In his own quote on Instagram: “Conan of Cimmeria, you have been found guilty of crimes against the timestream… prepare to be erased!” Deathlok hunts Conan the Barbarian, and only a new team of savage Avengers can stop him! Or can they?
Writer David Pepose teams with Carlos Magno to tell a new epic in Savage Avengers, and the only word I’ve got is “chuffed.” If you’ve been reading Fanboy Planet for a while, you know that we’ve had many conversations with David, starting after Spencer & Locke made an impact from Action Lab Entertainment. Then there was Going to the Chapel, then The O.Z., then Scout’s Honor… every one of them great books. To see him get to tackle such a major property — let’s be honest, the way he’s going, Marvel needs him more than he needs Marvel.
This is a terrific day. Maybe not for Conan, because he has a deadly time-traveling cyborg after him, but definitely good for fans!
From Marvel:
Armed with a new creative team and a bold lineup, the most dangerous group of Avengers returns more savage than ever this May!
Ringo Award-winning writer David Pepose (Spencer & Locke, Scout’s Honor) will make his Marvel Comics debut alongside superstar artist Carlos Magno (KANG THE CONQUEROR, RoboCop: Dead or Alive) in a new SAVAGE AVENGERS run. The series will introduce an all-new, all different team of Marvel’s fiercest warriors that will resonate across every era of the House of Ideas! Revealed today on Marvel’s official Twitter account, assembling by Conan’s side will be Daredevil(Elektra), Anti-Venom, Black Knight, Cloak & Dagger, and Weapon H. Together, they’ll fight their way through the Hyborian Age with an evil Deathlok hot on their trail!
Since his exile from the Hyborian Age, Conan the Barbarian has conquered the most dangerous foes the modern Marvel Universe has to offer — but what happens when this hard-edged Cimmerian finds himself on the run from the cybernetic soldier of the future known as Deathlok? Outgunned and outmatched, Conan must turn to an unlikely group of loners, berserkers and killers if he hopes to survive the night — but can these Savage Avengers defy Deathlok’s murderous manhunt, or will they become the next targets in the crosshairs of tomorrow?
“Making my Marvel debut with SAVAGE AVENGERS is like getting drafted to the Yankees and then being told you also get to play for the Rangers on the weekend — not only do I get to write Conan the Barbarian, one of the most iconic characters in sword and sorcery, but I get to throw him into the wildest adventures imaginable alongside a brand-new crew of Marvel fan-favorites!” Pepose said. “Teaming up Conan with Daredevil, Anti-Venom, Weapon H, Black Knight, and Cloak and Dagger allows so much personality and potential to this series, and artist Carlos Magno delivers showstopper after showstopper as he brings these characters to life — I can’t wait for readers to see what sparks fly when Conan and company are pitted against the most dangerous Deathlok of them all. Get ready to experience an epic battle of Cyborg versus Cimmerian, because this May, only the Savage will survive…”
“Working on SAVAGE AVENGERS is like a baptism of fire,” Magno added. “It’s like David Pepose and I are dealing with nitroglycerin”.
Don’t miss out on a bold new beginning for Marvel’s most savage super heroes when SAVAGE AVENGERS #1 arrives on May 4.
