User blog:MrBlonde267/Marvel announces new Contest of Champions



Marvel just announced a new Contest of Champions in-continuity ongoing series based on the hit mobile game. This is of course a throwback to the classic 1982 event of the same name, where heroes were forced to battle each other for the amusement of cosmic beings.

The new series takes place in the aftermath of Secret Wars. The setting is a place called Battlerealm, a broken section of space-time where cosmic beings gamble for their very lives, locked in combat with friends, foes and everything in between. Even those long dead are not immune to the Contest. As heroes and villains from various universes are mysteriously transported to Battlerealm, the war is about to begin. To the winners go the ultimate prize – their continued existence. The same cannot be said for the losers.

We don't know a lot about this series so far, but Marvel has released a lot of preview material. It seems like the Maestro will play a very prominent role. There also seem to be appearances of Outlaw as the Punisher, Las Vegas-era Grey Hulk or "Joe Fixit," and Hydra's Devil Dinosaur. There is also a delightful hip hop-inspired variant cover by Denys Cowan that appears to be an homage to Liquid Swords by GZA of the Wu-Tang Clan.

The series is written by Al Ewing with art by Paco Medina. The first issue will be on sale October 17th, 2015.