Currently, Marvel Comics is going through another status quo shake-up in the form of Civil War II. Though the event has barely truly started, it’s been teased that the fallout from the event will last for quite some time. Today, Marvel officially unveiled that after the event, the comics will enter a “Divided We Stand” lineup. The picture above references the sides that will be taken for this new status quo.
Fastcocreate broke the news and the image, as well as talked to Marvel Editor Axel Alonso, who noted why these specific characters were on the teaser image:
“They’re all there because they matter,” Alonso said. “They’ll either be in a solo series, or they’ll be a key member of a team, or they’ll do something that you will be talking about in a Marvel book that will bring them into a position of prominence. They’re there for a reason. Including that big, big, big what appears to be a Godzilla foot.”
Alonso also noted how proud he was of the diversity in this superhero lineup. “We’re all about creating books that connect with readers of all types. This has been a natural and organic process for us, and there’s been an evolution on it for us over the last few years. Looking at the teaser now, I’m noticing for the first time that you’ve got five Caucasian characters in the mix, five African-American characters, a Korean-American Hulk, it’s more diverse than I ever would have imagined, and I think that’s a good thing.”
As readers and fans may note, there are several absences in the two lineups. Including much of the X-Men, the Fantastic Four, Iron Man, and the Inhumans. How much will Civil War II affect the Marvel Comics Universe? We’ll find out soon enough.
