Mysterious Filipina super hero to debut in Marvel universe

The Asian superheroes as the Agents of Atlas. 

Marvel plans to introduce a new set of Asian superheros in an upcoming storyline.The War of the Realms.

While characters like Crescent, Luna Snow, Aero, and Sword Master are making their first appearance in a comic, they’ve previously premiered on other platforms. They will be joined by Wave, a mysterious new hero from the Philippines. Marvel has been on her character so her abilities are still unknown but fans speculate -- because of her name -- her powers involves water.

Debuting in May 2019 is a new host of Asian heroes prepared to defend the world against (yet another) alien invasion, according to a press release.

Amadeus Cho, the Chinese Hulk, rallies his band of Asian heroes into the new Agents of Atlas -- including Shang-Chi, Silk, Jimmy Woo along with new heroes Crescent, Io, and Luna Snow -- to defend the Pacific Rim against the intergalactic threat.

Wave “is sure to play a pivotal role in the new team’s desperate bid to defend Asia from Malekith’s fiery allies,” according to CBR.com. Hopefully, all this mystery surrounding her character only means there will be a lot of in-universe build-up to her character.

The publisher teases that when the titular War of the Realms begins, "no corner of the Marvel Universe will be untouched" and that "all hell will break loose" involving War of the Realms will see not only Asgard, but also Alfheim, Heven, Jotunheim, Muspelheim, Niffleheim, Nidavellir, Svartalfheim and Vanaheim all fall to Malekith the Accursed and his army. Eventually, Malekith turns his attention to Earth.

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TGIF FEATURE: Unprecedented gathering of AAPI comic book superheroes

The cover for Totally Awesome Hulk #15 is by Storehouse.

PARDON MY NERDINESS, but the upcoming edition of Totally Awesome Hulk #15 is generating lots of excitement. For the first time, a gathering of AAPI superheroes will assemble to fight an as yet unidentified foe.

The AAPI superheroes -- Hulk, Silk, Shang Chi and Ms Marvel -- will appear together in the upcoming issue of Totally Awesome Hulk, the alter ego of Korean/American Amadeus Cho, that will hit the comic book stands Jan. 25.

EDITOR'S NOTE: You can order a copy here.

There’s big trouble going down in the Big Apple, and the Asian heroes of the Marvel Universe will be called upon to save the day. Totally Awesome Hulkwriter Greg Pak revealed on Twitter a new crossover that will pair Amadeus Cho, the new Hulk, with various Asian-American heroes from Marvel, including the triumphant return of Jimmy Woo, according to Inverse.

Beginning with Totally Awesome Hulk #15 and running until issue #18, the story arc “Big Apple Showdown” will have Amadeus learn to be a team player with Silk (Cindy Moon), Ms. Marvel (Kamala Khan), and Shang-Chi against an as-of-yet unnamed threat. The cover of issue #17, illustrated by South Korean artist Stonehouse, features Hulk with S.H.I.E.L.D. agents Jake Oh and Jimmy Woo, the latter one of the earliest non-stereotypical Asian comic book characters. Woo’s last starring Marvel series was 2009’s Agents of Atlas written by Jeff Parker.

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Writer Greg Pak first teased the upcoming historic event on his Twitter account.
As he was hanging out with some friends, "I found myself thinking of all of the dinners and karaoke sessions I’ve had with fellow Asian American colleagues at various film festivals and conventions, and I thought, hey, Asian American superheroes would probably hang out like that every once in a while,” Pak says. “What would they talk about? How would they bond — or what kinds of conflicts would they discover? And how would that carry over into a big superhero adventure? And now we’re all gonna find out! ”

Marvel has as of late introduced an influx of Asian and Asian-American heroes like Amadeus, Silk, Ms. Marvel, and Blindspot (the undocumented protege of Daredevil, who does not appear involved in the crossover). 

Pak noted that there would be a fun collision of generations with some of Marvel’s older school heroes like Shang-Chi and Jimmy Woo. “I realized there could be a fun, multigenerational group to play with here,” he said.

Do you think they'll sing Karaoke and sip boba drinks?

Can a movie featuring one or all of these AAPI superheroes be far off? I'd pay good money to see that!

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