{"id":8912,"date":"2018-09-19T14:45:13","date_gmt":"2018-09-19T19:45:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/?p=8912"},"modified":"2018-09-24T14:47:54","modified_gmt":"2018-09-24T19:47:54","slug":"idw-announces-all-ages-marvel-action-avengers-1-creative-team","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/2018\/09\/19\/idw-announces-all-ages-marvel-action-avengers-1-creative-team\/","title":{"rendered":"IDW Announces All-Ages MARVEL ACTION: AVENGERS #1 Creative Team"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><span class=\"m_1969506449109776993subTitle\">Matthew K. Manning and Jon Sommariva<br \/>\nUsher In a New Age for Earth\u2019s Mightiest Heroes in December<\/span><\/div>\n<p>SAN DIEGO, CA (September 19, 2018) \u2013\u00a0<strong>IDW Publishing<\/strong>\u00a0announces today its exciting line-up of creators for the all-new\u00a0<strong><em>Marvel Action: Avengers<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0comic book series for younger readers, based on Marvel\u2019s most popular Super Hero team.\u00a0<em>Marvel Action:<\/em>\u00a0<em>Avengers<\/em>\u00a0will be helmed by writer\u00a0<strong>Matthew K. Manning<\/strong>\u00a0and artist\u00a0<strong>Jon Sommariva<\/strong>, introducing a dynamic roster to battle a mega-sized threat, weirder and wilder than any faced before!<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m really excited about working on\u00a0<em>Marvel Action:<\/em>\u00a0<em>Avengers<\/em>\u00a0\u2013 we\u2019re planning\u00a0big, blockbuster plots, surprising twists, and both returning villains\u00a0and\u00a0new threats,\u201d says Manning.\u00a0\u201cWe\u2019ll be digging into the personalities\u00a0of these heroes to\u00a0show all the fans \u2013 kids and adults both \u2013 exactly what makes them\u00a0so great.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am absolutely thrilled and inspired to be drawing some of the most iconic characters in the history of comics,\u201d says Sommariva. \u201cI grew up with these characters, so it&#8217;s a real joy to bring my high energy to the visual style of\u00a0<em>Marvel Action:<\/em>\u00a0<em>Avengers<\/em>. I can&#8217;t wait to make fun, action-packed comics for fans of all ages!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In addition to writing\u00a0<em>Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles<\/em>\u00a0and the\u00a0<em>Batman \/ TMNT Adventures<\/em>\u00a0crossover for IDW, Matthew K. Manning has proven his knowledge of the Marvel Universe as author of the DK Publishing books\u00a0<em>Iron Man: The Ultimate<\/em>\u00a0<em>Guide to the Armored Super Hero<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0<em>The\u00a0Avengers Encyclopedia<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Jon Sommariva\u2019s kept very busy at IDW over recent years, illustrating several licensed projects aimed at all ages:\u00a0<em>Star Wars Adventures<\/em>,\u00a0<em>Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Amazing Adventures<\/em>, and \u2013 partnered with future\u00a0<em>Avengers<\/em>\u00a0collaborator Manning \u2013\u00a0<em>Batman \/ TMNT Adventures<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We&#8217;re incredibly excited to work with Marvel to bring in a new era of all-ages\u00a0<em>Avengers<\/em>\u00a0comics,\u201d says\u00a0<strong>Bobby Curnow<\/strong>, Group Editor at IDW Publishing. \u201cHaving worked with the creative team in the past, and seeing the material they are cooking up, I&#8217;m eager for this book to get in the hands of readers. The enthusiasm and love of comics in this book is absolutely infectious and will be sure to create a new generation of\u00a0<em>Avengers<\/em>\u00a0fans.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>For information on how to secure copies of IDW\u2019s\u00a0<em>Marvel Action:<\/em>\u00a0<em>Spider-Man<\/em>\u00a0(debuting in November),\u00a0<em>Marvel Action:<\/em>\u00a0<em>Avengers<\/em>\u00a0(December), and\u00a0<em>Marvel Action:<\/em>\u00a0<em>Black Panther<\/em>\u00a0(January) comics specially aimed at the 8-12 age range, please contact your local comic shop or visit\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/idwpublishing.us1.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=5792cac24346d164eb0cf6ad2&amp;id=470e2070af&amp;e=2a8ce31b48\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/idwpublishing.us1.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3D5792cac24346d164eb0cf6ad2%26id%3D470e2070af%26e%3D2a8ce31b48&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1537904710902000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHpHpxoqBuqXrpjcuHrXB7Yz2GMJQ\">www.comicshoplocator.com<\/a>to find a store near you.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Matthew K. 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