G. Willow Wilson's Captain Marvel Return Is the Comeback Carol Danvers Needs After Avengers: Armageddon

Image via Disney Published Oct 30, 2026, 6:00 PM EDT Sam Fang primarily covers news for CBR, with over a decade of experience writing about entertainment and pop culture and degrees in both journalism and art. Sign in to your CBR account Award-winning writer G. Willow Wilson will be returning to Captain Marvel in 2027, and the new run is already shaping up to be an exciting one. Marvel has unveiled new ways Carol Danvers will be challenged by massive threats following the events of Avengers: Armageddon. Marvel Comics' Editor-in-Chief Stephen Wacker announced the new ongoing Captain Marvel series at New York Comic Con's Bullpen Bulletins panel on October 9. Set to launch in May 2027, the Captain Marvel run will be helmed by Ms. Marvel's own G. Willow Wilson with art by Fantastic Four's Rachael Stott. It will spin out of the upcoming Avengers flagship title, which is set to launch its first issue on November 4 by Chip Zdarsky and Marco Checchetto. Marvel Teases a 'Rule-Breaking' Run in New Captain Marvel Series Image via Marvel Comics The new Captain Marvel series spins out of the "cataclysmic" events of Avengers: Armageddon, also by Zdarsky, which dropped its fifth issue earlier thi...