Genres: Action, Adventure, Superhero
Publisher: Marvel
Vol 1: December 28, 2022
The day of the Defenders has come! Roy Thomas joined his Titans Three of the Incredible Hulk, the Sub-Mariner and the Silver Surfer together with Doctor Strange to create comics’ greatest “non-team,” the Defenders! And unlike other super hero teams, they do not rely on bylaws and butlers. They join together in moments of utmost crisis to face incomprehensible enemies. When they encounter heroes of a more conventional stripe, it’s war—the watershed hero vs. hero Avengers/Defenders War, no less! The original trio of Defenders are joined by Hawkeye and Valkyrie and will face Dormammu, the Enchantress, the sorcerer Cyrus Black, the mischievous Loki and the horror of the Nameless One in this historic Epic Collection. COLLECTING: Vol. 1: Doctor Strange (1968) 183; Sub-Mariner (1968) 22, 34-35; Incredible Hulk (1968) 126; Marvel Feature (1971) 1-3; Defenders (1972) 1-11; Avengers (1963) 116-118; material from Avengers (1963) 115.
Vol 8: August 15 2018
Collects Defenders (1972) #126-137, Iceman (1984) #1-4 and Beauty And The Beast (1984) #1-4.
The Defenders, Marvel’s weirdest non-team, have a new roster, a new headquarters and a new leader — they’ve evolved into a New Defenders! Their adventures are some of the most far-out trips Marvel has ever presented, but what more could you expect from a group consisting of a Valkyrie, a gargoyle, a cosmic psychic, a sentient cloud and a pair of ex-X-Men? Together they’ll take on an all-new Secret Empire, killer nuclear spores in human form, the deadly Manslaughter and towering disembodied demons! Guest-starring Nick Fury, Odin, the New Mutants and more! Also featuring two limited series starring the Defenders’ Iceman and Beast in solo action — plus rare articles from Marvel’s 1980s behind-the-scenes magazine, MARVEL AGE!
