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Marvel just officially debut its newfangled version ofStar - Lord , as Peter Quill ’s codename passes to a powerful new holder with mysterious tie to some major Marvel submarine . This grinder seemingly has no link to theGuardians of the Galaxy , and is a solo manipulator who integral civilization call when they face Galactus - level scourge they ca n’t defeat alone .
In a preview ofAnnihilation 2099 # 2 , fan meet the new Starlord ( Marvel is on the face of it dropping the dash used by Peter Quill ’s version . ) The new hero is key in the summary as a"Wakandan tech goddess"who"guards the solar arrangement of 2099.“While little else is known about the character , she look to be wieldingsome version of Thor ’s hammer Mjolnir(or potentially the Universal Weapon most excellently exert by Kree antihero Ronan . )
The issue will see the novel Starlord take on Quasar 2099 . One of Marvel ’s most powerful and yet also most unnoticeable submarine , Quasar is a cosmic powerhousewho protects the beetleweed from the high levels of terror . However , in the year 2099 , it appears that either the Cuban sandwich has been sully or else the codename has been taken by something far , far darker .
Starlord 2099 ’s ship is prominent in the prevue and compensate art of the character . This is well news for longtime Star - Lord fans , as it may mean she has some adaptation of Ship - the sentient , talking starship acquaint in 1977 . Ship was a major character in the first Star - Lord funnies but has been largely forget in forward-looking stories .
Annihilation 2099 # 2(2024 )
Starlord 2099 seems to be a Star - Lord / Thor mashup with major ties to Black Panther ’s Wakanda - a combo that will be irresistible to MCU buff , given each theatrical role ’s prominence in the pic .
Annihilation 2099 Debuts New “Wakandan Tech Goddess” Star-Lord
Hailing from Black Panther’s Nation, the Hero Also Wields a Thor-esque Hammer
Marvel 2099 is an imprint depicting the heroes of the futuristic timeline of 2099 , with the recentAnnihilation 2099and its coming follow - upConquest 2099introducing new cosmic hero to this cosmos . found in 1992 , Marvel 2099 is define by what ’s become a retro - futurist , hacker esthetic , leading to some of Marvel ’s most unique fiber designs .
fan already meet the raw Nova , and Starlord 2099 will be followed byversions of Red Hulk and Silver Surfer . Interestingly , these zep seem to have unusual connections to the original versions they take their names from . fan might have expected Starlord 2099 to be from one of the planets in the Spartax Empire ( to which Peter Quill is the successor in the comedian ) , and yetit ’s Black Panther ’s Wakanda that this new torpedo call home … at least , the version of Wakanda that exists in the far future .
The issue summary describe Starlord 2099 as"born to a fallen maven , lift on Planet Wakanda,“confirming that in this timeline , Wakanda has grown from a nation to an intact world . This is n’t unusual to comic fans , asthe Intergalactic Empire of Wakandais in reality already an entity in Marvel ’s main timeline .
With Ghost Rider / Silver Surfer and Wolverine / Nova mashups , Annihilation 2099has give to Marvel ’s favorite trick - conflate iconic characters to make new heroes .
More cryptic is the nature of Starlord 2099 ’s malleus - while not selfsame to Thor ’s Mjölnir ( which has a short handle due to Loki tampering with its innovation ) , itdoeslook similar to the version from the Ultimate Universe , which stop up in thepossession of the main timeline ’s Valkyrie , aka Jane Foster . It ’s clearly connected to Starlord ’s major power , with Nick Bradshaw and Rachelle Rosenberg ’s cover charge showing the hero ’s costume glowing along with the weapon . The verbal description of Starlord as a"goddess"also suggest this could be some version of Mjolnir . This would make good sense with how Marvel has design its new 2099 heroes , with several seeming to mix multiple iconic Marvel characters .
