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Captain Marvel Embarks on a Mission to Kill the Avengers in Dark New Comic Arc ‘The Last Avenger’
Kicking off in November, a new Marvel arc titled The Last Avenger will see the rise of “Dark Captain Marvel,” an evil version of Carol Danvers who has one mission: kill the Avengers.
As revealed by CBR.com, the arc kicks off with Captain Marvel #12, with writer Kelly Thompson and artist Lee Garbett taking the beloved character in a bold new direction.
“Captain Marvel has fought off alien hordes. Rescued X-Men. Punched Thanos in the face. Literally saved the world. She now faces her greatest challenge: kill the Avengers.
“Has one of the world’s most powerful heroes gone dark? But why? And what does this mean for Carol… for the world? Life on Earth will never be the same.”
Thompson tweeted this week, “While I know this is gonna scare a lot of you, I hope you can trust me that we’re telling an incredible #CaptainMarvel story and – I think – a story unlike we’ve ever seen before in Carol’s book. So excited to have @LeeGarbett joining us for this bold new arc!”
Check out some Last Avenger cover art below, via CBR.com.
The supernatural world of Korean folk horror movie Exhuma grows larger with the arrival of prequel spinoff webtoon Maengjong this weekend, Variety reports today.
Naver Webtoon debuts Maengjong on May 30.
The series hails from Haemuri (Olgami) and will trace the high school origins of how shaman duo Hwarim and Bonggil, played by Kim Go-eun and Lee Do-hyun in the 2024 film, came together to face occultish threats.
The story is set to begin when “Hwarim, who has been concealing her identity following a childhood encounter with a snake spirit called Jin, crosses paths with Bonggil at their school.”
Variety notes that Exhuma director Jang Jae-hyun participated in the project’s early concept stage.
“We are presenting ‘Maengjong,’ a new series capturing the appeal of the horror-occult genre, ahead of the full summer season,” said Lee Jeong-geun, Naver Webtoon’s Korea webtoon content leader. “With the high school story of Hwarim and Bonggil, who left a strong impression in the film ‘Exhuma,’ enhanced by Haemuri’s characteristic tense direction, we expect it will be a welcome work for genre fans.”
“It is meaningful that the spin-off story of ‘Exhuma,’ loved by many audiences, expands by meeting the new grammar of webtoon,” said Lee Hyeon-jeong, managing director of the film business division at Showbox, which distributed the film. “We hope it will be a fresh experience for both film fans and webtoon readers.”
Exhuma was a breakout hit in 2024, becoming the first Korean occult film to surpass 10 million ticket buyers and the country’s highest-grossing film of the year. I wrote in my review that “the intricately woven Exhuma delivers one of the year’s biggest surprises in horror so far.”
The bond between Hwarim and Bonggil was one of the film’s highlights, making this prequel webtoon a must for fans.
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