Jupiter's Legacy writer and producer Mark Millar recently confirmed he recruited legendary artist Stuart Immonen to create the art for his highly-anticipated sequel to his The Magic Order comic series.
"We've been working hard on The Magic Order show and comics for some time, picking all the right partners and trying to do the best job we can," Millar said about the partnership. "A bucket-list has been ticked working with Olivier Coipel, a guy I've admired since we were both in our twenties, and now Stuart Immonen joins me for the sequel volume."
Millar further described Immonen as "the artist's artist's artist," noting, "Everyone I know is obsessed with him. So this is above and beyond an honor." Among other projects, Immonen's credits include Empress, Star Wars and New Avengers.
Millar first announced that Immonen would be contributing to Volume 2 of The Magic Order back in May, saying at the time, "I created it to be a live-action series, but as comic fans know, I'm also passionate about doing books. I'm excited to report that we have The Magic Order Volume 2 launching in October by the legendary Stuart Immonen and Volume 3 immediately afterward [sic] by the sensational European artist Gigi Cavenago."
Millar also revealed at that time that a series based on The Magic Order is still in development at Netflix and that the next Millarworld project coming to Netflix will be an original spy adventure called King of Spies. That project will first be adapted into a graphic novel written by Millar, and will follow a British secret agent named Sir Roland King as he "faces his deadliest enemy yet -- his own mortality."
The official synopsis for The Magic Order 2 reads,
In this new story arc, a magical turf war like you've never seen before! The London chapter of the Magic Order has entered the scene, and these tough Guy Ritchie-style gangsters have a problem with the Eastern European Warlocks moving into their territory. Can new leader Cordelia Moonstone keep the peace?
The Magic Order 2 series will consist of six issues, with the first two featuring cover art by Immonen. The series will also feature cover art by Greg Tocchini and Ozgur Yildirim. The Magic Order 2 #1 is being published by Image Comics and will be available at comic book shops on Wednesday, Oct. 27. The first issue will also be available for purchase across digital platforms including Amazon Kindle, Apple Books, comiXology and Google Play.