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The New Warriors is a Marvel Comics superhero team, traditionally consisting of young adult heroes. They first appeared in The Mighty Thor #411 (December 1989). The New Warriors is a team of comic book superheroes in the Marvel Comics universe. ... 2007 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Kevin Grevioux Kevin Grevioux (born in Chicago, Illinois, but spent most of his childhood in Minnesota, Boston, and New Jersey) is an American actor, screenwriter, comic book writer. ... Tom DeFalco (born June 26, 1950) is an American comics writer and editor. ... Ronald Wade Frenz is an American comic book artist born in Pittsburgh, Pa in 1960. ... This article is about the comic book company. ... For the upcoming parody of superhero films, see Superhero!. Batman and Superman, two of the most recognizable and iconic superheroes. ... Thor (often called The Mighty Thor) is a superhero appearing in the Marvel Comics universe. ... Year 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar). ...

General publication history

The New Warriors was originally compiled by writer/editor Tom DeFalco, consisting of the young superheroes Nova, Speedball, Namorita, Marvel Boy, and Firestar, all of whom were once featured in solo series or were supporting characters in more established series. To this mix Defalco added Night Thrasher, an original character to serve as the team's founder and leader. This made them a counterpart to DC Comics’ Teen Titans or a junior version of Marvel’s own Avengers, although the New Warriors were not sidekicks of the Avengers as many of the original Teen Titans were to members of the Justice League. The New Warriors were featured in an eponymous series from 1990 until 1996, which both benefited and suffered from being marketed to the MTV Generation. Tom DeFalco (born June 26, 1950) is an American comics writer and editor. ... Nova, (Richard Rider), is a fictional superhero from Marvel Comics. ... Speedball (Robert Robbie Baldwin) is a fictional superhero in the Marvel Comics universe. ... Namorita Prentiss is a fictional superheroine in the Marvel Universe, commonly known as Nita. ... Vance Astrovik, aka Justice, is a fictional mutant superhero in the Marvel Comics universe. ... For other uses, see Firestar (disambiguation). ... A character of a book, play, movie, TV show or other form of storytelling usually used only to give dimension to a main character, by adding a relationship with this character, although sometimes supporting characters may develop a complexity of their own. ... Night Thrasher is a fictional character, a superhero in the Marvel Comics universe, who first appeared in Thor #411 and was created by Tom DeFalco and Ron Frenz. ... DC Comics is an American comic book and related media company. ... Teen Titans redirects here. ... The Avengers are a fictional superhero team appearing in comic books published by Marvel Comics. ... Sidekicks is a 1992 movie about a kid called Barry Gabrewski who has asthma. ... For the animated television series, see Justice League (TV series) or Justice League Unlimited. ... For the magazine, see Marketing (magazine). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

A short-lived revival was launched in 1999 and a mini-series followed in 2005. In the mini-series, the New Warriors agreed to star in a reality television show to fund their team. A fourth series was launched in June 2007. A miniseries, in a serial storytelling medium, is a production which tells a story in a limited number of episodes. ... Reality television is a genre of television programming which presents purportedly unscripted dramatic or humorous situations, documents actual events, and features ordinary people instead of professional actors. ...

The New Warriors first appeared in issues 411 and 412 of the Marvel Comics title The Mighty Thor. The issues were written by Tom DeFalco, who assembled the team by scanning entries of the Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe and finding characters he felt had been forgotten but were a part of the next generation of superheroes.^{[original research?]} The appearance proved popular and plans were made for a spin-off as part of the informal "Heroes for the '90s" group of new comics Marvel debuted in the first six months of 1990. (The other new titles were RoboCop, Namor, Ghost Rider, Guardians of the Galaxy, and Spider-Man.) Amid derisive comparisons to the New Kids on the Block and predictions of failure before its release, The New Warriors hit comic stands in May 1990. The first issue was written by Fabian Nicieza, drawn by Mark Bagley, and edited by Danny Fingeroth. This article is about the comic book company. ... Thor (often called The Mighty Thor) is a superhero appearing in the Marvel Comics universe. ... Tom DeFalco (born June 26, 1950) is an American comics writer and editor. ... The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe, also known as OHOTMU, is a guide which attempts to detail the fictional universe of Marvel Comics. ... RoboCop is a 1987 cyberpunk,action movie and satire of business-driven capitalism, directed by Paul Verhoeven. ... Namor the Sub-Mariner is a fictional comic-book character in the Marvel Comics Universe, and one of the first superheroes, debuting in Spring 1939. ... Ghost Rider is the name of several fictional supernatural anti-heroes in the Marvel Comics universe. ... The Guardians of the Galaxy are a fictional superhero team active in the 31st century in an alternate timeline that is a version of the Marvel Universe. ... Peter Parker: Spider-Man, often simply titled Spider-Man, is a comic book series published by Marvel Comics starring Spider-Man. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Cover to New Warriors #1 (July, 1990), one of Niciezas earliest successes. ... Bagleys cover for Ultimate Spider-Man #65. ... Danny Fingeroth is a comic book writer and editor, better known for a long stint as Group Editor of the Spider-Man books at Marvel Comics. ...

To the surprise of its detractors, the comic became a hit, garnering an enthusiastic readership and strong sales. A second printing of the first issue was released in the summer of 1991. A trade paperback collection of the Thor appearances and the first four issues of New Warriors was published a year later, a decade before such repackaging became a standard in the comic industry. (The trade New Warriors: Beginnings has since gone out-of-print.) In comics, a trade paperback (TPB or simply trade) specifically refers to a collection of stories originally published in comic books reprinted in book format, usually capturing one story arc from a single title or a series of stories with a connected story arc or common theme from one or...

