After recently finishing an excellent big event for Marvel with Original Sin, Jason Aaron is jumping right back in with a new series where he teams up with Ron Garney who he worked with on Thor: God of Thunder in the past, to bring Men of Wrath #1 starting in October. This is a new creator owned series under Marvel’s Icon imprint which recently released some great stuff from Jimmy Palmiotti and other creators. Check out the press release below and the awesome preview art.
This October, New York Times-bestselling writer Jason Aaron (Original Sin, Thor: God of Thunder) re-teams with critically acclaimed artist & frequent collaborator Ron Garney (Thor: God of Thunder, Weapon X) for MEN OF WRATH #1 – a gritty new limited series launching as part of Marvel’s creator-owned ICON imprint! Witness the story of Ira Rath – the coldest hitman ever to walk on Alabama soil and the black cloud that hangs over his family name. Explore the blood-soaked history of the Rath family as Ira embarks on a job that will decide the fate of his cursed family once and for all.
Launched in 2004, Marvel’s ICON imprint is designed specifically for top-tier creators to tell their bold, creator-owned stories featuring their own characters and creations. Producing critically acclaimed titles such as Kick-Ass, Powers, The United State of Murder Inc. and more, Marvel’s ICON imprint has solidified itself as the place to be for exciting creator-owned stories from A-List creators.
What actions led Ira down his path to become the ruthless killer he is today? Dive into the story of a southern family and their history of violence this October as Aaron & Garney explore the dark past of the Rath family in MEN OF WRATH #1!
sounds very punisheresque. which is perfect… because my favorite (and in my opinion most underrated) of jason aaron’s work was his run on punisher max.