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Marvel Announces "Power Man & Iron Fist" By Walker & Greene

Marvel has announced via Fast Company that Luke Cage and Daniel Rand are teaming up again. The pair will star in a new volume of "Power Man and Iron Fist," written by David Walker with art from Sanford Greene. Walker is currently writing "Cyborg" for DC Comics while Greene handled art duties on Marvel's "Secret Wars" tie-in series "Runaways."

"About a year ago or so, [Marvel editor] Axel Alonso asked me to list all the characters that I wanted to work with the most," said Walker in the Fast Company announcement. "He said, ‘Don’t be limited -- go as big as you want.’ At the very top of that list were Luke Cage and Danny Rand, and I put in parentheses after their names: ‘as a team.’ Because this was something that I’d wanted to see for years and years. That particular duo, they’re so iconic. As a writer, you love interesting characters, and those two characters are so fun to delve into. They are the ultimate bromantic couple."

Artist Greene is also proud to be working on the new "Power Man and Iron Fist" series. "Growing up as an African-American kid, you identify with these characters," said Greene. "Luke was one of those characters that impacted me. And it was always a dream project to get to work on him. It was the cherry on top to find out it would be Iron Fist as well."

While specific details about the book's contents were kept under wraps, the creative team did mention that they are working on portraying this partnership -- the first time they've co-lead a book since the late '90s "Heroes for Hire" series -- in a way that acknowledges how much they've both grown. After all, Luke Cage is married (to Jessica Jones) and has a daughter now.

"David and Sanford are both extremely well versed in the background of these characters, the world they’re from," said editor Jake Thomas. "But they're also bringing their own style to this. Expect some solid, old-school Marvel characters -- both enemies and allies like, say, Tombstone and Black Mariah—to show up."

Iron Fist and Power Man designs by Sanford Greene.

Walker also used the announcement to speak to the major push for diversity that has been unfolding at mainstream comic publishers over the past year.

"People use the words diversity and representation a lot these days, but it’s important to draw the distinction between diversity and representation being a marketing ploy versus an ideological shift," said Walker. "Saying, ‘This is how I want to live my life, this is how I want to run my business.’ It’s a difficult conversation to have for a lot of people for a lot of different reasons. This particular project has been in development for quite some time -- and during that time, people were blasting Marvel and DC and other publishers about their lack of diversity and representation, but then you’re sitting there at a convention wanting to go, ‘Hey! Guess what book I’m writing!’ but you can’t. Then a book gets announced, like 'Black Panther,' and there were people who were like, ‘Oh, yeah, Marvel just got those guys to shut all the critics up.’ I’m like -- they got a guy who is one of the best writers in the country right now! You can’t broker a deal like that over a weekend, you know? It takes time."

This announcement comes ahead of both characters' television debuts; Luke Cage, played by Mike Colter, will debut in the Netflix series "Jessica Jones" on November 20 before getting his own show, "Luke Cage," in 2016. "Iron Fist," which has not announced any cast members yet, will follow on Netflix sometime later.

Support for "Captain America" Writer Nick Spencer Outpaces Negative Petition

Marvel Comics' "Captain America: Sam Wilson" #1, which touches on the real world sociopolitical issue of illegal immigration in the United States, has proven to be a polarizing release for the publisher, but it looks like those in favor of the issue's contents will end up outnumbering those opposed.

Petitions have been launched on each side of the argument, with one calling for the resignation of series writer Nick Spencer attracting 46 digital signatures as of this writing, and another expressing support for Spencer has drawn 792 backers.

Released last week, "Captain America: Sam Wilson" #1 by Spencer and artist Daniel Acuña depicts former Falcon and current Captain America, Sam Wilson, fighting longtime Cap villains the Sons of the Serpent. In the issue, the ultra-xenophobic Sons of the Serpent are seen attempting to stop illegal immigration -- an action consistent with their earliest portrayals dating back to the 1960s -- and refer to Captain America as "Captain Socialism."

This past Saturday, Fox News' "Fox & Friends" discussed the issue, with pundit Tucker Carlson decrying the Sons of the Serpent as demonized stand-ins for American conservative ideals.

"So who is this Serpent?" Carlson asked. "Is this Serpent an Islamic [extremist], an ISIS member bent on destroying Western civilization? No. The Serpent is an American who has misgivings about unlimited immigration and the costs associated with it. That, according to the comic book, is evil."

“He’s got a new, odd enemy,” Carlson's co-host Clayton Morris said. “Instead of going against Hydra and the typical Captain America villains, he’s going up against conservatives.That’s his new enemy.”

While Spencer received negative feedback over the issue and its subsequent interpretations, there's also been a noticeable outpouring of positivity. In addition to the disparate responses to the two petitions, multiple fellow comic book professionals have shown their support on social media:

dear @nickspencer having been on the receiving end of some fox and friends horseshit in my day let me congratulate you on the sales bump
— BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS (@BRIANMBENDIS) October 19, 2015

Never been jealous of another comic writer, but Fox slamming the new issue of Captain America by @nickspencer has made me green with envy.
— David F Walker (@DavidWalker1201) October 19, 2015

In case you were rooting for them and curious. pic.twitter.com/KWBqOy2ado
— Mark Waid (@MarkWaid) October 20, 2015

As have fans, including at least one who has self-identified as a conservative:

As a #conservative I finished cap America #1 by @nickspencer and thought it was amazing & didn't see the attack on conservatives at all.
— Conservative Hipster (@ConservHipster) October 19, 2015

Spencer himself has commented via Twitter that the book is not meant to be a partisan series, promising that he has plans for good and evil characters on both sides of the political spectrum. "One thing I do hope is conservative readers will give 'Sam Wilson: Captain America' a shot. The book's intent is to be topical, not partisan," he wrote. "I really have no desire to preach to my own choir, or only confirm my own views. There will be villains with ideologies most would consider 'left-wing' and their will be conservative characters shown in a positive light."

"Captain America: Sam Wilson" #1 is on sale now; issue #2 is scheduled for release on Oct. 28.