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Writer Al Ewing wrote The Immortal Hulk and The Immortal Thor, with Kieron Gillen writing Immortal X-Men, and both of them did an amazing job. Every Marvel fan wants an “Immortal” book for their favorite hero and team. These ten Marvel characters would be perfect for an “Immortal” book, and hopefully they’ll get one.
10) Storm
The X-Men consists of some amazing heroes, and one of the best of them is Storm. Storm is one of the most powerful mutants ever, able to control the weather, and is often called the “goddess”. She has deities among her ancestors and has even become the host of the power of Eternity. Storm was finally given a solo book in the X-Men’s “From the Ashes” publishing initiative, but if we’re being honest, the book is basically just a powerscaling book and not the best for the character. Storm could use a story that digs into who she is as a solo hero, and an “Immortal” book would be perfect for that. Al Ewing wrote her beautifully in X-Men Red, and letting him do an Immortal Storm book would be amazing.
9) Captain Marvel
Carol Danvers is one of Marvel’s greatest characters, having started her superhero career as Ms. Marvel. Since then, she’s become one of the most important Avengers of them all, taken up the mantle of her mentor Mar-Vell, and become one of the most powerful heroes in the Marvel Universe. Captain Marvel’s had numerous solo books, but only two of them have been fondly remembered by fans — the Kelly Sue DeConnick run and the Kelly Thompson. Captain Marvel needs another defining run, and an “Immortal” book could give her that. Plus, seeing as how there have been multiple Captain Marvels over the decades, the book can dig more into the mantle than previous runs have. There are so many places an Immortal Captain Marvel could go, and all of them are great.
8) Fantastic Four
The Fantastic Four has finally joined the MCU, and has honestly had a pretty great few years since writer Ryan North took over the team’s book. The Fantastic Four is the most important team in Marvel history, having kicked off Marvel’s Silver Age, the mix of family dynamics and sci-fi melding perfectly. One of the coolest things about the current Fantastic Four is the way the team has several generations under one roof, from the Richards kids to the Thing and Alicia adopted Kree and Skrull children. An “Immortal” book could deal with all of that, showing the legacy of the Fantastic Four across several generations. The Fantastic Four deserve to be Marvel’s number one team again, and an “Immortal” book could make that happen.
7) Iron Man
The MCU made Iron Man one of the most popular superheroes in the world, but that didn’t really transfer over to the comics. Iron Man comics haven’t been legitimately great since the dawn of the MCU waaaay back in 2008, when writer Matt Fraction was on the book. There have been some good Iron Man runs over the last few years, but none of them would be considered a best of all-time run. Iron Man fans deserve better, and an “Immortal” book could easily give the character that. Iron Man needs the kind of re-evaluation that The Immortal Hulk gave the Hulk; Iron Man deserves a top-selling book that comic fans can give to MCU fans and an “Immortal” book could give them that.
6) Captain America
Captain America has a rich legacy, having begun his existence as the most popular Marvel heroes of the ’40s. Captain America’s return in the ’60s was a huge reason for Marvel’s return to prominence, and since then he’s become one of Marvel’s most important leaders. The MCU made Captain America a household name, and he’s had numerous great creative runs throughout the 21st century (the current Chip Zdarsky/Valerio Schiti is amazing, by the way, and if you aren’t reading it, you should be). An “Immortal” book would be perfect for Cap. It could look into the legacy of Captain America, all while giving readers the kind of battle for the soul of America story that fans love from Cap comics. Captain America is the best of the best, and an “Immortal” book would be perfect for him.
