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A newDefendersseries seesDoctor Strangegetting the ring back together . It appears Doctor Strange is going to need all the help he can get . Not only is the Sorcerer Supreme probing the very architecture of the universe , but it look Stephen Strange and fellowship will be hunt the oldest villain in the Marvel world .
The defender first appeared inMarvel Feature#1 in December 1971 . Created by Roy Thomas , the team issomething of a super radical , consisting of heavy - hitters like Doctor Strange , Hulk , Namor and the Silver Surfer . The first incarnation played off the kinetics between all four character , none of whom were on the button team actor at the time . However , the squad eventually admit the likes of Hellcat , Beast , Valkyrie , Son of Satan , Gargoyle and several others . It looks like new series will re - focus on Doctor Strange in a leadership role with a intermixture of former and new faces .
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Defenders#1 is publish by Al Ewing and illustrate by Javier Rodriguez with some inking done by Álvaro López . Firsthinted at inMarvel Comics#1000 , the team will admit the aforementioned Doctor Strange alongside Silver Surfer , Red She - Hulk , the Masked Raider and Cloud . The comic will search the very nature of reality in Marvel Comics , and see the squad combat an ancient — and maybe the oldest — wickedness along the style . The solicitations also line the grouping as a " n0n - team , " so it appears the five - issue miniseries will dally up the character dynamics that made the first Defenders squad so interesting .
The line - up ofDefendersis definitely foretell , both on the Thomas Nelson Page and behind the scenery . In improver to being the team ’s traditional lynchpin , Doctor Strangeand Silver Surfer are easily suited to explore the universal computer architecture pushing the miniseries ' plot . What ’s not clear is how the rest of the character will fit in . Red She - Hulk is definitely Betty Ross , but her appearance is a compounding of both thetraditional Red She - Hulkas well as the Harpy who was last seen inImmortal Hulk ( which is also drop a line by Ewing ) . The newest Masked Raider first appeared inMarvel Comics#1000 , and seems to be a major character in the story , especially his possession of the Eternity Mask . Cloud , meanwhile , is a appendage of a subsequent personification of Defenders , and an actual nebula given human physique , making her another ideal candidate for probing the fundament of the Marvel population .
All and all , Defenderslooks like a strong pleasure trip for Ewing , combining the solid character fundamental interaction seen in hisGuardians of the Galaxyalong with his predilection for unexpected storytelling in rubric likeThe Immortal Hulk . Whilethe Defendersare a fan - favorite group of sub , they have long exist on the outer boundary of the greater Marvel Universe . Hopefully this comic will change all of that .
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