Bagley remained with the title until issue 25, leaving for a career-defining stint with Amazing Spider-Man. Darick Robertson came on as the series' second regular artist. His expressive and dynamic style helped maintain the series' strength, which soon supported the notion of several spin-off titles. Nicieza pitched a four-issue limited series, Night Thrasher: Four Control, and in the fall of 1992 Marvel published it to test the possibility of a New Warriors franchise. Bagley provided cover art with Dave Hoover penciling the interior artwork. The experiment succeeded and a monthly Night Thrasher series appeared the following summer. Javier Saltares initially provided art but abruptly left the title after only two issues. David Boller was in place as the new regular penciler by issue 4, although Saltares briefly returned for issue 5. Issue 6 dealt with gang war and racial tension, and was reprinted in The Best of Marvel 1994 anthology. Nova (vol. 2), a second New Warriors spin-off, again written by Nicieza, was published at the end of 1993. Chris Marrinan remained the regular artist for its entire run. A third spin-off was planned to coincide with the fiftieth issue of The New Warriors where a second team of Warriors would star in their own series. However, Marvel decided that sales were too weak, as the comic industry as a whole had begun to contract. The second Warriors book was scuttled. The second team was rumored to be Bandit's reserve team (Hindsight, Darkhawk, Dagger, Turbo, Alex Power of Power Pack and Lady Sphinx). Despite the decision not to start this second series, a four-issue Justice: Four Balance limited series written by Nicieza, with art by Craig Brasfield still made it to print in 1994. Spider-Man swinging around his hometown, New York City. ... Cover of Transmetropolitan: Lust for Life Darick W. Robertson is an artist from San Mateo, California, United States. ... Dave Hoover is an American comic book artist. ... Bandit (Donyell Taylor) is a mutant adventurer in the Marvel Comics Universe. ... Hindsight (Carlton Lafroyge) is a Marvel Comics character appearing in the New Warriors series. ... Darkhawk is a fictional character, a superhero in the Marvel Comics universe. ... Cloak and Dagger (Tyrone Ty Johnson & Tandy Bowen) are a fictional teenage mutant comic book superhero duo in the Marvel Comics universe. ... Turbo is the name of two fictional characters in the Marvel Comics universe. ... For the 1965 American military operation, see Operation Power Pack For other uses of the term, see Power pack The Power Pack is a team of fictional child superheroes in the Marvel Comics universe. ... The original Sphinx. ...

Robertson and long-time inker Larry Mahlstedt left the series with issue 50. Robertson went on to co-create and draw the critically-acclaimed Transmetropolitan. Richard Pace and Bruce Patterson were brought in as the new art team, but Pace's style was not well-received. Facing burn-out from his immense workload, Nicieza simultaneously pulled out from Nova with issue 7 and Night Thrasher with issue 12. Marrinan took over writing Nova and remained as artist. After a two-issue story by Dan Slott and Guy Dorian, Kurt Busiek and Art Nichols became the regular team on Night Thrasher. Three months after dropping the spin-off titles, Nicieza dropped New Warriors with issue 53. Evan Skolnick, Nicieza's former assistant, followed as writer. Patrick Zircher was brought in to replace Pace as penciler beginning with issue 55. Transmetropolitan is a postcyberpunk comic book series written by Warren Ellis with art by Darick Robertson and published by DC Comics. ... Bruce Patterson (born January 29, 1965 in Ayr) was a Scottish cricketer. ... Dan Slott Dan Slott is an American comic book writer best known for Avengers: The Initiative and She-Hulk. ... Kurt Busiek (born September 16, 1960) is a comic book writer. ... Evan Skolnick is a writer, editor and producer who has created content in a wide variety of media including newspapers, magazines, comic books, books, websites, CD-ROMs, computer games and video games. ... Cover to Cable and Deadpool #12 by Zircher Patrick Zircher is a comic book artist and penciller. ...

The loss of Nicieza and the shrinking comic market of the mid-90s took their toll. Night Thrasher was canceled with issue 21. Nova soon followed, ending with issue 18. The Skolnick/Zircher team remained on New Warriors, securing a temporary sales increase with the inclusion of the Scarlet Spider on the team. However, sales continued downward until Marvel canceled the series with issue 75 in 1996. This article is about the fictional character. ...

Membership

Main article: List of New Warriors members

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New Warriors (vol. 1)

Fictional history

Dwayne Taylor, the vigilante known as Night Thrasher meticulously researches a group of young heroes to help him wage a war on crime. They are Richard Rider AKA "(Kid) Nova", Angelica Jones AKA Firestar and Vance Astrovik AKA Marvel Boy. During their first battle with Terrax, a former herald of Galactus, they are joined by Namorita and Robbie Baldwin AKA Speedball. They defeat Terrax, but the Avengers unintentionally end up taking the credit. The team decides to stay together and Speedball dubs them the New Warriors after a news report he had seen on the battle.^[1] Night Thrasher is a fictional character, a superhero in the Marvel Comics universe, who first appeared in Thor #411 and was created by Tom DeFalco and Ron Frenz. ... Nova, (Richard Rider), is a fictional superhero from Marvel Comics. ... For other uses, see Firestar (disambiguation). ... Vance Astrovik, aka Justice, is a fictional mutant superhero in the Marvel Comics universe. ... Terrax the Tamer is a fictional supervillain in the Marvel Comics universe. ... It has been suggested that Power Cosmic be merged into this article or section. ... Namorita Prentiss is a fictional superheroine in the Marvel Universe, commonly known as Nita. ... For the mutant formerly known as Penance, see Hollow (Marvel Comics) Robert Robbie Baldwin is a fictional superhero character that appears in Marvel Comics. ... The Avengers are a fictional superhero team appearing in comic books published by Marvel Comics. ...

