Marvel NOW!


Marvel NOW! is a comic book branding for the relaunch of several ongoing comic books published by Marvel Comics, that debuted in October 2012 with new #1 issues. The relaunch also included some new titles, including Uncanny Avengers and All-New X-Men. Described as a shifting of the Marvel Universe following the conclusion of the "Avengers vs. X-Men" storyline, Marvel NOW! entailed changes to both the publishing format and the universe to attract new readers. Publishing changes included new creative teams for each of the titles and the in-universe changes included changes to character designs and new storylines. It marked the next stage of the Marvel ReEvolution initiative, which began in March 2012. The original run went through several waves before coming to an end in May 2015 at the start of the "Secret Wars" storyline. A second Marvel NOW!, Marvel NOW! 2.0, debuted in 2016 following the "Civil War II" storyline. Marvel NOW! 2.0 was followed in 2017 by Marvel Legacy.

Publication history

first announced the launch of Marvel NOW! in July 2012. Marvel Editor-in-Chief Axel Alonso described it as "the next chapter in the ongoing saga of the Marvel Universe." Alonso further explained, "From October through February, we’ll provide at least one great reason for readers—old, lapsed or new—to go into a comic store each week: a new issue #1, featuring an exciting new creative team and driving concept, that’s an easy entry-point into the Marvel Universe." Marvel Chief Creative Officer Joe Quesada stressed that unlike DC Comics' The New 52, it is not a reboot, but a shifting of the Marvel Universe following the events of Avengers vs. X-Men. Quesada explained that there will be "a lot of changes to the character status quos, alter egos, costumes, creator shifts, design shifts, the way that we do our covers, digital shifts and the way we start delivering our books".
In March 2013, Alonso announced that Marvel would be launching a new wave of Marvel NOW! titles, dubbed Wave Two, in the summer of that year. Alonso stated, "There are plans for a Marvel NOW! Wave 2—a new wave of titles that will generate the same amount of excitement amongst retailers and fans that the first wave did. From 'Uncanny Avengers' to 'Thanos Rising,' Marvel NOW! has been a hit, and we're far from done. Look for exciting new series, starting in July and carrying through next year". It was announced a week later that Avengers A.I. would be the first of these new titles.
In September 2013, Marvel announced a next phase of Marvel NOW! in the aftermath of the "Infinity" storyline, called "All-New Marvel NOW!" which will see new series being launched and will also provide entry issue to existing series. These entry issues will be branded as.NOW issues. For example, Avengers #24 was billed as Avengers #24.NOW. Several new series, such as Inhuman and All-New Invaders were also announced.
In January 2014, Marvel announced that following the conclusion of the Ultimate Marvel miniseries Cataclysm in April 2014, and coinciding with the Marvel Universe All-New Marvel NOW! launch, three new Ultimate series will debut from April 2014, under the banner Ultimate Marvel NOW!. The three series are: , Ultimate FF, and All-New Ultimates.
In July 2014, Marvel announced that a fourth wave, Avengers NOW!, would launch in October. The wave focuses exclusively on solo titles for individual Avengers, and takes place in the aftermath of the Original Sin event.
Marvel NOW! officially ended in May 2015 at the start of the Secret Wars storyline, which saw the end of the Marvel Universe. Following the conclusion of Secret Wars, the universe is scheduled to be relaunched again in All-New All-Different Marvel. Alonso stated that the relaunches are reminiscent of the North American television season, explaining "I think that the comics industry – certainly, we are – slowly working into a season model that's not too unlike what we see in our favorite cable TV shows: a seasonal model that offers accessible entry points for new readers and is respectful of long-term fans. We did Marvel NOW! and All-New Marvel NOW!, which were both two very successful campaigns. And is the latest campaign."
In May 2016, Marvel announced the return of Marvel NOW! following the conclusion of the "Civil War II" storyline. Marvel Executive Editor Tom Brevoort stated that the relaunch is timed to coincide with "Civil War II" as means to "refresh and revitalize" the titles explaining, "One of the things a big event story is judged on, rightly or wrongly, is what kind of an impact it has on the Marvel Universe in its aftermath. That just becomes a condition of these big event stories: what is it at the end that changes the landscape?"