Starlord 2099 Isn’t the Only Mash-Up Hero in Marvel’s Future
The New Silver Surfer and Nova Are Also Stealth Combo Heroes
Fans already foregather the Last Nova inAnnihilation 2099 # 1 , who was revealed to be an get on Wolverine , his cells now infused with the Nova Force . Silver Surfer 2099 - who ’ll be introduced in the 4th issue - alsohas clear ties to Ghost Rider , with a fiery head and confirmation that he ’s been brought back to life by Mephisto . event 3 ’s Red Hulk has no exonerated secondary inspiration , however Marvel has support he will be endue while mining Ego the Living Planet and use the Power Primordial rather than gamma radiation sickness - the power source used by Elders of the Universe including the Grandmaster and Collector .
Wolverine is formally THE LAST NOVA , as the X - Men ’s brawler dumbfound major cosmic index in a shocking redesign no - one saw coming .
Marver and DC have long made a wont of finding way to combine their most beloved character to make new heroes . late examples for Marvel include theGhost Rider / Wolverine mashup known as the Hellverine , as well as the total ' Warp World ' reality create in 2018’sInfinity Warsevent ( from Gerry Duggan and Mike Deodato ) , where everyone in the universe is a combination of two Marvel characters , from the Soldier Supreme ( Captain America / Doctor Strange ) to Weapon Hex ( Scarlet Witch / X-23 ) .
This is n’t the first sentence Peter Quill has passed on the Star - Lord name , but it has the potential to be the most successful …
Annihilation 2099is a new opportunity to debut combo wedge and to compound unlike franchises that Marvel does n’t desire to fuse in its mainstream comics . In Marvel ’s main reality , Wolverine clear Nova powers could only ever be temporary , but in the timeline of Marvel 2099 , it ’s possible to make that power - up Logan ’s longterm position quo . How the new Starlord tie into the traditional knowledge of Guardians of the Galaxy , Thor and Black Panther remain to be seen , but this unusual combo is more than welcome as a creative take on much - loved bomber .
This Isn’t the First Time Marvel Has Passed on the Star-Lord Title
Kitty Pryde and Howard the Duck Have Both Used the Codename
While Star - Lord has been around for a while , he ’s only truly been popular since 2006’sAnnihilationmade him a player in the Marvel Universe again . Because of that , he has n’t had the same issue of loop and inheritors as other iconic hero sandwich , however Starlord 2099 is still far from the first person to inherit Peter Quill ’s codename . When Peter throw in the Guardians of the Galaxy to become leader of Spartax , X - Men ’s Kitty Pryde ( who was romantically connect to Peter ) took over the title and leadership of the chemical group , resulting in a falling out with Peter . Recent cartoon strip in which Rocket Raccoon broke from the group saw him take a interchangeable name as the Star - Sheriff .
Al Ewing ’s beloved 2020 run of Guardians of the Galaxy reinvent the squad as gay icons , while also giving Star - Lord an allegoric coming out .
In the MCU , T’Challa became Star - Lord in season 1 , episode 2’s"What If … T’Challa Became a Star - Lord?"- a fact which may have some recounting to the new Starlord 2099 , reach her ties to Wakanda . A like " Waugh If … " story sawHoward the Duck become Star - Lordin the 2023 day of remembrance comicHoward the Duck , with the Guardians consider him a definite downgrade compared to Peter Quill . The aforementioned Warp World reality also has its own Peter Quill / Groot hybrid - a spacefaring tree champion who go by ' Peet . '
Interestingly , Guardians lore includesthe mysterious Master of the Sun- a godlike being tied to Peter ’s origin who may be an alternating or succeeding translation of Quill , or else part of his subconscious ( notably , their codenames have in mind the same matter . ) This may be the"fallen star"the issue ’s sum-up denote to in relation to Starlord ’s origin . Starlord 2099 introducing herself as"independent star security"suggest she has a similar loner streak toGuardians of the GalaxyleaderPeter Quill , but fan will only learn the origin of her malleus and why she chose the codename whenAnnihilation 2099 # 2hits stands in a few day ' clip .
obliteration 2099 # 2is coming from Marvel Comics July 10 .
