'Avengers: The Children's Crusade' discussion, spoilers, and wild speculation!

[Ryan W]

This has been rumored for a long time, but today at the Cup o' Joe panel at C2E2 it's finally been confirmed!


"Allan Heinberg appeared on video to announce "Avengers: The Children's Crusade" – the follow up to "Young Avengers" by the entire original creative team including artist Jimmy Cheung. The bi-monthly, nine-issue limited series has seen six issues written already, and Heinberg promised that a cataclysmic event involving Wiccan forces him to find the Scarlet Witch and try to redeem her. He will find her, and the series will not only include the full cast of the Young Avengers as well as all the other Avengers teams from the A-Vengers to the New Avenges but members of the mutant community. The story will build on plot threads from 'House of M' on through today, and the writer was excited to present new, unseen interactions between characters."



Anybody else as jazzed for this as I am?

[spark627]

I can't wait. We have waited far too long for the return of the YA!

[DeadMuskrat]

Very happy about this. Especially that it's Heinburg and Cheung. Should be great

Edit: Who's the blond between Ironman and Hulkling?

[Ryan W]

Hell yeah! And with the "few mutant characters" remark I'm hoping to see the YA interact with some of the kids from the New X-Men! Or at least the X-Men themselves.

[Kid Kamikaze10]

I just hope that Scarlet Witch is an active hero by the end of this. Like Speedball when he was Penance, I just want a lot of this "character development" gone.

[Kieran_Frost]

AMAZING! One of the biggest stories that Marvel has left to tell (the reaction to finding the Scarlet Witch) is taking place with the Young Avengers front, left and centre? AMAZING! And Wiccan is one of the big, big stars?

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! SO EXCITED!!!!

[Beast]

Well, it was confirmed a long time ago when they announced the title and that it was coming.

But it's good to hear some actual news. 9 issues Bi-Monthly though. Egad. 1 1/2 years to wrap this up.

[XPac]

Hopefully it will be worth the wait (though I have faith that it will be).

I think marvel really waited a long time for Heinberg to return to this project... and I respect them for that since they could have just passed the YA franchise onto someone else. But they largely put in on hold to allow the original team to return to really tackle it. Hopefully they'll deliver.

I'm excited about it. I loved the first series, so my expectations are high.

[CaptainCanada]

Edit: Who's the blond between Ironman and Hulkling?

That's Cassie. The person who you thought was Cassie is Ms. Marvel.

I was confused by that too at first.

Which Cap is that? (Steve should be through with the costume at this point, but if this is a continuation of Heinberg's series, not to mention revolving around Wanda, it might be him)

[froinlaven]

Bout time!

[Kieran_Frost]

So, who do you feel should be part of the quest? What I mean is, who do you feel SHOULD be in this comic, who truly is a big part of Wanda's life? (i.e. who do you hope makes the cut?)

For me:
- Wiccan and Speed (duh!)
- Cassie (since Wanda killed her dad)
- Vision (to add to the whole confusion/issues of her husband whom she killed)
- Quicksilver
- Magneto
- Clint
- Beast
- Cyclops and Emma (they had to deal with the fall-out of "no more mutants")
- Decibel (Wanda basically left him a vegetable)

I'm not sure who would could as Wanda's "best friend"? Carol? Jessica? (who has lots of Young Avengers linkage) Wonderman? Steve Rogers?

[MisterSmith]

Bimonthly? I'm really excited and all...but this is going to take forever.

[CaptainCanada]

Bimonthly? I'm really excited and all...but this is going to take forever.

Assuming it stays on schedule, #9 will ship in November of 2011.

[Beast]

Bimonthly? I'm really excited and all...but this is going to take forever.

Even longer if it's delayed for any reasons. And given Marvel's track record... yeah.

[marvell2100]

Somebody slap me! Is this for real? This is really great news! The entire original creative team, Young Avengers, old Avengers, Scarlet Witch, mutants, clowns and ice cream! This will be the best of all of Marvel's events in the past seven years!