Following her fan favourite appearance in last year’s Marvel’s What If…? animated series, Peggy Carter now finds herself a woman out of time in Marvel’s comic book universe this March with the launch of the brand new comic book series Captain Carter.
Written by Jamie McKelvie with art from Marika Cresta (Star Wars: Doctor Aphra), the five-issue limited series will see the World War II hero wielding the shield in the modern day Marvel Universe following the reappearance of an old foe.
“There’s a whole load of story meat in the premise that interests me,” said McKelvie. “It’s almost 80 years since the end of World War II. That’s a big difference to the 20 years Steve Rogers was in the ice in the original comics timeline. It’s a huge gap, and so much has changed since then. Even the decade since MCU Cap woke up has seen a lot of big shifts in the world. So that’s immediately exciting to me –– how do you deal with waking up in such a radically different world, with every anchor in your life long gone?”
Watch the trailer for Marvel’s Captain Carter #1 here…
A reality where Agent Peggy Carter took the Super-Soldier Serum instead of Steve Rogers is turned upside down when the World War II hero is pulled from the ice where she was lost in action decades before. Peggy struggles to find her footing in a modern world that’s gotten a lot more complicated – cities are louder, technology is smarter and enemies wear friendly faces. Everyone with an agenda wants Captain Carter on their side, but what does Peggy want? And will she have time to figure it out when mysterious forces are already gunning for her?
Captain Carter #1 will go on sale on March 9th.
