Marvel announces the return of Neal Adams on Giant-Size X-Men #3

By Patrick Luce May 18, 2005, 16:36 GMT

Neal Adams returns to the X-Men

The issue will be 80 pages and hit comic stands June 8. It will retail for $4.99 and features a new cover by Adams.

The comic will be a colossal collection of the X-men’s greatest team-ups with story and art by legends like Stan Lee, Jack Kirby and Werner Roth. The issue will feature reprints of the band of mutants tangling with the Fantastic Four from FF #28 (which appeared in July 1964), The Avengers from their guest appearance in X-Men #9 (January 1964), and a friendly neighborhood web-slinger from Spider-man’s guest appearance in X-Men #35 (August 1967).

Giant-Size X-Men # 3 will also feature a brand new tale with an all-new group of X-Men written by Astonishing X-Men scribe Joss Whedon who teams with Adams.

Also hitting stands June 8 will be Marvel’s new mini-series Gravity #1 (of 5). Sean McKeever writes the series with pencils and cover by Mike Norton. The comic will be 32 pages and retail for $2.99

McKeever and Norton, the creative team responsible for the acclaimed Indie drama, The Waiting Place, introduce the next great Marvel Next hero...NYC college freshman Greg Willis, aka Gravity! He's made his way through high school and moved out of his parents' house -- finally ready to get a job, pick a major, and meet the girl of his dreams...and also
realize his dream of becoming a big-city super hero! But will the realities of city life, college and saving the day prove to be too much for him?

"This is easily the most excited I've ever been about something I've written," McKeever said in a Marvel press release. "It's just so refreshing to see Marvel Manhattan through a new pair of eyes and to delve into that classic Marvel mix of super hero action and personal drama. And, to me, Mike's art just really screams 'Marvel!' at the top of its lungs."

New Warriors returns to comic stands

New Warriors also returns on June 8 with a new limited six issue mini-series written by Zeb Wells with pencils and cover by Skottie Young.

When Night Thrasher strikes a mysterious deal with a Reality-TV producer, the team moves out of New York to help the villain-plagued denizens of small-town America...but will their filmed exploits be uplifting, or just exploitative? Is heartland America ready for Big City Super-Heroics of the New Warriors?<!--page-->

Last Hero Standing #2 cover

With Last Hero Standing, the great heroes of the Marvel Universe are vanishing without a trace -- what has happened to Spider-Man, The Thing, Captain America, and the rest of the Marvel Universe's heavy hitters? Spider-Girl and the Fantastic Five must join forces with today's superstars to uncover the answer...and the trail leads to a major Avengers villain! Does the presence of the Watcher signify the end of this age of heroes?

"After writing Spider-Girl for over seven years, it is a rare pleasure to visit some of my old friends in the real Marvel Universe like Captain America, Hawkeye, the Watcher, Vision and the Scarlet Witch.  I grew up with these characters and they all helped to define the word 'Hero' for me,” DeFalco said in a Marvel release. “While Last Hero Standing is a stand-alone and accessible Hoo-Ha action story, I hope it will also remind old readers why they first fell in love with Marvel Comics and also start the love affair with some new readers.”