Titles

Wave One

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! A+X 1–18
! All-New X-Men 1–21 special 1
! Avengers 1–23 annual 1
! Avengers Arena 1–18
! Cable and X-Force 1–19
! Captain America 1–15
! Deadpool 1–24 annual 1
! FF 1–16
! Fantastic Four 1–16 5.AU
! Fearless Defenders 1–12 4.AU
! Guardians of the Galaxy 0.1 1–10
! Indestructible Hulk 1–20 annual 1 special 1
! Iron Man 1–22 20.INH annual 1
! Morbius: The Living Vampire 1–9
! New Avengers 1–15
! Nova 1–12
! Savage Wolverine 1–13
! Secret Avengers 1–16
! Superior Spider-Man 1–26 6.AU annual 1
! Thor: God of Thunder 1–18
! Thunderbolts 1–19 annual 1
! Uncanny Avengers 1–17 8.AU
! Uncanny X-Force 1–17
! Uncanny X-Men 1–18
! Wolverine 1–13
! X-Men 1–9
! X-Men Legacy 1–24 300
! Young Avengers 1–15
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! Avengers Assemble 9–25 annual 1
! Avenging Spider-Man 16-22
! Captain Marvel 9–17
! Daredevil 23-36
! Dark Avengers 184-190
! Gambit 8-17
! Hawkeye 6-22
! Red She-Hulk 58–67
! Scarlet Spider 13-25
! Venom 31-42
! Winter Soldier 15-19
! Wolverine & the X-Men 19–42 27.AU annual 1
! X-Factor 250-262
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Limited series

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! Alpha Big Time 1-5
! Superior Carnage 1-5 Annual 1
! Thanos Rising 1–5
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One-shots

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! Marvel NOW! Point One

Wave Two

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! Avengers A.I. 1–7
! The Superior Foes of Spider-Man 1–17
! Superior Spider-Man Team-Up 1–12 special 1

All-New Marvel NOW!

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! All-New Ghost Rider 1–12
! All-New Invaders 1–15
! All-New X-Factor 1–20
! The Amazing Spider-Man 1–18 1.1–1.5 16.1–20.1 annual 1
! Avengers Undercover 1–10
! Avengers World 1–21
! Black Widow 1–20
! Captain Marvel 1–15
! Cyclops 1–12
! Daredevil 1–18 0.1 1.50 15.1
! Elektra 1–11
! Fantastic Four 1–14 642–645 annual 1
! Hulk 1–16 annual 1
! Inhuman 1–14 annual 1 special 1
! Iron Fist: the Living Weapon 1–12
! Iron Patriot 1–5
! Legendary Star-Lord 1–12
! Loki: Agent of Asgard 1–17
! Magneto 1–21
! Moon Knight 1–17
! Ms. Marvel 1–19
! New Warriors 1–12
! Nightcrawler 1–12
! The Punisher 1–20
! Rocket Raccoon 1–11
! Savage Hulk 1–6
! Secret Avengers 1–15
! She-Hulk 1–12
! Silver Surfer 1–15
! Spider-Man 2099 1–12
! Storm 1–11
! Wolverine 1–12 annual 1
! Wolverine & the X-Men 1–12
! X-Force 1–15
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Other ongoing series

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! All-New X-Men 22–41 annual 1
! Avengers 24–44 34.1–34.2
! Avengers A.I. 8–12
! Captain America 16–25
! Deadpool 25–45 annual 1 bi-annual 1
! Guardians of the Galaxy 11–27 annual 1
! Iron Man 23–28 Special 1
! New Avengers 16–33 annual 1
! Nova 13–31 Annual 1 Special 1
! Savage Wolverine 14–23
! Superior Spider-Man 27–33 annual 1
! Thor God of Thunder">Thor: God of Thunder 19–25
! Thunderbolts 20–32
! Uncanny Avengers 18–25 annual 1
! Uncanny X-Men 19–35 600 special 1 annual 1
! X-Men 10–26
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Limited Series

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! All-New Doop 1–5
! Deadly Hands of Kung-Fu 1–4
! Winter Soldier: The Bitter March 1–5
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One-shots

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! All-New Marvel NOW! Point One
! Free Comic Book Day 2014
! Free Comic Book Day 2014

Avengers NOW!

