J. Michael Straczynski is writing a series of one-shots starring weirdly random pairings of Marvel characters like Doctor Doom & Rocket Raccoon, Aunt May & Agatha Harkness, and more

Promo art by Leinil Francis Yu
(Image credit: Marvel Comics)

Writer J. Michael Straczynski is a fan favorite for his Marvel work on characters such as Thor, 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Spider-Man, and his current Captain America run, and now he's returning to some of those characters as well as bringing i💝n many more - including some lesser known cl꧅assics - for a series of team-up one-shots that span the Marvel Universe.

In each of the six one-shots, Straczynski will bring together pairs of heroes and villains that rarely cross paths (and a couple of all-time classic pairings) for "timeless" adventures that exist on the hazy fringes of continuity. Artist Leinil Francis Yu has c✨reated some promo art featuring all the characters involved, seen here:

The one-shots kick off in January with Doctor Doom & Rocket Raccoon #1 (which features Yu's promo art as a variant cover), and continue monthly with Captain America & Volstagg #1, Nick Fury Vs. Fin Fang Foom #1, Hulk & Doctor Strange #1 (which also includes a back-up story starring Aunt May and 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Agatha Harkness), Ghost Rider Vs. Galactus #1, and fiꦬnally Spider-Man Vs. Doctor Octopus 💟#1.

Written by J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI
Art by WILL ROBSON
Cover by GARY FRANK
Promo Variant Cover by LEINIL FRANCIS YU
On Sale 1/22

CAPTAIN AMERICA & VOLSTAGG #1

Written by J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI
Art by BERNARD CHANG
Cover by TERRY DODSON
On Sale 2/26

NICK FURY VS. FIN FANG FOOM #1

Written by J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI
Art by ELENA CASAGRANDE
Cover by GARY FRANK
On Sale March

HULK & DOCTOR STRANGE #1

Written by J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI
Art by GERMÁN PERALTA
Cover by TERRY DODSON
On Sale May

GHOST RIDER VS. GALACTUS #1

Written by J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI
Art by JUAN FERREYRA
Cover by TERRY DODSON
On Sale June

SPIDER-MAN VS. DOCTOR OCTOPUS #1

Written by J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI
Art by PHIL NOTO
Cover by TERRY DODSON
On Sale June

"I like to go where the fun is, and the idea of putting together Marvel characters who had either never been paired before, or only minimally, seemed like it would be a ton of fun, and it was ♊even more of a blast tᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚhan I anticipated," Straczynski says in a statement accompanying the announcement. 

"For the first time we could see the original Nick Fury in China along with the Flying Tigers taking on a newly awa🧜kened Fin Fang Foom...go to the edge of time and space with Rocket Raccoon and Doctor Doom...see the Ghost Rider slugging it out with none other than Galactus...Aunt May caught in the midst of a supernatural battle alongside Agatha Harkness...the more unlikely the pairing, the more eccentric the combo, the more fun it was to see it come to life. I've been sitting on news of this series for over a year and I'm so excited to know it will finally be hitting newsstands starting in January."

Straczynski returned to Marvel back in 2023 for his still ongo♋ing Captain America title, which recently featured cameos f♒rom Spider-Man and Thor, two of his other signature characters.

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I've been Newsarama's resident Marv♊el Comics expert and general comic book historian since 2011. I've also been the on-site reporter at most major comic conventions such as Comic-Con International: San Diego, New York Comic Con, and C2E2. Outside of comic journalism, I am the artist of many weird pictures, and the guitarist of many heavy riffs. (They/Them)