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Marvel announces FORMIC WARS: BURNING EARTH

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Just announced at Comic Con in San Diego: Orson Scott Card and I will be writing a new limited series for Marvel in the Enderverse entitled FORMIC WARS.

Check out an interview I did for Marvel.com here.

As any fan of Ender’s Game knows, Ender Wiggin destroyed the Formics in the Third Formic War. But what about the First and Second Formic Wars? What happened during THOSE conflicts? How did the world get to the state it’s in when Ender is born? What did the formics do to our planet that led to all-out war?

Well, the answers will come in this new limited series, including the story of young Mazer Rackham.

I can’t tell you how thrilled I am to be working on this. I’ve been a life-long fan of Ender’s Game, and to work in the Ender universe now is absolutely incredible. I still can’t believe it myself. Look for more news about the upcoming series in the future.

Preview Ender in Exile #2 from Marvel (now available)

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Thirteen-year-old Ender Wiggin has a new assignment: governor of a colony planet. And Valentine, his sister, has given up everything to join him. But the starship carrying them to their destination carries a new enemy as well: Admiral Morgan, the captain of the ship. Determined to strip Ender of power and seize the governorship for himself, Morgan will do anything to undermine Earth’s youngest and greatest hero. Based on the bestselling novel by science-fiction master Orson Scott Card, the adaptation of the multiple award-winning Ender Wiggin series continues here!

Ender in Exile #3 from Marvel (Now Available)

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COVER BY: Sebastian Fiumara
WRITER: Orson Scott Card
Aaron Johnston
PENCILS: Pop Mhan
THE STORY:
Time is running out for Ender. The colony ship is about to reach its destination, and Ender’s newest enemy, the captain of the ship, is ready to make his move. Can Ender outwit him before the captain seizes all control? Or will Ender be sidetracked by the beautiful young colonist eager for his attention? It all comes to a head here as the adaptation of the best-selling novel from Orson Scott Card continues. Parental Advisory …$3.99

PRICE: 3.99
IN STORES: August 4, 2010


Orson Scott Card’s Ender in Exile #1 (Now available)

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The direct sequel to Ender’s Game begins now! Thirteen-year-old Ender Wiggin has saved mankind from an alien threat. His reward? Exile. Branded a monster by those who feel threatened by his military genius, Ender is suddenly a hero without a home. Consumed with guilt, Ender must face his own demons and the people who are bent on stripping him of power. Based on the bestselling novel by science-fiction master Orson Scott Card.

Written by AARON JOHNSTON
Penciled by POP MHAN
Cover by SEBASTIAN FIUMARA

Ender in Exile #2 (Now available)

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New cover just released. I’m so thrilled to be working on this project. I’ve long been a fan of Ender’s Game, and I was doing back flips when Orson Scott Card released the direct sequel Ender in Exile in November 2008. Beautiful art by Pop Mahn. Cover by Sebastian Fiumara. For some reason Marvel has billed me as Aaron William Johnston, with my middle name. Not sure why. This means that I now show up on their list of writers twice, once with my middle name and once without. Ah well. What do you do?

Note: This is the first cover to feature Ender’s new enemy, Admiral Quincy Morgan, and his love interest, Alessandra Toscano, a colonist heading to the planet Shakespeare with Ender.

THE STORY:
Thirteen-year-old Ender Wiggin has a new assignment: governor of a colony planet. And Valentine, his sister, has given up everything to join him. But the starship carrying them to their destination carries a new enemy as well: Admiral Morgan, the captain of the ship. Determined to strip Ender of power and seize the governorship for himself, Morgan will do anything to undermine Earth’s youngest and greatest hero. Based on the bestselling novel by science-fiction master Orson Scott Card, the adaptation of the multiple award-winning Ender Wiggin series continues here! Parental Advisory …$3.99

IN STORES: July 8, 2010

COVER BY: SEBASTIAN FIUMARA
WRITER: AARON WILLIAM JOHNSTON
PENCILS: POP MAHN
INKS: POP MAHN
COLORED BY: JIM CHARALAMPIDIS
LETTERED BY: NEUROTIC CARTOONIST, INC

Ender’s Game: League War

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I’ve long been a fan of Ender’s Game, and working on the League War comic for Marvel was a real treat. Not only because I got to work in the Enderverse, but also because I got to help develop the story for this one.

As any fan of Ender’s Game will tell you, the League War was the five-day conflict that occurred within the International Fleet immediately after Ender destroyed the Formic home planet. Nations of the Earth were scrambling for power, and Peter and Valentine were mostly responsible for initiating the war and then bringing about its peaceful resolution. The details of this war and how it came to be have never been explored in the Enderverse until now!

Here’s the solicit text that went out to comic shops:

Ender Wiggin is not the only genius child to influence the course of Earth’s history. Not even the only one in his family. After the end of the final Formic War, the nations of the Earth are scrambling for power…and Peter and Valentine Wiggin, Ender’s older and equally intelligent siblings, will start and end a world war with nothing more than words. This ALL-NEW, action-packed followup to Ender’s Game fills in new detail between the pages of the multiple Hugo Award winning Ender Wiggin series by Orson Scott Card.

COVER BY: Pasqual Ferry

WRITER: Aaron Johnston

PENCILS: Timothy Green

INKS: Janice Parker

LETTERED BY: Jared Fletcher