C2E2 2013 - Marvel: Next Big Thing

From New York City to the edge of the Milky Way and everywhere in between, panelists CB Cebulski, Executive Editor Tom Brevoort, Editors Ellie Pyle, Jordan D. White, Kieron Gillen (IRON MAN), Mark Waid (INDESTRUCTIBLE HULK), Josh Fialkov (ULTIMATE COMICS ULTIMATES), Nick Spencer (SECRET AVENGERS), David Marquez (ULTIMATE COMICS SPIDER-MAN) and Arune Singh (Director of Communications) talk about all of our favorite heroes and villains as well as make a few surprise announcements!

Iron Man
Celebrating fifty years of Iron Man, writer Kieron Gillen and artist Dale Eaglesham brings "The Secret Origin of Tony Stark" beginning in May with issue 9. "The end of the story is so huge for Tony and the Marvel Universe, you'll want to jump in at the ground floor," said Arune SIngh. "This will make huge news."

"The first four issues are juxtaposed with present day and the time of Tony's conception," elaborated Gillen, giving teases of the Stark Seven which follows Tony's father Howard Stark in a Rat Pack style adventure in Las Vegas.

"You won't be able to believe that Kieron did what he did or that Tom Brevoort let him get away with it," Singh added.

Fearless Defenders
The new all-female hero team which has quickly become a fan favorite will be launching a story arc so epic, it will double ship in July with issues 6 and 7. "So many guests showing up in in issue 5 for an epic battle," editor Ellie Pyle explained, adding that the end of the arc "will make you angry at Cullenn for a little while." The new book will begin it's second story arc in Issue 8, which brings a new costume for Valkyrie. The focus will shift from Misty Knight maneuvering her way in the mythic Asgardian world of Valkyrie to bringing Valkyrie to the street level crime fighting that Misty is accustomed to.

Ultimate Comics
Beginning with ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #25, Brian Michael Bendis and artist David Marquez explore a new chapter in Miles Morales' life in "One Year Later: Spider-Man No More." It will be jump forward one year after the recent death of Miles' mother. "The loss of a mother is a shattering experience and we're going on this journey with him to carry on despite his loss," David Marquez elaborated.

ULTIMATE X-MEN will see a show down between Jean Grey and Kitty Pryde's faction of mutants beginning in Issue 29. ULTIMATE COMICS: THE ULTIMATES will begin new characters that have never been introduced in the Ultimate line before beginning with issue 27. The story arc started with #27 poses the question who is a bad guy and who is a good guy in the series, with Reed Richards having the most internal struggle.