The newly created team gets involved in a fight between Thor and Juggernaut,^[2] helping Thor to send the Juggernaut to another dimension. In the team's second issue Night Thrasher's past comes back to haunt him as the brother and sister team of Midnight's Fire and Silhouette is introduced. Next, the corporation Genetech hires the Mad Thinker to gather information on the New Warriors in order to create their own superhumans, resulting in their battle with Genetech's team of superhumans, Psionex.^[3] The Warriors travel to stop a superhuman named Star Thief that is destroying space launches, with Namorita, Marvel Boy and Firestar ending up on the Moon with the Inhumans. The Team minus Night Thrasher travels to Brazil to rescue Speedball's mother from an environmental terrorist group and battle the Force of Nature. Night Thrasher stays behind to patch things up with Silhouette and confronts the Punisher. Upon the Warriors return to New York, their headquarters (the Ambrose building) is trashed in a battle with the Hellions for the claim of Firestar.^[4] Thor (often called The Mighty Thor) is a superhero appearing in the Marvel Comics universe. ... The Juggernaut (Cain Marko) is a Marvel Comics character, created by writer Stan Lee and artist/co-writer Jack Kirby. ... Midnights Fire is a fictional supervillain in the Marvel Comics universe. ... Silhouette is a fictional character, a superhero in the Marvel Comics universe. ... Psionex were a group of supervillains who appeared as enemies of the New Warriors. ... Star Thief, (Ditmal Pirval) is a fictional Marvel Comics character. ... The Inhumans are a fictional race of superhumans in the Marvel Comics Universe, created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby. ... The Force of Nature is a group of super villains in the Marvel Comics Universe who each have elemental themed powers: earth, fire, water, and wind. ... The Punisher is a fictional vigilante in the Marvel Comics Universe. ... The Hellions were the names of several groups of fictional characters in the Marvel Comics universe. ...

The Folding Circle

Their next adventure involves the transforming of the world into an alternate one, at the whim of Meryet Karim, the second Sphinx. This is undone by the New Warriors Nova, Marvel Man (Marvel Boy's alternate counterpart), Firestar, and Dwayne Taylor (who is not Night Thrasher in this reality).^[5] The New Warriors, together with a few Psionex members, the Fantastic Four, and the Silver Surfer, fight a revitalized Terrax some time after.^[6] Around this time, Silhouette joins, and the New Warriors meet Avenger Rage and solo hero Darkhawk. The Left Hand has also begun collecting random superpowered individuals for a team he names the Folding Circle, one member being Silhouette's brother Midnight's Fire. The original Sphinx. ... For other uses, see Fantastic Four (disambiguation). ... This article is about the comic book character. ... Silhouette is a fictional character, a superhero in the Marvel Comics universe. ... Rage (Elvin Daryl Halliday, sometimes misspelled Holliday) is a fictional character, a comic book superhero in the Marvel Comics universe. ... Darkhawk is a fictional character, a superhero in the Marvel Comics universe. ... Diego Casseas, better known as Left Hand, is a member of the Marvel Comics supervillain group, the Folding Circle. ... The Folding Circle are a team of comic book supervillains in Marvel Comics universe. ... Midnights Fire is a fictional supervillain in the Marvel Comics universe. ...

Marvel Boy is found guilty in New Warriors (vol. 1) #25. Art by Mark Bagley.

Night Thrasher and the team come to a moral crossroads in a mission involving cocaine, and Thrasher leaves the team. Before that, he discovers that his legal guardian, Andrew Chord, has been betraying him for an unidentified period of time. Night Trasher then comes into contact with the Folding Circle.^[7] Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (925x462, 1095 KB) Summary Marvel Boy is found guilty in New Warriors (vol. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (925x462, 1095 KB) Summary Marvel Boy is found guilty in New Warriors (vol. ... Vance Astrovik, aka Justice, is a fictional mutant superhero in the Marvel Comics universe. ... Bagleys cover for Ultimate Spider-Man #65. ... Chord (his first name Andrew is rarely referenced) is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe. ...

Returning home after a particularly tough battle against Gideon, Marvel Boy accidentally kills his father when his father attacks him (as he has done in the past). Marvel Boy is arrested and found guilty of negligent homicide, while Firestar reveals her love for him.^[8] History The immortal Gideon was a member of the Externals and was an enemy of X-Force before dying at the hands of Selene. ... Negligent homicide is a charge brought against persons, who by inaction, allow others under their care to die. ...

With previously unrevealed abilities, Tai (Thrasher's surrogate mother) confronts and seemingly kills Silhouette. Silhouette survives and assembles the remaining New Warriors. They learn from Chord of a mystical plot to take control of the world in Cambodia, and they recruit Rage and Darkhawk to help them. The Folding Circle also travels to Cambodia. The New Warriors (with later help of the Folding Circle) fight Tai, who reveals her plans for world domination. Tai is defeated and sacrificed in a mystical well along with the Left Hand. In the end, Thrasher rejoins the Warriors.^[9] Tai. ... Silhouette is a fictional character, a superhero in the Marvel Comics universe. ... Rage (Elvin Daryl Halliday, sometimes misspelled Holliday) is a fictional character, a comic book superhero in the Marvel Comics universe. ... Darkhawk is a fictional character, a superhero in the Marvel Comics universe. ...

After the adventure Rage is kicked out of the Avengers and Speedball invites him to join the New Warriors. Meanwhile, just having been convicted of his father's murder, Marvel Boy is being escorted to the Vault via a Guardsman-guarded prison van. Nova, Namorita, and Firestar try to free him from the van, but he refuses, determined to serve his sentence. Firestar and Marvel Boy share one last moment and declare their love for one another.^[10]

Namorita as leader

Night Thrasher leaves the team to put the Taylor Foundation in order, and Namorita assumes leadership. The team meet Turbo (Michiko "Mickey" Musashi),^[11] and get involved in the civil war in the country Trans-Sabal. Although they eventually retreat, the actions of the Warriors (most notably Namorita) have not helped the country.^[12] Meanwhile, Silhouette has gone missing and Speedball's parents split up. Speedball moves to New York with his mother to be closer to the New Warriors. Turbo is the name of two fictional characters in the Marvel Comics universe. ...

