It will absolutely be accessible to new readers, but for those who have been reading "Hercules" it won't stop what's been going on there. So I think the story is going to be very, very exciting and very entertaining. So rather than having him put a pin in what he's up to in the moment, going off and dealing with "Civil War II," and then coming back again, I went, "This is essentially all the same thing." There are some major areas of crossover.
So when Marvel talked to me about Hercules and how to transition him into "Civil War II" I suddenly saw an immense amount of connective tissue to what "Hercules" was already doing. I personally find events and crossovers fantastic, but quite often an individual book will sort of have to stop what it's doing in order to jump on board and participate in those larger stories. The veteran writer explained how the series takes Herc's quest to be a better hero to the next level, his protagonist's thoughts on the titular conflict, and the make-up of the Expendables-like team of ancient heroes he surrounds himself with.ĬBR News: With six issues of the All-New, All-Different "Hercules" series under your belt by the time this series begins, has everything you've done been laying the groundwork for "Civil War II: Gods of War?"ĭan Abnett: It does, very much so. Announced today at Marvel's "Civil War II" panel at the Chicago Comic and Entertainment Expo, CBR News has the exclusive first interview with Abnett the book.
RELATED: Abnett Forces Marvel's "Hercules" to Weather an Uprising StormĪbnett and artist Emilio Laiso find Hercules locked out of the titular conflict and in desperate need of allies in "Civil War II: Gods of War." Like any ancient hero living in modern times, Hercules assembles a team of likeminded mythological figures and take down an impossible threat.
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