Agents of Atlas #1 | Riding the Wave of Artists

08.12.2019 – The weekend had full schedule of Filipino comics-related events with Komikon Indieket now at everyone’s rear view. This continues with the signing event at Comic Odyssey that has been announced a month early. This is after the reveal for the “Agents of Atlas” regular series spinning off from War of the Realms Saga. The first issue features four variant covers including the regular release that featured artists Leinil Yu doing Wave, Carlo Pagulayan with Jason Paz inspiring the classic Giant X-Men #1, and special painted cover by Mico Suayan. The event had long lines at Comic Odyssey handed down numbered stubs.

War of the Realms | New Agents of Atlas #1

05.11.2019 – The War of the Realms saga rages on as Marvel goes global in introducing already established characters in the main universe. With The New Agents of Atlas #1, the brand takes it further in cementing their interest that Marvel is invested in Asia with most of the characters from China, Korea, and the Philippines. This is not the first time a secret society founded by the Atlas Foundation known as “Agents of Atlas” was introduced, but a new roster representing a brand new team led by one of its founding members named Jimmy Woo formerly known as Yellow Klaw is now the new leader of the group that featured Amadeus Cho (Brawn), Kamala Khan (Ms. Marvel), Cindy Moon (Silk), and Shang-Chi, the Master of Kung-Fu. There’s a promise that Marvel plans to expand internationally and introduces new characters and the creative team between Greg Pak and Gang Hyuk Lim delivered what Asian fans hoped for with the appearance of Aero and Sword Master are two original Chinese characters appearing online at NetEase Comics. Then you got Korean characters like the first K-Pop crime fighter, Luna Snow, and the duo of Crescent and Lo. But local fans in the Philippines are pumped up for The Newest Filipino Superhero, Wave from the concept design of Leinil Yu.