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Fabian talks about the Return of the New Warriors.

Fabain Nicieza talks to NewWarriors.com about the return of Night Thrasher – and the return of the New Warriors – written by Fabian Nicieza!

New Warriors Dot Com: Thanks for taking the time to stop by and chat with us.

Fabian Nicieza: Thank you for having me on the site.

New Warriors Dot Com: Pleasure is all ours! So, I will address the first and most recent news that’s related to The New Warriors – how do you feel about Night Thrasher (Dwayne’s) return from the dead?

Fabian Nicieza: I had heard – though never read – the events that led to Night Thrasher’s death. People would constantly ask me what I thought of the death of several members of the New Warriors which triggered Civil War – and I’ll be honest and say, I have no opinion, because I wasn’t reading the books back then.

New Warriors Dot Com: Even though their death officially took place in Civil War?

Fabian Nicieza: I am so busy doing so many different things, I don’t have the time to read everything like I used to. When it comes to writing – I spend a lot of time doing research and making sure I have all the strings of the webs I am weaving all aligned correctly. That makes little time for casual reading.

New Warriors Dot Com: Well, Night Thrasher perished in an explosion by Nitro (which also killed Namorita and Microbe). In Christopher Yost’s run of the New Warriors he introduced a character named Watersnake who believed Namorita to be alive. And at the very end (because the series was cancelled), Namorita is seen standing with the New Warriors. And then in Contest of Champions, Night Thrasher (confirmed by Chris Robinson, an editor at Marvel) is brought back to life. Other than Richard Rider, who remains “dead” from putting a stop to the Cancerverse (though everyone else who “died” with him has since returned) – it seems like the entire team of the New Warriors is back!

Fabian Nicieza: That’s a pretty amazing coincidence, isn’t it?

New Warriors Dot Com: You’re not saying or hinting that Marvel is about to release another New Warriors book?

Fabian Nicieza: How interested would fans be in a New Warriors limited series that deals with the team getting back together – and finally addressing the issue, “Where is Richard Rider?”

New Warriors Dot Com: I think fans would lose their minds. I know there’s a lot of love for the New Warriors, especially Richard Rider.

Fabian Nicieza: I guess now is as a good time as any for me to announce that I will be writing a six issue limited series – where the New Warriors band together to search for Richard Rider.

New Warriors Dot Com: What? Are you kidding me right now?

Fabian Nicieza: Yes. It’s April 1st. No one should believe even this interview is real.

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So you’re probably wondering, “Wait, the last issue of the Crashpod was back in September… of 2014? I thought I read on the forum that the Podcast was over?” It was. Is. However, the podcast came to an end, because it was difficult to schedule a time between myself, Corey and Doug – to all be able to sit down for an hour and record. So while I was working on the site, I got it in my head that I would revive the podcast – but do it as a solo project. I may have Corey, Doug, or even other guests on in the future – but currently what I want to do is discuss whatever New Warriors related new there might be; and then progressively do a synopsis of all the issues of The New Warriors, the solo series the characters have been in, and such. It may be boring, because it is just me talking about the New Warriors. I don’t know. But I figured I’d give it a shot. This podcast begins with discussing all the characters who have ever been a member of the New Warriors, and what I’ve liked and disliked about them.

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Brandon Easton and Goran Sudzuka working on Night Thrasher.

So, news has dropped that Civil War II: Choosing Sides will be a six issue anthology series. There’s a number of stories to be included, such as Nick Fury, Damge Control, Punisher, War Machine, Jessica Jones – but more importantly, looks like we’re going to see some Power Pack – but what could be better than that you ask? How about a Night Thrasher story written by Brandon Easton and Goran Sudzuka! So it looks like our beloved Night Thrasher was no only saved last moment, through time, and seen (currently) in Contest of Champions – but looks like he’s going to be getting some more love over at Marvel!

