Marvel Comics' new Editor-in-Chief, Stephen Wacker, attended New York Comic Con yesterday to host his first-ever "Bullpen Bulletins!" panel. His biggest announcement came when he revealed that Captain Marvel is getting a new ongoing series this May.
Written by award-winning scribe G. Willow Wilson (Ms. Marvel, Black Cat) and illustrated by acclaimed artist Rachael Stott (Fantastic Four), Wacker revealed that the new Captain Marvel was pitched as a five-issue limited series. However, he wanted to give Wilson room to tell the story she wanted, and in a promising sign of things to come, it was upgraded to an ongoing title.
The series spins out of the upcoming Avengers run by Chip Zdarsky and Marco Checchetto. Following the cataclysmic events of Avengers: Armageddon, Carol Danvers finds herself grounded like never before. To rise again, Carol will have to challenge everything she thought she knew about being Captain Marvel—and break every rule along the way.
And as she pushes herself further, a threat that has been quietly assembling in the shadows of the Marvel Universe for decades is finally ready to make its move.
No stranger to the character, following her groundbreaking work on Ms. Marvel, Wilson expressed her excitement at returning to this corner of the Marvel Universe in a video message for fans in the Big Apple.
"I’m so excited to be returning to these characters who I love so much, these readers who I love so much, and to be taking Carol on her next big adventure," she said. "I can’t wait to get started and for fans to see what we have in store for Carol and all her friends. So chin up, put your boots on. We’re going back up!"
Stott added, "So unbelievably thrilled to not only be working with one of my favorite writers, the amazing G. Willow Wilson, but also one of my absolute favorite characters. At times like these, as an artist you really have to pinch yourself, and assume that in a previous life you saved a bus load of orphans from an escaped tiger to get so lucky. Can't wait to help bring this exciting new chapter of Carol's story to life!"
Check out a new promo piece by series artist Rachael Stott and stay tuned for more about Captain Marvel in the months ahead.
CAPTAIN MARVEL #1
Written by G. WILLOW WILSON
Art by RACHAEL STOTT
Promo Image by RACHAEL STOTT
On Sale May 2027