Marvel has announce the next generation of talented artists added to their Young Guns program! These six artists have proven they are some of the best in the industry, and their incredible art has consistently been admired by comic book fans from around the world.
Originally launched in 2004, the Young Guns program spotlights the best and brightest early-career artists in the comic book industry. Previous Young Guns have left their mark through some of Marvel’s greatest heroes, with alumni like Jim Cheung, Steve McNiven, Leinil Yu, Daniel Acuña, David Marquez, Sara Pichelli, and many more drawing some of Marvel’s biggest events and launching groundbreaking new series.
“I still clearly remember the launch of Marvel’s original Young Guns campaign over a decade ago, crafted as an innovative way to recognize and promote the upcoming artists we believed in – and knew would one day be superstars!” said C.B. Cebulski, editor-in-chief of Marvel. “From its inception, Young Guns has always been about living up to Marvel’s long legacy of identifying and hiring unique and groundbreaking talent to give our fans the best looking comics on the stands. And here we go again! Introducing the class of 2018, six artists poised for greatness, whose art will grace the pages of some of the coolest comics of the year!”
2018’s Inductees
- Pepe Larraz, artist on Avengers: No Surrender
- Javier Garron, artist on a secret upcoming project
- Marco Checchetto, artist on Old Man Hawkeye
- Aaron Kuder, artist on Infinity Countdown
- Mike Del Mundo, artist on a secret upcoming project
- Russell Dauterman, artist on Mighty Thor
In addition to their regular series, each of the Young Guns will create a special limited exclusive variant cover for six new books including Avengers #678, X-Men Red #1, Marvel Two-in-One #3, Doctor Strange: Damnation #1, Black Panther #170, and Amazing Spider-Man #797! These variants will be given to select retailers and be made available to fans worldwide through Televisa in Mexico and Panini in Europe, Russia, South America and other markets.
Marvel Say new projects and series from Young Guns 2018 will be announced in the coming months.