The team faces the new villain Darkling and meet Cloak and Dagger and a second Turbo (Michael Jeffries).^[13] Marvel Boy adapts to prison life and becomes good friends with the guards, most notably the man who would become Hybrid. Marvel Boy helps find a compromise between the inmates and the Vault staff, quelling an inmate uprising^[14]. Meanwhile, Carlton LaFroyge (Hindsight Lad), Speedball's new neighbor, blackmails him into giving him Warriors membership after Carlton discovers Speedball's secret identity.^[15] Cloak and Dagger (Tyrone Ty Johnson & Tandy Bowen) are a fictional teenage mutant comic book superhero duo in the Marvel Comics universe. ... Turbo is the name of two fictional characters in the Marvel Comics universe. ... Hybrid is a fictional antihero of the Marvel Universe. ... Hindsight (Carlton LaFroyge), formerly Hindsight Lad, is a fictional character from the Marvel Comics universe that appeared primarily in the New Warriors series. ...

Some time afterward, Namorita has a one night stand with Kimeiko Ashu, a former adversary of Night Thrasher (unknown to her at that time). Ashu steals Namorita's address book, discovering the secret identities of the Warriors and kidnapping their families. Rage's grandmother, the last member of his family, accidentally dies. In retaliation, Rage kills Ashu.^[16] Night Thrasher justifies Rage's actions in court and the judge rules in Rage's favour and he is released into Chord's custody. Namorita leaves the team, feeling guilty.^[17] One Night Stand is an HBO Stand-up Series that first aired February 15, 1989. ...

Nova is attacked by Garthan Saal, a Nova centurion, and after a conflict between the Warriors, Saal, Firelord, Air-Walker, and a power-mad Nova, Xandar is restored. Nova is promoted to the rank of Centurion Prime and allowed to return to Earth to continue his activities as a superhero.^[18] Firelord is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics Universe. ... Air-Walker, is a fictional comic book character. ...

Meanwhile, Namorita faces trouble in Atlantis, and is captured. Her body is undergoing a cellular change, as a result of her being a clone, into a blue-skinned Atlantean. After a conversation with Namor, she renames herself Kymaera and decides to rejoin the New Warriors. Later, Marvel Boy is released on parole, but after anti-mutant attacks on his mother, decides not to rejoin the New Warriors, instead joining Shinobi Shaw and the Upstarts (as planned by him and Thrasher) and renaming himself Justice.^[19] Namor the Sub-Mariner is a fictional character featured in the Marvel Comics Universe, and one of the oldest superhero characters. ... Shinobi Shaw, also known as the second Black King, is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics Marvel Universe. ... The Upstarts were a group of comic book supervillains in the Marvel Comics with strong ties to the Hellfire Club. ...

"Child's Play"

Main article: Child's Play (comics)

Soon after, the "Child's Play" arc begins, with the Upstarts going on what is called the Younghunt, a mission to capture all of the surviving New Mutants (who are by then called X-Force) and Hellions. This competition brings the Upstarts into conflict with the Warriors (Firestar is a former Hellion) and X-Force. The Upstarts capture most of their targets, but Paige Guthrie convinces the Gamesmaster to play another game: instead of killing mutants, the Upstarts should try to find and train young mutants like herself. The Gamesmaster is intrigued and cancels the competition.^[20] Marvels 1994 Childs Play crossover stars the New Warriors, X-Force, and the Upstarts. ... Marvels 1994 Childs Play crossover stars the New Warriors, X-Force, and the Upstarts. ... The New Mutants is the name of two defunct Marvel Comics superhero teams, as well as the title of two series featuring those teams. ... X-Force was a Marvel Comics superhero team, one of many spin-offs of the popular X-Men franchise. ... Husk (Paige Elisabeth Guthrie) is a fictional character from Marvel Comics. ...

"Time And Time Again"

Shortly thereafter, the original Sphinx returns, stealing a portion of the power held by Meryet Karim whom the New Warriors had earlier encountered in New Warriors (vol. 1) #10-13 and plans his revenge against the Warriors, transporting away its eight active members (Night Thrasher, Nova, Kymaera, Justice, Firestar, Speedball, Silhouette and Rage) to different places in the time-stream. In response, Hindsight Lad and Bandit gather a new team of Warriors (Alex Power - Powerpax, Cloak and Dagger, Darkhawk, Turbo) to go and rescue the others. They succeed and the two teams of Warriors combat the Sphinx together, who surrenders after learning of his own true nature.^[21] In New Warriors #51 the team is restructured as the Mad Thinker again advises the team, especially on the difficulties of growing up as individuals as a team. The main team are the six original founders (Thrasher, Nova, Firestar, Justice, Kymaera and Speedball) as well as Rage, while Hindsight Lad, Dagger and Alex Power become reserve members. Bandit and Silhouette leave the team. Bandit (Donyell Taylor) is a mutant adventurer in the Marvel Comics Universe. ... Alex Power is a fictional character in Marvel Comics universe. ...

Later, they face the Psionex team again and travel to the country of Zäire, where the team is captured by the Soldiers of Misfortune.^[22] At the end of the battle Kymeara is brainwashed and teleports away along with the villains.^[23] Night Thrasher and Rage leave the team after a falling out over their absence on the team's previous mission, and the team also fights an enraged Namor, who eventually decides to help the team in their search of Kymeara.^[24]

The Warriors help out with a UN peace conference, assisted by Sabra. Nova loses his powers and Turbo and Alex Power become full members while Hindsight Lad becomes simply Hindsight. Night Thrasher and Rage decide to start training Psionex.^[25] Next, the team involves themselves into "Maximum Clonage", fighting and capturing Helix, and the Scarlet Spider joins the team afterwards.^[26] Sabra (Ruth Bat-Seraph) is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe. ... Helix (Rafael Carago) is a fictional character, a mutant superhero in the Marvel Comics universe. ... This article is about the fictional character. ...

