Marvel's short-lived new hero team, the Alpha Warriors, took twenty years to make it into the Marvel Universe. The squad's creator, author Tim Seeley, revealed that he pitched the team decades ago, and it took all this time for the idea to come to fruition. " I’ve been keeping Kid Man-Thing in my back pocket for 20 years, " Seeley explained.

In an interview with AIPT , the author of Undeadpool #1 talked about the genesis of the Alpha Warriors idea, which he finally got to bring to life alongside artist Carlos Magno.

Undeadpool #1, the Alpha Warriors in battle formation

Although not for long, as the majority of the team meet an ignoble fate by the end of their first issue. Although apparently that was always the plan.

Marvel's "Alpha Warriors" Took Twenty Years To Go From Pitch

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