About the Captain Marvel #1 [Newsstand] - Vf+ 8.5

Peter David/ChrisCross. From AVENGERS FOREVER comes the ongoing adventures of the cosmic crusader known as the new Captain Marvel! We know he'll one day join the Avengers! We know he'll have a relationship with Songbird! We know he's the son of Mar-vell, the noble Kree hero! But there's a few surprises you won't know until you read this issue! For instance, what's Rick Jones doing in this book? Why can't Rick and Captain Marvel stand each other? Why is there a complicated, but very interesting love triangle between Rick, Marvel and Marlo (who just happens to be Rick's estranged wife)?! What jaw-dropping revelation is exposed about Captain Marvel's existence in AVENGERS FOREVER #12? And how does that situation severely complicate his mysterious new mission? Like with THUNDERBOLTS #1, we're keeping several important plot points secret until publication time... a move which won the shock ending to T-BOLTS #1 the designation of "Comics' Greatest Moment" in the 1998 Wizard Fan Awards! With doses of action, humor and drama, this book is perfect for everyone who craves a heaving helping of the cosmic mixed in with their super heroics! In a move which will thrill legions of readers, writer Peter David returns to Marvel! Joining Peter is penciler Chriscross, whose energetic renderings on SLINGERS finds a perfect home right here!

Cover by Chriscross & Anibal Rodriguez. 32 pages, with ads. MARVEL MEMO: FC, 32pgs. Cover price $2.50.