The team faces Psionex again, now lead by former Warrior Night Thrasher, and also deal with a young girl Rina Patel who has seen a vision of the future in which Speedball dies.^[27] Speedball has had trouble controlling his powers.^[28] They are almost able to retrieve Kymaera from the Soldiers of Misfortune, but fail.^[29] The team next deal with an impostor Scarlet Spider after the real Scarlet Spider replaces Spider-Man.^[30] Timeslip (Rina Patel) is a fictional mutant character, a Marvel Comics superhero and the last addition to the New Warriors before the cancellation of their original series. ...

"Future Shock"

Darrion Grobe explains his predicament in New Warriors (vol. 1) #70, art by Patrick Zircher.

Eventually, the team come into contact with the Guardians of the Galaxy, who are searching for Speedball, calling him a time anomaly, before they disappear again. The Sphinx returns, citing the same reasons, and kills Speedball. Another player, Advent comes into play, killing all of the Warriors but Timeslip. Advent is a time-traveler, trying to alter time so that the future will be molded to his own wish. His son, Darrion Grobe seeks to stop him, and creates a duplicate of Speedball's body from when he was trapped in the kinetic dimension during "Time And Time Again", so that he can travel to the first alteration point, leaving the actual Speedball in the kinetic dimension, meaning that Darrion Grobe replaced Speedball from New Warriors (vol. 1) #50 and onwards. Instead of dying, the New Warriors are transported to the year 2092, where they have seven minutes to save themselves before reality is unmade and stop Advent. Meanwhile, the Sphinx takes care of Advent in 1996, thereby stopping Advent in 2092 as well. The New Warriors are lead into the kinetic dimension by a hologram of Darrion Grobe, and with the help of Timeslip and the real Speedball, are able to return their proper time.^[31] Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (469x601, 151 KB) Summary Page 17 from New Warriors (vol. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (469x601, 151 KB) Summary Page 17 from New Warriors (vol. ... Cover to Cable and Deadpool #12 by Zircher Patrick Zircher is a comic book artist and penciller. ... The Guardians of the Galaxy are a fictional superhero team active in the 31st century in an alternate timeline that is a version of the Marvel Universe. ...

Volume's end

Cover to New Warriors (vol. 1) #75, the double-sized finale to the series' run. Pencils by Patrick Zircher.

Later, a rogue faction of Hydra reveals that it has been living in the team's basement even before the team moved in, but they are stopped by the combined actions of the Warriors and the Avengers.^[32] Helix and Turbo (Michiko) both decide to leave, but Turbo is confronted by a man called Dan Jones, who has come to reclaim the Torpedo suit the Turbos wear. Dan Jones is in fact the last Dire Wraith Volx, an enemy the Warriors fought against before and who killed the other Turbo (Mike). Volx claims the suit and kidnaps Friday (the Kymellian spaceship which is not only an ally of Power Pack, but also of the Warriors). Image File history File links NW75. ... Image File history File links NW75. ... Cover to Cable and Deadpool #12 by Zircher Patrick Zircher is a comic book artist and penciller. ... HYDRA is a terrorist organization in the fictional Marvel Universe. ... The Avengers are a fictional superhero team appearing in comic books published by Marvel Comics. ... Helix (Rafael Carago) is a fictional character, a mutant superhero in the Marvel Comics universe. ... The Dire Wraiths are a fictional extraterrestrial race that is part of the Marvel Comics Universe. ...

With the help of the Thinker, Night Thrasher and Rage rescue Namorita from the Soldiers of Misfortune, while the Warriors join forces with Garthan Saal to stop Volx, almost leading to the death of Friday. During the adventure, Firestar asks Justice to marry her, to which he happily agrees. Night Thrasher, Rage, and Namorita join their former teammates, thanks to the Thinker, and Garthan Saal sacrifices himself against Volx, transferring his powers to Nova. Eventually, the reunited New Warriors defeat Volx, at the cost of Timeslip's powers. Timeslip sabotages the power neutralizer Volx meant to use to rid every superhuman on Earth of their powers. Turbo decides to use the suit to continue on in Mike's honor, and Alex Power decides to leave the team, believing that Power Pack could've defeated Volx without nearly destroying Friday. Night Thrasher, Namorita, and Rage rejoin the Warriors as old grudges are mended and the team comes full circle.^[33]

New Warriors (vol. 2)

New Warriors (vol. 2) #1 (October, 1999)

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Publication history

A short-lived relaunch began in 1999 and ran for 11 issues. It was written by Jay Faerber and penciled by a variety of artists, including Steve Scott, Karl Kerschl and Jamal Igle. Faerber and Igle would go on to collaborate on several other projects. Original members Namorita, Nova, and Speedball were joined by returning member Turbo and new members Bolt and Aegis. The last was an all-new character, reminiscent of Night Thrasher being the only new character among the original team. A promotional issue #0 was given away with Wizard Magazine. Jay Faerber is a comic book writer known for his work on Generation X and New Warriors for Marvel Comics, and The Titans and Connor: Spotlight for DC Comics. ... Karl Kerschl is a comic book artist, best known for his work for DC Comics. ... Jamal Yaseem Igle ( born July 19, 1972 in Harlem, New York ) is an American comic book artist. ... Bolt (real name Christopher Bradley) is a young mutant in the Marvel Universe with the ability to generate and expel electricity from his body. ... Aegis is a fictional African American superhero in the Marvel Comics universe. ... Wizard: The Comics Magazine is a magazine about comic books, published monthly in the United States. ...

Fictional history

Speedball tries to assemble a new team after they disbanded between the first and second volume, but initially fails. Nova and Namorita arrive to cheer him up when they are called in to fight Blastaar, and they are quickly aided by Turbo, Justice, Firestar, Bolt, and new hero Aegis. Although Justice and Firestar decline to rejoin the team, the other heroes agree to reform the New Warriors.^[34] Shortly thereafter, they fight the Eugenix group, who try to kill Namorita for being a clone.^[35] Blastaar, sometimes called the Living Bomb-Burst, is a Marvel Comics supervillain. ... Bolt (real name Christopher Bradley) is a young mutant in the Marvel Universe with the ability to generate and expel electricity from his body. ... Aegis is a fictional African American superhero in the Marvel Comics universe. ...

