Neil Gaiman returns to Marvel! It’s part of the star-studded Age of Ultron finale! Legendary Joe Quesada returns to pencil the final pages of Age of Ultron #10. Marvel revealed Quesada will create art for a special epilogue written by Brian Michael Bendis that features the introduction of Gaiman’s Angela into the Marvel Universe! Angela will have a new look created by Quesada and have “an immediate impact” that continues in Guardians of the Galaxy #5 which will be written by Bendis and Gaiman.
Angela is a warrior angel Gaiman created by Gaiman and artist Todd McFarlane during their run on Spawn published by Image Comics.
Preparing the way for Angela’s arrival has “been in the works for quite some time,” Joe Quesada, the chief creative officer of Marvel Entertainment, tells The New York Times, “We were looking for a good entry point to tease our fans and to let them know she was going to be a major player.”
Marvel Editor in Chief Axel Alonso says Angela is a bonus not a spoiler, “like the post-credit scenes in one of our Marvel studio movies.”
Here’s the The New York Times link for more of the story including the legal fight over the rights to “Angela.”
This will be Gaiman’s first work for Marvel since the classic 1602 series. A new Sandman story will be published by DC later this year. Gaiman penned an episode of this season’s Doctor Who featuring the Cybermen.
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Post Op: I’m still scratching my head on this one! Having Gaiman work for Marvel again is exciting but I’m sure how Angela fits into the Marvel Universe except maybe a team up with Doctor Strange?