{"id":357818,"date":"2025-12-19T09:49:16","date_gmt":"2025-12-19T09:49:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/357818\/"},"modified":"2025-12-19T09:49:16","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T09:49:16","slug":"marvels-most-underrated-hero-getting-a-new-comic-after-his-mcu-debut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/357818\/","title":{"rendered":"Marvel\u2019s Most Underrated Hero Getting a New Comic After His MCU Debut"},"content":{"rendered":"

The new year is set to be an exciting one for Marvel fans. Not only are both Spider-Man: Brand New Day and Avengers: Doomsday both headed to theaters next year, but there\u2019s good stuff heading to the small screen as well, the first project of which being Wonder Man<\/a>. The upcoming Disney+ series is set to debut on January 27, 2026, and will see the arrival of one of Marvel\u2019s most underrated heroes<\/a>, but fans of the character have more than just his live-action debut to get excited for. He\u2019s coming back to comics with a brand-new solo series as well.<\/p>\n

On Thursday, Marvel announced that a new, five-issue Wonder Man series is coming in March 2026. The new series is written by Gerry Duggan with art by Mark Buckingham and will see things get very complicated for Hollywood\u2019s hero. Simon Williams\/Wonder Man returns to Hollywood using his powers to keep the city in line but gets caught up in a deadly mystery involving an old friend that lands him on the wrong side of not only the Hollywood studios, but fellow hero Patsy Walker\/Hellcat as well \u2014 and his career might just be at stake.<\/p>\n

The Wonder Man Comic May Not Be Connected to the MCU But It Still Sounds Fun<\/p>\n

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While the timing works well with Simon Williams\u2019 MCU debut, don\u2019t expect the new Wonder Man comic to be connected to the MCU \u2014 but also don\u2019t count it out in terms of being a fun adventure for one of Marvel\u2019s most engaging heroes. Wonder Man has been an iconic character since his debut (as a villain) in The Avengers #9 in 1964 and Duggan even spoke about how exciting getting to take on the favorite character is and how special the new series is going to be.<\/p>\n

\u201cWonder Man has always been a favorite of mine, and so\u2019s Mark Buckingham,\u201d Duggan said in a statement. \u201cTo be able to collaborate with one of the kings of comics and a true gentleman has been a thrill and a privilege. Simon Williams dreams of Hollywood, and his city and show business has had a rough go of it. Join us for a very special debut, starring Wonder Man, his chosen family, and the one he was born into. This one\u2019s going to be special.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIt has been a delight to dive into Wonder Man\u2019s world for his brand-new solo series and a pleasure to work with Gerry Duggan,\u201d Buckingham said. \u201cSimon is a good man who doesn\u2019t always make the best choices. He takes care of his family and friends\u2026 but often to his own detriment. Especially when it comes to Randolph Chancellor.\u201d<\/p>\n

He added, \u201cIt has been fun designing a distinctive look for his book that will help ground us in Hollywood as Simon Williams revisits his LA life. Ther is action, adventure, a little bit of romance, and a lot of laughs.\u201d<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s how Marvel officially describes the new Wonder Man series: \u201cLIGHTS, CAMERA, SUPER HERO ACTION! Simon Williams has had his ups and down, from being manipulated into villainy by the Enchantress, to being one of the brightest stars in the Avengers! But just like Hollywood, no matter how low the lows, Simon keeps fighting the good fight. But what happens when the past finally catches up to him? Enter Randolph Chancellor: Simon\u2019s former cellmate! A true love letter to L.A. as well as the history of Wonder Man!\u201d<\/p>\n

Wonder Man #1 goes on sale March 18, 2026.<\/p>\n

What do you think? Leave a comment below and join the conversation now in the\u00a0ComicBook Forum<\/a>!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The new year is set to be an exciting one for Marvel fans. Not only are both Spider-Man:…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":357819,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[52],"tags":[88,24783,206,21999,177228],"class_list":{"0":"post-357818","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-movies","8":"tag-entertainment","9":"tag-marvel-comics","10":"tag-movies","11":"tag-regular-news","12":"tag-wonder-man-simon-williams"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/357818","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=357818"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/357818\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/357819"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=357818"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=357818"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=357818"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}