Champions (2016 team)
| Champions | |
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Cover of Champions #1 (October 2016)
Art by Humberto Ramos |
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| Group publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | Champions #1 (October 2016) |
| Created by |
Mark Waid Humberto Ramos |
| In-story information | |
| Member(s) |
Ms. Marvel Spider-Man Nova Hulk Viv Vision Cyclops |
| Champions | |
| Format | Ongoing series |
| Genre | |
| Creator(s) |
Mark Waid Humberto Ramos |
The Champions are a team of superheroes appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The team first appears in Champions #1 (October 2016) and was created by writer Mark Waid and artist Humberto Ramos.
In July 2016, Marvel announced the debut of the Champions, a team of teenage superheroes who became disillusioned with their predecessors and split off from the Avengers following the events of "Civil War II". The team, featured in a series by writer Mark Waid and artist Humberto Ramos, initially consists of Ms. Marvel (Kamala Khan), Spider-Man (Miles Morales), Nova (Sam Alexander), Hulk (Amadeus Cho), Viv Vision, and a teenage version of Cyclops. Executive Editor Tom Brevoort stated that while these are the initial members, the roster is subject to change not unlike the Avengers. Brevoort also stated that the purpose of the team is to "reclaim and redefine in a classic sense what being a superhero should mean. Rather than seeing the previous generation as these icons that came before them, now they've interacted with them on a one-to-one basis and learned they aren't better or worse than anybody else." Brevoort explained that the characters chose the name Champions to distance themselves from the Avengers and wanted something decidedly upbeat. Brevoort also revealed that he had a list of several other names in case the trademark dispute with Heroic Publishing, who owned the name, fell through.
In the aftermath of the Civil War II storyline, Ms. Marvel, Spider-Man (Miles Morales), and Nova have left the Avengers and make plans to "put the world back together." After recruiting Hulk (Amadeus Cho), they head to Washington DC to recruit someone on Cho's suggestion: Viv, the synthezoid daughter of the Vision. On Viv's suggestion, the team heads to Baltimore to stop Pagalicci from kidnapping underage girls for human trafficking. After freeing the girls and stopping Pagalicci, they form the Champions.
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