They next involve themselves in a gang war, on behest of Aegis, that leads to their headquarters being destroyed and the team being ambushed by the villains Heavy Mettle, hired by Joe Silvermane, formerly Blackwing). They move into a new HQ, a firehouse supplied by a firefighter named Dalton Beck (who is actually the villain Firestrike) as a ploy by Silvermane so that he can attain Turbo's suit.^[36] They also team up with Generation X to stop the new villain Biohazard.^[37] After an adventure in the subway, Turbo decides to trust Dalton with her secret identity, and Firestrike hesitates, but eventually decides to not kill Turbo. She uncovers his identity as Firestrike accidentally, but he surrenders and assists the Warriors in apprehending Silvermane.^[38] However,the two lovers are forced to split up as Beck enters the Federal Witness Protection Program. Generation X was a Marvel Comics superhero team, a 1990s-era X-Men junior team. ...

In Seattle, Night Thrasher and Iron Fist fight the Hand, who are able to kidnap Iron Fist. Night Thrasher calls in the Warriors to help him. They are able to find Iron Fist and their opponent the Junzo Muto, but the ritual of stealing Iron Fist's powers has already been completed. Junzo initially defeats them thanks to their lack of teamwork, but finds his match in Night Thrasher. Fatigue strikes however, and the Warriors are forced to retreat.^[39] They next face the rogue sentient Iron Man and are promptly defeated, before the rogue Iron Man armor sacrifices its existence to save Tony Stark from dying.^[40] Iron Fist (Daniel Danny Thomas Rand-Kai) is a fictional character, a superhero martial artist in the Marvel Comics universe. ... The Hand is a group of fictional supervillains in the Marvel Comics universe. ... Iron Man (Anthony Edward Tony Stark) is a fictional comic book superhero in the Marvel Comics universe. ...

In the last issue of the series (New Warriors (vol. 2) #10) the team (minus Nova and Speedball) travels to Olympus, brought there by Hercules, and meet Zeus. Aegis is accused of stealing his magical breastplate by Hercules, but it was in fact a gift from Athena. During the following battle with Hercules, Aegis proves his worth and he is accepted by both Hercules and Zeus. Bolt also decides to reveal that he is sick with the Legacy Virus to the team, and in the last pages, Night Thrasher, seeing the good the Warriors having been doing lately, decides to return to the team. He is happily accepted. Ultragirl and Slapstick later join as well. For the DC Comics version of Hercules, see Hercules (DC Comics) . Hercules is a fictional character, an Olympian demigod and superhero in the Marvel Comics Universe, based on the mythological demigod and hero called Heracles by the Greeks and Hercules by the Romans. ... For other instances of the Greek God in comics, see Zeus (comics). ... In the fictional Marvel Universe, the Legacy Virus was a devastating plague that ripped through the mutant population, killing hundreds and mutating so that it affected baseline humans as well, until it was cured almost overnight by the sacrifice of the superhero Colossus, a member of the X-Men. ... Ultragirl is a character from Marvel Comics. ... Slapstick (Steve Harmon) is a Marvel Comics superhero created in the early nineties. ...

New Warriors (vol. 3)

New Warriors (vol. 3) #1 (June, 2005)

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Publication history

A six issue mini-series of the title was released starting in June 2005, written by Zeb Wells and illustrated by Skottie Young, and featuring the team as the stars of a reality TV show. The line-up includes previous members Night Thrasher, Speedball, Nova, and Namorita, along with one new character, Microbe. A second new character, Debrii, joined in issue 4. Both characters debuted in the series, much like Night Thrasher shortly before volume 1 and Aegis in volume 2. A trade paperback collection of all six issues was released in January 2006. Microbe (Zachary Smith Jr. ... Debrii (Deborah Fields) is a fictional mutant character, a superhero from Marvel Comics. ...

"Civil War"

Main article: Civil War (comics)

The New Warriors, including Night Thrasher, Speedball, Namorita, and Microbe (Nova had gone into space to play a part in Marvel's Annihilation storyline), take part in a televised fight with a group of supervillains which include Nitro, Speedfreek, Cobalt Man and Coldheart. During the fight, Nitro explodes killing hundreds of people in Stamford, CT, including most of the New Warriors and possibly his fellow villains. This serves as the start of the "Marvel Civil War" story arc. Civil War is a Marvel Comics summer 2006 crossover event, based around a core limited series of the same name written by Mark Millar and penciled by Steve McNiven. ... Night Thrasher is a fictional character, a superhero in the Marvel Comics universe, who first appeared in Thor #411 and was created by Tom DeFalco and Ron Frenz. ... For the mutant formerly known as Penance, see Hollow (Marvel Comics) Robert Robbie Baldwin is a fictional superhero character that appears in Marvel Comics. ... Namorita Prentiss is a fictional superheroine in the Marvel Universe, commonly known as Nita. ... Microbe (Zachary Smith Jr. ... Artists conception of a white dwarf star accreting hydrogen from a larger companion A nova (pl. ... Annihilation is a Marvel Comics 2006 crossover event highlighting several relatively under-used outer space-related characters in the Marvel Universe. ... Nitro is the name of a Marvel Comics supervillain. ... Speedfreak is a fictional superhero in the Marvel Comics universe. ... Cobalt Man (Ralph Roberts) is a fictional supervillain in the Marvel Comics universe. ... Coldheart is a fictional supervillain in the Marvel Comics universe. ... Civil War is a Marvel Comics summer 2006 crossover event, based around a core limited series of the same name written by Mark Millar and penciled by Steve McNiven. ...

