Marvel reveals Spider-Man's "New Look", which debuts on Amazing Spider-Man #61

 

Just before the holidays end and we say goodbye to 2020, Marvel has officially unveiled the "new look" Peter Parker will sport in the pages of "The Amazing Spider-Man" next year - and it's a new white-blue costume with orange linings reminiscent of the "Big Time" suit, but with bright circular eyes and even shades of grey added to it.

Designed by Dustin Weaver with inputs by writer Nick Spencer and editor Nick Lowe, the new suit will debut on the pages of ASM #61, and features in the covers here for ASM #62 and 63. Why Peter chooses to suit up and make a change is not yet revealed, but we'll definitely find out soon enough when the issue releases next year. So far, the costume has drawn some mixed reactions, and looks more like another change to serve the narrative.

You can read up more about the new costume via Marvel.com.

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Secret Empire extends to #10 issue come August

In what feels like a recurring trend for recent Marvel events, Marvel.com has announced that their current Captain America/ Hydra centered crossover story "Secret Empire" has been extended one more issue - bringing the total count to 10 and seeing the last issue come out this August. The story, written by "Captain America: Steve Rogers" writer Nick Spencer, sees the Cosmic Cube altered Steve Rogers as the new Supreme Commander of Hydra - leading his new council and army to take over the world and with the divided heroes trying to mount a stand against his secret empire.

In the article, Marvel SVP and Executive Editor Tom Brevoort explained why there was a need to add an issue #10:

“[Writer] Nick [Spencer] has constructed each issue of SECRET EMPIRE so that it ends with a climactic twist or a big reveal or a shocking development, and issue #9 is no exception,” said SVP & Executive Editor, Tom Brevoort. “So moving into the finale, with issue #10, the heroes across the Marvel Universe will be pushed to the breaking point as we race to the exhilarating climax we’ve been planning for months. Oh, and let me say again: we’re not going to use the Cosmic Cube to simply reverse everything away—the stakes matter, maybe more than they ever have before.”

Secret Empire #10 will be written by Nick Spencer and drawn by Steve McNiven, with a cover by Mark Brooks featuring a new look for the Hydra leader Cap.

Secret Empire: "United We Stand" trailer released by Marvel

Beginning with quite the bang in terms of what transpires in the 1st issue and the Free Comic Book Day issue that were released last week, Marvel Entertainment and writer Nick Spencer are on the march along with a group of talented artists to tell the tale of "Secret Empire" - where a very different Steve Rogers/ Captain America rises as the new Supreme Leader of Hydra and reveals himself to the world while launching a campaign to takeover everything under the organization's rule. Now the heroes have to stand together and find a way to fight back against the one they trusted the most... And nothing will ever be the same once all is said and done.

Secret Empire UNITED WE STAND Trailer
To coincide with the launch of the storyline, Marvel has released a new "United We Stand" trailer where Nick Spencer lays out what exactly will go down in this storyline as it finally unravels itself.

Secret Empire and its tie-in issues are available at your local comic book shops and retailers.

Marvel releases "Hail Hydra" launch trailer for Captain America: Steve Rogers

2016 has certainly left a lot of shockers and unexpected things in its wake... And one of those in the popculture and comic scene was the big switcheroo that happened in the pages of the new series "Captain America: Steve Rogers" - which puts the newly restored Steve Rogers back in the uniform and wielding a new shield, but also with the revelation that he is an agent of Hydra. Anyone who follows the Nick Spencer and Jesus Saiz series knows that this was due to the machinations of the Red Skull - who manipulated the sentient Cosmic Cube entity known as Kobik to restore Rogers but also implant new memories of his past being laced with a history of being raised by the evil organization he fought since World War II.

Hail Hydra! Presenting a Special Launch Trailer For CAPTAIN AMERICA: STEVE ROGERS!
Now Marvel has released a new trailer to promote the new storyline "Hail Hydra" starting with issue #7 and #8 - which brings readers and followers of the series up to speed and also teasing what the future may bring for Cap as he puts his own plans in motion.

Captain America: Steve Rogers is currently ongoing and published by Marvel Comics.

ICYMI: Captain America: Steve Rogers #1 takes a BIG TWIST (SPOILER)

After nearly two years of being aged into an old man and the super soldier serum drained from his system, Steve Rogers was recently restored to youth and vigor and has resumed his adventures as "Captain America" - complete with a new shield, new costume, and sharing the identity with his chosen successor and friend Sam Wilson, better known as The Falcon and now "Falcon Cap".

This week saw the release of "Captain America: Steve Rogers #1" - a new ongoing title written by Nick Spencer and artist Jesus Saiz that stars Rogers and continues his crusade as a superhero in the modern world. Aided by a supporting cast that included his love interest Sharon Carter, former sidekick Rick Jones, and of course other allies in the superhero community and S.H.I.E.L.D., it looks like everything is back to normal for Steve... That is until you read through issue #1 and find out the BIG TWIST everyone, including EW and Time, are talking about now.

SPOILER WARNING here and the big surprise coming after the jump. Don't look if you don't want to be spoiled.