THE MICRONAUTS return to Marvel with new omnibus, facsimile edition

Following the announcement of ROM’s return to the world exterior your window, Marvel has revealed the return of the Micronauts, with traditional omnibus collections arriving starting in April 2024.

The Micronauts had been a workforce of heroes (based mostly on the Hasbro toys of the identical title) charting the Microverse, a microscopic universe present at a a lot smaller scale than our personal, solely accessible by way of shrinking. Featuring the Micronauts battles with Baron Karza and his evil forces, the collection lasted for 80 points over two volumes, with the vast majority of the work penned by Bill Mantlo, and pencils largely by Michael Golden, Howard Chaykin, and Pat Broderick.

Once once more introduced by Omar of Near Mint Condition, Micronauts: The Original Marvel Years Omnibus Vol. 1 consists of the primary two years value of the unique collection, alongside with two annuals and the Micronauts Special Edition mini-series. The omnibus will characteristic a fundamental cowl by Dave Cockrum and a collection of Direct Market Exclusive covers by Steve Ditko, Butch Guice, and Michael Golden.

Here’s Marvel’s official description of the omnibus:

MICRONAUTS: THE ORIGINAL MARVEL YEARS OMNIBUS VOL. 1 will accumulate THE MICRONAUTS (1979) #1-29 & ANNUAL (1979) #1-2 and materials from MICRONAUTS SPECIAL EDITION (1983) #1-5. Helmed by author Bill Mantlo, the Micronauts introduced collectively the subatomic heroes of Homeworld and the Marvel Universe. Mantlo’s wealthy character mythology and groundbreaking art work by Michael Golden made the collection an prompt traditional. In Micronauts, Commander Rann, Princess Mari, Biotron, Acroyear and Bug traverse the universe aboard the microship Endeavor as they wrestle to free Homeworld from the tyrannical Baron Karza. Their exploits additionally carry them to Earth the place our micro-sized heroes encounter big-time heroes and villains together with the Fantastic Four, Doctor Doom, S.H.I.E.L.D., Captain Universe and Man-Thing. This Omnibus edition presents a surprising restoration, full with letters pages and a bunch of bonus materials, together with home adverts, authentic art work and extra.

Direct Market Exclusive Cover by Steve Ditko

Direct Market Exclusive Cover by Butch Guice

Direct Market Exclusive Cover by Michael Golden

A facsimile edition of the primary challenge can even arrive in September 2023, reprinting Micronauts #1 from 1979:

MICRONAUTS #1 FACSIMILE EDITION boldly re-presents MICRONAUTS (1979) #1, one of many all-time nice Marvel comedian books, in its authentic kind, adverts and all! They got here from inside house! Explorer Arcturus Rann! Freedom-fighting princess Marionette! The armored warrior Acroyear! Fun-loving thief Bug! The robots Microton and Biotron! They are the best heroes of the Microverse! But after 1,000 years in suspended animation, Rann has returned to a Homeworld vastly modified from the one he knew — and Mari’s household was killed within the coup d’état that noticed Baron Karza rise to energy. Now, collectively with their allies, they start their epic quest to free Homeworld from the tyrannical Karza’s iron grip within the first chapter of an acclaimed comic-book house opera from the legendary artistic pairing of Bill Mantlo and Michael Golden!

After Marvel’s Micronauts license expired in 1986 (alongside with the Rom settlement), the characters and settings largely disappeared. However, due to distinct variations between their motion figures and comedian ebook depictions, Marionette, Rann, and Bug the Galactic Warrior remained, with Bug even occurring to seem as a founding member of the precursor to the fashionable Guardians of the Galaxy fashioned in Annihilation: Conquest.

The Microverse itself has additionally lasted, albeit with completely different names through the years, together with ‘the Quantum Realm,’ a key location within the current Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania.

The Micronauts license jumped from writer to writer post-Marvel, with new short-lived collection from Image, Devil’s Due, and IDW within the 35 years because the ultimate challenge beneath the unique settlement.

Can we anticipate extra Marvel and Hasbro partnerships down the road? There are a few quite massive licenses, each of which have been with Marvel up to now, that also haven’t been tied to any writer, and you recognize the Beat workforce will keep watch over the way forward for these licensed comics.