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6/17/2025, 5:18:44 PM
>"I was a rabid consumer of the original SECRET WARS when it came out in 1984, so a chance to revisit the Battleworld 'destroy your enemies' concept was irresistible. Then they offer me Hank Pym, one of my favorite Marvel characters to write, and the amazing Marcus To on art?!" Gage recalled.
>On choosing the cast, Gage said, "When Wil suggested that the fragments of Battleworld could come from different timelines, I jumped at that, because Marvel has so many awesome ones, from Days of Future Past to 2099. Using Hank gave me the idea to build a team of characters with mistakes to atone for or tragedies to overcome, so we added a very young Spider-Man whose guilt over Uncle Ben is as raw as his inexperience; a newly sober Carol Danvers; King Thor, who rules over a dead future Earth; a fugitive Luke Cage, Hero for Hire; Bucky Barnes, fresh from the front lines of WWII; and more.
>"But then, when I thought I was already in nerd heaven, they let me have Star Brand. The ORIGINAL Star Brand, Ken Connell! I still have the entire run of his New Universe comic that I bought personally between 1986 and 1989, so yeah, we're gonna go a little nuts with this one. I haven't even mentioned our Big Bad, Korvac, and Hank Pym's first encounter with Arcade since he kidnapped a bunch of Hank's Avengers Academy students..."
>"When Wil approached me about being the artist for Battleworld with Christos Gage, I jumped at the opportunity," To added. "As a comic fan growing up, my favorite stories were books like AVENGERS FOREVER, ONSLAUGHT, HEROES REBORN and others. I was always excited to see all these different heroes and villains share the stage with each other, and I couldn't wait to draw all these heroes and villains that I have loved reading."
>On choosing the cast, Gage said, "When Wil suggested that the fragments of Battleworld could come from different timelines, I jumped at that, because Marvel has so many awesome ones, from Days of Future Past to 2099. Using Hank gave me the idea to build a team of characters with mistakes to atone for or tragedies to overcome, so we added a very young Spider-Man whose guilt over Uncle Ben is as raw as his inexperience; a newly sober Carol Danvers; King Thor, who rules over a dead future Earth; a fugitive Luke Cage, Hero for Hire; Bucky Barnes, fresh from the front lines of WWII; and more.
>"But then, when I thought I was already in nerd heaven, they let me have Star Brand. The ORIGINAL Star Brand, Ken Connell! I still have the entire run of his New Universe comic that I bought personally between 1986 and 1989, so yeah, we're gonna go a little nuts with this one. I haven't even mentioned our Big Bad, Korvac, and Hank Pym's first encounter with Arcade since he kidnapped a bunch of Hank's Avengers Academy students..."
>"When Wil approached me about being the artist for Battleworld with Christos Gage, I jumped at the opportunity," To added. "As a comic fan growing up, my favorite stories were books like AVENGERS FOREVER, ONSLAUGHT, HEROES REBORN and others. I was always excited to see all these different heroes and villains share the stage with each other, and I couldn't wait to draw all these heroes and villains that I have loved reading."
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