Throughout the story arc, three former New Warriors (Justice, Silhouette, and Debrii) join Captain America's Secret Avengers, an underground coalition of anti-registration superheroes.

A listing of the Warriors on DestroyAllWarriors.com, a fictional anti-Warriors website created by Hindsight Lad, showed all of the Warriors involved as killed, as well as cameraman John Fernandez.^[41] The explosion throws Speedball hundreds of miles into Upstate New York. Although he survived the blast, he was depowered due to a kinetic overload.^[42] Two unfortunate men who found his body after the blast are accidentally killed when his body releases its stored kinetic energy.

Speedball seems to be depowered, and is imprisoned, facing criminal charges for the Stamford disaster. However, he regains his powers, which are now activated whenever he experiences pain. Feeling guilty for his role in the deaths of so many people, Speedball takes on the new identity of Penance and joins the government-funded Thunderbolts. He, Justice, and Nova are the only founding members to still be active superheroes. Firestar decides to retire from the superhero business altogether.^[43] Former New Warrior Aegis appears in X-Factor #9, escaping from S.H.I.E.L.D.'s Superhuman Restraint Unit with the help of Jamie Madrox, the Multiple Man. Justice, Silhouette, Debrii, Rage, Timeslip, Zero-G and Aegis all appear on the cover of Avengers: The Initiative #1 as a part of the 142 registered superheroes.^[44] Justice has a prominent role in this series as trainer to the recruits. Turbo and Darkhawk are members of the Loners, and Bolt died some time ago. For the mutant formerly known as Penance, see Hollow (Marvel Comics) Robert Robbie Baldwin is a fictional superhero character that appears in Marvel Comics. ... For other uses, see Thunderbolt (comics). ... S.H.I.E.L.D. (originally an acronym for Supreme Headquarters, International Espionage, Law-Enforcement Division, changed in 1991 to Strategic Hazard Intervention, Espionage and Logistics Directorate) is a fictional counterterrorism and intelligence agency in the Marvel Universe that often deals with superhuman threats. ... The Superhuman Restraint Unit is a fictional group in the Marvel Comics universe. ... For the rapper of Twiztid, see Jamie Spaniolo. ... Alex Power is a fictional character in Marvel Comics universe. ... Loners (originally named Excelsior) are a group of Marvel Comics characters, a support group for former teenage superheroes, founded by Turbo of the New Warriors and Phil Urich, the heroic former Green Goblin. ...

New Warriors (vol. 4)

New Warriors (vol. 4) #1 (June, 2007) featuring Wondra

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Publication history

The fourth volume of the New Warriors is one of the new team books debuting out of Civil War.^[45] The new team has one returning member from the original group, (Night Thrasher), while everyone else is new to the team.^[46][47]

The series is written by Kevin Grevioux, writer of the film Underworld, with Paco Medina as the artist. The series made its debut in June 2007. Editor Axel Alonso has further mentioned that the team will be made up of "superheroes you already know, sporting new superhero identities".^[48] The new team includes potential recruit Sofia Mantega, (the de-powered mutant formerly known as Wind Dancer), a "resurrected" Night Thrasher, and "new" characters Wondra (Jubilation Lee, formerly known as the X-Man Jubilee),^[49] Tempest (Angel Salvadore, a former student of the Xavier Institute),^[50] , Blackwing (Barnell "Barry" Bohusk, formerly known as Beak),^[51] Decibel (Jonothon Starsmore, formerly known as Chamber), Longstrike (Christine, formerly known as Tattoo) ^[50] and her brother Phaser (Christian)^[52], Skybolt (Vin), and Ripcord.^[47] The group uses stolen technology, such as a shrinking formula based on Bill Foster's derivative of Pym Particles^[50] Spider-Man's webbing, Stiltman's telescopic legs and arms, and Wakandan technology, in their war on crime.^[53] It is also revealed that Longstrike and Phaser are sister and brother. Longstrike is killed by Cancer a member of the Zodiac.^[50] Kevin Grevioux Kevin Grevioux (born in Chicago, Illinois, but spent most of his childhood in Minnesota, Boston, and New Jersey) is an American actor, screenwriter, comic book writer. ... Underworld is a 2003 action-horror film about the secret history of vampire and werewolves, where the latter are referred to as Lycan as an abbreviated form of lycanthrope. ... Wind Dancer (Sofía Mantega Barrett) is a fictional character, a mutant in the Marvel Universe, one of the student body in the Xavier Institute, and a member of the New Mutants squad therein. ... Night Thrasher is a fictional character, a superhero in the Marvel Comics universe, who first appeared in Thor #411 and was created by Tom DeFalco and Ron Frenz. ... Wondra (Jubilation Lee, formerly known as Jubilee) is a fictional character, a Marvel Comics superheroine associated with the X-Men. ... Angel Salvadore, often simply called Angel, is a fictional character created by Grant Morrison and Ethan Van Sciver. ... Blackwing (Barnell Bohusk), formerly known as Beak, is the name of a fictional character associated with the X-Men and its spinoff the Exiles. ... Chamber (Jonothon Jono Evan Starsmore) is a fictional character, a Marvel Comics superhero associated with the X-Men. ... Tattoo, later Longstrike, is a fictional mutant character in the Marvel Comics Universe. ... Dr. Bill Foster, known variously as Black Goliath, the second Giant-Man, and the fourth Goliath, is a fictional character, a comic book superhero in the Marvel Comics universe. ... Dr. Henry Hank Pym is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics Universe, created by writer Stan Lee and artist/co-plotter Jack Kirby. ... Spider-Man swinging around his hometown, New York City. ... Stilt-Man is the name of a fictional character, a supervillain in the Marvel Comics Universe. ... Cancer is a fictional character in the Marvel Universe. ... The Zodiac is a fictional criminal cartel in the Marvel Comics universe. ...

