New Warriors
The New Warriors is a fictional superhero team appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. They traditionally consisted of teenage and young adult heroes, and were often seen to serve as a junior counterpart to The Avengers in much the same way that the New Mutants/X-Force did with the X-Men. They made a cameo appearance in The Mighty Thor #411 (December 1989) and made their full debut in The Mighty Thor #412. Over the years, the New Warriors, in their various incarnations, have been featured in five different volumes.
| New Warriors | |
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Cover art for New Warriors (vol 5) #1 by Marcus To | |
| Group publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | The Mighty Thor #411 (cameo), #412 (full) (December 1989) |
| Created by | Tom DeFalco (writer) Ron Frenz (artist) |
| In-story information | |
| Type of organization | Team |
| Agent(s) | Current Roster: Haechi Hummingbird Justice Nova Scarlet Spider Speedball/Penance Sun Girl Silhouette Water Snake |
| Roster | |
| See: New Warriors members | |
| The New Warriors | |
| Series publication information | |
| Schedule | Monthly |
| Format | (vol. 1–2, 4, 5) Ongoing series (vol. 3) Limited series |
| Genre | |
| Publication date | (vol. 1) July 1990 – September 1996 (vol. 2) October 1999 – July 2000 (vol. 3) August 2005 – February 2006 (vol. 4) August 2007 – March 2009 (vol. 5) February 2014 – January 2015 |
| Number of issues | (vol. 1): 75 + 4 annuals + 1 ashcan (vol. 2): 10 + 1 Wizard exclusive (vol. 3): 6 (vol. 4): 20 (vol. 5): 12 |
| Creative team | |
| Writer(s) | (vol. 1): Fabian Nicieza Evan Skolnick (vol. 2): Jay Faerber (vol. 3): Zeb Wells (vol. 4): Kevin Grevioux (vol. 5): Christopher Yost |
| Penciller(s) | (vol. 1): Mark Bagley Darick Robertson Patrick Zircher (vol. 2): Steve Scott (comics) Jamal Igle (vol. 3): Skottie Young (vol. 4): Paco Medina Reilly Brown (vol. 5): Marcus To Nick Roche |
| Creator(s) | Tom DeFalco (writer) Ron Frenz (artist) |
| Collected editions | |
| New Warriors Classic: Volume 1 | ISBN 0-7851-3742-4 |
The New Warriors team was created by editor Tom DeFalco, who brought together existing Marvel characters Firestar, Marvel Boy, Namorita, Nova, and Speedball, and added the newly created Night Thrasher. Through the 75-issue comic series, the team fought adversaries, including the second Sphinx, the Folding Circle, and even the Fantastic Four. Over time, the team was joined by Silhouette, Rage, Hindsight Lad, Bandit, Timeslip, Dagger, Darkhawk, Powerpax, Turbo, and the Scarlet Spider.
The second volume of New Warriors was published in 1999–2000 and ran for 11 issues before being cancelled. This team consisted of Namorita, Nova, Speedball, and Turbo, joined by new members Bolt and Aegis.
The third volume of the New Warriors was a six-issue mini-series that sees the superhero team cast as the stars of their own reality TV show. Night Thrasher, Nova, and Speedball were joined by Microbe and Debrii. The New Warriors are at the center of a televised fight against a number of super villains in Stamford, Connecticut, where Nitro explodes, killing 612 people including several members of the New Warriors. The incident was one of the sparks that led to Marvel's Civil War crossover in 2006 and 2007.
The fourth New Warriors series saw Night Thrasher gather a group of former mutants and replace their lost superpowers with technology. The comic book was published from 2007 to 2009 and lasted for 20 issues. The story reveals that Night Thrasher is the original Night Thrasher's brother, formerly known as Bandit, who wants to travel back in time and change the events at Stamford that killed his brother. When they try to travel back in time, the team ends up in a dystopic future where the original Night Thrasher is a ruthless dictator. The New Warriors return to their own time and disband.
The fifth New Warriors series was launched as part of the All-New Marvel NOW! initiative in 2014. The book lasted for 12 issues before being cancelled. The story saw original New Warriors members Justice (formerly Marvel Boy), Speedball, and Silhouette return to team up with the new Nova, Scarlet Spider, Hummingbird, Sun Girl, Haechi and Water Snake.