Marvel showcases its Asian super heroes with a new title, Marvel's Voices: Identity, written and drawn by some of the foremost Asian creators in comics.
Asian characters have been a part of Marvel for longer than most people realize, says editor Darren Shan. "It's unreal to me that one of Marvel's first Asian super heroes, Jimmy Woo, was first introduced in 1956," said editor Darren Shan. "He predates the Fantastic Four, Spider-Man and the X-Men. It just goes to show that Asians have been an integral part of Marvel's history, both on the page and behind it. So I'm incredibly excited to celebrate that with all these amazing creators, new and established, featuring some of Marvel's greatest (and dare I say it, best) super heroes!"
Wu is featured on the first issue cover, drawn by Jim Cheung, along with Shang-Chi, Jubilee, Ms. Marvel and Silk. Other characters featured inside are Armor, Wave, Silhouette and Silver Samurai. There are five variant covers, including one of Nico Minoru rendered by Peach Momoko, and one of the Uncanny X-Men by Philip Tan.
In a media release, Marvel stated that Marvel's Voices: Identity is "the latest in a far-reaching lineup of one-shots designed to uplift marginalized voices and celebrate the diversity of Marvel Comics’ characters and creators."
Marvel's Voices: Identity #1 is written by Gene Luen Yang, Christina Strain, Maurene Goo, Greg Pak, Sabir Pirzada, Alyssa Wong, Jeremy Holt and Ken Niimura, with art by Marcus To, Jason Loo, Lynne Yohshii Creees Lee, Mashal Ahmed, Whilce Portacio, Alti Firmansyah and Ken Niimura, and cover by Jim Cheung. Variant covers are by Inhyuk Lee, Peach Momoko, Philip Tan, Mashal Ahmed and Rian Gonzales. Marvel's Voices: Identity #1 goes on sale Aug. 25.
Source: Marvel