New Champions Appreciation 2018

[Digifiend]

Issue 2, not 3. And it doesn't tell us much. The one who made that fateful decision is, I assume, Sam. Deal with a villain to get himself repowered?

Also solicited are Ironheart #3, Ms Marvel #38, Unstoppable Wasp #5, and Miles Morales Spider-Man #3.

[Dragonick]

Sam's a good guess since he's not on the cover.

[Noek]

Sam's a good guess since he's not on the cover.

Man Zub has been doing good, but every time I hear some new update it feels it is time to jump ship because it looks like they are throwing Sam/Nova under the bus. Ruining the ANAD Trinity I think would be the thing that would kill Champions.

[Snoop Dogg]

Jim is definitely not putting Sam under the bus. By removing his powers, he is giving Sam the most attention. He's also one of the only character's who doesn't have a solo, so Jim can dictate his entire path as a character, which he has clearly already planned. Sam's probably also involved in next month's teased romance.

I'm still conflicted on this book, because I like all of the ideas he's putting out there, but I hate the dialogue. These teenager speak more formally than the Avengers.

[Grimm911]

Here one of the variant covers for Champions #1 by Lee Garbett

[WeArentVenom]

So I assume whatever Sam(or whoever) does this big thing it's gonna divide the team. Team Miles vs Team Kamala?

[Digifiend]

Nice to see that variant cover includes Sam - being carried by Amka! But is the perspective off, or has Miles been using Nadia's Pym Particles?

[Grimm911]

Nice to see that variant cover includes Sam - being carried by Amka! But is the perspective off, or has Miles been using Nadia's Pym Particles?

kinda hard to tell but I believe that if this cover was through the perspective of a camera, the Miles would be closest to the lens, therefore, appearing larger than the others. Again though its hard to judge this since having Viv underneath his leg can throw of the perspective of where the other Champions are placed.

[Johnrevenge]

Jim Zub has confirmed that Bombshell will join the Champions during the relaunch.

[CrimsonEchidna]

So Joaquin Torres is going to be in the first issue after all. The first issue's roster is supposed to be:

• Bombshell
• Brawn
• Falcon
• Ironheart
• Locust
• Ms. Marvel
• Patriot
• Power Man
• Sam
• Snowguard
• Spider-Man
• Viv
• Wasp
• A New Character

[Digifiend]

So Joaquin Torres is going to be in the first issue after all. The first issue's roster is supposed to be:

• Bombshell
• Brawn
• Falcon
• Ironheart
• Locust
• Ms. Marvel
• Patriot
• Power Man
• Sam
• Snowguard
• Spider-Man
• Viv
• Wasp
• A New Character

Take note of that. No Red. She's shortened her codename.

[Digifiend]

Zub posted this image on his Tumblr:


We already know there's more than 15 members though.

[PSJ]

Zub posted this image on his Tumblr:


We already know there's more than 15 members though.

one should be a teenage x-men female and the other is a new hero

[Digifiend]

Yeah, they're just the first two though. 15's not the limit. War of the Realms in particular will probably involve a lot of guest (reserve) Champions, for example.

[nj06]

Zub posted this image on his Tumblr:


We already know there's more than 15 members though.

Ava Ayala/ White Tiger would be a nice addition to this team. I want her to interact more with the teen heroes of the MU. If it does turn out to be an X-character, I'm not sure who I would want on the team, but I guess Tyke isn't coming back.