Marvel has confirmed today that Generations will indeed bring back fan-favourite versions of a variety of heroes who have been replaced or died in recent years and that they'll be teaming up with their present day or younger counterparts. While many fans hoped this story would take the Marvel Universe back to being a more familiar place, it sadly sounds like it will be more of a gimmick.
"How did we do this is part of the fun," says Marvel E-i-C Axel Alonso. "Right now, Rogers isn't much of a good guy. Why would Sam want to team up with him? Banner's dead! Logan's dead! These are questions that demand to be seen. What I will tell you is we have an ingenious device [to bring them back]." Apparently, that won't involve time travel or alternate realities, so it's admittedly intriguing.
ABC News has comments from a variety of writers, but it's still not clear what sort of ramifications Generations will have moving forward. If Wolverine is back to team up with X-23, what does that mean for Old Man Logan? How has Bruce Banner been resurrected after his very definitive death? We'll have to wait and see, but these are the ten confirmed crossovers currently on the way from Marvel:
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Iron Man (Tony Stark and Riri Williams)—Brian Michael Bendis
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Spider-Man (Peter Parker and Miles Morales)—Brian Michael Bendis
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Ms. Marvel (Carol Danvers and Kamala Khan)—G. Willow Wilson
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Thor (Odinson and Jane Foster)—Jason Aaron
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Hawkeye (Clint Barton and Kate Bishop)—Kelly Thompson
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Hulk (Bruce Banner and Amadeus Cho)—Greg Pak
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Jean Grey (young and older)—Dennis Hopeless
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Wolverine (Logan and X23)—Tom Taylor
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Captain Marvel (Mar-Vell and Carol Danvers)—Margie Stohl
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Captain America (Steve Rogers and Sam Wilson)—Nick Spencer