'Young Allies' given ongoing series

Marvel Comics has announced a new ongoing series titled Young Allies.

Focusing on the eponymous superhero team, the book is written by Sean McKeever and drawn by David Baldeón.

Young Allies will tie in with Marvel's Nomad stories, bringing together a teen hero team of Rikki Barnes, Araña, Gravity, Firestar and a new Toro. The publisher will reintroduce the characters in other titles prior to the book's launch.

"I think people are going to be in for a surprise with Young Allies. It's not quite the usual thing in terms of a 'teen team' type book," McKeever told Newsarama. "This is really, at its heart, about a battle for the soul of a generation.

"Everything I'm doing here, plot-wise, is very much character first. That's from the heroes' perspective and from the villains'. It's just been a joy for me to write, and I think that's going to come through in the finished product."

Young Allies #1 arrives in stores in June.