The minds behind Marvel's two Captain America series meet on Thursday at New York Comic Con for a panel on the next event to embroil Steve Rogers and Sam Wilson in 2023 -- "Cold War."

Captain America: Sentinel of Liberty writers Collin Kelly and Jackson Lanzing are joined by Captain America: Symbol of Truth writer Tochi Onyebuchi and editor Alanna Smith for the panel, which is hosted by Marvel's Ryan Penagos and Lorraine Cink.

Penagos kicks off the panel with a loud cheer of "Hello, Marvelites," and applause erupts in the room as Kelly, Lanzing, Onyebuchi and Smith sit on panel. Penagos and Cink invite all panelists to tell their very own "Marvel Origin Stories" -- describing how they first encountered the heroes of the House of Ideas.

Kelly says he first encountered Marvel and Captain America via a Scholastic Book Fair and began reading Cap in the mid-'90s, right in time for Captain America #405's appearance of the notorious Capwolf. Lanzing says he became an X-Men fan first and found himself facing a ton of impenetrable continuity, but he also learned to love Steve Rogers when reading The Ultimates. "I just love this character forever," Lanzing says.

Onyebuchi calls X-Men: The Animated Series one of the greatest cartoons of the 20th century and his gateway into the comics. Eleven years ago, Onyebuchi also interred in Marvel's New York offices. Smith, meanwhile, says that she first got into Marvel via the 2000 Spider-Man Activision video game and enjoyed Marvel: Ultimate Alliance.

Images of the upcoming Marvel Cinematic Universe film Captain America: New World Order are shown on screen, along with the impending Thunderbolts movie. "You want more Bucky, you want more John Walker, that's going to be the place for you," Penagos says of the movie, which hits theaters in July 2024. Artwork from the upcoming Skydance New Media video game featuring Black Panther and a young Captain America is also shown.

Moving on to comics, Smith describes Sam Wilson's collision course with Black Panther in the pages of Captain America: Symbol of Truth. Meanwhile in Captain America: Sentinel of Liberty, Smith outlines Steve Rogers and Bucky's quest to dismantle the Outer Circle, a shady group that has tapped assassins like the former Winter Soldier himself over the years to upend society. Steve's discovery of the clues hidden in his famous shield -- also the symbol of the Outer Circle -- are also mentioned. "He and Bucky are dealing with the fact that their histories aren't necessarily what they thought they were," Smith says.

Cover art of Captain America: Sentinel of Liberty #6 is shown, along with an interior page by Carmen Carnero and Nolan Woodard of Bucky and Steve clashing against each other, with Steve blocking a blow with his shield. "A lot of our books end up being about friendship," Lanzing says, calling the relationship between the pair iconic, one of the main themes in the book, and comparing it to his writing partnership with Kelly. "Everyone has a bit of Steve and Bucky in them."

"We're taking these characters to a place where they're really at odds with each other," Kelly adds, clarifying that Bucky and Steve would come to blows over the course of their run but ultimately have each other's backs at the end of the day.

Artwork from Captain America: Symbol of Truth is shown, and Onyebuchi talks about how "one of the real joys and privileges of doing this book is I get to build Sam's canon." The conflict Black Panther has with Sam Wilson is paramount to this, and Onyebuchi brings up the difference between a character who is African versus one who is a member of the African American diaspora.

Panels and cover art from Captain America: Symbol of Truth #6 are shown, by Ig Guara and Jesus Aburtov. Onyebuchi delves into the history of Hunter the White Wolf, who debuted in 1998 and reappeared in Issue #1 of the series as a villain. "This man is going to have drip," Onyebuchi jokes, pointing to the character's style and exclaiming how he is designed to be Sam Wilson's opposite. A variant cover of Captain America: Symbol of Truth #10 by Mateus Manhanini shows the two characters fighting each other.

Black and white preview pages from Issue #7 by Guara are revealed next. Ian Rogers -- better known as Nomad, Steve Rogers' adopted son from Dimension Z -- can be seen. Covers for Issues #8 and #9 are revealed, with #8 showing the Joaquín Torres Falcon looking particularly monstrous. "He's going through it, and he's going to continue going through it for some time," Onyebuchi teases, promising developments in the near future.

An amusing Marvel Long Story animated short about the enduring friendship between Steve Rogers and Sam Wilson is next, showing key moments in the characters' histories as they've taken on the Red Skull, MODOK and other foes -- eventually both deciding to share the Captain America mantle.

Finally, the panel gets into the details of "Cold War." Captain America and the Winter Soldier Special #1 is a one-shot arriving in November that kicks off the story. A new look and a new mission for Bucky Barnes are teased, and artwork showing his costume by Carmen Carnero, Alejandro Sanchez and Alex Maleev is debuted. Bucky is maskless, boasting a striking cape with a single star emblazoned across it. His hairstyle has also changed, and he now wears a bun instead of letting everything hang loose.

"We're finally going to show you, explain it all, put it all on the table regarding the Outer Circle," Kelly said of the upcoming revelations in Captain America and the Winter Soldier Special #1, which the panel called technically Captain America: Sentinel of Liberty #6.5.

Captain America: Sentinel of Liberty #7's cover is shown, and Kelly and Lanzing tease the return of Sharon Carter, who appears on the cover alongside Hawkeye, Nick Fury and Black Widow. Kelly and Lanzing add that the issue will delve into Steve creating a new team of operatives.

The new arc of the series, which kicks off in January's Issue #8, features MODOK and Emma Frost, both of whom appear on the cover. Kelly and Lanzing describe "super psychedelia" from Issues #8 to #10, which set the ultimate stage for "Cold War."

"Cold War" comes out in spring 2023, and art showing Steve, Sam, Nomad, White Wolf and Bucky -- wearing his new costume -- is shown. Lanzing says that the crossover was birthed from the idea of uniting all Cap-adjacent characters for one major storyline. "It's the climax of the first two years of both books," Lanzing says, pointing out that both Captain America series would be quite different following the story's conclusion.

"Steve and Sam love each other, but they've both been going through some world-changing things... There's going to be some things for them to work out during this crossover," Onyebuchi says.

"These are superheroes. If you're not putting them through their absolute worst days at all times, then what are they stepping up to?" Kelly asks, pointing out that the heart of the story is "cracking these characters open to show their soft underbellies."

Lanzing says that much of the chaos of recent years in America -- including "how do we move forward in a way that feels unified; how do we honor the symbols [of the United States]" -- was channeled into the series to determine the behavior of Steve Rogers and Sam Wilson.

To break up the seriousness before the very end of the panel, the hosts play a light-hearted "Cap or Crap" factoid game delving into some of Steve's weirder appearances over the years. A few brief questions and answers are touched on in the panel's last few minutes.