New York, NY—June 30th,
2015— After the end of Secret Wars and the rebirth of the Marvel
Universe, the Battlerealm is created: a broken section of space-time
that’s filled with the shattered remnants
of Battleworld. Here, a grand game is played in a cosmic arena where
heroes must fight for their very survival and existence. This fall, no
one in the Marvel Universe is safe! This is the
CONTEST OF CHAMPIONS!
Inspired by Marvel’s wildly popular mobile fighting game, “Marvel Contest of Champions”, the comic book series,
CONTEST OF CHAMPIONS, will merge the worlds of gaming and
comics into an epic journey and present a story unlike anything else
from Marvel. “We’re doing something unique and exciting here by merging
Kabam’s highly popular mobile game with the
Marvel Universe,” says series editor Mark Paniccia. “The game has
really cool elements and concepts that will become part of the Marvel
Comics’ mythos, resonating in Marvel continuity in a big way. We’re
working closely with the folks at Kabam to expand The
Battlerealm and that organically ties into the aftermath of SECRET WARS.”
And just which heroes will
take on the mantle of “champions” in order to fight for their very
existence in the new Marvel Universe? “We're going to have a whole bunch
of Marvel's finest popping up regularly - even
the dead aren't always beyond the reach of the Contest, so expect the
return of an old face or two,” says series writer Al Ewing. “Some of
the 'pawns' are there until they die, but others are beamed in, forced
to fight and then returned to Earth with their
memories wiped, all to add spice to the battles - in the first issue we
have contestants ranging from Iron Man, Gamora and Venom to Moon Boy
and Devil Dinosaur, so anyone can have a place in the Battlerealm!”
The contest begins as
champions – both heroes and villains – from various universes must
compete in a cosmic battle. The ultimate prize: their continued
existence. The battle begins this fall with
CONTEST OF CHAMPIONS #1.
CONTEST OF CHAMPIONS #1
Written by AL EWING
Art by PACO MEDINA
Art by PACO MEDINA
Coming Fall 2015!
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