‘Astonishing Iceman’ Gets Cool With Orlando & Carratu This August

Bobby Drake has long been on the edge of truly fulfilling his potential. It looks like all it’s going to take is an adjective as Astonishing Iceman launches in August.

From writer Steve Orlando, artist Vincenzo Carratu and cover artist Jesus Saiz, Bobby Drake returns in this new ongoing series in the midst of Fall of X. This is the latest in a line of Iceman solo series and this one is the first in the Krakoan era. It promises big superhero action, on the level of some of Marvel’s greatest heroes, as well as the character driven stakes Orlando is known for.

After the events of this year’s can’t-miss Hellfire Gala, Bobby Drake, AKA Iceman, sets his sights on heroic deeds like never before. But as a new situation develops that links Iceman to his Antarctic ice palace, he’ll have to be slicker than ever to accomplish his mission before Orchis knows what hit them! See the Omega-level mutant as you’ve never seen him before in a new saga that’ll push Iceman to the limits of his powers…and beyond!

“Have I not been saying my next Marvel project was cool as hell?” Orlando said. “Astonishing Iceman has been not just a joy, but a challenge, and the best possible kind….because the FALL OF X means Iceman’s life is more dangerous and harrowing than ever. But Bobby is a hero to the core, and there’s no danger he’s met in whose face he won’t laugh. When it’s more dangerous than ever to be a hero, that’s when Iceman’s at his most heroic! And with Jesus Saiz and Vincenzo Carratù joining me on this—Iceman’s going to look cooler than ever. See what I did there?”

Check out the cover to issue #1 from Saiz and pick up Astonishing Iceman this August from Marvel Comics.