‘A-Force’ Survives Battleworld

Created during the “Secret Wars” event, “A-Force” is one of the titles that will be continuing on after the universe-changing event has passed. However, it will be minus one of the writers at the helm of the title. G. Willow Wilson of “Ms. Marvel” fame will continue on as sole writer for the title, while Marguerite Bennett will be writing other titles.

Putting the rubber to the road — or rather the pencil to the paper — is “Storm” artist Victor Ibanez. So it can be assumed that these superheroes will be extremely easy on the eyes.

“we couldn’t have done these things seven or eight years ago” – Sana Amanat

The roster for this all-female Avenging team includes She-Hulk, Captain Marvel, Dazzler, Nico and more. Wilson has also stated that a rotating guest cast will be something readers can look forward to as the series develops.

A-Force Cover by Victor Ibanez

Cocreator Sana Amanat realizes that taking on an all-female team is a large responsibility, especially as readers, now more than ever, are reading with a feminist perspective. She told Glamour magazine:

The industry’s whole audience has changed. We have more female readers and minority readers, and they expect our characters to reflect them. The amount of female-driven titles we’ve launched that aren’t being cancelled, that’s a phenomenon in itself. “A-Force,” “Ms. Marvel,” “Spider-Gwen”—we couldn’t have done these things seven or eight years ago. The dialogue of female representation is so hot right now, not just in comics but in general. And that makes us more responsible in how we depict our characters.

Marvel has yet to release a final order date for “A-Force,” but it is listed as a fall All-New All-Different release.

Storm #1 Cover by Victor Ibanez
Storm #1 Cover by Victor Ibanez

The following pages are from “Storm” #4 featuring the aftermath of the Death of Wolverine. Notice how Marvel censored the finished page to have Wolverine (bottom left of page) sans a smoking cigar.

Censored Page from “Storm” #4 by Victor Ibanez
Censored Page from "Storm" #4 by Victor Ibanez

Original page, posted on Victor Ibanez’s blogger page.
Original page, posted on Victor Ibanez's blogger page.


Trent Hunsaker is the owner/opperator of Death Ray Comics in Logan, Ut. He is the program director for the A Part of Him Podcast Network and cohost on NetHeads – a live, weekly geek/pop culture show, on Kevin Smith’s SModcast Internet Radio.