Steve Does Comics

The New Warriors burst onto the scene during 1989's ACTS OF VENGEANCE crossover which acted as a warm-up for their series launch several months later. Despite their team name, only one of the characters - Night Thrasher - was actually new as the others had previously been introduced (as highlighted in NEW WARRIORS READING ORDER: Before the Warriors ). Their ongoing series retroactively revealed the team's origin and proved to be a big hit with fans. In this update, you'll see their first three years' worth of stories in chronological order, including their appearances in other titles - both as solo heroes and as a team - as well as the introduction of new member Rage ! Darkhawk would also be considered a member of the team, though I've not included his entire chronology from the point where he joined due to his reserve status. As always, the major stories are spotlighted, with the less-popular or lower-tier appearances included in grey for you completetists out ...

I was surprised when the New Warriors came out on top when a ran poll on my Instagram page to choose a team to take the 'reading order' spotlight. Don't get me wrong, I loved the Warriors when they first launched, I just wasn't convinced they still had such a strong following today. I'd only been buying the imported American Marvel comics for about six months when the New Warriors made their debut during ACTS OF VENGEANCE ( Marvel UK tended to run select stores in reprint titles that were frequently cancelled). I only recognised Firestar from the 'Spider-Man and his Amazing Friends' cartoon and thought the rest of the New Warriors were genuinely new! But Namorita , Nova and the kid who became Marvel Boy had all been around since the '70s. Conversely, Speedball only appeared a year before the team's debut with Night Thrasher being an actual new Warrior, first appearing when the team fought the Juggernaut alongside Thor . Rather than start ...