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New Champions #1

Writer: Steve Foxe Artist: Ivan Fiorelli Publisher: Marvel Comics Release Date: January 8, 2025 Cover Price: $4.99 Critic Reviews: 8 User Reviews: 8
7.5Critic Rating
7.6User Rating

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WHO ARE THE NEW CHAMPIONS? What do four kids whose lives were derailed by Hydra, Scarlet Witch's mysterious protégé, a cursed roller derby jammer and a Wakandan runaway have in common? Not much! But when Hellrune's mysterious powers activate to bring them together, they'll have to learn how to work as a team quickly - or face the wrath of the Cult of Hela! Steve Foxe and Ivan Fiorelli (TIMESLIDE) team up to introduce the next generation of Marvel Heroes!

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  • 9.5
    The Comicbook Dispatch - dragoncache Jan 22, 2025

    After her friends hit the jackpot with loving families, Hellrune grows desperate. She risks using magic she doesn't understand in a quest for her biological family. But when her hoped-for reunion becomes mayhem in the marsh, the first people Hellrune calls are her found family. New Champions #1 is a quest for identity and a reminder that learning the truth about our past may not always be pleasant. Read Full Review

  • 8.0
    Nerd Initiative - Derek Hoskins Jan 8, 2025

    A new team, an unfamiliur writer, and a team of artists I've never seen before had an uphill battle to win me over to this team of New Champions. As a fan of the original team of Champions, I admit I was skeptical of this group. I can say, without hesitation that this was a great first issue. New Champions #1 is a wonderful jumping on point that drops the reader into the middle of a story without making them feel lost. Great job to this team overall, I am excited to see where this story goes. Read Full Review

  • 8.0
    You Don't Read Comics - Russ Bickerstaff Jan 12, 2025

    There is great potential for a serious coming of ages sort of story. And it's entirely possible that they could manage to pull it off in a way that would be really interesting as character progression happens over the course of several years. Of course, it's going to take quite a while to get into the right kind of momentum to be able to do this. And so it's going to be kind of a challenge to see how things will come together with respect to it. However, there is a general feeling that Foxe nd company might have the right momentum. Read Full Review

  • 7.5
    AIPT - David Brooke Jan 8, 2025

    New Champions #1 succeeds in crafting an accessible and engaging introduction to a brand-new team, balancing heartfelt personal stories with the challenges of heroism. While the pacing and action could use refinement, the emotional core and supernatural twist set up a promising future for this series. Fans of teen superhero stories and character-driven narratives will find much to enjoy. Read Full Review

  • 7.0
    Major Spoilers - Jonathan Cadotte Jan 10, 2025

    New Champions #1 doesn't seem to be too concerned with making a big splash and benefits from that, but loses some points for not doing enough to give these relatively new characters strong individual voices. Read Full Review

  • 7.0
    Henchman-4-Hire - Sean Ian Mills Jan 11, 2025

    Fun start to this new series. The comic has a fun vibe, really colorful artwork and does a great job establishing the new characters and their whole deal. Read Full Review

  • 7.0
    Geek'd Out - Nico Sprezzatura Jan 11, 2025

    Until then, however, Im interested to see how Foxe handles a concept thats, quite frankly, a bit dicey in a saturated market. Marvel and DC alike are never hurting for youth teams see the aforementioned Young Avengers reference and justifying a new ones existence is tricky, especially given this ones (admittedly) cynical genesis as mascots to sell extra comic books. I really enjoy his work and particularly his last team book (Dead X-Men) so hes definitely got the chops to do it. Ivan Fiorelli (with Ig Guarra) is a fantastic choice for the art, matching Foxes script with expressive, approachable visuals. I could see young people getting into this if they somehow manage to find it and maybe even winning over a few neglected YA fans. They just need to keep the momentum going. Read Full Review

  • 6.0
    Weird Science Marvel Comics - mrgabehernandez Jan 8, 2025

    New Champions #1 is exactly the new amalgam sidekick team book you'd expect. Brimming with a collection of junior heroes who all present as mashups of other Marvel heroes, wrapped in a paper-thin plot and painted with gallons of “Hello, Fellow Kids!” energy, this just might be the YA team book you're looking for. Read Full Review

  • 8.5
    Gio Jan 20, 2025

    Huh.

    I'm not going to lie, I actually really enjoyed this. At first I went in not expecting much but I actually like the characters in this. I didn't read the Steve Fox Spider-woman run yet I'm still finishing the previous Pachinko run first so I don't know the whole backstory for these characters but Steve does a good job giving you some insight on what you might have missed.

    This is a new kind of era where a comic cover sucks but the actual material inside is good. Like that cover is so bad but luckily some reviews even reviews that did not like this issue peaked my interest to check it out.

    I like the personalities for me they are not too much, or overbearing/annoying for how young the characters are supp more

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  • 7.5
    UW Jan 21, 2025

    I enjoyed Dark X-Men by Steve Foxe. It wasn’t perfect, it maybe needed a longer arc to flesh out the individual plot lines, but it meant business.

    Sadly his Spider-Woman run was awful, so I was not inclined to pick this comic up (after all these characters were introduced in that book.)

    However, I’m fairly glad I gave it a chance. It’s fun. It’s not ground breaking but it’s bouncy, and bright, and shows potential.

  • 7.0
    fthissite Jan 8, 2025

    I don't care about a single one of these characters as they are just more variations on existing ones and I've also never heard of any of them except for Spider-boy. Steve Foxe is a writer I don't really care for and only read this to hate on it. All that being said....it's actually not that bad. I don't think this series will last long and if you invest in these characters you will be let down when Marvel probably just ignores them after the books cancelation but if your looking for something new with a cast of younger heroes then I'd suggest this title. The comradery is inspiring and the look into their personal lives gives the kids depth that is often ignored. There is plenty of action and the art is wonderful so while this isn't go more

  • 7.0
    Gophfacekillah Jan 8, 2025

    It’s fine. I mean that in a more positive than negative way though. It’s pretty much what you’d expect but the writing is fun and fast paced enough that it’s enjoyable enough to get through. I’m not expecting it to make my top series of the year list by any means but I’ll probably pick up issue two.

  • 7.0
    Chris X Jan 8, 2025

    Marvel generally hides badly drawn books behind a great cover, but in this case the opposite is true. I almost didn’t want to read this book because of its crap cover, but I saw some of the interior art, which is much better. In the end, the book couldn’t quite deliver what I expected from this first impression. The story is a bit too simple, some of the characters are not my cup of tea and even the art couldn’t hold its quality over the course of the whole book (I’m not sure what each of the two artists is doing, but I suspect I like one more than the other).

    I also noticed that this doesn’t feel like a first issue. The characters apparently know each other from Spider-Woman, but I haven’t heard of any of them and e more

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  • 7.5
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