This Howl-oween, Capwolf is putting the “howl” back in the Howling Commandos. Marvel Comics on Friday announced Capwolf and the Howling Commandos, a four-issue limited series from writer Stephanie Phillips (Cosmic Ghost Rider, Rogue & Gambit) and artist Carlos Magno (Captain America: Cold War Alpha, Savage Avengers). The World War II-set story teams Sgt. Nick Fury and his Howling Commandos — Corporal Dum Dum Dugan, Gabriel “Gabe” Jones, Robert “Rebel” Ralston, Jonathan “Junior” Juniper, Izzy Cohen, and Dino Manelli — with Steve Rogers, the Sentinel of Liberty, who becomes the Sentinel of Lycanthropy!
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“Thisis the kind of story I was dying to tell at Marvel, blending my love ofhistorical fiction with the incredible history of the characters in theMarvel Universe,” Phillips told AiPT.”CapWolf and the Howling Commandos may be a war story, but it also hashorror, romance, and a few new characters that we introduce along theway. And just wait until you see Carlos Magno’s incredible artwork onthis series…”
Marvel Comics describes Capwolf and the Howling Commandos:
This four-issue limited series will tell an all-new story where Stevebecomes a terrifying werewolf during an early World War II mission.Luckily, his fiercest allies are by his side — Nick Fury and the HowlingCommandos! After years of combat, this elite squad of soldiers thoughtthey’ve seen it all but this might be their wildest adventure yet as theseries captures the spirit of Stan Lee and Jack Kirby’s classic wartimestorytelling with a modern mystical twist! WhenCaptain America is transformed into a werewolf on the front lines ofWorld War II, he’ll need the help of the Howling Commandos to take down aband of Nazi cultists who intend to use supernatural forces to turn thetide of battle. But can Cap control the skeptical, jaded Commandos whenhe can barely control himself?
The werewolf Captain America was introduced by writer Mark Gruenwald and artist Rik Levins in 1992’s Captain America Vol. 1 #405 (above), where Doctor Nightshade and Dredmund the Druid turned Steve Rogers into a wolf-man. Using a potion derived from Jack Russell, the Werewolf by Night, the combination of Nightshade’s mutagenic chemicals and the Super-Soldier Serum created Capwolf: the extra-strong wolfen form of Captain America.
CAPWOLF & THE HOWLING COMMANDOS #1 (OF 4) Written by STEPHANIE PHILLIPS
Art by CARLOS MAGNO
Cover by RYAN BROWN Variant Cover by GARY FRANK
Variant Cover by DECLAN SHALVEY
Wraparound Hidden Gem Variant Cover by JACK KIRBY
On Sale 10/11
CAPWOLF & THE HOWLING COMMANDOS #2 (OF 4)
Written by STEPHANIE PHILLIPS Art by CARLOS MAGNO
Cover by RYAN BROWN
On Sale 11/15
