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Marvel Season One: Classic Marvel Sampled And Remixed by Current Creators

Published Tue, 19 Jul 2011 18:05:51 -0500

Last updated Wed, 20 Jul 2011 00:22:52 -0500

Marvel has given USA Today details on a new line of original hardcover graphic novels which will be… not exactly retellings, according to the piece, but new takes on classic Marvel stories by the current generation of creators. The first two releases will be Fantastic Four: Season One by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa and David Marquez, for release in February 2012, and X-Men: Season One by Dennis Hopeless and Jamie McKelvie for March 2012 release.

For those who don't want to read their granddaddy's old comics, Marvel is launching a Season One line of original graphic novels — the publisher's first — next year to honor the company's 50th anniversary. The hardcover books star a new, young generation of today's comic creators bringing a modern voice and sensibility to tales of classic Marvel heroes and teams.

"We're hoping to introduce folks who have never read any of these characters to these characters in this format, and also provide an interesting and illuminating story for people who have read a lot of Fantastic Four and Daredevil," says Brevoort, Marvel's senior vice president and executive editor.

It feels a bit odd to be talking about "Marvel's 50th Anniversary" just a couple years after celebrating their 70th anniversary — though of course we know what they mean. Marvel Comics #1 came out in 1939, while Fantastic Four #1 — the real beginning of the Marvel Universe as we know it — has a November 1961 cover date.