Chris Powell) in a new Guardians team written by Dan Abnett, who rejuvenated Nova and Marvel's cosmic titles in 2007. Imperial Guardians is a 5-issue mini-series spinning out of the events of last year's Imperial event. The art team is Marcelo Ferreira, Jay Leisten and Rachelle Rosenberg with VC's Cory Petit. Source: Monkey Fighting Robots
- Nova: Centurion #5 by Jed MacKay, Álvaro López and Mattia Iacono with VC's Cory Petit was released to comic book stores today by Marvel Comics. Featuring a cover by Alessandro Cappuccio and Rachelle Rosenberg, and variant covers by Adam Gorham with Rachelle Rosenberg, and Partha Partim Sarkar with Federico Blee, the issue stars New Warriors founding member Nova, aka Richard Rider. A preview of the issue was released last week. Marvel described the issue with the following:
THE NOVA AND THE STAR-LORD! One war brought these two heroes together, and another tore them apart. Now the Star-Lord is a true lord of the stars, while the last Nova in space has been laid low. Can this friendship be mended? Or are some wounds unable to be healed?
- Also released today was Iceman: Omega #1 by Luciano Vecchio with VC's Joe Sabino, Travis Lanham and Ariana Maher. The issue reformats and reprints Marvel's Voices: Iceman #1-4, which guest-starred Firestar. Those stories originally appeared on the digital comics service Marvel Unlimited in the vertical scroll Infinity Comics format. The stories make their print debut in this one-shot, which also reprints several other recent solo Iceman stories.
- I was a guest host on the podcast Does This Come in Chromium? with Matt Anderson to discuss New Warriors #25 by Fabian Nicieza, Mark Bagley and Larry Mahlstedt, originally released in 1992. The episode was released today (and embedded below) and includes discussions about the first two years of the original New Warriors series and much more! Many thanks to Matt for inviting me on his fun show and letting me talk about my favorite characters.
- Nova gets the spotlight in a new Marvel Cosmic Invasion Collector's Edition, announced today from Rock It Games. The set features a 12-inch statue featuring Nova and Rocket Raccoon in battle with Annihilus, an 18x24 double-sided poster by Mark Bagley and Frank D'Armata, 15 moveset cards, a glow-in-the-dark mock game cartridge and box in the retro SNES style, the new Marvel Cosmic Invasion video game (for Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5, or Xbox X/S), a certificate of authenticity, and a collector's box to hold it all. Click the images below for a closer look. The set is available for pre-order now until April 13, starting at $199.99. The set is estimated to ship to customers in Q3 2026.
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