Marvel will celebrate the 50th anniversary of its cybernetic super-soldier Deathlok in 2024 with a new one-shot highlighting the sci-fi anti-hero's past, present, and even a hint at his future. Written by beloved writer Christopher Priest and up-and-comer Justina Ireland, Deathlok 50th Anniversary Special #1 will feature art from several big-name artists including Dale Eaglesham, Luke Ross, Matthew Waite, and classic Deathlok artist Denys Cowan, who relaunched Deathlok in the early '90s. It's all wrapped in a main cover by Ken Lashley, seen below: On that note, the one-shot will apparently focus on the original Deathlok, Luthor Manning, who was introduced in 1974's Astonishing Tales #25 by Deathlok's creator Rich Buckler and scripter Doug Moench.
Over the years, there have been several other Deathloks including Michael Collins, Henry Hayes, Jemma Simmons, and even an alt-future Deathlok who was actually Miles Morales, who teamed up with a crew of modern day Avengers. "An amalgam of reanimated flesh and computer circuitry, former military strategist Col. Luther Manning was locked in a state of living death," reads Marvel's announcement.
"Stripped of his family, his humanity, but not his will, Manning became the cyborg, Deathlok the Demolisher - a weapon of war programmed solely for destruction!" "A bold blend of science fiction, horror, and war, Deathlok’s genre-shattering sagas pushed the limits on dystopian storytelling," it continues. "Fifty years later, this tragic cybor.
