{"id":22224,"date":"2022-02-26T14:42:04","date_gmt":"2022-02-26T20:42:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/?p=22224"},"modified":"2022-02-26T14:42:04","modified_gmt":"2022-02-26T20:42:04","slug":"george-r-r-martins-legendary-wild-cards-universe-comes-to-marvel-comics-in-new-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/2022\/02\/26\/george-r-r-martins-legendary-wild-cards-universe-comes-to-marvel-comics-in-new-series\/","title":{"rendered":"GEORGE R.R. MARTIN&#8217;S LEGENDARY WILD CARDS UNIVERSE COMES TO MARVEL COMICS IN NEW SERIES!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"m_7845352246226163481xmsonormal\" align=\"center\"><i>Paul Cornell and Mike Hawthorne retell the foundational WILD CARDS stories in new comic series, WILD CARDS: THE DRAWING OF CARDS #1 this June<u><\/u><u><\/u><\/i><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Marvel fans will get a chance to enter George R.R. Martin\u2019s beloved WILD CARDS universe this June!<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For the first time in comic book form, witness the very beginning of the Wild Cards mythos with an adaptation of the very first stories in the original Wild Cards novel. Based on stories by Harold Waldrop, Roger Zelazny and series master-mind and editor, George R.R. Martin, Wild Cards is a fascinating saga set in a whole new world reshaped by the emergence of superpowers. The limited series, titled THE DRAWING OF CARDS, will be written by a team of comic superstars, writer Paul Cornell and artist Mike Hawthorne, and serve as a perfect entry point for Wild Cards newcomers and a must-have new reimagining for Wild Cards aficionados!<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Spanning more than 25 novels, 20 short stories, and written by more than 40 authors over three decades, the Wild Cards series tells the story of an alternate history where Earth is home to super-powered individuals. When a human is infected with the alien \u201cWild Card\u201d virus, the odds are that they will be killed\u2026 which is referred to as \u201cdrawing the black queen\u201d. Of those that survive, the bulk of them become \u201cjokers\u201d, left with some strange mutated form. A lucky few are called \u201caces\u201d, those gifted with super powers they can put to use towards heroic goals\u2026 or villainous ones.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWild Cards is still a unique take on super heroes, a creation story that\u2019s influenced everything since, but still maintains its power,\u201d Cornell said. \u201cIt\u2019s an honor and a pleasure to bring all these wonderful stories to their natural home at Marvel, and I hope to give George, Melinda and the rest of the Wild Cards Collective the credit they deserve for making the super hero myth new again.\u00a0Plus: just look at that art!\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;As my fans may already know, the Wild Cards World holds a special place in my heart, so to have the privilege of announcing that an industry titan like MARVEL is going to produce the narrative from the beginning as a comic book brings me no end of joy,&#8221; Martin added.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Relive the epic stories of Wild Cards or visit this incredible world for the very first time when WILD CARDS: THE DRAWING OF CARDS #1 hits stands on June 1. For more information, visit\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.marvel.com\/articles\/comics\/george-r-r-martin-s-legendary-super-hero-universe-comes-to-marvel-comics-in-new-wild-cards-series\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.marvel.com\/articles\/comics\/george-r-r-martin-s-legendary-super-hero-universe-comes-to-marvel-comics-in-new-wild-cards-series&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1645994390800000&amp;usg=AOvVaw39TL-0PZeTy8-s9WeWAB0q\">Marvel.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">WILD CARDS: THE DRAWING OF CARDS #1 (OF 4)<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Written by PAUL CORNELL<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Art by MIKE HAWTHORNE<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cover by STEVE MORRIS<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On Sale 6\/1<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Paul Cornell and Mike Hawthorne retell the foundational WILD CARDS stories in new comic series, WILD CARDS: THE DRAWING OF CARDS #1 this&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":22225,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"image","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"cybocfi_hide_featured_image":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[17,16,727],"tags":[1673,19,895,1674],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/image003.jpg?fit=758%2C1153","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":16983,"url":"http:\/\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/2019\/05\/26\/star-wars-original-marvel-years-108-preview\/","url_meta":{"origin":22224,"position":0},"title":"STAR WARS ORIGINAL MARVEL YEARS #108 Preview","author":"DiRT","date":"May 26, 2019","format":"image","excerpt":"(W) Matthew Rosenberg (A) Giuseppe Camuncoli, Luke Ross, More (CA) Walter Simonson THE ALL-NEW NEXT ISSUE TO THE ORIGINAL MARVEL STAR WARS SERIES! 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