Captain Minnie: Marvel announces next Disney X Marvel What If? mash-up

‘What if Minnie became Captain Marvel?’ takes flight this November.

Following stories where Donald Duck becomes Wolverine and Thor, Minnie Mouse has now entered the chat. Marvel will release What if Minnie became Captain Marvel? in November, by the team of writers Steve Behling and Luca Barbieri, and artist Giada Perissinotto.

The story will pull directly from the first four issues of Ms. Marvel from the 1970s, which detailed the origin of how Carol Danvers, who is now Captain Marvel, became Ms. Marvel. You’ll see Pete as the Scorpion, and a Duckburg version of the original Captain Marvel.

“Steve, Luca and Giada perfectly capture the spirit of Carol Danvers’ origin, a real nostalgic treat with a Disney twist. Guaranteed to be the most fun comic of the month,” Editor Mark Paniccia said.

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Marvel gets in on Disney’s ‘100 Years of Wonder’ fun

Marvel will release a series of variant covers featuring Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck and other characters as Marvel heroes.

For the past few years it’s felt like you’ve been more likely to find Mickey Mouse on the covers of comics published by other comics companies rather than the one Disney actually owns, but that will change next year.

As a part of Disney’s “100 Years of Wonder” event, Marvel will publish a series of variant covers featuring Mickey Mouse and company, starting with Amazing Spider-Man #17 in January. 100 Years of Wonder celebrates the 100th anniversary of the Walt Disney Company.

The covers mash-up Mickey and his pals with classic Marvel covers, including classic issues of Avengers, Fantastic Four and Hulk, with a fun What If? twist on each of them:

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