A comprehensive guide to every comic book series in Marvel Comics’ 2018 Fresh Start era. Part of Crushing Krisis’s Crushing Comics. Updated May 2018.
What is Marvel’s Fresh Start?
Marvel Fresh Start represents an era of Marvel’s comic line that began officially with Avengers (2018) #1 in May 2018, but also informally includes several series launches in the months leading up to that kickoff.
Titles did not carry an explicit “Fresh Start” banner or trade dress, so for some titles the beginning of Fresh start is approximate.
In continuity, Fresh Start does not coincide with the end of a specific event or an inciting incident.
There are a few specific story beats that precede it, including (roughly in order) the resurrection of Las Vegas in Doctor Strange: Damnation, the return of Hulk in Avengers: No Surrender, the return of Tony Stark at the end of Invincible Iron Man, and the death of Mighty Thor (which is chronologically the final plot beat of Marvel Legacy, since Thor appears in many of those other stories).
Marvel Fresh Start isn’t associated with any specific new storyline, but it mirrors DC Rebirth in that it returns the focus to a recognizable core of Marvel heroes and titles that have mostly been well-known for decades with a few exceptions. [Read more…] about Marvel Fresh Start Era (2018 – Present) – The Definitive Guide
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