The Defenders
Netflix and Marvel strike amber with their street - level series , starring morally gray comical Good Book heroes likeDaredevil , Jessica Jones , Luke Cage , andIron Fist(oh , and thatPunisherguy ) . From the get go , the Marvel / Netflix plenty involve an eventual convergence of their pop live - action at law heroes in Marvel’sDefendersteam - up , which beganfilming last October . When the series launch next year , it promise to produce Marvel ’s first streaming superhero crosswalk , which guide its name from an otherwise unrelated authoritative superhero lineup .
Originally establish inMarvel Features#1 ( 1971 ) , theDefendersfeatured an ensemble group of superheroes like theAvengers . In summation to the Netflix series , it look like Marvel will further link up the Zen between their comic Christian Bible and streaming macrocosm with a brand new comedian .
According toTHR , the newDefenderswill take a page from the current Netflix offering , combining its sub into a long - form crime play . The comic is presently slated to debut in June , with a preview coming in May forFree Comic Book Day . The comic will be written by fabled Marvel scribeBrian Michael Bendis – the man responsible for creating Jessica Jones , uniting her with Luke Cage , and pairing them with theNew Avengers . nontextual matter will be provided by frequent pardner David Marquez ( Civil War II ) . Bendis hash out his motivation for the team book , in addition to what fans can expect from it :
“ I want to do a sprawl , Godfather - comparable heroic poem at the street degree of the Marvel Universe , really pose out hooks down and produce a modern , luxuriant organized crime tarradiddle that is unlike than what has gone before , but builds on everything that has happen to these reference , as person or as a squad , and couch them in the tough battle for the street that anyone can imagine . "
“ There are a lot of buff who will say , ' Oh they ’re doing a television show , so of course there ’s going to be a comic , ' but at least in this showcase , there ’s a comedian I can signal you to . say the last two pages of Brian’sNew Avengers ! for sure that there is a fully grown new exciting Netflix TV show coming is a good excuse for us to get to that story that we institute the seeded player on . ”
Over the years , writer Bendis has prove a democratic if controversial build at Marvel , contribute to dozens of serial publication and create memorable new characters . For the rebootedDefendersbook , he ’ll get to play with some of the heroes hebrought to lifespan , as well as those he helped return to the public heart .
“ You will get Jessica Jones looking out her window , street - story , and my retort to Daredevil , which will be different than what I and Alex did before . And Luke and Danny , fibre that I have a strong kinship for . I spent most of the oughts being mock for the love of Luke Cage . Now that Luke Cage is a household name , I just sit down back in my chair and express joy and laugh . ”
Hopefully , theDefenderscomic will be a return to form for Bendis , who along with Marvel , take some hogwash for the expansive , complex , and oft - delayedCivil War II . While the second superhero discord may have had its flaws , fans can front forward to the street - level Holy Scripture , since minuscule , case driven books likeSpider - ManandInvincible Iron Manare where the prolific scratch awl genuinely shine . It will also be fun to watch him get behind the wheel on a persona he has n’t chit-chat in a long time .
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Defenders#1hits shelf in June of 2017 with a destitute preview in May .
germ : Marvel , THR
