{"id":10883,"date":"2018-12-14T19:52:23","date_gmt":"2018-12-15T01:52:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/?p=10883"},"modified":"2018-12-14T19:52:23","modified_gmt":"2018-12-15T01:52:23","slug":"al-ewing-teases-defenders-the-best-defense","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/2018\/12\/14\/al-ewing-teases-defenders-the-best-defense\/","title":{"rendered":"Al Ewing Teases DEFENDERS: THE BEST DEFENSE!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">New York, NY\u2014December 14, 2018\u2014 Doctor Strange. The Immortal Hulk. Namor the Sub-Mariner. The Silver Surfer. You know their names and you know their powers\u2026and you know them as the DEFENDERS! This month, Marvel\u2019s favorite non-team \u2013 the original Defenders \u2013 returned in all-new stories! With an assembly of stellar creative teams, lead writer Al Ewing is joined by writers and artists such as Chip Zdarsky (<em>Marvel 2-In-One<\/em>), Gerry Duggan (<em>Deadpool<\/em>), Jason Latour (<em>Spider-Gwen<\/em>), Simone Di Meo (<em>Old Man Logan Annual<\/em>), Carlos Magno (<em>Thunderbolts<\/em>), Greg Smallwood (<em>Moon Knight<\/em>), and Joe Bennett (<em>The Immortal Hulk<\/em>), who have spun five interconnected specials that tell a unique and captivating story for each original Defender.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Marvel is proud to present this\u00a0behind-the-scenes video\u00a0for DEFENDERS: THE BEST DEFENSE, featuring SVP and Executive Editor Tom Brevoort, Editor-In-Chief C.B. Cebulski, and\u00a0<em>Immortal Hulk<\/em>\u00a0writer Al Ewing!<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/players.brightcove.net\/5359769168001\/rkg9u15t7b_default\/index.html?videoId=5979629763001\" width=\"754\" height=\"424\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cNot only are we assembling one of the classic rosters of The Defenders, but we\u2019re also putting together a phenomenal cast of creators to bring these adventures to life,\u201d shared C.B. Cebulski.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cAll of it kind of fits together in a massive, kind of cosmic shebang,\u201d teased Al Ewing.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The story culminates next week in DEFENDERS: THE BEST DEFENSE #1! Don\u2019t miss the other chapters \u2013 IMMORTAL HULK, NAMOR, DOCTOR STRANGE, and SILVER SURFER \u2013 all on sale now in comic shops, on the Marvel Comics App, and on Marvel.com! To find a comic shop near you, visit\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.comicshoplocator.com&amp;data=02%7C01%7CATowers%40marvel.com%7C42ca27d152e240f03e6c08d66065d207%7C56b731a8a2ac4c32bf6b616810e913c6%7C1%7C0%7C636802387761432102&amp;sdata=Z9Wry7Ze%2Fe3%2BJNgtp9b1UKgbty3eaa5YAuETUvktNKg%3D&amp;reserved=0\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.comicshoplocator.com%26data%3D02%257C01%257CATowers%2540marvel.com%257C42ca27d152e240f03e6c08d66065d207%257C56b731a8a2ac4c32bf6b616810e913c6%257C1%257C0%257C636802387761432102%26sdata%3DZ9Wry7Ze%252Fe3%252BJNgtp9b1UKgbty3eaa5YAuETUvktNKg%253D%26reserved%3D0&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1544923187126000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHf4KDoYax2nLvIXtQmSGKJQgzy_w\">www.comicshoplocator.com<\/a>\u00a0or call 1-888-comicbook.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>To find a comic shop near you, visit\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.comicshoplocator.com\/\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/www.comicshoplocator.com&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1544923187126000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGa7SJTdYCNonZJIHAsFtm9Hx8eIw\"><strong>www.comicshoplocator.com<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>or simply chat with some of your favorite heroes with Marvel\u2019s chatbot accessible through\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/secretempire-tw\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/bit.ly\/secretempire-tw&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1544923187126000&amp;usg=AFQjCNE5zvPMuho_7ajsNOMxI_i6YkDMHA\"><strong>Twitter<\/strong><\/a><strong>\u00a0and<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/m.me\/spiderman\/?ref=press\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/m.me\/spiderman\/?ref%3Dpress&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1544923187126000&amp;usg=AFQjCNE4wcMbJ-2jlrOOlIuwjL4iKV9qAg\"><strong>Facebook<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New York, NY\u2014December 14, 2018\u2014 Doctor Strange. 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