MONSTERS UNLEASHED to Release Six New Monsters in 2017

Today, Marvel officially revealed the six new monsters that are being introduced in the upcoming MONSTERS UNLEASHED comic book series, a run of five issues starting in January, 2017. Here is a closer look at these six new monsters.

1.       SLIZZIK by Steve McNiven

2.       SCRAAG by Greg Land

3.       MEKRA by Leinil Francis Yu

4.       AEGIS by Salvador Larroca

5.       HI-VO by Adam Kubert

6.       FIRECLAW by Art Adams

“Everything about this story is massive – the scope, the stakes and, of course, those incredible monsters,” says Marvel Editor-in-Chief Axel Alonso.  “Five action-packed issues celebrate Marvel’s past, present and future, as one new, unforgettable character and several brand-new monsters – created and designed by Cullen Bunn, the five artists and a few surprise guest artists – arrive to leave an indelible mark on the Marvel Universe.”

“Monsters Unleashed is a love letter to Marvel’s history,” says Marvel SVP Sales & Marketing David Gabriel. “So we wanted to do something fun for our six new monsters. Being the massive Marvel fan that he is, Cullen had already come up with statistics, power rankings and factoids about all of them. We couldn’t resist the opportunity to create some fan-favorite Marvel Universe trading cards for the big reveal!”

MONSTERS UNLEASHED #1 his stands January 18th… will heroes from around the Marvel Universe be able to come together to fight off these monsters? We shall find out.