In Avengers: The Initiative #6 Gauntlet is left battered with 'NW' (the New Warriors tag) sprayed on him. In that same issue it is revealed that former New Warrior Slapstick attacked Gauntlet out of revenge for the man's comments about his dead friends while drilling The Initiative recruits. Gauntlet is a fictional character on the television show X-Men Evolution. ... Slapstick (Steve Harmon) is a Marvel Comics superhero created in the early nineties. ...

Alternate versions

New Warriors (MC2)

In the alternate time line known as MC2, Spider-Girl reforms the New Warriors and fights with them. However, when Spider-Girl makes a truce with supervillains Funny Face and Angel Face, the team shuns her. Characters from the MC2 universe. ... Spider-Girl (May Mayday Parker) is a fictional character, a comic book superheroine active in an alternate future of the Marvel Comics universe. ...

The new roster includes the Buzz, Raptor, Darkdevil, the Golden Goblin and the twin crimefighters sharing the identity of Ladyhawk. The team receives support from Normie Osborn, including unlisted cellphones. The Buzz is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics series Spider-Girl. ... The Raptor is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics series Spider-Girl. ... Darkdevil (Reilly Tyne) is a fictional character, a superhero in the MC2 future of the Marvel Comics universe. ... The Green Goblin is a Marvel Comics supervillain and an archenemy of Spider-Man. ... LadyHawk is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics series Spider-Girl. ... Normie Osborn is the grandson of Norman Osborn and the son of Harry Osborn, the first and second Green Goblin, respectively. ...

Further analysis

Funding

The New Warriors were funded by the Taylor Foundation, a company created by Night Thrasher's parents before their deaths. Night Thrasher acquired the Taylor Foundation before forming the New Warriors, and used its resources to help assemble and operate the team. In fact, the New Warriors were headquartered first in the Taylor Foundation's main location, the Ambrose Building, and then in one of its warehouses (affectionately titled the Crash Pad).

The Taylor Foundation was not as limitless as some other superhero group funding. For example, groups such as the Avengers and the Fantastic Four had much larger pools of resources. Despite this, the Taylor Foundation's smaller resource pool was never explored in its entirety. In fact, the only times exploring the New Warriors' smaller resources was when Night Thrasher was not on the team and the New Warriors didn't have access to funding. There were two cases exploring the New Warriors' lack of funding: First, in Volume 1, Night Thrasher recognized their lack of funding and deposited money into their slush fund shortly after he and Rage were kicked off the team. Second, in Volume 2, the Crash Pad had been destroyed, and the New Warriors had to rely on their connections with the New York Fire Department to give them a new headquarters in the form of an unused firehouse.

The future of the New Warriors' funding is now in question, though. At the end of volume 3, Night Thrasher had lost the Taylor Foundation to the Ashley Brothers, a television company. Without the Foundation to fund them, it's unknown how the New Warriors will function, especially with Night Thrasher apparently killed in the Stamford blast; their funding now seems limited, though this is currently overshadowed by their fractured and questionable membership.

In #3 of Volume Four Donyell Taylor revealed that a large amount of money had been taken out of his account, alledgedly by Night Thrasher. Presumably, the money is now funding the New Warriors.

Trivia

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• The team has broken up twice: once in Nova (vol. 3) #1, then reformed in New Warriors (vol. 2) #1, and the other time somewhere before New Warriors (vol. 3) #1, then reformed in that issue as recounted in flashbacks seen in issue #3.
• Speedball is the only character to have been a member through the team's entire tenure, though only if one counts that he was temporarily replaced by someone assuming his identity. He even survived the Stamford blast that started the Civil War. Out of all the members, only three have been members in each of the team's series: Speedball, Nova, and Namorita/Kymaera, though one could count Night Thrasher, who was not a member in Vol. 2 until the last page of the last issue.
• An attempt to relaunch the book in 2002 with the characters of Speedball, Rage, Bolt, Turbo and the X-Men characters Skids and Jubilee as college students / super heroes fell through due to legal problems. Curiously enough, Jubilee would later join the group under the guise of Wondra after losing her own mutant powers after the depowering of 98% of the worlds mutant population by the Scarlet Witch during House of M.

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Bibliography

• New Warriors (vol. 1) #1-75, Annual #1-4 (July, 1990 – September, 1996)
• New Warriors Ashcan oneshot (1994)
• New Warriors (vol. 2) #0-10 (October, 1999 – July, 2000)
• New Warriors (vol. 3) #1-6 (July, 2005 – December, 2005)
• New Warriors (vol. 4) #1 and ongoing (August, 2007 – present)

Captain Thunder, soon to be Captain Marvel, on the cover of the ashcan copy of Flash Comics #1. ...

Extended bibliography

• Annihilation: Nova #1-4 (June, 2006 - September, 2006)
• Annihilation Prologue (March, 2006)
• Firestar #1-4 (March, 1986 - June, 1986)
• Justice: Four Balance #1-4 (September, 1994 - December, 1994)
• Night Thrasher #1-21 (August, 1993 - April, 1995)
• Night Thrasher: Four Control #1-4 (October, 1992 - January, 1993)
• Nova (vol. 1) #1-25 (September, 1976 - May, 1979)
• Nova (vol. 2) #1-18 (January, 1994 - June, 1995)
• Nova(vol. 3, sub-title: The Human Rocket) #1-7 (May, 1999 - November, 1999)
• Nova (vol. 4) #1-current (April, 2007 - present)
• Speedball The Masked Marvel #1-10 (September, 1988 - June, 1989)

Trade Paperbacks and Digests

• New Warriors: Beginnings (reprints Thor #411-412, New Warriors (vol. 1) #1-4)
• New Warriors: Reality Check (reprints New Warriors limited series #1-6)
• Essential Nova (vol. 1) (reprints Nova (vol. 1) #1-25, The Amazing Spider-Man #171, Marvel Two-in-One Annual #3)
• X-Men: Firestar Digest (reprints Firestar #1-4)

See also

• List of New Warriors issues
• List of New Warriors members

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References

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