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! All-New Captain America 1–6 special 1
! Angela Asgard's Assassin 1–6
! Ant-Man 1–5 annual 1
! Bucky Barnes: The Winter Soldier 1–11
! Captain America and the Mighty Avengers 1–9
! Deathlok 1–10
! Superior Iron Man 1–9
! Thor 1–8 annual 1
! The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl 1–8
! Uncanny Avengers 1–5
! Wolverines 1–20
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Other on-going series

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! Hulk 5–16

Marvel NOW! 2.0

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! All-New Guardians of the Galaxy FCBD 1–12, Annual #1
! Amazing Spider-Man: Renew Your Vows 1–12
! America 1–7
! Astonishing X-Men 1–6
! Avengers 1–11, 1.MU
! Ben Reilly: Scarlet Spider 1–9
! Black Bolt 1–7
! Black Panther: World of Wakanda 1–6
! Black Panther and the Crew 1–6
! Cable 1–5
! Defenders 1–5
! Doctor Strange and the Sorcerers Supreme 1–12
! Elektra 1–5
! Foolkiller 1–5
! Gamora 1–5
! Generation X 1–9
! Ghost Rider 1–5
! Great Lakes Avengers 1–7
! Hawkeye 1–12
! Hulk 1–11
! I Am Groot 1–5
! Iceman 1–5
! Infamous Iron Man 1–12
! Invincible Iron Man 1–11
! Iron Fist 1–7
! Iron Fists
! Jean Grey 1–7
! Jessica Jones 1–12
! Kingpin 1–5
! Luke Cage 1–5
! The Mighty Captain Marvel 0–9
! Monsters Unleashed 1–6
! Mosaic 1–8
! Nick Fury 1–6
! Nova 1–7
! Occupy Avengers 1–9
! Peter Parker: The Spectacular Spider-Man 1–6
! Prowler 1–6
! Rocket 1–6
! Rocket Raccoon 1–5
! Royals 1–8
! Runaways 1–
! Secret Warriors 1–7
! Slapstick 1–6
! Solo 1–5
! Star-Lord 1–6, Annual
! Thanos 1–12
! U.S.Avengers 1–10
! Ultimates 2 1–9, 100
! Venom 1–6, 150–154
! Unstoppable Wasp 1–8
! Weapon X 1–11
! X-Men Blue 1–12
! X-Men Gold 1–12
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Other on-going series

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! Black Panther 7–18
! Black Widow 7–12
! Captain America: Sam Wilson 14–24
! Captain America: Steve Rogers 7–19
! Daredevil 15–28
! Deadpool 21–36
! Deadpool & The Mercs for Money 4-10
! Doctor Strange 12–26, #1.MU
! Guardians of the Galaxy 15–19, #1.MU
! Moon Knight 10–14
!Mighty Thor 15–23
!Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur 13–24
!Ms. Marvel 12–24
! Patsy Walker, A.K.A. Hellcat! 11–17
! Power Man and Iron Fist 10–15, Annual #1
! The Punisher 7–17
! Silk 14–19
! Silver Surfer 9–14
! Spider-Gwen 16–24
! Spider-Man 12–21
! Spider-Man 2099
! Spider-Woman 13–17
! Squadron Supreme
! Thunderbolts 7–12
! Totally Awesome Hulk 15–23, #1.MU
! The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl 16–26
! The Unbelievable Gwenpool 7–20
! Uncanny Avengers 15–27
! Uncanny Inhumans 15–20, #1.MU
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Limited series

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! Avengers #1.1–5.1
! Bullseye 1–5
! Cage! 1–4
! ' 1–5
! Death of X 1–4
! Deadpool Kills the Marvel Universe Again 1–5
! Deadpool the Duck 1–5
! Deadpool vs. The Punisher 1–5
! Deadpool vs Old Man Logan 1–5
! Edge of Venomverse 1–5
! Guardians of the Galaxy: Mother Entropy 1–5
! Inhumans: Once and Future Kings 1–5
! IVX 0–6
! Man-Thing 1–5
! Monsters Unleashed 1–5
! ' 1–6
! Secret Empire FCBD, 0–10
! Secret Empire: Brave New World 1–5
! Spider-Men II 1–5
! The Unworthy Thor 1–5
! Venomverse 1–5
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One-shots

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! Civil War II: The Oath
! The Clone Conspiracy: Omega
! Gwenpool Holiday Special: Merry Mix Up
! Inhumans Prime
! Marvel Legacy
! Secret Empire: Omega
! Secret Empire: Underground
! Secret Empire: United
! Secret Empire: Uprising
! Spider-Man: Master Plan
! Thor: Where Walk the Frost Giants
! Venomverse: War Stories
! Weapons of Mutant Destruction: Alpha
! X-Men Prime

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