Marvel Comics Legacy & May 2018 Solicitations: New Series, New Creative Teams, New Directions, New Beginnings As Marvel Legacy Ends? UPDATED!

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Marvel Comics Legacy and May 2018 Solicitations spoilers follow.


UPDATE:

Marvel VP Tom Breevort has clarified the numbering of the Marvel series going forward by indicating that “we’ll be maintaining the classic Legacy issue counts as dual numbering on these titles as well.”


ORIGINAL:

Marvel Comics May 2018 Solicitations promise “A Fresh Start” with “new series, new creative teams, new directions, new beginnings.”

Here is their promotional art…

…and promotional video.

Notice the absence of Marvel Legacy branding? Just Marvel.

Plus, the Legacy numbering will be gone on most titles with some keeping the numbering; how Marvel will do this is unknown.

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