The Secret Wars series 1872 is getting its time in the hot sun on July 1st, 2015 and now Marvel Comics has put together a look at a few pages, the cover and the variants – including the Skottie young one. The new series that takes place on the Battleworld comes from writer Gerry Duggan (Deadpool, Hulk, Nova) and artist Nik Virella (Return of the Living Deadpool) as they take a very different look at the Marvel Universe through a peculiar lens.
Plot concept: Welcome to the small frontier town of Timely. Among the grit and the gristle of everyday life, corruption runs rampant in this tiny settlement. Local Sheriff Steve Rogers is out to clean up his town – but casino owner Wilson Fisk has other ideas! But when a mysterious stranger comes to town from parts unknown, everything in Timely is about to change – for anyone left standing, that is! Who is this mysterious Red Wolf and what business does he have in Timely? Find out this July, as 1872 #1 explodes into comic shops and on to digital devices. Saddle up, True Believer, it’s going to be a wild ride!
1872 #1 (APR150784)
Written by GERRY DUGGAN
Art by NIK VIRELLA
Cover by ALEX MALEEV
Variant Covers by EVAN “DOC” SHANER (APR150785)
And SKOTTIE YOUNG (APR150786)
FOC – 06/08/15, On-Sale – 07/01/15
