Marvel re-launching THE INVADERS (again!) in 2019

NYCC 2018: Marvel's Invaders Returns With New Line-Up And Old Frenemies
Oct 04, 2018
With their 80th anniversary just around the corner in 2019, Marvel Comics is feeling kind of nostalgic it seems. Earlier today at New York Comic Con, the publisher announced the revival of Marvel Comics Presents next year. As well as the return of Crypt of Shadows, Journey Into Unknown Worlds, and War Is Hell. Now, Marvel goes back even further to some of their oldest heroes with The Invaders #1 (above).

From Marvel:
Writer Chip Zdarsky will team up with penciler Carlos Magno to bring the new story of the Invaders to life in INVADERS #1 in January 2019! Artist Butch Guice will create the cover; Mico Suayan and Alex Ross will provide variant covers.
Marvel's first super team made its first appearance in AVENGERS #71 back in 1969. The WWII-era team consisted of Captain America, Bucky Barnes, the Human Torch (plus his sidekick Toro), and Namor. The powerful foursome will reunite this winter -- with Bucky as the Winter Soldier and Namor as their enemy. INVADERS #1 will see Cap, Bucky, and Johnny Storm facing Namor down as the Sub-Mariner tries to unleash a new deadly threat.

tony ingram wrote:Hang on...Johnny Storm? Where are Jim Hammond and Toro? They're still around, aren't they?

MajorHoy wrote:

tony ingram wrote:Hang on...Johnny Storm? Where are Jim Hammond and Toro? They're still around, aren't they?

I think Toro might still be with the Inhumans (something set up during the Robinson All-New Invaders run a few years back), but I don't know what's going on regarding Jim Hammond. There was something in a marvel.wikia posting about him no longer having flame powers but still being able to emit radiation as a result of events in Robinson's Squadron Supreme series (the same one where I think Namor was beheaded towards the beginning).

MajorHoy wrote:By the way, the writer (Chip Zdarsky) has since clarified that it will be Jim Hammond (and not Johnny Storm) that will be the "Human Torch" for this series.

MajorHoy wrote:Bought and read issue #1 and there were some good parts to it. Butch Guice did art for the flashback scenes set during WWII, but I'm not quite sold on Carlos Magno's art for the present-day portions.
(Magno's art wasn't bad, but it wasn't as good, either.)
What was a bit annoying was that they seemed to be ignoring the idea of Toro completely. While I know he's been shunted off to the Inhumans in present-day stories, he didn't even seem to be mentioned or even seen for the parts pertaining to WWII.

Sam_Vimes wrote:I guess I finished the original Invaders run just in time. Weird that they're using Chip, though. Isn't he more of a comedy guy?