
“We’d done what we wanted to do with the book,” McKelvie says. They considered Marvel’s offer, briefly, then turned it down. The pair had been working together for nearly a decade at this point, and this was by far their biggest hit. Gillen and McKelvie did a 12-month stint on the book, from January 2013 to January 2014, and were offered the chance to do another year’s worth of issues. Starring a teenage team of superheroes, the book’s inventive approach to action - and a diversity in its cast that was still unusual for the Marvel Universe at the time - quickly attracted a loyal fanbase. The Wicked + The Divine’s origins lie in Gillen and McKelvie’s previous series together at Marvel, Young Avengers.

Kieron Gillen, Jamie McKelvie/Marvel Comics Teen age riot
