Al Ewing and Javier Rodríguez team up once again after their successful collaboration on DEFENDERS: THERE ARE NO RULES with a brand-new venture coming this June. The upcoming DEFENDERS: BEYOND edition comes from a new perspective still sporting legendary characters. Both Ewing and Rodríguez revolutionize the Marvel Universe like we’ve never seen it before.
The story begins with Doctor Strange as he sets out a warning from beyond the grave. Blue Marvel, America Chavez, Tigra and more icons must team to together to protect the universe from peril. Traveling through new elevations of space and time, they must work together to overcome conflict that has not yet been seen in the Marvel Universe so far.
Ewing raved about the upcoming collab with Rodríguez, stating, “It’s great to be co-storytelling with Javier again on another DEFENDERS book – he’s more than an artist, he’s the other half of the equation. There’s no DEFENDERS without him. And of course, we had to go even bigger – so in this book, we’re going on a magical journey into the Mystery itself, mapping the Marvel Godhead and bringing back knowledge that ties into what has gone before, some seismic things to come… and if we’re lucky, maybe a little off-the-page magic to feed your hungry head.
“We’ve got an eclectic new crew of Defenders chosen for the task by the final spell of Stephen Strange – I’m saying what’s probably a final goodbye to a lot of stuff from the past ten years with this one, and for at least one character, this will be the last adventure. Hope you survive the psychedelic experience, pilgrim!”
Rodríguez, too, spoke about the upcoming joint effort on the brand new edition, stating, “Al Ewing is like a wizard that opens doors to the greatest ‘larger than life’ stories you could imagine. He could take you through the most cosmic and spectacular passages of the Marvel Universe.
“And at the same time, he cares about each of the characters on the team, their lives, their particular problems so that you worry about them. And I have a lot of fun translating that to images. Those are the reasons that I’m so happy to get back to THE DEFENDERS.”
Tune in to the newest issue of DEFENDERS when it drops on June 16. For more information, visit Marvel.com.
