Luke Cage And Iron Fist To Battle Runaways Villain Alex Wilder

Today at the "Divided WE Stand" panel from New York Comic Con 2016, Marvel Comics announced the return former Runaways member Alex Wilder in Power Man and Iron Fist #10.

Here's ComicBook.com's Kofi Outlaw's report from the panel:

Power Man and Iron Fist will start a new arc called "Harlem Burns." Harlem is under Tombstone's control, but a new player steps in for a power grab - as do Luke Cage TV series villains Black Mariah and Cottonmouth. Walker points out that '70s black villains all had their teeth filed into fangs - which will an organizing principle for this new "fang gang" of villains. A new antagonist for Power and Iron Fist was revealed: Runaways Alex Wilder. Wilder has been dead for some time, but when he comes back, he'll be pulling strings and using everything from tech to magic to become the ultimate crime boss of the Marvel Universe. Later on, he teased fans that Señor Mágico could be a major presence in the book.

Alex Wilder was created by Brian K. Vaughan and Adrian Alphona. He was originally the leader of the Runaways. Wilder has no powers but is a master strategist. He eventually revealed himself as a willing agent of the Pride, the supervillain cabal made up of the Runaways' parents and betrayed his teammates. He was killed shortly thereafter.

Now it seems Wilder got better and is planning to put together his a brand new Pride, with himself as top crime boss of the Marvel Universe. Naturally, Power Man and Iron Fist are not going to let that happen if they can help it.

Check out preview art from the "Divided We Stand" panel at NYCC in the gallery below. Alex Wilder returns in Power Man and Iron Fist #10, on sale in November.