The Nova series starring Sam Alexander has come to an end. If you’ve not collected it because you were holding out for Richard Rider, and that there is no Nova, but Richard Rider… I am going to tell you right now, you have missed out on an incredible series. Let me say something, I’d love – LOVE – to see Richard Rider back. There’s probably little more I’d love to see happen in the Marvel Universe than seeing the Nova I grew up with, from his own series, to Fabian’s take on him in New Warriors, to his series that followed, and especially the Richard Rider we saw truly developed into a real hero by the fantastic team of Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning. And I admit, when the Nova series was announced with Sam Alexander was announced, I was very skeptical.  The series had some rough spots in the beginning, but was entertaining enough to keep me reading. But when Gerry Duggan came aboard, you could see he had plans for the character. He began plotting things and laying them out. Things mentioned or seen in previous issues would come to fruition later. As the series progressed, it really got better and better, and it became much clearer that Gerry Duggan really had things planned out. The series featured a great set of stories, dealing with Sam – an amateur hero – making a lot of amateur mistakes! But by the end of the series, he really came into himself. The series has a tremendous amount of heart and love. Really appreciate what was done with this character, and really glad I stuck with it, throughout the series.

I still want Richard Rider back. I miss the character very much. But you know what, Sam deserves the title of Nova as well. If you haven’t already, I’d recommend giving the series a read. You might be surprised, once you set aside the biased view, at what a great story is waiting for you to be discovered.

Happy Birthday, Firestar. #NewWarriors

Few heroes can list both the Avengers and the X-Men on their resume, but that’s just what Firestar can do thanks to her long and storied career.

The microwave-powered mutant has fought alongside pretty much everyone from Captain America to Wolverine, adding her signature heat blasts and fiery personality to the arsenal of a number of super teams. In her 30 years of publication, Angelica Jones might most be known for her lengthy stint as a member of the New Warriors, a team that she helped found alongside Night Thrasher, Nova, Justice, Speedball and Namorita.

But Firestar has been a member of one other team—a team that had less than heroic ambitions!

Learn about Firestar’s extensive history!

They beat out such teams as X-Men, Uncanny X-Men, All New X-Men, Secret Avengers and Mighty Avengers! You’d think a team that ranks above such “core” titles would continue to be published.

So as we all know, issue #12 of the current run of NEW WARRIORS has come out – and it’s the final issue. But that doesn’t mean that discussion (or the passion!) for the New Warriors has to end! Come by the forum and share your thoughts on the final issue!

There’s a thread here about it. Or if you’re on Facebook, come like The New Warriors facebook page and start a discussion there!

#NewWarriors #Darkhawk gets even more love! I whipped up this cover from one of the War of Kings covers! I only did one resolution (1920×1080). If you are interested and have a different size resolution, let me know your screen resolution and I can adjust and create new ones.
Darkhawk War of Kings Wallpaper (1920×1080)

Because I had decided to do a spotlight on Darkhawk, I saw that his profile was very out dated. It had information only up to his time with the Loners (which was pretty brief in the bio) and did not include his two issue appearance in War of Kings: Darkhawk (2 issues) or even the four issue War of Kings: Ascension (4 issues) in which he was the main focus. These six appearances saw a very significant change in the character. In many respects, it changed his origin considerably and ignores some of what happened in his own original series. Understandably, some Darkhawk fans were not pleased with this. But these six issues also put Darkhawk in the middle of a major Marvel cross over and brought other significant changes to the character. It allowed Darkhawk to change his armor, at will, to have different “modes” – such as flying, weapons, and even allowed him to fly and breathe in space. This gave Darkhawk a more modern look and set of abilities, and even allowed him to return to his “default” look how he originally appeared. I expanded his bio considerably, to include all of this, and even changed his profile photo (seen here also) to the more up to date “flashier” version. These six issues did a lot for the character of Darkhawk. It’s no surprise once you put Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning on a book – the characters are going to do amazing things, and they’re going to tell amazing stories. It made the character far more versatile both in abilities and appearance. With any luck, future writers will see this and get more use out of the character one day. Check out the updated Darkhawk profile!